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Brooks was here. (NBAE via Getty Images/Melissa Majchrzak)

Beast of the Night: Aaron Brooks finished with 28 points, 4 threes, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 turnovers. He seems to be just fine with Kevin Martin starting alongside him.

Noteworthy Lines:
Jameer Nelson – 8-11 FG (73%), 4-6 FT (67%), 2 3ptm, 22 Pts, 3 Reb, 10 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 TO

Samuel Dalembert – 5-10 FG (50%), 2-2 FT (100%), 12 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Stl, 3 Blk, 1 TO

LeBron James – 9-17 FG (53%), 3-5 FT (60%), 1 3ptm, 22 Pts, 7 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 3 TO

Dirk Nowitzki – 12-23 FG (52%), 3-3 FT (100%), 27 Pts, 13 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 1 TO

Tyrus Thomas – 7-16 FG (44%), 2-2 FT (100%), 16 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 2 TO

Manu Ginobili – 4-9 FG (445), 2-2 FT (100%), 3 3ptm, 13 Pts, 4 Reb, 8 Ast, 4 Stl, 2 Blk, 4 TO

Brandon Roy – 7-18 FG (39%), 9-9 FT (100%), 2 3ptm, 25 Pts, 7 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 3 TO

Josh Smith – 7-14 FG (50%), 3-4 FT (75%), 17 Pts, 18 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 3 TO

Carmelo Anthony – 7-21 FG (33%), 2-5 FT (40%), 1 3ptm, 17 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 TO

Waiver Wire Appeal:
Jrue Holiday, Bill Walker, Nicolas Batum, Taj Gibson, George Hill, Marcus Thornton, Drew Gooden

Injuries:
Paul Pierce (thumb): will start tonight

Kendrick Perkins (flu): out tonight

Joakim Noah (foot): will probably miss the next three games

Luol Deng (knee): should return Thursday

Chris Andersen (knee): day-to-day

Monta Ellis (back): day-to-day

Andris Biedrins (groin): day-to-day

Allen Iverson (personal): will not return this season

Hedo Turkoglu (ankle): check his status

Nenad Krstic (thumb, ankle): should play tonight

Craig Smith (bicep): day-to-day