Around the NBA: 2/22/2012

The NBA had 13 games on the docket tonight as teams prepared for the All-Star break. Now for the top performers from tonight. In third was the play of Blake Griffin who scored 27 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and 5 assists in a win over the Nuggets. In second was John Wall who scored 21 points, dished out 11 assists, and grabbed 9 rebounds in a lost to the Kings. And in first was Chris Paul’s performance against the Nuggets. Paul scored 36 points and dished out 9 assists in a 103-95 win over the Nuggets.

Now for the scores from around the league…

NBA Scoreboard	2/22/2012
Hornets                                89 (8-25, 5-11 away) Cavaliers                              84 (13-18, 8-9 home)                                                       Final	Scoring Leaders: NO: Chris Kaman 21 pts CLE: Antawn Jamison 22 pts
Celtics                                 104 (15-17, 4-9 away) Thunder                              119 (26-7, 14-1 home)                                                       Final	Scoring Leaders: BOS: Paul Pierce 23 pts OKC: Russell Westbrook 31 pts
Kings                                   115 (11-22, 4-17 away) Wizards                                107 (7-26, 4-13 home)                                                       Final	Scoring Leaders: SAC: Marcus Thornton 22 pts WAS: Jordan Crawford 32 pts
Pistons                                  93 (11-24, 3-14 away) Raptors                                103 (10-23, 5-11 home)                                                       Final	Scoring Leaders: DET: Greg Monroe 30 pts TOR: Demar DeRozan 23pts
Pacers                                  102 (21-12, 11-8 away) Bobcats                                 88 (4-28, 2-12 home)                                                       Final	Scoring Leaders: IND: Tyler Hansbrough 22 pts CHA: Corey Maggette 20 pts
Magic                                  108 (22-12, 10-6 away) Nets                                     91 (10-25, 3-13 home)                                                       Final	Scoring Leaders: ORL: Dwight Howard 20 pts NJ: MarShon Brooks 24 pts
Hawks                                  82 (19-14, 10-9 away) Knicks                                  99 (17-17, 10-9 home)                                                       Final	Scoring Leaders: ATL: Jeff Teague 18 pts NY: Jeremy Lin 17 pts
Bucks                                     91 (13-20, 6-12 away) Bulls                                   110 (27-8, 13-2 home)                                            Final	Scoring Leaders: MIL: Brandon Jennings 20 pts CHI: Carlos Boozer 20 pts
76ers                                   87 (20-14, 7-8 away) Rockets                                  93 (20-14, 14-4 home)                                                       Final	Scoring Leaders: PHI: Nikola Vucevic 18 pts HOU: Luis Scola 19 pts
Jazz                                     98 (15-17, 3-11 away) Timberwolves                      100 (17-17, 10-10 home)                                                       Final	Scoring Leaders: UTA: Paul Millsap 25 pts MIN: J.J. Barea 22 pts
Warriors                               106 (13-17, 4-8 away) Suns                                   104 (14-20, 7-9 home)                                                       Final	Scoring Leaders: GS: Monta Ellis 26 pts PHX: Channing Frye 22 pts
Lakers                                 96 (20-13, 6-11 away) Mavericks                            91 (21-13, 13-6 home)                                                       Final	Scoring Leaders: LAL: Pau Gasol 24 pts DAL: Dirk Nowitzki 25 pts
Nuggets                              95 (18-16, 9-9 away) Clippers                             103 (20-11, 12-4 home)                                                       Final	Scoring Leaders: DEN: Arron Afflalo 20 pts LAC: Chris Paul 36 pts