Around the NBA: 1/12/2012

The NBA had just 5 games on the docket tonight. The top performers of the night is given out nightly to the top three players around the league that had spectacular nights. Coming in third is Josh Smith who led the Hawks to a win after they learned that Al Horford would miss 3-4 months with a shoulder injury. Smith scored 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a blow out win over the Charlotte Bobcats. And in second was Detroit’s center Greg Monroe who scored 32 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in a lost to the Atlanta Hawks. But in first was the Orlando Magic’s star Dwight Howard who scored 45 points and grabbed 23 rebounds in a win over the Golden State Warriors. Howard also set a record for most free throws taken in a game with 39 free throw attempts.

Now for the scores from around the league…

NBA Scoreboard	1/12/2012
Bobcats                                     81 (2-9, 1-5 away) Hawks                                      111 (8-4, 4-1 home)                                                      Final	Scoring Leaders: CHA: Byron Mullens 21 pts ATL: Josh Smith 30 pts
Pistons                                        93 (2-9, 0-5 away) Bucks                                        102 (4-6, 4-0 home)                                                      Final	Scoring Leaders: DET: Greg Monroe 32 pts MIL: Brandon Jennings 27 pts
Knicks                                        83 (6-5, 3-3 away) Grizzles                                     94 (4-6, 3-2 home)                                                      Final	Scoring Leaders: NY: Bill Walker 14 pts MEM: Rudy Gay 26 pts
Cavaliers                                   101 (5-5, 3-4 away) Suns                                            90 (4-6, 3-3 home)                                                      Final	Scoring Leaders: CLE: Kyrie Irving 26 pts PHX: Steve Nash 16 pts
Magic                                        117 (8-3, 4-2 away) Warriors                                    109 (3-7, 3-4 home)                                                      Final	Scoring Leaders: ORL: Dwight Howard 45 pts GS: Monta Ellis 30 pts