“That was a moment I’ll never forget the rest of my life”, said Nowitzki, who finished the game with 22 points, giving him 28,609 for his career.
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Guus Hiddink warns under-performing Chelsea charges
Former Chelsea hit man Drogba sat alongside Hiddink and owner Roman Abramovich for the 3-1 win over Sunderland last weekend. Derby manager Paul Clement was a first team coach at Blues under Hiddink when the Dutchman was there previously in 2009.
Undaunted, the Dallas Mavericks played a dominant first half before nearly letting this game slip away – and probably would have if not a for a career-high in points for another guard, this one named J.J.
Tornado watch, T’storm warnings issued
There were reports of trees down near Calcasieu, Louisiana, along with power outages and one person injured in a camping trailer. The National Weather Service forecasts likely storms forming the night of Christmas Eve and intensifying through the weekend.
The team has struggled so mightily that its chances at the playoffs are almost nonexistent only 30 games into the season.
Rocket returns from space
Welcome to the club! In 2014, SpaceX twice reentered a Falcon 9 first stage from space and landed it in the Atlantic Ocean. Monday night’s mission was the first time SpaceX has been able to successfully touch down the Falcon 9 post-launch.
Teague ended up scoring 23 points, grabbing six rebounds and dishing out nine assists.
Zach LaVine was the Timberwolves’ top-scorer with 17 points.
Sacramento 108, at IN 106: DeMarcus Cousins scored 25 points and had a season-high 16 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo had 13 points and 16 assists for the Kings. “I think he’ll take pride in this, because it’s something to be proud of, but we’re trying to win games here, and that’s his number one focus”.
Knicks star Carmelo Anthony didn’t play because of a sprained right ankle.
“I come in here with a bad haircut and a bad earring, and not knowing [the National Basketball Association game], and the first year all these ups and downs and doubts creeping in, did you make the right decision”.
Orlando Magic got the better of the Houston Rockets in a 104-101 triumph, while the Atlanta Hawks edged the Detroit Pistons 107-100 despite a strong performance from Andre Drummond (25 points). He also hit a go-ahead floater and converted the and-1 to put the Mavs up 108-105 with 12.4 seconds left. He started as a three, and became arguably the best stretch four in the history of the game – he redefined the game at that position. Ellis scored 21 points.
The Nets then made 12 of their first 14 shots of the third to surge into the lead and had a 92-81 advantage in the fourth that it couldn’t hold in its fifth straight home loss.
FREE THROWS… Bojan Bogdanovic set the Nets season high with five three-pointers Wednesday… Portland, which was without All-Star point guard Damian Lillard (foot) got 19 points from CJ McCollum. You know, we had a great mixture of guys in the second half that came in and gave us energy. Kawhi Leonard led all scorers with 19 points.
MILWAUKEE – Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 22 points and Milwaukee made interim head coach Joe Prunty’s debut memorable, cruising to a victory over Philadelphia. Brooklyn Nets’ Brook Lopez (11) blocks a shot by Dallas Mavericks’ JaVale McGee (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, in NY. He was solid all night with seven points off the bench.
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The Cavs blew an 11-point lead but ended the game with an 11-2 run for the 91-84 victory.
