ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Tina Maze of Slovenia won her third race of the season by finishing first in both runs of a World Cup super-combined event Friday, while Lindsey Vonn failed to finish.Vonn was fourth in the super-G but lost control of a ski during an early turn in her slalom run and failed to finish.Maze extended her lead in the overall standings by finishing in an aggregate time of 2 minutes, 1.76 seconds after the super-G and slalom. She defeated Nicole Hosp of Austria by 0.88, while Kathrin Zettel of Austria was 1.08 behind in third.Julia Mancuso of the United States was fifth after the super-G, but slipped to 11th after posting the 23rd-fastest time in the slalom. World super-combined champion Anna Fenninger of Austria was seventh, 1.90 behind Maze.The Slovenian finished runnerup to overall champion Vonn last season without winning a race. She now leads the American by 187 points despite Vonn's three straight wins last week at Lake Louise, Alberta."I am so strong because I trained hard for the season," said Maze, who has 14 World Cup victories. "I put in a lot of hard work. That makes me full of confidence."Maze led by 0.01 after the super-G ahead of Lara Gut of Switzerland, who dropped to fifth following the slalom."It's a nice course, but the visibility wasn't great," said Maze, who has won races in every discipline except for super-G. "I am very satisfied, it feels good. I've had good super-G runs in the past, but it never worked out in the end."Maze tops the standings with 497 points. Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany, who missed out on the podium by 0.11 in fourth place, is second with 369. Next is Zettel with 320 and Vonn with 310.Hosp, the 2007 overall champion, was seventh after the super-G. She was fast enough in the slalom to earn her first podium finish since the race here last season."At ski racing, your mind plays an important role," said Hosp, who has not won a World Cup race since capturing a slalom in January 2008 at Maribor, Slovenia. "If you don't get the results it's hard to stay relaxed. I hope this race will help me for the rest of the winter."This was the first of only two super-combined events this season. They count for the overall standings, but no crystal globe will be awarded to the discipline champion.A regular super-G was to be held on the same course Saturday, followed by a giant slalom Sunday.VAL D'ISERE, France — Ted Ligety is an outspoken critic of skiing's governing body and has a penchant for his own self-designed day-glo goggles and helmets, but he has emerged as a real World Cup title contender.After a preseason rage against the International Ski Federation (FIS) over changes to skis the body claimed were made on safety grounds, Ligety has ironically emerged as the racer who has best adapted to the modifications.But that did not stop him having another go at the FIS on Friday ahead of a World Cup slalom on Saturday and a giant slalom 24 hours later."My argument against the ski changes was never about whether it would be good or bad for me," said the 28-year-old American, who has won the season's opening two giant slaloms by a staggering average of 2.25 seconds.It was about the fact that ski racers had zero way to talk about the changes."It's extremely wrong when you have a governing body coming out with rules and not even asking the athletes, and especially when it has to do with ski changes that are important to the fun and safety of the sport.""We were completely disregarded," he said, adding that the increased safety argument put forward by the FIS was not genuine, naming a handful of racers who have recently injured knees."The No. 1 reason for injuries is snow conditions and course preparation."Ligety's best finish in the overall World Cup standings was fifth in 2008 and the American insisted that increased consistency in the slalom and his improving super-G performances would be the backbone of his push to top the podium."My goal is to get back on to the slalom podium and to fight for podium positions," said Ligety, whose last slalom podium was a third place in Wengen in 2008."A big goal of mine is to win the overall title and I think the path to get there is being one of the best slalom skiers."
