Thursday's NBA roundup

Last update: February 1, 2008 - 12:06 AM

Prince's three-pointer beats L.A.

• DETROIT 90, L.A. LAKERS 89: Tayshaun Prince's three-pointer with 4.4 seconds left lifted the Pistons over the Lakers on Thursday night in Auburn Hills, Mich. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant had 39 points, but didn't get a shot on the final possession. Bryant had an unusual triple-double, adding a career-high 11 turnovers and 10 rebounds to his scoring total. "I have to make smarter decisions with the basketball," he said.

• BOSTON 96, DALLAS 90: James Posey iced the home victory with four free throws in the final 10 seconds for the Celtics, who got 26 points each from Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points for the Mavericks. Boston guard Rajon Rondo stole the ball from Nowitzki and sank a go-ahead reverse layup with 42 seconds left. Kevin Garnett did not play, still nursing an abdominal injury.

• SEATTLE 101, CLEVELAND 95: Chris Wilcox scored Seattle's first 10 points and Kevin Durant had 12 of his 24 in the first quarter as the SuperSonics held off a late surge by the visiting Cavaliers, who played without LeBron James (sprained ankle). The Cavs used a 20-6 run to close to 91-88 with 2:51 left. But Durant scored four quick points and Kurt Thomas' layup pushed the lead back to 97-88 with 1:35 left. Larry Hughes led Cleveland with 28 points.

NOTES

• Chris Paul and David West were picked for their first All-Star game Thursday night, giving the hometown Hornets two players for the city's event New Orleans next month. Detroit (Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton), Phoenix (Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire) and Washington (Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison) also had multiple players chosen as reserves for the Feb. 17 game. Toronto's Chris Bosh and Atlanta guard Joe Johnson were the other reserves picked for the East. Nowitzki, Utah's Carlos Boozer and Portland guard Brandon Roy were selected from the West.

• The Charlotte Bobcats signed 5-5 point guard Earl Boykins for the remainder of the season.

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