Mason, Spurs stun Suns at the buzzer
PHOENIX - Roger Mason didn't play at all in the fourth quarter until there were 4.3 seconds left. Then he came in and made the biggest shot of the game.
PHOENIX - Roger Mason didn't play at all in the fourth quarter until there were 4.3 seconds left. Then he came in and made the biggest shot of the game.
Mason's three-pointer from the corner at the buzzer yesterday gave the San Antonio Spurs a 91-90 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
"As a shooter, you're always prepared," Mason said. "Coach put me in in that situation, and I knew if I had it, I was going to shoot it."
The Suns had taken the lead on Grant Hill's layup on an out-of-bounds play with 4.3 seconds to go.
After a time-out, Tony Parker drove toward the basket for San Antonio and threw to Mason, who was open because defender Jason Richardson had sagged toward the basket.
"As I beat Grant Hill, Jason Richardson came in," Parker said. "Roger was wide open, and that's his shot. He's been knocking them down all season, so I trusted him."
Parker scored 27 and Tim Duncan had 25 points and 17 rebounds as the Spurs won their fourth straight.
Amare Stoudemire had 25 points and 13 rebounds and Shaquille O'Neal 23 points and 12 boards for the Suns, who led most of the afternoon but never by more than eight in the second half.
Despite foul trouble, Duncan stopped Stoudemire on three straight late drives to the basket.
"I thought Timmy down the stretch was absolutely spectacular," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "With five fouls, the defense he played down low when they were going at him - making the stop, getting the rebound and getting it out - I thought he was just magnificent."
San Antonio 18 21 32 20 – 91
Phoenix 27 18 31 14 90
FG FT Reb
SN ANTONIO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
Finley 35:45 5-10 0-0 0-4 0 2 12
Duncan 40:46 12-25 1-4 3-17 3 5 25
Bonner 24:35 2-5 0-0 0-4 1 4 5
Parker 35:09 10-23 6-7 0-3 8 2 27
Mason 26:41 3-7 0-0 0-4 0 1 7
Ginobili 26:35 4-14 2-3 0-4 4 3 11
Thomas 26:33 1-3 0-0 4-6 2 2 2
GeHill 12:51 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 2
Bowen 11:05 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Totals 240:00 38-91 9-14 7-43 19 20 91
Percentages:
FG .418, FT .643.
3-Point Goals:
6-17, .353 (Finley 2-3, Mason 1-2, Parker 1-2, Bonner 1-3, Ginobili 1-6, Ge.Hill 0-1).
Team Rebounds:
7.
Team Turnovers:
6 (2 Pts).
Blocked Shots:
2 (Ginobili, Parker).
Turnovers:
6 (Bonner, Duncan, Finley, Ginobili, Parker, Thomas).
Steals:
9 (Parker 4, Duncan 2, Ginobili 2, Bowen).
Technical Fouls:
Parker, 1:01 fourth.
FG FT Reb
PHOENIX Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
GrHill 35:27 7-11 2-2 0-3 0 0 16
Stoudemire 42:45 10-20 5-5 3-13 3 2 25
O'Neal 37:33 7-15 9-16 2-12 2 3 23
Nash 38:09 5-8 2-2 0-4 8 2 13
Richardson 38:08 4-9 1-2 1-8 0 1 11
Lopez 7:58 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 0
Barnes 20:18 0-5 0-0 1-7 1 2 0
Amundson 3:42 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Barbosa 16:01 1-5 0-0 0-1 1 1 2
Totals 240:01 34-75 19-27 8-50 15 13 90
Percentages:
FG .453, FT .704.
3-Point Goals:
3-11, .273 (Richardson 2-3, Nash 1-1, Barbosa 0-1, Gr.Hill 0-2, Barnes 0-4).
Team Rebounds:
7.
Team Turnovers:
14 (14 Pts).
Blocked Shots:
6 (O'Neal 4, Stoudemire 2).
Turnovers:
14 (Nash 6, Stoudemire 3, Barnes 2, Lopez, O'Neal, Richardson).
Steals:
6 (Richardson 2, Stoudemire 2, Nash, O'Neal).
Technical Fouls:
None.
A:
18,422 (18,422).
T:
2:30.
Officials:
Ron Garretson, Ron Olesiak, Jason Phillips.
Magic 88, Hornets 68
ORLANDO, Fla. - Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points to lead Orlando over New Orleans in a matchup of division leaders.
The Magic led by as many as 31 points early in the third quarter. The Hornets did not get closer than 19 points the rest of the game.
Dwight Howard had 12 points and 15 rebounds in Southeast-leading Orlando's sixth-straight win. Jameer Nelson contributed 14.
