NBA wRap: Dragic burns Suns, Jack drops Dubs

Naveen Ganglani

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NBA wRap: Dragic burns Suns, Jack drops Dubs
Goran Dragic shines in his first game against his former team Phoenix Suns and Jarret Jack burries a jumper in the clutch vs the Golden State Warriors

MANILA, Philippines – Goran Dragic took on his former team in the house of his new team and came away with the last laugh – but not before heated altercations took place between his current and former teammates.

In Brooklyn, the Nets beat the Warriors thanks to Jarrett Jack in the clutch.

All that and more on Tuesday’s, March 3, NBA wRap:

Miami Heat (26-33) 115 – 98 Phoenix Suns (31-30)
MIA: Tyler Johnson: 26 points, 4 steals, 1 rebounds
PHX: PJ Tucker: 20 points, 14 rebounds

The Heat swept their season series with the Suns but not before  through a physical encounter that involved three ejections and two flagrant fouls – one on Markieff Morris, who was thrown out, and another on former PBA import Henry Walker.

Morris was thrown out for committing a hard foul on former teammate Goran Dragic on a fastbreak:

Dragic played just 15 minutes against his former team due to foul trouble but still finished with 21 points – 10 to seal the game in the fourth quarter.

Dwyane Wade had 16 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Big man Hassan Whiteside had 17 points and 10 rebounds, but was thrown out in the third period, along with Alex Len, as the two brawled:

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Toronto Raptors (38-22) 114 – 103 Philadelphia 76ers (13-47)
TOR: DeMar DeRozan: 35 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists
PHI: Ish Smith: 19 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds

The Raps broke a five-game skid by beating Philly without Kyle Lowry (rest) thanks to DeRozan’s best game of the season. The win keeps Toronto ahead of Chicago for the #2 seed in the East.

Brooklyn Nets (25-33) 110 – 108 Golden State Warriors (46-12)
BKN: Brook Lopez: 26 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block
GSW: Steph Curry: 26 points, 7 assists, 2 rebounds

Lopez was the star of the game but it was Jarrett Jack’s jumper late in the fourth quarter that gave his two a two-point lead and served as the game winner. Jack came off the bench, scoring 9 points in 28 minutes. Deron Williams also played well, putting up 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.

GSW led 9-8 in the first quarter and either trailed or tied with BKN the rest of the way. Curry went supernova in the fourth, hitting 3 straight triples at one point to inch his team closer in the last few minutes.

How good was Steph?


But Jack had the last laugh:

With the win, the Nets climbed to the #8 seed in the East standings (25-33).

Highlight of the Day:

Los Angeles Clippers (40-21) 110 – 105 Minnesota Timberwolves (13-46)
LAC: Chris Paul: 26 points, 14 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals
MIN: Ricky Rubio: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists

The Clips won their third straight game while Minny lost for the sixth time in their last eight games. The contest went down to the wire but was eventually decided when Gary Neal missed a triple that could have tied the match at 108-all.

Paul was superb all game, including in this sequence where he hit a clutch jumper:

Paul was also very mean to Minny rookie Zach LaVine on this play:

After the game, Glen “Big Baby” Davis was pretty ecstatic about his team’s win:

Dallas Mavericks (40-22) 102 – 93 New Orleans Pelicans (32-28)
DAL: Monta Ellis: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
NOP: Eric Gordon: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists

Dallas broke a two-game slump by ending New Orleans’ five-game win streak as the Pelicans played without Anthony Davis, Ryan Anderson, and Jrue Holiday. Rajon Rondo had a good game, registering 19 points and 5 rebounds in the win.

– Rappler.com

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