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ATLANTA —Josh Smith is skeptical about his chances of making the All-Star game
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like he deserves to go. Smith scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in his
final game before the All-Star reserves are announced, leading the Hawks to a
97-87 victory over the Indiana Pacers that snapped Atlantas three-game home
losing streak Wednesday night. The Hawks, who had fallen behind by big margins
in each game on the homestand, finally got off to a good start. Atlanta built a
21-point lead in the first half and withstood repeated runs by Indiana over the
final two quarters. Smith made sure of that. “Weve got to play with urgency and
desperation as a team,” he said. “Tonight, it definitely showed. We had to get a
win before we go out on the road.” Joe Johnson added 20 points for the Hawks,
while Kirk Hinrich (17) and Tracy McGrady (13) contributed valuable minutes off
the bench. But this night belonged to Smith, who has stepped up his game with
All-Star centre Al Horford expected to miss most of the season with an injury.
Smith is averaging 15.6 points and 8.9 rebounds a game, numbers that may finally
be good enough to land an All-Star nod of his own. Not that hes confident of his
chances heading into Thursdays announcement. “I thought Ive deserved it two
years in a row,” Smith said. “Im not going to get my hopes up until I see how it
goes.” Danny Granger scored 21 points to lead the Pacers, who couldnt overcome
the big deficit after winning the night before at home. Indiana has lost nine
straight in Atlanta, a streak dating to 2006. The Hawks hit enough shots to hold
off the Pacers. With Indiana closing, Hinrich swished a 3-pointer, then Smith
slammed in a rebound with his left hand after Marvin Williams missed a jumper,
leaving the rim shaking and the crowd roaring. “Josh played super,” Hawks coach
Larry Drew said. “He doesnt get the credit he deserves. He makes an impact at
both ends of the court.” David West and Tyler Hansbrough added 15 points apiece
for Indiana, while Roy Hibbert had 10 points and 10 rebounds. But the Hawks,
with only one true healthy centre on the roster, out-rebounded the Pacers 45-33.
Atlanta also won the running game, finishing with a 28-11 edge in fast-break
points. “Give Atlanta a lot of credit,” Indiana coach Frank Vogel said. “They
came out, obviously having lost three in a row, with a tremendous edge and took
the fight to us in the first half.” Right from the tip, the Hawks raced to an
8-1 lead and stretched the margin to double figures before the game was seven
minutes old, moving the ball and hustling on defence like they did before their
recent slide. The biggest cheers went up when lumbering centre Zaza Pachulia
came up with an offensive rebound, then flipped a no-look, behind-the-back pass
to Williams for a dunk. The reaction was much different when Jeff Teague drove
toward the basket, only to get sent tumbling to the floor when he ran into
Hansbrough. The officials called an offensive foul on Ivan Johnson, ruling that
he caused Hansbrough to stumble into Teague. Johnson was whistled for a
technical when he disputed the call, while Teague got up slowly after a nasty
fall, hurting but not seriously injured. Atlanta had its biggest lead in the
final minute of the first half before West buried a three-pointer at the buzzer,
leaving the Pacers with a 59-41 deficit. It was too much of a margin to overcome
for a team making a quick turnaround after beating Utah 24 hours earlier. “We
fought like dogs in the second half to come back and compete and make it a game,
but they were too much,” Vogel said. “Their starting lineup, Josh Smith and
Joe Johnson, were too much. And obviously Hinrich and Tracy McGrady scoring 30
points off the bench gave them a tremendous lift. Youre not going to win games
giving up 28 fast-break points, period.” After his nifty play early on, Pachulia
had some ugly moments toward the end. First, he missed a dunk after Smith
flopped to the court to retrieve a loose ball and flipped a pass forward to his
centre, lumbering all alone in front of everyone else. Then, apparently losing
track of where he was on a fast break, Pachulia took a pass and seemed ready to
go in for another dunk attempt, only to realize he was too far from the hoop. He
was called for walking instead. Notes: NBA commissioner David Stern attended the
game, stopping off in Atlanta after making the announcement that the 2013
All-Star Game will be held in Houston. Stern expressed confidence in the Hawks
ownership group, which tried to sell the team last summer, saying they are “way
down my list of current worries.” ... McGrady nearly squared off with Indianas
Lou Amundson after slamming into the Pacers player going for a rebound. They
jawed at each other but their teammates stepped in quickly to pull them away
from each other. Both received technicals. ... Drew barked at Josh Tiven even
after the official called a foul on Indiana, apparently because he didnt blow
the whistle soon enough to the coachs liking. Another official, Eric Lewis,
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Kyodo news agency reported.BOSTON—Rajon Rondo got his pregame orders from Doc
Rivers. The Celtics coach wanted his point guard to concentrate on scoring.
