National Basketball Association Game Capsules

11:20 PM, Feb 7, 2012   |    comments
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Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Darren Collison scored a season-high 25 points and added four rebounds as the Indiana Pacers held off the Utah Jazz, 104-99, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. Utah erased a 21-point third quarter deficit, but the Pacers managed to hold on. Roy Hibbert added a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds and Danny Granger scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter for the Pacers, who improved to 16-0 this season when scoring 90 or more points. Paul Millsap had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds and Al Jefferson added 16 points for the Jazz, who lost their fourth straight game away from EnergySolutions Arena and fell to 2-7 on the road.

Final Score: Boston 94, Charlotte 84

Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for second all- time on Boston's scoring list as he scored 15 points to go with nine assists and eight rebounds in a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats at TD Garden on Tuesday. Kevin Garnett led the Celtics with 22 points and Ray Allen chipped in 17. Rajon Rondo added a double-double with 10 points and 14 assists as the Celtics have won five straight and nine of their last ten. The Bobcats were led by Reggie Williams' 21 points and got a season-high 20 points from Derrick Brown. Kemba Walker dropped in 16 points as the Bobcats lost their 12th straight game.

Final Score: Miami 107, Cleveland 91

Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade and LeBron James had 26 and 24 points, respectively, as the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 107-91 at American Airlines Arena. Chris Bosh added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Heat, who have won three in a row and eight of nine overall. Mario Chalmers and Udonis Haslem each had 14 points. Miami is off to its best 25- game start in franchise history with a 19-6 record. The previous best was 18-7 (three times). Antawn Jamison ended with 25 points and nine boards for the Cavaliers, who have lost three of four. Alonzo Gee and Kyrie Irving tallied 17 and 16 points, respectively.

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