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Green scores 31 as short-handed Celtics roll

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Jeff Green scored 31 points in his first start of the season, and the short-handed Boston Celtics routed the Phoenix Suns 113-88 on Friday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Rudy Gay scored a season-high 32 points, DeMar DeRozan had 18 and the Toronto Raptors beat New York 100-98 on Friday night, handing the slumping Knicks their season-worst fourth straight loss.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

James Harden and Carlos Delfino each scored 22 points, and the Houston Rockets tied their longest winning streak against any opponent by beating the Brooklyn Nets for the 13th straight time, 106-96 on Friday night.

Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com

Omer Asik shows off some fancy footwork as he stops, spins and slams.The post Omer Asik Stops, Spins and Slams appeared first on Dime Magazine (dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers.

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Nets guard Joe Johnson sat out for the first time this season Friday against Houston because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot.

Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com

Jordan Crawford is not short on confidence, and nerves are rarely an issue for him on the basketball court. But the 24-year-old guard admitted he got a monster case of the butterflies when he learned he had been traded to the Boston Celtics on Thursday.

Joe Brescia, nytimes.com

John Salley, a 6-foot-11 power forward and center, became a vegetarian in January 1991 after he felt he had to make changes in his lifestyle.

Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com

Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Johnson missed Friday night's game against the Houston Rockets due to a sore left heel.

Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com

Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams told reporters Friday he received his third set of cortisone shots in both of his ankles on Thursday, and said he'll "probably" receive another set before the playoffs begin.