Rondo did that—and so much more. He finished with 16 points, 14 assists and
11 rebounds, and Boston handed Miami its biggest loss of the season, pulling
away with a dominant third quarter for a 91-72 win over the Heat on Sunday.
Rondo had eight assists in that period when the Celtics outscored the Heat
31-12, turning a 49-44 halftime lead into an 80-56 advantage. They stayed ahead
by at least 19 the rest of the way for their fifth straight win. He also had 10
points in the first quarter. Not bad for a sometimes shaky shooter who hadnt
scored more than seven points in any of his previous five games. “We told Rondo
that we needed him to be a scorer. Not a playmaker, a scorer,” Rivers said. “He
set the tone at the beginning of the game by doing that and I thought that
loosened it up for everybody.” He reached the triple-double mark for the fifth
time this season with 8 1/2 minutes to play. It was his 13th consecutive game
with at least 10 assists and another outstanding performance in a marquee game
on national television, a scenario in which he seems to thrive. “Four or five
guys came up to me today and told me to be aggressive and show them what a great
point guard (I am),” Rondo said. “So I just try to go out there and be great.”
The Heat were far from that, making just 34.8 per cent of their shots. And
LeBron James failed to get an assist for just the second time in his career. “We
didnt make any shots,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. “You dont get assists
off of missed field goals.” The loss continued a couple of disturbing trends for
the Heat—seven losses in their last 10 road games and three consecutive
setbacks of at least 15 points. Their previous worst defeat of the season came
just one week earlier, 103-87 at Oklahoma City, and their last loss of more than
19 points came on March 4, 2011 at San Antonio, 125-95. Miami has the fewest
home losses in the league at 21-2 but is only 16-12 on the road. “Its definitely
a string of issues on the road,” James said. “Weve got to be more mentally
tough.” The Heat, playing their third game in four days, were led by James with
23 points and Dwyane Wade with 15. Chris Bosh, the other member of Miamis “Big
3”, scored the Heats first four points but didnt score again. The Celtics,
combining tenacious defence with outstanding play in transition, increased their
Atlantic Division lead to one game over idle Philadelphia. Paul ;Pierce scored
23 points, and Brandon Bass added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Boston. Andrew Luck Shirts. “We know we can play with
the best,” Pierce said. “It feels great. The crowd is behind you. Youre
executing. Youre not turning the ball over. Youre rebounding. Thats the type of
game we have to play.” Does such a dominant performance against one of the NBAs
best teams boost the Celtics confidence? “I dont know if it does anything for
our confidence,” Rivers said. “Our guys are a pretty confident group. They feel
they can play with anyone.” Miami scored two of the first three baskets of the
third quarter, cutting the lead to 51-48. Then the Celtics outscored the Heat
29-8 the rest of the period, hitting 14 of 23 shots while Miami made only 5 of
19. “The lead went from five to almost like 20 in the snap of a finger,” Wade
said. “We got shots. We didnt put them in and they capitalized on it.” It was
55-50 when Rondos layup began a 17-2 run in which the Heats only points were two
free throws by Wade. James finally hit a field goal, making it 72-54, but the
Celtics scored eight of the remaining 10 points in the quarter. And they kept up
the defensive pressure in the fourth quarter. “The game is a game of runs,”
Rondo said, “and we know theyre a big team that can make a lot of runs, make
like a 14-0 run. So we want to continue to get stops defensively and push the
ball offensively up the court.” The Celtics led 29-19 after one, led by Rondos
10 points, four rebounds and four assists. They stretched that to 34-23, then
went cold offensively while the Heat scored the next 10 points, closing the gap
to 34-33. Bass stopped the drought with a shot from the top of the key with 4:57
left in the first half, Bostons first points in 4:08. With the score tied at 40,
the Celtics got the next five points on a jumper by Kevin Garnett and a
three-point play from Pierce to take a five-point lead. Notes: Rondos streak of
double-figure-assists games is the NBAs longest since Steve Nash had 14 in
March-April 2005. ... Miamis Udonis Haslem returned to the team after missing
Friday nights 113-101 win in Toronto, remaining in Florida to attend to a
personal matter. ... James scored in double figures for his 407th consecutive
game. ... Bostons Ray Allen missed his sixth straight game with a sore right
ankle. ... Avery Bradley made a highlight-reel block on Wade in the second
quarter that sent the Miami guard sprawling to the floor. “I patted him on the
butt and told him he looked like me on that play,” Wade said. ’ ’ ’
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