Orlando 29 32 13 14 88
FG FT Reb
NW ORLEANS Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
Butler 24:50 0-7 0-0 1-3 0 3 0
West 32:58 5-10 3-3 0-7 1 3 13
Chandler 22:38 2-6 3-5 4-5 1 4 7
Paul 32:05 5-14 2-2 1-4 4 0 12
Brown 29:55 6-14 0-0 1-3 0 1 12
Armstrong 10:10 0-4 0-0 1-2 0 1 0
Peterson 20:16 1-6 0-0 0-4 2 3 3
Posey 23:20 3-7 0-0 0-5 0 4 8
Wright 12:58 3-8 0-0 1-3 1 0 7
Marks 10:17 1-1 0-0 1-4 1 0 2
Ely 10:17 1-5 0-0 1-1 1 1 2
Bowen 10:17 1-2 0-0 1-3 0 0 2
Totals 240:01 28-84 8-10 12-44 11 20 68
Percentages:
FG .333, FT .800.
3-Point Goals:
4-16, .250 (Posey 2-5, Wright 1-1, Peterson 1-3, Paul 0-1, Brown 0-3, Butler 0-3).
Team Rebounds:
7.
Team Turnovers:
12 (11 Pts).
Blocked Shots:
4 (Chandler 3, West).
Turnovers:
10 (Armstrong 2, Brown 2, Paul 2, Butler, Marks, Posey, West).
Steals:
5 (Bowen, Butler, Chandler, West, Wright).
Technical Fouls:
West, 4:45 first.
FG FT Reb
ORLANDO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
Turkoglu 36:29 6-12 4-6 2-6 5 3 20
Lewis 29:14 6-12 4-4 1-6 4 0 18
Howard 36:37 4-15 4-8 5-15 1 3 12
Nelson 34:27 5-11 0-0 1-2 3 2 14
Bogans 21:02 0-2 0-0 0-6 1 1 0
Pietrus 19:31 4-8 1-2 1-2 0 1 11
Johnson 13:33 1-1 0-0 0-1 2 1 2
Gortat 11:23 1-2 0-0 0-4 1 3 2
Lee 19:08 1-6 2-2 1-3 2 2 4
Battie 13:14 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 1 2
Redick 2:41 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
Cook 2:41 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Totals 240:00 30-74 15-22 12-48 19 17 88
Percentages:
FG .405, FT .682.
3-Point Goals:
13-28, .464 (Nelson 4-6, Turkoglu 4-6, Lewis 2-5, Pietrus 2-5, Redick 1-1, Battie 0-1, Bogans 0-2, Lee 0-2).
Team Rebounds:
10.
Team Turnovers:
14 (11 Pts).
Blocked Shots:
5 (Howard 3, Pietrus, Turkoglu).
Turnovers:
11 (Turkoglu 5, Howard, Johnson, Lee, Lewis, Nelson, Pietrus).
Steals:
7 (Lee 2, Nelson 2, Bogans, Johnson, Pietrus).
Technical Fouls:
None.
A:
17,461 (17,461).
T:
2:23.
Officials:
Ken Mauer, Eli Roe, Gary Zielinski.
Lakers 92, Celtics 83
Boston 24 21 22 16 – 83
L.A. Lakers 23 28 20 21 92
FG FT Reb
BOSTON Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
Pierce 38:17 7-13 4-4 2-10 3 4 20
Garnett 37:15 11-14 0-0 0-9 2 2 22
Perkins 34:04 4-5 0-0 2-7 0 3 8
Rondo 33:51 3-11 0-0 1-3 12 5 6
RAllen 42:18 5-14 1-2 0-1 3 4 14
House 14:08 1-5 0-0 0-1 1 1 2
Davis 13:13 2-6 0-0 1-4 1 2 4
TAllen 16:24 3-9 0-0 1-2 0 3 6
Powe 10:18 0-0 1-2 0-3 0 1 1
Scalabrine 0:14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 240:02 36-77 6-8 7-40 22 25 83
Percentages:
FG .468, FT .750.
3-Point Goals:
5-22, .227 (R.Allen 3-11, Pierce 2-4, Garnett 0-1, Rondo 0-1, T.Allen 0-2, House 0-3).
Team Rebounds:
6.
Team Turnovers:
18 (22 Pts).
Blocked Shots:
3 (Perkins 2, Garnett).
Turnovers:
17 (Pierce 5, R.Allen 3, T.Allen 3, House 2, Perkins 2, Rondo 2).
Steals:
8 (R.Allen, T.Allen, Davis, Garnett, House, Pierce, Rondo, Scalabrine).
Technical Fouls:
None.
