NBA Scores & More: Gregg Popovich Tanks Streaking Spurs, Heat Victorious In Shootout Against Kings

In the second quarter, Holiday got hot, knocking down five of eight shots, including three from downtown to help Philly get to five before halftime. Included in that 32-point quarter were 13 straight Sixer points from Holiday, who scored with a layup, dunk and three three-pointers during that run. But while Holiday was hot, the usually sturdy Sixer bench was ice-cold.

Memphis never had a single player step out in the scoring department in the second half, as eight different Grizzlies participated in a 22-point quarter. The Grizzlies used excellent ball movement, usually through Gasol, to accumulate 25 assists on their 31 baskets. Gasol led all Grizzlies with seven assists, part of a 15-14-7-5 (blocks) effort to ward off the usually pesky Sixers.

Among the questions one might wonder from a game like this:

With the win, the Blazers move to 18-16. The loss drops the Spurs to 23-10.

After a pivotal tip dunk to put the Paacers up five points with just over three minutes left in overtime, the Pacers swingman swiped a steal, dished an assist and then unleashed a wicked windmill dunk to set the Pacers’ total at 117-106. The Hornets went cold in the overtime, and it became the Pacers’ turn to get red hot from the field. A sparking 63.6 percent of Indy shots found the bottom of the net in overtime, and as the Pacers pulled out a 117-108 home win. George grabbed a loose ball and immediately turned it into a fast break opportunity at the end of extra time, so the Fresno State product focused on making the most of it. Take a look. Just as a reminder, George will be participating in the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest at NBA All-Star weekend...

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Eventually, the Heat brushed aside those plucky Kings, took a double-digit lead, and ran their lights-out shooting percentage up to 56 percent on the evening. Sacramento went zone for long stretches, and the Heat capitalized by hitting 10 of 23 three-pointers. (The Kings, incidentally, sank 13 of 27, so perhaps there was just something in the Gatorade).

Miami’s seventh straight win moved them to 26-7 overall while the Kings fell to 10-22 heading into the final game of their road trip in Washington tomorrow night. They’ll be looking to avoid the East Coast sweep in that one.

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