Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Martin takes out All-Star snub on Sonics
NBA Roundup
By Mike Fitzpatrick
The Associated Press
Kenyon Martin is not going to the NBA All-Star game this weekend, and the Seattle SuperSonics became the latest team to pay for it.
Martin scored a career-high 35 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the New Jersey Nets beat Seattle 109-108 in overtime Monday night.
In four games since the Eastern Conference All-Star reserves were chosen and Martin was left out, the 25-year-old forward has averaged 26.5 points and 15.3 rebounds.
"I told the guys I am going to go out and destroy everybody, no matter who it is," Martin said.
Jason Kidd, who missed the last two games with a groin injury, hit a 3-pointer with 1:31 left in overtime to put the Nets ahead for good. New Jersey improved to 22-2 at home.
Martin shot 13-of-18 from the floor and blocked two shots, including one by Rashard Lewis at the end of regulation.
"I think that he's showing he's an All-Star in this league," Kidd said of his emotional teammate. "He'll get his time when his name is called. Right now, I'm going to campaign for him to be on the Olympic team."
In other games, it was Miami 99, Atlanta 79; New Orleans 103, Boston 96; Dallas 92, Utah 90; Phoenix 115, Chicago 111 in overtime; and Golden State 101, Memphis 91.
Desmond Mason scored a season-high 30 points, but missed an open 3-point attempt at the buzzer in a disheartening loss for Seattle, which rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second half.
"It felt good when it left my hands," Mason said. "It was the best shot you could possibly get. I had no one on me. It just didn't fall."
Kidd finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds, winning his point guard matchup with Gary Payton, who had 12 points and seven assists.
Mason scored 10 of Seattle's final 12 points in regulation. Lewis added 25 points and eight rebounds.
Heat 99, Hawks 79 At Miami, Eddie Jones scored 26 points, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range, as the Heat ended Atlanta's three-game winning streak.
Reserve forward LaPhonso Ellis added 15 points and Mike James had 13 as the Miami bench outscored Atlanta's reserves 39-15. Brian Grant got his 19th double-double of the season with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks.
Hornets 103, Celtics 96 At New Orleans, Jamal Mashburn scored 30 points, including a pair of tough jumpers down the stretch as the Hornets extended Boston's losing streak to four.
Mashburn, headed to his first All-Star game Sunday, reached 30 points for the second consecutive game. David Wesley added 18 for New Orleans, which avoided falling below .500 for the first time this season.
Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 27 points.
Mavericks 92, Jazz 90 At Salt Lake City, Nick Van Exel hit a 3-pointer with 13.1 seconds left and Dallas beat Utah to spoil Karl Malone's 1,400th career game.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and Steve Nash 20 for the Mavericks, who squandered a 16-point lead before rallying for their fourth straight win.
Utah's Matt Harpring scored 20 points, but missed a baseline jumper that would have forced overtime.
Malone finished with 18 points for the Jazz. He became the fourth NBA player to reach the 1,400-game milestone, joining teammate John Stockton (1,470), Kareem Abdul-Jabar (1,560) and Robert Parish (1,611).
Suns 115, Bulls 111, OT At Phoenix, All-Star teammates Stephon Marbury and Shawn Marion scored 36 points apiece to help the Suns edge Chicago.
Marbury, who also had nine assists, scored six in overtime, including consecutive drives to the basket that put Phoenix ahead 111-108 with 1:30 to play.
Marion sank a 3-pointer with 19.4 seconds left in regulation to help send the game to overtime after Phoenix trailed most of the night.
Jalen Rose scored 28 points for Chicago, but his streak of consecutive free throws made ended at 33. Donyell Marshall had 23 points and 18 rebounds as the Bulls dropped to 2-24 on the road.
Warriors 101, Grizzlies 91 At Oakland, Calif., Troy Murphy had 21 points and 13 rebounds and Gilbert Arenas added 21 points and nine assists as Golden State snapped a three-game losing streak.
The Warriors improved to 21-26, matching their win total from last season with one game remaining before the All-Star break.
The Grizzlies shot 39 percent in dropping their sixth straight game and ninth in 10. Pau Gasol led Memphis with 20 points and nine rebounds.
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