Here’s what the Washington Wizards and Jerry Stackhouse agree on: The forward will not play Monday against the New Orleans Hornets, and his ailing right knee will be examined by a team doctor no later than Tuesday.
From there, however, Stackhouse and Ernie Grunfeld, the team’s president of basketball operations, don’t quite seem to be in agreement.
After scoring 20 points in Saturday’s 122-110 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, Stackhouse said that he would not play the rest of the season because of recurring knee problems. Grunfeld countered that no decision has even been made on whether Stackhouse will go on the injured list.
While Stackhouse apparently is inclined to believe he needs to get totally healthy before he can play, Grunfeld said the team wants to see if Stackhouse’s knee, which was operated on in the preseason, is structurally sound before deciding whether the forward will shut it down for the season’s remaining 25 games.
Bryant hearing Monday
The woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape told police she had consensual sex with someone else two days earlier, but whether jurors will be allowed to hear that is part of the extensive agenda for a hearing that starts Monday.
Before such information can be presented to the jury at Bryant’s assault trial, the state’s rape-shield law requires that Bryant’s attorneys prove to the judge in a closed-door hearing that the woman’s prior sexual information is relevant.
The woman is scheduled to testify Tuesday. She and Bryant will be in court together for the first time since the Los Angeles Lakers guard was arrested in July.
Wade dinged up
Miami rookie Dwyane Wade left the Heat’s 108-104 loss to the Bucks with a sprained right foot with about four minutes left in the third quarter. He went to the locker room early in the fourth quarter and didn’t return.
Wade, playing in his first game at the Bradley Center since helping Marquette reach the Final Four last season, missed all seven of his shots and finished with just six points. He also had five turnovers in 25 minutes.
RESULTS SUNDAY’S SYNOPSIS
Boston 91 at Toronto 82
Paul Pierce scored 12 of his 22 in 4th as Celtics snapped 7-game losing streak. Milt Palacio had season-high 19 pts, 8 assists for Raptors, who have dropped 9 in a row.
Miami 104 at Milwaukee 108
Rafer Alston’s 3-pointer cut Bucks’ lead to 107-104 with :04.8 left, but Keith Van Horn made free throw to clinch win. Heat allowed most pts they have all season in 3rd straight loss.
Detroit 100 at L.A. Clippers 88
Pistons overcame coach Larry Brown’s ejection to win 4th in a row. Trailing by as many as 12 in 2nd quarter, Pistons went on 20-3 run and turned 70-61 deficit into 81-73 lead with 6:55 left.
Seattle 97 at Houston 80
Sonics squandered 11-point lead in 4th, but Rashard Lewis rallied them back by scoring 12 of his 22 in last quarter. Sonics beat Rockets, who have won 8 of 12, for 3rd time this season.
L.A. Lakers 100 at New Jersey 83
Lakers never trailed, held Nets to 18 FGs and 51 pts in 1st 3 quarters. Shaquille O’Neal scored 19 for Lakers, who’ve won 9 of 11. Nets coach Lawrence Frank lost 2 of 3 after going 13-0.
Minnesota 74 at Philadelphia 81
Sixers snapped 4-game skid despite playing without injured Allen Iverson and Glenn Robinson. Rookie F Kyle Korver had layup, assist and 2 FTs down stretch to seal win. Wolves lost 2 of 3.
Phoenix 94 at Sacramento 108
Kings’ Peja Stojakovic scored 32, Doug Christie a season-high 28, Brad Miller 16 after 7-game absence. Amare Stoudemire (has led Suns’ scoring past 9 games) fouled out, but had 33 pts.
New York 96 at Denver 107
Carmelo Anthony had 25 points, Voshon Lenard 16 as Denver ended 5-game losing streak. Knicks dropped 6th in a row. Anthony, who shot 8-for-15, played only 1 minute in 4th quarter.
