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Beast of the Night: Deron Williams continued his streak and put up 38 points, 3 boards, 13 assists, 2 steals and 1 turnover. He hit 2 threes, shot 55 percent (11-20) from the field and 78 percent (14-18) from the line. He’s averaging a beastly 30.3 points, 1.7 threes, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, 1.7 steals and 2 turnovers in his past three games.
Notable lines:
Chris Paul – 9-22 FG (41%), 2-2 FT (100%), 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 16 Ast, 5 Stl, 1 TO
Chris Kaman – 11-19 FG (58%), 1-6 FT (17%), 23 Pts, 11 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 Blk, 2 TO
Mike Dunleavy – 10-19 FG (53%), 5-5 FT (100%), 1 3ptm, 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 TO
Dwight Howard – 4-10 FG (40%), 13-22 FT (59%), 21 Pts, 23 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 Blk, 3 TO
Thaddeus Young – 12-21 FG (57%), 1-1 FT (100%), 1 3ptm, 26 Pts, 14 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk, 3 TO
Allen Iverson – 7-10 FG (70%), 6-8 FT (75%), 20 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 TO
Jonny Flynn – 11-19 FG (58%), 2-3 FT (67%), 4 3ptm, 28 Pts, 1 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 4 TO
Chris Andersen – 3-5 FG (60%), 9-10 FT (90%), 15 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Stl, 3 Blk
Caron Butler – 6-14 FG (43%), 7-8 FT (88%), 1 3ptm, 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 5 Ast, 5 Stl, 5 TO
Waiver wire watch:
J.J. Redick, Jrue Holiday, Hasheem Thabeet
Injuries:
Joe Smith (thumb): out tonight
Marvin Williams (flu): monitor his status tonight
Will Bynum (ankle): practiced Monday, questionable tonight
Ben Gordon (ankle): should play tonight
Tayshaun Prince (back): unlikely tonight
Quentin Richardson (hamstring): no timetable for return
Jameer Nelson (knee): could return to practice this weekend
Jason Richardson (hand): questionable tonight
Jose Calderon (hip): out for at least their next two games
DeJuan Blair (shoulder): monitor his status
Mike Miller (calf): close to returning
Who to watch tonight:
Goran Dragic, Jared Dudley, Manu Ginobili, Kobe Bryant, Richard Hamilton, Ben Gordon
