(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-02-11 14:56

"I like to think we're making strides, but games against Boston and Detroit will show if we've made them."

Travis Diener added 15 points and nine assists and Jeff Foster 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Pacers, who played the second half without key scorer Mike Dunleavy after he suffered a bruised knee while tallying 11 points in the first half.

The Blazers played their second straight game without All-Star Brandon Roy, who is away because of a death in the family.

"We had a lot of open looks out there tonight, we just didn't knock down any shots," said Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge, who had 21 points and 11 rebounds in the losing cause.

David West had 33 points and 10 rebounds, Peja Stojakovic hit six three-pointers en route to 26 points and Chris Paul scored dished out 16 assists as the New Orleans Hornets scored a 112-99 home win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Rudy Gay gad 26 for Memphis, who lost their sixth straight games.

The New York Knicks snapped an eight-game losing streak by rallying from a 17-point deficit to produce a 99-98 road win over the Milwaukee Bucks as Jamal Crawford tallied 30 points.

The Utah Jazz had their 10-game winning streak snapped on Friday but came back with a 97-87 home win over the injury-depleted Chicago Bulls.

Carlos Boozer had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the winners.

Monta Ellis delivered 16 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors came through with a 10=5-102 home win over the Sacramento Kings, who got 21 points and 13 rebounds from Ron Artest.

Stephen Jackson added 26 points for the winners.

Agencies

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