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Sneed shines as Big Bulls run away from Broncos
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Center Dillion Sneed scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the second half as the Iwate Big Bulls turned a close contest into a rout, beating the Saitama Broncos 111-94 on Saturday night at Tokorozawa Municipal Gymnasium.Iwate (12-5) snapped a three-game slide. Saitama (2-11) lost its fourth straight, and leading scorer John Humphrey remained on the bench with a back injury.Sneed's inside presence opened things up for Iwate on the perimeter as his teammates exploited gaps in the defense. Saitama had a poor second half on defensive rotations and reacting to what the visitors ran against them.The Broncos yielded 65 second-half points after trailing 46-43 at halftime.Saitama coach Tracy Williams said his team needs to be stronger mentally for the full 40 minutes."That's something we're still working on," Williams said.Lawrence Blackledge had 18 points, 16 rebounds and two steals, Kenichi Takahashi poured in 17 points, Reggie Okosa scored 14, Carlos Dixon added 11 with five assists for Iwate.Sneed was most impressive for Iwate, though, making 11 of 15 shots in 17-plus minutes."He was a Big Bull out there tonight," Williams said of Sneed.Yuki Kitamuki paced Saitama with 19 points and Nyika Williams had 16 points and 15 rebounds in his Broncos debut.Iwate was 37 of 63 from inside the arc and wore the Broncos down as the second half progressed, including a pivotal surge in the third to stretch the lead to 72-53.Elsewhere, the Ryukyu Golden Kings beat Rizing Fukuoka 97-79, the Chiba Jets edged the Gunma Crane Thunders 78-71, the Yokohama B-Corsairs downed the Akita Northern Happinets 87-74, the Shiga Lakestars ended the Kyoto Hannaryz's eight-game win streak, 69-67, and the Toyama Grouses handed the Shinshu Brave Warriors an 85-80 setback.Also Saturday, the Shimane Susanoo Magic beat the Osaka Evessa 86-78 and the Takamatsu Five Arrows won 81-65 over the Oita HeatDevils.
Mao, Takahashi show stuff at Grand Prix Final in Sochi
SOCHI, Russia — Former world champions Mao Asada and Daisuke Takahashi put Japan on course for a gold medal double as both took the lead after the women's and men's short programs at the Grand Prix Final in Russia on Friday.Mao, who has won two Grand Prix events this season — the Cup of China and the NHK Trophy — but has had her preparations hampered by back problems, scored 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44."For the time being I am relieved," said Mao, whose routine to "I Got Rhythm" by George Gershwin was highlighted by a triple flip-double loop combination, a triple loop and three level-four spins."The short program has gone well in the two Grand Prix events (this season) so I was careful to make sure I was not just going around in circles.""I'm very glad that I performed all my jumps well. While preparing for the competition I tried to get rid of negative thoughts and skate the way I always do. The main goal for me is to focus on the upcoming free program and to tackle pre-skate jitters," said the 22-year-old.The program was designed to "invigorate everybody who sees it, including me," Mao said. "I'm always skating it with a smile on my face."Wagner opened with a big triple flip, followed in combination with a double toe loop. Like Mao, she didn't try a triple-triple combination, saying her execution of it has been sporadic."I prefer to go out on the ice and perform a program I'm 100 percent confident with," Wagner said. "It's almost better to skate a clean, lower-risk short program."Mao was only 0.07 points ahead of Wagner on technical elements and 0.45 on program components.Akiko Suzuki, the world bronze medalist, was third with 65.00."I landed all my jumps so I am pleased about that," said Suzuki. "I have made a lot of mistakes in the short program this season so I really tried to skate without fear."Kiira Korpi of Finland under-rotated the second half of her combination and ended in fourth. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva of Russia doubled her second triple, placing fifth, and Christina Gao of the United States fell on the opening jump of hers.In the men's competition, Takahashi, performing to "Rock n' Roll Medley," reeled off a quadruple toe loop, a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, a triple axel and three level-four spins.He achieved a season's best with 92.29 points and leads world champion Patrick Chan of Canada and compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu in a six-man field that features four Japanese skaters."It was the first time this season that I was able to do my quad in the short program, but after another jump I kind of stumbled. Nevertheless I finally landed the quad and am very happy about that," said Takahashi."For the past few days I haven't had the best conditions but I think the outcome is the product of my overall practice and I feel I've grown to do this," the 26-year-old said. "I don't want to lose to the younger guys, but I'm going to focus on my own performance. I don't want to make any mistakes tomorrow. I want to attract the audience's attention to my program and just do my best."Chan notched 89.27 and NHK Trophy winner Hanyu scored 87.17. Takahiko Kozuka was fourth with 86.39, Spain's Javier Fernandez had 80.19 for fifth and Tatsuki Machida was sixth with 70.58.Russia's Tatiana Voloszhar and Maxim Trankov lead after the short program in pairs, followed by compatriots Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov and Pang Qing and Jian Tong of China.Russia's Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smironov are in sixth.In ice dancing, Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States led after the short dance, nearly two points ahead of world champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada.The prestigious Grand Prix Final is doubling as a test event for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Eagles linked with swoop for star Jones
