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Feb. 1, 2006
Matched up pretty evenly with another young and promising point guard for most of the game Wednesday, Chris Paul separated himself from the Bulls' Kirk Hinrich in the final minutes. Paul scored six straight points for the Hornets on two jumpers and two free throws, in the process lifting his team's lead from 91-90 with 1:49 left to 97-90 with 26 ticks to go. CP3 added a steal down the stretch to seal the Hornets' 100-95 victory. Paul picked up 11 Nestlé Crunch Time points.
Paul pleases late:
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Feb. 2, 2006
Tim Duncan entered Thursday's game knowing he'll start in the All-Star Game in Houston on Feb. 19. The Spurs relied on No. 21's All-Star pedigree down the stretch in their season-high sixth straight win, 89-86 over Golden State. With the Spurs up one and the shot clock winding down, the forward took a pass from Tony Parker, dribbled once and launched a jumper in traffic from just inside the free-throw line. Nothing but net; Spurs up three with 1:44 left. The Warriors made it a one-point game again, but Duncan's two free throws with 10.2 seconds left closed it out. Duncan earned nine Nestlé Crunch Time points for his efforts.
Duncan does his thing:
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Feb. 3, 2006
It hasn't been a very happy new year thus far for the Bobcats. Dealing with a slew of injuries, Charlotte had lost 16 of its 17 games in 2006 (including the last 13) heading into Friday's home game vs. January Player of the Month Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. But this night was different from the start. The Bobcats started strong and held on for a 112-102 triumph. Melvin Ely sealed it with a layup off a sweet Raymond Felton feed with 47.9 seconds to go. It drew a foul as well, and Ely's free throw put Charlotte up 109-100. Ely earned seven Nestlé Crunch Time points.
Ely executes down the stretch:
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Feb. 4, 2006
The Magic ended a four-game slide thanks in part to Steve Francis' work on both ends of the court in Crunch Time. With Orlando leading Boston by five, Francis dribbled down the shot clock, pump-faked and buried a 16-footer with 59.4 seconds to go. The Celtics would cut it to five again, but Francis grabbed a defensive rebound with 21 seconds left, was fouled and made both free throws to ice a 100-91
victory. Francis earned 10 Nestlé Crunch Time points.
Stevie stops and pops:
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Feb. 5, 2006
The Clippers are 11 games over .500 for the first time since moving to Los Angeles in 1984 thanks to Sam Cassell. Sam-I-Am started his slew of clutch shots with a 3-pointer with 5.5 seconds left that tied the game at 111 and sent it to overtime. In OT, Cassell stuck his first two jumpers to start the period and added two foul shots with 15 ticks left to double L.A.'s two-point lead. The Clips held on for a 115-113 road
victory. Cassell was cash money with 14 Nestlé Crunch Time points.
Cassell captains the Clippers' ship:
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Feb. 6, 2006
Normally when the Warriors need a big play, they turn to Jason Richardson or Baron Davis. On Monday, the dynamic duo took a backseat to reserve guard Derek Fisher. After the Nuggets used a late spurt to trim the deficit to six, Fisher hit two free throws with 1:52 remaining. He added a jumper, a finger roll and another free throw as Golden State held on for a 122-114 victory. Fisher posted 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, and carried the load for the Warriors in Nestlé Crunch Time.
Fisher saved his best for last:
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Feb. 7, 2006
Sam Cassell has made a career out of knocking down big shots. Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, he added the Knicks to his long list of teams he has made game-changing baskets against. The point guard hit a pair of trifectas in the final two minutes to seal the Clippers' 85-82 victory. Cassell buried his first 3-pointer from the right wing with 1:49 remaining that put the Clippers up, 80-78. After a New York miss, Cassell stepped back and buried another 3-pointer from the right side for an 83-78 edge with 1:13 left. For his efforts, the veteran tallied 11 Nestlé Crunch Time points.
Cassell drains back-to-back treys:
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Feb. 8, 2006
Bobby Simmons returned to the form that earned him last season's Most Improved Player as Milwaukee edged Orlando in double-overtime Wednesday, 94-89. In a game that saw both squads squander nine-point leads, Simmons 3-ball with 26.6 seconds remaining in regulation forced the first OT, where his jumper put the Bucks up by four. After the Magic fought back once again, Milwaukee would not be denied in the double-bonus and Simmons' four free throws made sure of it. In addition to 15 points and nine boards, he finished with 13 Nestlé Crunch Time points.
Simmons' sharp shooting does the Magic in:
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Feb. 10, 2006
Elton Brand was named to the All-Star team on Thursday. Friday night he showed why. The power forward tied his career high with 44 points, on 17-of-26 shooting, to lift the Clippers to a 91-87 victory over the visiting Grizzlies. His final basket was his most important one, as he took a pass from Sam Cassell and drained a jumper with 22.9 seconds left to increase Los Angeles' lead to four. Brand earned seven Nestlé Crunch Time points.
Brand shows off his All-Star form:
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Feb. 11, 2006
With under a minute to go and his Grizzlies trailing the host Lakers by four, Pau Gasol started to put the finishing touches on what was already a stellar outing. He hit two free throws to pull Memphis within 99-97 with 53 seconds to play and then blocked Lamar Odom on the other end. Gasol wasn't done there as he tied the score at 99-99 on a reverse layup with 29 seconds to go and the Grizzlies pulled out a 100-99 victory. The 7-footer finished with 31 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and 10 Nestlé Crunch Time points.
Gasol sparkles late:
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Feb. 12, 2006
Miami's Dwyane Wade has had many memorable performances in his young career, but Sunday's was something special. He scored the Heat's final 17 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 2.3 seconds to play in a much-needed 100-98 victory
over Detroit. Before delivering the knockout punch, Wade kept Miami going with clutch shot after clutch shot. He cut the deficit to 96-94 with 1:57 to go on a fadeaway jumper, narrowed it to two again with 1:24 remaining on a jumper and knotted the game at 98 with 55 ticks left. In all, he scored 18 of his 37 in the fourth and had 13 Nestlé Crunch Time points.
Wade wows in fourth:
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