MIAMI (AP)- The New York Knicks and Jeremy Lin are in Miami to play the Heat tonight in their final game before this weekend's All-Star break. Lin had an easy night with 17 points and nine assists as the Knicks reached the .500 mark last night with their ninth victory in 11 games, 99-82 over Atlanta.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Russell Westbrook scored 31 points, Kevin Durant added 28 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Boston Celtics 119-104 for their 11th straight home victory. Kevin Garnett scored 23 in his return after a two-game absence but that wasn't enough to lift the Celtics, who were still without point guard Rajon Rondo (RAH'-zhahn RAHN'-doh) as he sat out the second game of a two-game suspension.
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bulls coasted into the All-Star break by routing Milwaukee 110-91 as Joakim (JOH'-kihm) Noah had 13 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double by a Chicago center in roughly 35 years. Carlos Boozer scored 20 points, Derrick Rose and Luol Deng (LOO'-ul dehng) each added 16.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Brad Marchand scored twice and Tim Thomas stopped 30 shots to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 win over St. Louis. That ends the Blues' team-record point streak at 21 home games.
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - Tiger Woods plays Nick Watney in the second round of the Match Play Championship today in Arizona after surviving a scare yesterday to rally late and beat Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (kuh-STAHN'-yoh) 1-up. Watney breezed past British Open champion Darren Clarke 5-and-4.