FG FT Reb
L.A. LAKERS Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
Walton 27:47 3-6 0-0 3-4 5 3 8
Gasol 35:53 7-14 6-6 1-3 5 0 20
Bynum 35:37 4-7 1-2 1-7 0 2 9
Fisher 35:26 2-10 0-2 0-2 7 4 6
Bryant 43:04 13-23 0-0 2-9 5 2 27
Odom 24:02 3-6 2-2 0-7 2 3 10
Vujacic 19:16 3-9 3-3 0-2 0 3 10
Radmanovic 0:41 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Ariza 18:14 1-3 0-0 0-1 3 1 2
Totals 240:00 36-78 12-15 7-35 27 18 92
Percentages:
FG .462, FT .800.
3-Point Goals:
8-20, .400 (Odom 2-3, Walton 2-3, Fisher 2-6, Bryant 1-3, Vujacic 1-5).
Team Rebounds:
7.
Team Turnovers:
11 (13 Pts).
Blocked Shots:
9 (Gasol 3, Bynum 2, Odom 2, Walton 2).
Turnovers:
11 (Bryant 4, Gasol 3, Odom 2, Ariza, Bynum).
Steals:
6 (Odom 2, Ariza, Bryant, Gasol, Walton).
Technical Fouls:
None.
A:
18,997 (18,997).
T:
2:36.
Officials:
Steve Javie, Bill Kennedy, Derek Richardson.
Cavs 93, Wizards 89
CLEVELAND - Down by eight to woeful Washington, the Cavaliers scored 11 straight points in the final 93 seconds to preserve their perfect record at home.
Mo Williams scored 24 points, and LeBron James and Delonte West had 18 apiece for Cleveland, which is 15-0 at home.
Cleveland trailed by 89-82 before storming back with three free throws by James, a three-pointer by Williams and five more foul shots in the last 26 seconds.
The Wizards dropped their eighth straight game.
FG FT Reb
WASHINGTN Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
McGuire 36:03 1-5 0-0 5-11 7 2 2
Jamison 40:53 11-21 3-4 1-6 1 6 28
Blatche 35:10 6-12 0-0 1-6 2 3 12
MJames 35:44 10-14 1-1 0-4 3 2 26
Butler 38:58 3-13 0-0 1-6 10 4 6
Stevenson 20:38 2-8 0-2 1-2 1 1 4
Songaila 18:59 4-9 0-0 1-3 0 1 8
Young 11:27 1-5 0-0 1-3 2 1 3
Thomas 2:08 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 240:00 38-87 4-7 11-41 26 20 89
Percentages:
FG .437, FT .571.
3-Point Goals:
9-25, .360 (M.James 5-8, Jamison 3-8, Young 1-1, Butler 0-3, Stevenson 0-5).
Team Rebounds:
10.
Team Turnovers:
16 (21 Pts).
Blocked Shots:
4 (Blatche, Butler, Jamison, McGuire).
Turnovers:
16 (M.James 5, Butler 4, Jamison 3, Blatche, Songaila, Stevenson, Young).
Steals:
7 (Blatche 2, Stevenson 2, M.James, Jamison, Songaila).
Technical Fouls:
None.
FG FT Reb
CLEVELAND Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
LJames 38:13 6-13 6-10 0-5 6 1 18
Wallace 26:34 3-5 0-0 5-7 0 2 6
Ilgauskas 30:14 1-5 3-4 2-9 1 2 5
MWilliams 35:33 7-14 6-6 0-3 6 5 24
West 40:16 6-18 1-2 0-1 7 0 18
Szczerbiak 15:33 1-5 0-0 0-2 0 1 3
Gibson 20:40 2-6 0-0 0-1 1 0 6
Varejao 30:33 5-7 3-4 3-13 1 1 13
Pavlovic 2:25 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 240:01 31-74 19-26 10-41 22 12 93
Percentages:
FG .419, FT .731.
3-Point Goals:
12-31, .387 (West 5-11, M.Williams 4-7, Gibson 2-6, Szczerbiak 1-4, Pavlovic 0-1, L.James 0-2).
Team Rebounds:
10.
Team Turnovers:
17 (22 Pts).
Blocked Shots:
5 (Ilgauskas 2, L.James, Szczerbiak, West).
Turnovers:
16 (Szczerbiak 4, Ilgauskas 3, L.James 3, Gibson 2, Wallace 2, M.Williams 2).
Steals:
9 (L.James 3, West 3, Ilgauskas, Szczerbiak, Wallace).
Technical Fouls:
None.
A:
20,562 (20,562).
T:
2:29.
Officials:
Joe DeRosa, Luis Grillo, Courtney Kirkland.