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NBA schedule: Nuggets host Rockets, Hawks visit Spurs

2013-04-06T14:00:09Z

The Denver Nuggets will move forward without Danilo Gallinari when they host the Houston Rockets on Saturday.

Gallinari, who was second on Denver in scoring this season, suffered a torn ACL against Dallas on Thursday and will miss the remainder of the season.

The San Antonio Spurs enter Saturday's game versus the Atlanta Hawks with injury concerns of their own as Manu Ginobili is already sidelined with a hamstring injury and Tony Parker was hurt in a 100-88 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.

The Spurs enter Saturday's game tied with the Thunder for first place in the Western Conference standings while the Hawks trail Chicago by a half game for the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference.

The complete NBA schedule for Saturday is below. All times are ET.

Pacers vs. Wizards at 7 p.m.
Bobcats vs. Nets at 7:30 p.m.
76ers vs. Heat at 7:30 p.m.
Pistons vs. Timberwolves at 8 p.m.
Hawks vs. Spurs at 8:30 p.m.
Raptors vs. Bucks at 8:30 p.m.
Rockets vs. Nuggets at 9:00 p.m.

View the complete NBA schedule on SI.com.

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Grizzlies vs. Lakers recap: Kobe Bryant scores 24 points in 86-84 win over Memphis

2013-04-06T04:55:50Z

Kobe Bryant recorded 24 points and nine assists and Pau Gasol converted on a go-ahead layup with just over a minute to play in the game to lift the Lakers over the Grizzlies, 86-84, on Friday.

The Grizzlies had a chance to win the game down one, 85-84, with 16.2 seconds left in the game but Mike Conley missed a long jumper to allow the Lakers to hang on for the win.

The win was the Lakers third in a row and improved them to 40-36 on the season and a full game ahead of the Utah Jazz for eighth place. The game was also Bryant's third consecutive game with nine or more assists as he had combined for 25 helpers in the previous two games.

Pau Gasol had 19 points and nine rebounds on 8-of-14 shooting from the field in the win.

The loss snapped the Grizzlies' four-game winning streak and pushed them a full game behind the Denver Nuggets for third place in the Western Conference standings.

Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies with 11 points, eight rebounds, seven assists while Mike Conley added 21 points for Memphis in the loss.

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Thunder vs. Pacers recap: Kevin Durant leads Oklahoma City over Indiana, 97-75

2013-04-06T02:28:32Z

Kevin Durant scored 34 points on 13-of-21 shooting from the field to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Indiana Pacers, 97-75, on Friday.

The Thunder snapped Indiana's five-game winning streak while the win marked Oklahoma City's second victory in as many nights as they also defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 100-88, on Thursday.

Roy Hibbert recorded 22 points and eight rebounds to lead the Pacers in the loss. Hibbert has now scored 20-plus points in three straight games.

The loss dropped the Pacers 1.5 games behind the Knicks for second place in the Eastern Conference standings as New York defeated Milwaukee earlier on Friday.

Durant entered Friday's game 0.02 points ahead of Carmelo Anthony for the scoring title. Anthony had 41 points on Friday to help the Knicks earn their 11th win in a row.

Russell Westbrook added 24 points and nine assists on 10-of-24 shooting from the field in the Thunder win.

The win improved Oklahoma City to 56-20 on the season and moved them into a first-place tie with San Antonio in the Western Conference standings.

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Bucks vs. Knicks recap: Carmelo Anthony continues dominance as New York beats Milwaukee, 101-83

2013-04-06T01:55:42Z

The New York Knicks overcame a nine-point halftime deficit by scoring 42 points in the third quarter as they beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 101-83, on Friday.

Carmelo Anthony continued his hot shooting streak as he finished with 41 points and 14 rebounds on 17-of-28 shooting from the field. Anthony is now 52-of-81 from the field in the last three games and entered Friday's games just 0.02 points behind Kevin Durant for the scoring title this season.

Brandon Jennings led Milwaukee with 25 points on 9-of-20 shooting from the field.

The win was New York's 11th in a row and put them a full game ahead of the Indiana Pacers for second place in the Eastern Conference.

The loss was Milwaukee's second in a row and seventh in the last nine games to drop them to three games under .500 (36-39). Despite their recent losing streak, the Bucks still have a five-game lead over the Philadelphia 76ers for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

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