Cavaliers hang on to down Clippers
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02/08/2012 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In his first start of the season in place of the concussed Kyrie Irving, Ramon Sessions outplayed Chris Paul, scoring 24 points to go with 13 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers took down the Los Angeles Clippers, 99-92.
Irving suffered the concussion after being kneed in the head during the fourth quarter of Tuesday's loss to the Miami Heat. He experienced headaches after the game that worsened over the course of the night and during pregame activities prior to Wednesday's contest.
Los Angeles' Caron Butler had a chance to tie the game at 95 with 9.8 seconds left, but his three-pointer from the left wing was off the mark.
Antawn Jamison finished with 27 points and eight rebounds for Cleveland, which won for the second time in three games.
Paul finished with 16 points and 12 assists, while Blake Griffin had 25 points and 15 boards for the Clippers, who had won six of their last seven games coming in. Randy Foye started in place of the injured Chauncey Billups, who suffered a torn left Achilles in Monday's game, and netted 15 points.
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeremy Lin's amazing debut continued Wednesday as the undrafted point guard recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds as the New York Knicks downed the Washington Wizards, 107-93. Lin made his second car
<< Bucks pull away to beat Raptors
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Six Bucks scored in double figures, including
Carlos Delfino's season-high 25 points, as Milwaukee knocked off the Toronto
Raptors, 105-99, at Air Canada Centre on Wednesday.
Linas Kleiza's free throws wit
<< Parker, Spurs get past 76ers
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tony Parker exploded for 37 points to go
with eight assists as the Spurs held off the 76ers, 100-90, at Wells Fargo
Center on Wednesday.
Gary Neal added 18 points and Tim Duncan recorded a doubl
<< Boeheim passes Dean as Syracuse edges Georgetown
Syracuse, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kris Joseph scored a career-high 29 points and
hit the game-winning shot in overtime, as No. 2 Syracuse downed No. 12
Georgetown, 64-61, on Wednesday.
The Orange (24-1, 11-1 Big East) have won four st
<< Virginia rolls over Wake Forest
Charlottesville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Scott led a balanced attack with
19 points and five rebounds as the 19th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers dominated
the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 68-44.
Joe Harris added 11 points for the Cavaliers
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Anderson scored 27 points, Dwight Howard added 25 and both players had double-doubles to lead the Orlando Magic to a 102-89 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday. The Magic made 17 three-pointers and
Monroe leads Pistons over Nets >>
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Greg Monroe had 20 points to go with 12 rebounds
and four assists as the Detroit Pistons earned their second road win of the
season with a 99-92 win over the New Jersey Nets.
Jonas Jerebko scored 16 points to
Hurricanes roll past Tar Heels >>
Coral Gables, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shenise Johnson scored 19 points and
Riquna Williams netted 17 to pace No. 6 Miami-Florida as it defeated No. 22
North Carolina, 61-37, at BankUnited Center on Wednesday.
The Hurricanes (21-3, 10
Boston College upsets No. 15 Florida State >>
Chestnut Hill, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jordan Daniels netted a game-high 21
points to go with five assists as Boston College knocked off No. 15 Florida
State, 64-60, on Wednesday.
Matt Humphrey finished with 15 points and Ryan Anderso
Smith leads Hawks past Pacers >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Smith had 28 points and 12 rebounds on
Wednesday, leading the Hawks to a 97-87 win over the Pacers.
Atlanta had lost three in a row, but got 20 points and eight assists from Joe
Johnson, 17 points f
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Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
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