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Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards NBA BASKETBALL 1/3 8:30 AM GMT+8

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rajon Rondo had 18 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds while Kevin Garnett had 24 points and nine rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics over the winless Washington Wizards 94-86 on Sunday night.
The victory was the Celtics' second straight after losing their first three. Washington is 0-4. After losing their opener by six to New Jersey, the Wizards have lost the last three by 47 points.
The Celtics took the lead in the first three minutes and increased the margin to 19 points. Boston led by at least seven throughout the second half.


Washington, which lost five straight to open the 2008-09 season, could match that start Monday in Boston when the teams play again.
John Wall, who was 10 for 37 from the field in Washington's first three games, was 6-for-13. He had 19 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
JaVale McGee had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Wizards. Nick Young had 18.

The Celtics took a 30-17 lead early in the second quarter. Paul Pierce, in his second game since returning from a bruised right heel, played the first nine minutes — a few more than coach Doc Rivers envisioned. Rivers previously said he was more worried about Pierce's conditioning than the heel.
Pierce, who had 12 points in 23 minutes on Friday night, had nine in 28.


After the Wizards cut the deficit to 32-25, Boston went on a 12-2 run to take a 44-27 lead with 3:45 left in the second quarter.
The Celtics led at halftime 51-34. Boston nearly doubled Washington's shooting percentage in the first half — the Celtics shot 55.6 percent, the Wizards 28.2 percent. Washington missed all nine of its 3-point attempts in the half and finished 2 of 16.
Washington scored seven straight points to cut Boston's lead to 65-58 with 2:33 remaining in the third quarter, but the Celtics led 73-60 after three.- http://www.google.com


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Denver Nuggets vs L.A. Lakers NBA BASKETBALL 12BET 1/2/12 9AM GMT +8

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The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers collide for the second time in as many days from the Mile High City.In his season debut, Andrew Bynum had 29 points and 13 rebounds to power the Los Angeles Lakers past the Denver Nuggets 92-89 on Saturday afternoon. The 7-foot center was suspended without pay for the first four games of the season because of a flagrant foul in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals, however he was the difference in a back and forth battle with Denver, hitting 13-18 shots in 32 minutes of action. Kobe Byant and Pau Gasol also chipped in with 17 point apiece, while Al Harrington led Denver with 21 points off the bench.



With the win against the Nuggets, the Lakers have now won three straight and are above .500 for the first time this season, after dropping their opening two games to Chicago and Sacramento.  The Nuggets on the other hand have lost two straight after winning their first two games of the season against Utah and Dallas by an average of 17 points.


Head to head, the Lakers are 1-5-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings. The Nuggets are 10-3-2 ATS in their last 15 home games, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 0 days rest and 36-16-2 ATS in their last 54 games overall. The Lakers on the other hand are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 vs. Western Conference.

The Nuggets were pretty unlucky last night to not at least take the game into overtime as Danilo Gallinari missed a wide open fast break layup with 10 seconds remaining when the Nuggets were down by a deuce. Having said that, Denver really didn’t have a great game against Los Angeles and they were still right in it at the end, and in fact they controlled the game throughout most of the second half. Having Bynum back is a big boost to the Lakers, but they always struggle in the Mile High City and something tells me the Nuggets get the revenge their looking for here-http://sportschatplace.com/


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Basketball 12BET Master: Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Jersey Nets NBA BASKET...: While they've dropped three straight, Deron Williams thinks he and the New Jersey Nets are heading in the right direction. The star guard a...

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Jersey Nets NBA BASKETBALL 12BET 1/2/12 7AM GMT +8

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While they've dropped three straight, Deron Williams thinks he and the New Jersey Nets are heading in the right direction.
The star guard and the Nets visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.
After opening the season with an 90-84 win over Washington on Monday, New Jersey (1-3) has dropped three in a row, including a 105-98 defeat at Atlanta on Friday. The Nets have averaged 84.0 points and shot 38.9 percent this season, including 29.9 percent from 3-point range.
Those struggles aren't totally unexpected. New Jersey is playing without center Brook Lopez, last season's leading scorer with 20.4 points per game. He's expected to miss a month with a stress fracture in his foot.
That puts more pressure on Williams to lead a young Nets squad. After shooting 28.9 percent and averaging 14.3 points in New Jersey's first three games, Williams finished with 23 points against the Hawks, including 19 in the second half, while shooting 9 for 18.
"I'm not getting much out of pick-and-rolls because teams are just sitting on me," said Williams, who averaged 20.1 points playing for Utah and the Nets last season. "I think `I-sos' are going to be more effective until we figure out the pick-and-roll game. I was able to get something going and turn it around and hopefully get my confidence going."


