NBA Today - Feb. 5
Associated Press
Golden State at Indiana (7 p.m. EST). Al Harrington returns to Indiana for the first time since being traded to the Warriors on Jan. 16.
STAR
Sunday
- Joe Johnson, Hawks, had 37 points and eight assists in a 101-99 win over the Nets.
SOARING
Tyronn Lue hit a 23-foot jumper at the buzzer to lift Atlanta to a 101-99 overtime victory against the New Jersey Nets on Sunday, posting their first three-game road winning streak since December 2000. The win was the fifth in seven games for the Hawks (18-28), which put them 3 1/2 games behind Miami (22-25) in the race for the final playoff spot in the weak Eastern Conference.
BEASTS OF THE LEAST
Detroit beat Cleveland 90-78 on Sunday. The Pistons, who are 15-9 on the road, are the only Eastern Conference team with a winning record.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Vince Carter scored 27 points but New Jersey lost to Atlanta 101-99 in overtime on Sunday. ... Elton Brand scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Clippers` 122-110 loss to Toronto.
STREAKING
Detroit beat Cleveland 90-78 on Sunday. The Pistons won their fifth straight regular-season game over the Cavaliers, who pushed them to seven games in last year`s playoffs.
SPEAKING
``I`m at a loss for words. One night we go out and score 100 and the next night we score 70.`` - Cleveland`s LeBron James after the Cavaliers 90-78 loss to Detroit on Sunday. James led the Cavaliers with 21 points, but the All-Star forward was only 9-of-22 from the field.
Iverson doubtful for Nuggets
Mon, Feb 5, 2007
The Denver Nuggets may be missing three key players in their rotation tonight as they host the Phoenix Suns.
The Arizona Republic reports starters Allen Iverson and Marcus Camby and reserve forward Reggie Evans all are questionable heading into this contest.
Iverson has missed the Nuggets last three games because of a sprained right ankle and the flu. Camby left in the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings Saturday because of a groin pull, while Evans has missed Denver’s last two games also because of an ankle sprain.