A number of former major leaguers have signed with Japanese teams this offseason, but they pale in comparison to the star the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles may have lured to Sendai.According to reports from Nikkan Sports, the Eagles have reached an agreement with veteran outfielder Andruw Jones on a one-year deal in the neighborhood of ?300 million. An announcement is expected soon, pending the results of a physical.In terms of star power, the 35-year-old Jones would represent the biggest signing by an NPB team in some while.Jones mostly made his name by making spectacular plays in the Atlanta Braves outfield, where he was a Gold Glove winner from 1998-2007. His 24.1 defensive wins above replacement (defensive WAR), according to Baseball Reference, is tied with Hall of Famer George Davis as the 19th best all-time.Jones is five-time All-Star with a career .254 batting average, 434 home runs, 1,289 RBIs and a 59.5 WAR over 17 seasons with the Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees.He posted the best season of his career in 2005, hitting .263 with a .922 on-base plus slugging percentage while leading the majors with 51 homers and 128 RBIs. He finished second in the National League MVP voting to the St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols that season but was named the Major League Player of the Year by the Major League Baseball Players Association and won his only Silver Slugger Award.Jones found little success after leaving the Braves following the 2008 season, never managing a WAR above 1.7 at any of his stops after putting up a 58.4 in 12 seasons with the Braves.Jones heads to Japan on the heels of an unremarkable two-year stint with the Yankees, hitting .220 with 27 home runs and 67 RBIs in 171 games with the Bronx Bombers.The Eagles could use the Jones of old. Rakuten hit an NPB-low 52 home runs last season, with Kazuo Matsui and Akihisa Makida leading the way with nine each. Makida and the recently-released Jose Fernandez were the only two Eagles to drive in more than 50 runs.If all goes according to plan, Jones could take up residence somewhere in the middles of the Eagles' lineup.
EOC to vote on European Games
ROME — After years of debate, the European Games could be about to become a reality.The European Olympic Committees was set vote on the proposal Saturday, with Baku — the capital of Azerbaijan — the sole candidate to host the multisport event in June 2015.Other continents already have regional competitions, such as the Asian Games and Pan American Games. The biggest obstacle to a European Games has been the fact that two major sports — athletics and swimming — already have established continental competitions."We are the only continent without a games," EOC president Patrick Hickey said Friday. "So what are we doing that's different to anyone else? Why are people saying we shouldn't have it? There is a great interest in Europe to see European champions. So let's do it. Let's give it a go."
Granderson sharing passion for baseball on tour of Asia
Curtis Granderson doesn't have to be here. He's got money; he's got fame; he's been an MLB All-Star three times; and, well, he's a New York Yankee.
Class personified: Curtis Granderson, the center fielder for the New York Yankees, speaks to The Japan Times during an exclusive interview on Thursday in Tokyo. YOSHIAKI MIURASo he would have been forgiven for staying home, relaxing, and nursing the bumps and bruises one accrues over the course of a 162-game season (plus New York's nine playoff games).Except that Granderson is sitting on the edge of his seat, hands clasped neatly in his lap and dressed in a stylish suit, as he waits for his ride to Waseda University — where he'll participate in a panel discussion — in the lobby of a Tokyo hotel.Taking time out of his offseason, Granderson is in Japan as an MLB International Ambassador in order to promote and grow the game of baseball."It's great getting a chance to represent the game I've grown up playing and been making a career out of," Granderson said Thursday. "Obviously in places like Japan, where the game has a very rich tradition, the main focus is the promotion of it, not the growing of it."In other parts of the world it's the growing, like throughout Europe, South Africa, China and New Zealand. You can see these are countries where it's getting bigger."Granderson spent three days holding clinics and making appearances in Korea before arriving in Japan, so he's been too busy to be overly concerned with rumors that the Yankees have been entertaining the thought of trading him."Rumors are rumors," Granderson said. "Until it actually happens, we can't deal with it until that point comes. You'll mentally exhaust yourself worrying about the what ifs and the possibilities."ESPN's Buster Olney raised the possibility last week that the Yankees may attempt to move Granderson.The New York Daily News, in a story appearing on its website Tuesday, cited sources saying the team had been shopping Granderson around since November in a bid to slash payroll. The 31-year-old will be in the final year