He wasn't the only one to gain confidence in the loss. Rookie MarShon Brooks scored a season-high 21 points Friday and is averaging 15.3, while Mehmet Okur had a season-high 15 in New Jersey's second loss to Atlanta in the young season.
Cleveland (1-2) is also trying to build off a good performance following its 98-91 overtime loss at Indiana. Rookie Kyrie Irving had his best game, finishing with 20 points, but the 19-year-old missed a layup that would have won the game at the end of regulation.
Irving was 8 of 19 from the field, but the rest of the Cavaliers shot 37.7 percent. Irving had 20 points in the first two games combined.


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Miami Heat Charlotte Bobcats NBA BASKETBALL 12BET 1/2/12 7AM GMT +8

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The Miami Heat and Charlotte Bobcats collide for the second time in a week from South Beach
Although their last two wins haven’t come easy, the Miami Heat are off to a perfect 4-0 start this season after taking down Minnesota 103-101 on Friday night. Lebron James led the way against the Timberwolves with 34 points and 10 assists on his 27th birthday, while Dwayne Wade added 19 points on a sore foot. Even though the Heat barely got past the young Timberwolves squad, their closest game this season has come against the team they will face tonight.



On Wednesday night, the Heat needed a big second half rally and some Dwayne Wade magic to overcome a pesky Bobcats squad. Charlotte raced out to an early lead and held a 15 point advantage at half time after scoring 60 points on 60% shooting. However, the second half was all Miami as they outscored the Bobcats 24-10 in the third quarter to get right back in it. Both teams traded baskets in the fourth quarter until Dwayne Wade banked a 10-footer home with 2.9 second remaining to give the Heat a 96-95 victory.


Head to head, the Bobcats are 9-3-1 ATS in the last 13 meetings and Bobcats are 5-0-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Miami, while the road team is 4-1-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings. The Heat are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400, but just 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Bobcats on the other hand are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS loss.-http://sportschatplace.com/

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Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics NBA BASKETBALL 12BET 1/2/12 7AM GMT +8

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Boston at Washington

The four-time defending Atlantic Division-champion Boston Celtics have finally earned their first victory of the season.
It seems like it could be a while before the Washington Wizards get theirs.
The Celtics hope to build on their first win as they open a home-and-home set with the lowly Wizards on Sunday night in the nation's capital.
After opening the season with three straight road losses, Boston (1-3) defeated Detroit 96-85 in Friday's home opener to avoid the franchise's first 0-4 start since 1969-70. The Celtics struggled defensively in the defeats, allowing an average of 106.0 points, but came up with several key stops against the overmatched Pistons.


"I don't think we played particularly well in those three games, but one thing I know is we know how to play basketball," Ray Allen said. "We like who we have on our team."
Allen probably especially likes having Paul Pierce on the floor.
After missing the first three games with a bruised right heel and participating in just one practice, Pierce had 12 points, five assists and four rebounds in 23 minutes against Detroit. The nine-time All-Star, who averaged a team-best 18.9 points last season, provided energy and drew defensive attention, opening opportunities for teammates.


"He gives us a swagger that was definitely missing the first three games," Celtics guard Keyon Dooling said.
Jermaine O'Neal also stepped up for Boston on Friday, finishing with a team-high 19 points on 7 of 9 shooting after totaling eight on 3 of 12 shooting in the first three games.
While the Celtics seem poised to get back to .500 with back-to-back games against Washington with their starting five intact, little suggests the Wizards are in any position to climb out of the basement of the Eastern Conference. These teams play again Monday in Boston, and the schedule doesn't get much easier for the Wizards, who travel to Orlando on Wednesday before hosting New York two days later.
Washington (0-3) did split the season series with the Celtics in 2010-11, winning the two games at the Verizon Center by a combined three points, but Pierce, Allen, Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo all sat out the April 11 loss to rest for the playoffs.- http://www.cbssports.com/

 

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