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Suns hand Rockets fifth straight loss
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-24 12:04 Wade shot 7-of-13 from the field and 5-of-6 from the foul line in his sixth
double-double of the season.
Portland Trail Blazers' Darius Miles (23) is
fouled by Miami Heat's Alonzo Mourning (33) on a first-half shot
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, in Miami. [AP] | Darius
Miles scored 19 points and Zach Randolph added 16 for Portland, which has lost
three of four and fell to 1-2 on its seven-game road trip.
Williams scored 11 points in the third quarter, one point less than Portland
scored in the period as Miami built a 72-57 lead. The Trail Blazers never got
closer, falling behind by as many as 23 points twice in the fourth quarter.
Martell Webster entered the game midway through the fourth and scored 13 of
the Blazers' final 17 points.
Pistons Halt Nuggets Win Streak 114-89
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Richard Hamilton scored 19 points and
Chauncey Billups added 16 points and 11 assists as the Detroit Pistons ended the
Denver Nuggets' four-game winning streak with a 114-89 victory Wednesday night.
The victory came four days after the Pistons (9-1) lost for the only
time this season, 119-82 at Dallas. Detroit put seven players in double figures
and had a season-high 35 assists.
Ben Wallace added 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Pistons, while reserve
Maurice Evans scored a season-high 16.
Marcus Camby led the Nuggets (7-6) with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while
Carmelo Anthony scored 12.
Detroit never trailed and took control of the game in the second quarter. The
Pistons led by as many as 19 points in the period before taking a 60-43
advantage into halftime.
The Pistons shot 60 percent (12-of-20) in the second quarter and held the
Nuggets to 35 percent (7-of-20). Hamilton led Detroit with seven points in the
period, while Evans added six.
Detroit then put away the game with a 16-3 run to start the third quarter
that included two 3-pointers by Rasheed Wallace and one by Tayshaun Prince.
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