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BASEBALL
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS—Exercised the 2011 contract option on OF Michael Cuddyer.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Placed OL Jason Spitz on injured reserve. Signed WR Biren Ealy from the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Placed DT Kendrick Clancy on injured reserve. Signed DT DeMario Pressley from the practice squad.
Basketball
nba
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 7 1 .875 —
Philadelphia 3 2 .600 2½
Toronto 3 3 .500 3
New York 1 6 .143 5½
New Jersey 0 7 .000 6½
Southeast Division
Miami 5 1 .833 —
Orlando 5 1 .833 —
Atlanta 5 2 .714 ½
Charlotte 3 3 .500 2
Washington 2 4 .333 3
Central Division
Chicago 4 2 .667 —
Milwaukee 3 2 .600 ½
Cleveland 4 3 .571 ½
Indiana 2 3 .400 1½
Detroit 2 4 .333 2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 4 2 .667 —
Houston 4 2 .667 —
San Antonio 2 3 .400 1½
New Orleans 2 4 .333 2
Memphis 1 5 .167 3
Northwest Division
Denver 5 2 .714 —
Portland 3 3 .500 1½
Oklahoma City 2 3 .400 2
Utah 2 3 .400 2
Minnesota 1 5 .167 3½
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 5 1 .833 —
Phoenix 5 1 .833 —
L.A. Clippers 2 4 .333 3
Golden State 1 3 .250 3
Sacramento 1 4 .200 3½
Friday's late games
L.A. Lakers 114, Memphis 98
Portland 96, San Antonio 84
L.A. Clippers 118, Golden State 90
Saturday's games
Atlanta 125, Denver 100
Boston 86, New Jersey 76
Chicago 93, Charlotte 90
Milwaukee 102, New York 87
Dallas 129, Toronto 101
Sacramento at Utah (n)
Memphis at L.A. Clippers (n)
Sunday's games
Phoenix at Washington, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Orlando at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Portland, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Hawks 125, Nuggets 100
DENVER (100) — Anthony 7-21 15-18 30, Balkman 1-1 0-0 2, Nene 4-6 4-4 12, Billups 10-22 6-7 27, Graham 1-4 2-2 4, Andersen 3-8 0-2 6, Afflalo 3-8 3-4 9, Carter 0-0 0-0 0, Lawson 3-7 4-4 10, Petro 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-78 34-41 100.
ATLANTA (125) — Williams 4-6 6-6 14, Jos.Smith 8-10 6-8 22, Horford 4-5 3-4 11, Bibby 4-7 0-0 11, Johnson 9-19 2-2 22, Crawford 8-15 8-8 25, Pachulia 0-1 0-0 0, Evans 5-10 0-0 12, Teague 1-9 2-2 4, J. Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Morris 0-1 0-0 0, Collins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 45-87 27-30 125.
Denver 25 25 24 26—100
Atlanta 33 27 30 35—125
Three-point goals—Denver 2-10 (Anthony 1-3, Billups 1-4, Lawson 0-1, Afflalo 0-2), Atlanta 8-19 (Bibby 3-4, Evans 2-4, Johnson 2-5, Crawford 1-3, Teague 0-1, Williams 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Denver 45 (Andersen 11), Atlanta 53 (Horford 12). Assists—Denver 18 (Billups 7), Atlanta 30 (Jos.Smith 7). Total fouls—Denver 24, Atlanta 33. A—17,801 (18,729).
Celtics 86, Nets 76
BOSTON (86) — Pierce 5-8 6-7 16, Garnett 3-13 3-3 9, Perkins 3-5 3-6 9, Rondo 8-11 0-2 16, R.Allen 5-13 2-2 12, Scalabrine 2-3 0-0 5, Sh.Williams 2-3 4-4 8, Wallace 3-10 3-3 9, House 0-3 2-2 2, Giddens 0-0 0-0 0, Hudson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-69 23-29 86.
NEW JERSEY (76) — Simmons 3-6 2-2 10, Boone 4-10 0-0 8, Lopez 10-16 3-3 23, Alston 7-16 3-4 20, Hassell 1-7 1-2 3, T.Williams 4-14 0-3 8, Najera 0-1 0-0 0, Se.Williams 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 31-72 9-14 76.
Boston 18 21 20 27—86
New Jersey 18 22 21 15—76
Three-point goals—Boston 1-10 (Scalabrine 1-1, House 0-1, Rondo 0-1, R.Allen 0-3, Wallace 0-4), New Jersey 5-11 (Alston 3-6, Simmons 2-3, T.Williams 0-1, Najera 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Boston 43 (Garnett 13), New Jersey 47 (Boone 12). Assists—Boston 21 (Pierce 7), New Jersey 16 (Alston 7). Total fouls—Boston 16, New Jersey 24. Technicals—Wallace. A—16,119 (19,990).
Bulls 93, Bobcats 90
CHARLOTTE (90) — Wallace 5-13 1-2 12, Diaw 8-14 1-3 20, Chandler 5-8 3-3 13, Felton 5-17 3-4 14, Bell 3-12 2-2 9, Mohammed 0-0 0-0 0, Augustin 0-2 0-0 0, Murray 3-12 0-0 7, Radmanovic 4-7 0-0 12, Ajinca 0-0 0-0 0, Graham 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 34-86 10-14 90.
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