of his contract and slated to make $15 million in 2013."You can only control the things you can," he said. "Ever since my first full season up in 2006, I've always been on the trading block. There were rumors of me going to Atlanta back then; to the Cubs after that; to the Yankees, where I finally did end up. I'm sure this won't be the last time that I would be rumored to be in trades."Granderson's focus at the moment is his work with the MLB. He's scheduled to spend eight days in Japan making appearances and is excited about his first visit to the country."First thing is to just enjoy the culture," Granderson said. "Obviously I'm going to use the tour for myself to enjoy and experience (Japan)."Also when I'm talking to kids, there's a lot that I'm picking up. How they go about their training and their regimen to get themselves prepared, their mental states, their physical states, and comparing my body to theirs. I let them know that I'm not that much taller than them, I'm not much bigger than them, and they can get a chance to look up and say, 'Hey, he's doing it. He's not much bigger than me. I can do it.' "Granderson was scheduled to speak during the ceremony for the re-opening of Ishinomaki Municipal Baseball Stadium on Sunday, which was damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.He'll also hold a baseball clinic in the area then later conduct another for the Girls Professional Baseball League in Kyoto.He'll also visit Okinawa, making stops at Konan High School — which won the National High School Invitational Tournament in the spring of 2010 and the National High School Baseball Championship that summer to become the first school to win both since Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yokohama High School in 1998 — and Okinawa Shogakuin High School.Granderson will pass on some of his baseball knowledge, but above all wants the experience to be fun."Everything I'll talk about and do will always have a fun element to it," he said. "We're going to be competitive, we're going to laugh, we're going to joke around out there and enjoy that part of it. Because that's what the game is, it's fun."Something that might also be of interest as he tours Japan is the experience of playing with Ichiro Suzuki.The pair became teammates July 23, when Ichiro was traded to the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners — oddly enough while the Yankees were in Seattle to face the Mariners — offering Granderson a glimpse into the mind of the enigmatic Japanese star."The first thing I noticed was how detailed his pattern and routine was," Granderson said. "Once he gets to the stadium, he starts this, then he moves on to that. Then he eats, and then we go out to the field to practice. Then he goes back to this, and he gets ready to play.
Seeing the big picture: Curtis Granderson, who hit 43 home runs for the Yankees last season, has traveled the world as an MLB International Ambassador the past several years. AP"The one thing that I probably didn't expect was how loose and relaxed and funny he was. You never hear about that side, but it was amazing. He's a funny guy."Granderson is no stranger to the MLB International Ambassador system, having first served in 2006, when he visited England, Italy, and the Netherlands. He's also toured South Africa and was one of the first MLB players to help promote the game in China."I didn't know this title of ambassador was going to get put on me," Granderson says. "I was enjoying going to other parts of the world and promoting the game. I jumped at the opportunity. From 2006 to now, it was just, 'Let me know where you want me to go.' "He's done the same on the homefront through his Grand Kids Foundation, which was founded in 2007 with the purpose of "improving the educational experience for youth nationwide as well as helping to re-establish baseball opportunities for inner city youths."The fact he's gained so much through baseball makes it easy for Granderson to want to give back."It's opened a bunch of doors for me," he said of his life in baseball. "It's provided financial support for me to get my college degree and become one of 38 players in Major League Baseball with a degree. That in turn has given me the opportunity to promote education and baseball. To show the two can go hand-in-hand, as opposed to the myth that you have to focus on one."In certain parts of the world, education is No. 1, which it should be, but you can balance the two. I was an honor student both in high school and in college (Illinois-Chicago) and also was able to excel in baseball. That's given me the opportunity to meet great friends all over the world, travel all over the world, and just learn a lot about myself. Like the fact I can have things in my sights, actually accomplish them and then set the bar higher and higher."CHICAGO — After watching Hideo Nomo, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Ichiro Suzuki, Kyuji Fujikawa determined he's ready for the major leagues."When I was still a student, I saw Nomo made it to the United States, and that was a big factor for me," Fujikawa said through a translator Friday after finalizing a $9.5 million, two-year contract with the Chicago Cubs."Also, Matsuzaka, who is the same age as I am, struggled a little bit, but his challenge really gave me the motivation to come over here, as well as Ichiro challenge to the major leagues, that motivated me to come over."The 32-year-old right-hander had 220 saves in 12 seasons with the Hanshin Tigers. He played for Japan at the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics.
