NBA Scores & More: Kobe Falls Apart, CP3 Carries Clips, Blazers And Thunder Burn Down The Barns

Here’s the bad news: “at all times” seems to include times at which the Washington Wizards have the ball.

From Truth About It via SB Nation D.C.:

And, yeah, that about did it. New York’s win moved them to 10-15 (2-0 in the Jeremy Lin era), while the loss dropped Utah to 13-10 (and just 2-6 on the road).

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The visiting Oklahoma City Thunder shocked LaMarcus Aldridge and the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday by capitalizing on a questionable goaltending call at the end of regulation and pulling away for a 111-107 overtime win.Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Kevin Durant combined for 80 points -- including the final 36 scored by OKC on the night -- to overcome a spectacular 39-point performance by Aldridge. With LMA playing extremely well and Portland winning of 11 of their first 12 at home, everything suggested the Blazers would pull the game out. Instead, Durant kicked down the door and then closed it from the other side as the Thunder handed Rip City their second home loss of the season in spectacular fashion. Don’t look now, but a rivalry may be developing in the Western Conference.

The Blazers relied on their biggest star for most of their scoring. LaMarcus Aldridge, who is awaiting a much-deserved All-Star nomination, simply could not be guarded for most of the night. Kendrick Perkins got into early foul trouble trying to hold him down, and Nick Collison took his turn as well, but Portland’s big man ripped off 17 points on 8-10 shooting in the first half alone. He mixed low post moves with face-up jumpers and poured in seven straight field goals at one point in the first two periods, and somehow managed to keep up the same superhuman pace in the second half -- at least until crunch time. He dominated the game on the offensive end and defied a a healthy majority of the defensive efforts by OKC’s frontcourt on his way to a game-high (and season-high) 39 points on 14-28 shooting and 11-11 from the free throw line.

As Williams went on a rampage in winning time, Kobe hiccuped over and over again down the stretch, dominating his team’s offense late in the game and firing brick and brick for a 1-10 shooting fourth quarter.

While Kobe’s frozen ropes seemed like they would never end for Laker fans, Williams’ run was quick and through the heart of Los Angeles’ defense. Lou made seven baskets in the game, and four came in the final four minutes at the most clutch of times:

The Clippers won by outrebounding and outshooting the team that leads the league in defensive rebounding percentage and three-pointers made. Then there’s the fact that the Clippers had lost nine straight games against the Magic, their longest active losing streak against any opponent.

Of course, it has become apparent that you have to throw out the record books this Clippers season -- or at least divide the franchise history into the present day, and an earlier, dark ages-like period we’ll call BCP3 (Before Chris Paul Era).