THE FACTS: Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 33 points and sank his fourth career game-winning shot as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Charlotte Bobcats Friday night at Time Warner Cable Arena for a 106-104 victory. Ben Gordon had 27 off the bench for the Bobcats, who have lost 19 of their last 20 contests.
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Notebook: Kings 105, Raptors 96
THE FACTS: The Sacramento Kings (13-20) won their second road game in a row for their third road win of the season, defeating the Toronto Raptors (12-21) 105-96 at the Air Canada Centre on Friday night. Sacramento has now won six of their last nine games, led by DeMarcus Cousins’ season-high 31 points and tied a career-high 20 rebounds, single-handedly dominating the Raptors. John Salmons added 20 points, while Jason Thompson scored 14.
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Notebook: Clippers 107, Lakers 102
THE FACTS: Chris Paul showed the Lakers what they’ve been missing. On Friday night, Paul, who was traded to the Clippers a little over a year ago after the NBA nixed a deal that would have sent him to the Lakers, scored a season-high 30 points. That included his team’s final eight points, along with 13 assists and six rebounds, lifting the Clippers (26-8) to a 107-102 victory over the Lakers (15-17) at Staples Center.
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Notebook: Nets 115, Wizards 113, 2 OT
THE FACTS: Joe Johnson hit a jump shot with 0.7 seconds to play to give the Brooklyn Nets a 115-113 win over the Washington Wizards in double overtime on Friday night.
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Notebook: Celtics 94, Pacers 75
THE FACTS: The Boston Celtics bounced back from a slow offensive start and dominated the Indiana Pacers for the final three quarters, cruising to a 94-75 win at the TD Garden. Rajon Rondo scored a team-high 18 points in the victory, as the Celtics snapped a four-game losing streak, largely thanks to their stifling defense. The hosts played a physical brand of basketball as they limited the Pacers to a paltry 31.8 percent from the field. Tyler Hansbrough had a game-high 19 points off the bench for the visitors who dropped just their third contest over the past 12 games. Kevin Garnett also scored 18 points for the victors, but was ejected in the fourth quarter after being assessed a flagrant two for hitting Hansbrough in the face while trying to knock the ball away.
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Notebook: Trail Blazers 86, Grizzlies 84
THE FACTS: Rudy Gay has hit his share of game-tying and game-winning shots during his career with the Memphis Grizzlies. Credit Portland’s Nicolas Batum for studying those shots. Batum was well aware that Gay likes to go to his right in crunch-time moments. So, with 2.1 seconds left in Friday night’s game, Batum forced Gay to go to his left as he launched a jumper that clanged off the rim to seal the Trail Blazers‘ 86-84 win at FedExForum. Portland has now won eight of its last 11 games after starting the year 9-12.
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