Class personified: Curtis Granderson, the center fielder for the New York Yankees, speaks to The Japan Times during an exclusive interview on Thursday in Tokyo. YOSHIAKI MIURASo he would have been forgiven for staying home, relaxing, and nursing the bumps and bruises one accrues over the course of a 162-game season (plus New York's nine playoff games).Except that Granderson is sitting on the edge of his seat, hands clasped neatly in his lap and dressed in a stylish suit, as he waits for his ride to Waseda University — where he'll participate in a panel discussion — in the lobby of a Tokyo hotel.Taking time out of his offseason, Granderson is in Japan as an MLB International Ambassador in order to promote and grow the game of baseball."It's great getting a chance to represent the game I've grown up playing and been making a career out of," Granderson said Thursday. "Obviously in places like Japan, where the game has a very rich tradition, the main focus is the promotion of it, not the growing of it."In other parts of the world it's the growing, like throughout Europe, South Africa, China and New Zealand. You can see these are countries where it's getting bigger."Granderson spent three days holding clinics and making appearances in Korea before arriving in Japan, so he's been too busy to be overly concerned with rumors that the Yankees have been entertaining the thought of trading him."Rumors are rumors," Granderson said. "Until it actually happens, we can't deal with it until that point comes. You'll mentally exhaust yourself worrying about the what ifs and the possibilities."ESPN's Buster Olney raised the possibility last week that the Yankees may attempt to move Granderson.The New York Daily News, in a story appearing on its website Tuesday, cited sources saying the team had been shopping Granderson around since November in a bid to slash payroll. The 31-year-old will be in the final year of his contract and slated to make $15 million in 2013."You can only control the things you can," he said. "Ever since my first full season up in 2006, I've always been on the trading block. There were rumors of me going to Atlanta back then; to the Cubs after that; to the Yankees, where I finally did end up. I'm sure this won't be the last time that I would be rumored to be in trades."Granderson's focus at the moment is his work with the MLB. He's scheduled to spend eight days in Japan making appearances and is excited about his first visit to the country."First thing is to just enjoy the culture," Granderson said. "Obviously I'm going to use the tour for myself to enjoy and experience (Japan)."Also when I'm talking to kids, there's a lot that I'm picking up. How they go about their training and their regimen to get themselves prepared, their mental states, their physical states, and comparing my body to theirs. I let them know that I'm not that much taller than them, I'm not much bigger than them, and they can get a chance to look up and say, 'Hey, he's doing it. He's not much bigger than me. I can do it.' "Granderson was scheduled to speak during the ceremony for the re-opening of Ishinomaki Municipal Baseball Stadium on Sunday, which was damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.He'll also hold a baseball clinic in the area then later conduct another for the Girls Professional Baseball League in Kyoto.He'll also visit Okinawa, making stops at Konan High School — which won the National High School Invitational Tournament in the spring of 2010 and the National High School Baseball Championship that summer to become the first school to win both since Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yokohama High School in 1998 — and Okinawa Shogakuin High School.Granderson will pass on some of his baseball knowledge, but above all wants the experience to be fun."Everything I'll talk about and do will always have a fun element to it," he said. "We're going to be competitive, we're going to laugh, we're going to joke around out there and enjoy that part of it. Because that's what the game is, it's fun."Something that might also be of interest as he tours Japan is the experience of playing with Ichiro Suzuki.The pair became teammates July 23, when Ichiro was traded to the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners — oddly enough while the Yankees were in Seattle to face the Mariners — offering Granderson a glimpse into the mind of the enigmatic Japanese star."The first thing I noticed was how detailed his pattern and routine was," Granderson said. "Once he gets to the stadium, he starts this, then he moves on to that. Then he eats, and then we go out to the field to practice. Then he goes back to this, and he gets ready to play.Seeing the big picture: Curtis Granderson, who hit 43 home runs for the Yankees last season, has traveled the world as an MLB International Ambassador the past several years. AP"The one thing that I probably didn't expect was how loose and relaxed and funny he was. You never hear about that side, but it was amazing. He's a funny guy."Granderson is no stranger to the MLB International Ambassador system, having first served in 2006, when he visited England, Italy, and the Netherlands. He's also toured South Africa and was one of the first MLB players to help promote the game in China."I didn't know this title of ambassador was going to get put on me," Granderson says. "I was enjoying going to other parts of the world and