NBA Triple Threat: Your (almost) daily roundup of last night's action in the Association:Chris Bosh is important Cause and effect: The Raptors get Chris Bosh back in the starting lineup after being hobbled the last five games, then defeat Houston 93-80. Bosh finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds in 41 minutes. Toronto trailed by 11 at the half, but came out firing in the third quarter, starting the period with a 12-4 run. With 3:52 left in the quarter, the Raptors took the lead and never relinquished it.
Lakers own Warriors again Tonight marked LA's ninth straight win over Golden State 123-113. The Lakers have won 14 of their 15 against the Warriors, and are 16-1 all-time against them at the Staples Center. Kobe again heated up in the second half, scoring 20 of his 28 points. The supporting cast picked up the slack though, as six Lakers in all finished in double figures.
Heat end five game slide In turn, they also gave Pat Riley his 1200th NBA coaching victory. He can mostly thank Dwyane Wade and his 35 points and 10 assists. Shaq might find another reason to complain, as he scored 8 points and 4-8 shooting.
Best Lines
- Dwyane Wade, Mia: 35 pts, 5 rebs, 10 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk
- Brandon Roy, Por: 26 pts, 11-13 FG, 8 rebs, 9 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk...Roy also had a go-ahead bucket in overtime for Portland over the Bucks.
- Jason Kidd, NJ: 13 pts, 10 rebs, 13 ast, 1 stl...Despite the triple-double, the Nets lost to Washington by 15.
- Firesale coming in Philly? - Good luck unloading some of those nasty contracts.
- Cavs more likely to go after Miller than Kidd - Do you think Andre Miller would be a good fit in Cleveland?
- Okafor trying to get more mean - I think Charlotte would settle for 75+ games from him instead.
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