Kings embarrass slumping Raptors 113-90

Tyreke Evans and Kings embarrass Raptors

The Toronto Raptors lost their seventh game in eight, 113-90, with a woefully heartless performance against a team they should have defeated Wednesday night.

Evans’ first triple-double lifts Kings (AP)

Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans, right, drives against Toronto Raptors defender DeMar DeRozan during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The Kings won 113-90.

On a night the Sacramento Kings openly campaigned for Tyreke Evans to be Rookie of the Year, the exciting first-year guard appropriately obliged with another vintage performance. Evans recorded his first career triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the Kings to a 113-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.


Mavericks extend win streak to 13 (AP)

New Jersey Nets forward Terrence Williams (8) and Dallas Mavericks forward Shawn Marion, right, chase down a loose ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Dallas.  The Mavericks won 96-87 giving them a 13-game win streak.

Top scorer Dirk Nowitzki was struggling, and the Dallas Mavericks needed points from other sources. Jason Kidd, Caron Butler, rookie Roddy Beaubois and Shawn Marion picked up the slack. Kidd had 20 points and nine assists, hitting 5 of 8 from 3-point range, and the Mavericks recovered from a lethargic start to match the NBA's longest winning streak this season with their 13th straight victory,...


Manu’s 28 lift Spurs over Knicks (AP)

New York Knicks' David Lee, right, shoots over San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. San Antonio won 97-87.

Losing Tony Parker hurt, just like when Manu Ginobili went down around this time last season. Parker picked up the slack then. Ginobili is doing the same so far. Ginobili scored 28 points and the San Antonio Spurs won for the fifth time in six games with a 97-87 victory over the New York Knicks, who guaranteed themselves a franchise-record ninth consecutive losing season.


Thunder cruise past short-handed Hornets (AP)

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, center, passes in front of New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright, left, and forward David West during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Oklahoma City won 98-83.

Since point guard Chris Paul went out with a knee injury, rookie Darren Collison has been able to duplicate the All-Star's production against just about anyone the New Orleans Hornets play. Just not the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kevin Durant scored 29 points, Russell Westbrook added 17 points and came up just shy of a triple-double, and the Thunder beat injury-depleted New Orleans 98-83 on...