promoting the game. I jumped at the opportunity. From 2006 to now, it was just, 'Let me know where you want me to go.' "He's done the same on the homefront through his Grand Kids Foundation, which was founded in 2007 with the purpose of "improving the educational experience for youth nationwide as well as helping to re-establish baseball opportunities for inner city youths."The fact he's gained so much through baseball makes it easy for Granderson to want to give back."It's opened a bunch of doors for me," he said of his life in baseball. "It's provided financial support for me to get my college degree and become one of 38 players in Major League Baseball with a degree. That in turn has given me the opportunity to promote education and baseball. To show the two can go hand-in-hand, as opposed to the myth that you have to focus on one."In certain parts of the world, education is No. 1, which it should be, but you can balance the two. I was an honor student both in high school and in college (Illinois-Chicago) and also was able to excel in baseball. That's given me the opportunity to meet great friends all over the world, travel all over the world, and just learn a lot about myself. Like the fact I can have things in my sights, actually accomplish them and then set the bar higher and higher."CHICAGO — After watching Hideo Nomo, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Ichiro Suzuki, Kyuji Fujikawa determined he's ready for the major leagues."When I was still a student, I saw Nomo made it to the United States, and that was a big factor for me," Fujikawa said through a translator Friday after finalizing a $9.5 million, two-year contract with the Chicago Cubs."Also, Matsuzaka, who is the same age as I am, struggled a little bit, but his challenge really gave me the motivation to come over here, as well as Ichiro challenge to the major leagues, that motivated me to come over."The 32-year-old right-hander had 220 saves in 12 seasons with the Hanshin Tigers. He played for Japan at the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics.Thunder survive late rally to score win over stuttering Lakers
OKLAHOMA CITY — In a reversal of roles, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers know they're the predators trying to track down Kevin Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder.They have some work to do.Durant had 36 points, Russell Westbrook scored 27 of his 33 in the first half to stake Oklahoma City to a commanding lead and the Thunder beat the short-handed Lakers 114-108 Friday night."They're a team that everybody likes. As a young team coming up, you always want to beat the best," Westbrook said. "I think that's one of the things that motivates us."Bryant had 35 points for Los Angeles, which trailed by as many as 19 before rallying to get within four in the final minute.Dwight Howard added 23 points and 18 rebounds for the Lakers, who were eliminated by the Thunder in five games in last season's Western Conference semifinals. Howard and Steve Nash were part of an offseason overhaul to try and catch up to the Thunder.Instead, the Lakers are 9-11 and focusing on small gains that give them the belief they'll eventually turn it around."It's 82 games. This team has just gotten together," Howard said. "It's not like we're going to get together and start winning right away. . . . We're learning how to play together. We're getting better. This is not on anybody's timetable but ours."Grizzlies 96, Hornets 89In New Orleans, Rudy Gay tied a season high with 28 points and the Grizzlies maintained their NBA-best winning percentage with their second-straight victory.76ers 95, Celtics 94 (OT)In Philadelphia, Evan Turner had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Thaddeus Young added 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Sixers past Boston in overtime.Nuggets 92, Pacers 89In Indianapolis, Andre Miller scored eight of his 15 points during a late 10-0 spurt.Bulls 108, Pistons 104In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Joakim Noah had career highs of 30 points and 23 rebounds, to help Chicago beat Detroit for the 16th straight time.Spurs 114, Rockets 92In San Antonio, Tony Parker had 17 points and seven assists, and the Spurs never trailed in a win over Houston.Warriors 109, Nets 102In New York, David Lee had 30 points and 15 rebounds, Stephen Curry scored 28 points, and Golden State gave coach Mark Jackson a winning return to Brooklyn.Timberwolves 91, Cavaliers 73In Minneapolis, Kevin Love had 36 points and 13 rebounds to lead Minnesota past Cleveland.Luke Ridnour had 12 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Timberwolves, and Andrei Kirilenko had eight points, seven rebounds and six assists after missing the previous four games with back spasms.Hawks 104, Wizards 95In Atlanta, Josh Smith had 23 points and 15 rebounds, Al Horford also posted a double-double and the Hawks beat Washington to keep the Wizards winless on the road.Bucks 108, Bobcats 93In Milwaukee, Ersan Ilyasova scored a season-high 21 points and Marquis Daniels had season highs with 18 points and six rebounds.Jazz 131, Raptors 99In Salt Lake City, Paul Millsap scored 20 points, Enes Kanter had 18 in his first career start and Utah hit 13 3-pointers.Kings 91, Magic 82In Sacramento, DeMarcus Cousins had 17 points and 14 rebounds and reserve guard Isaiah Thomas also scored 17.
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