Nets Helps Jazz In Detroit

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Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With leading scorer Kevin Martin out due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot, the Rockets still didn't have a problem handling the lowly Wizards on Friday night. Chase Budinger returned from a three-game absence to score 21 points with eight rebounds as the Rockets used a strong second-half performance to take down the Wizards, 103-76.

 

With the Rockets already holding a 70-62 advantage with 2:32 to play in the third quarter, Houston used a 23-0 run in between the third and fourth stanzas to put the game away. Budinger had seven points during the surge.

 

Wall had eight points in the opening quarter as the Wizards took a 21-17 lead after a quarter of play.

 

Game Notes

 

The Rockets moved to 8-2 at home this season...Courtney Lee filled Martin's void in the starting lineup and netted eight points...Young finished with 15 points...Houston outrebounded Washington 55-44...Washington turned the ball over 24 times.

 

Kyrie Irving led the way for Cleveland scoring a career-high 32 points including 21 in the fourth quarter. Antawn Jamison added 20 points and six rebounds and Ramon Sessions scored 11 off the bench as the Cavaliers dropped their fifth game in the last six tries.

 

The Cavaliers, who trailed by as many as 17 in the fourth, had the margin down just six with 24.9 seconds to play.

 

The Cavaliers were forced to foul and Morrow calmly hit two free throws to ice the victory for the Nets.

 

Back-to-back Jordan Farmar layups gave the Nets a 25-18 lead with 3:03 left to play in the first frame and the quarter ended with the Nets leading, 30-20.

 

The Nets, who entered the game leading the NBA in three-pointers made, found their stroke from outside in the third as they hit five of their eight three- pointers to take a 72-61 lead entering the final stanza.

 

MarShon Brooks (Achilles) missed his third straight game for the Nets, while teammate Mehmet Okur (back) missed the game and will have MRI on Saturday...The Cavaliers beat the Nets 50-26 in points in the paint...The Nets got their first win (1-11) when being outrebounded by their opponent...The Nets shot 39 percent from behind the arc.

 

Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rodrigue Beaubois scored a season-high 22 points to power the short-handed Mavericks to a 116-101 win over Utah. Lamar Odom added a season-best 19 points and Jason Terry scored 18 off the bench for Dallas, which played without Dirk Nowitzki (sore right knee) and Delonte West (strained right hamstring). Starting point guard Jason Kidd left the game in the first quarter with a strained right calf and didn't return.

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