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 Grizzlies 95, Nets 86
Zach Randolph scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and
center Marc Gasol added 14 points and 11 rebounds as the Memphis
Grizzlies cruised to a victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Brooklyn played their last game before the All-Star break, and until
the last two minutes, it was never closer than nine points in the
second half.
Memphis (39-13) gained a 19-point advantage before the end of the
first quarter and was up 73-51 with 2:47 left in the third quarter.
The Nets (21-31) got 15 points apiece from Alan Anderson and center
Mason Plumlee.
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Bulls 104, Kings 86
Led by guard Derrick Rose and forward Pau Gasol, the Chicago Bulls
beat the Sacramento Kings to win their third straight game.
Rose scored 23 points and had seven assists with no turnovers. Gasol
notched his NBA-leading 34th double-double with 26 points and 16
rebounds for Chicago (33-20).
Rudy Gay, who missed the previous game with a sore left foot, led
Sacramento (18-33) with 24 points.
The Bulls led nearly the whole game and avoided something that has
plagued them at home. They beat a struggling team in Chicago, after
coming into the game 7-6 at home against teams with sub-.500
records.
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Pistons 106, Hornets 78
Greg Monroe had 23 points and 12 rebounds in less than three
quarters of action, and D.J. Augustin and Jodie Meeks scored 18 each
as the Detroit Pistons rolled to a victory over the short-handed
Charlotte Hornets.
Detroit (21-32) have now won four of their last six.
The Hornets (22-30) suited up just 10 players. They traded guard
Gary Neal to Minnesota on Tuesday afternoon along with a 2019
second-round pick for guards Mo Williams and Troy Daniels, and they
waived guard Elliot Williams. (Editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
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