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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New Jersey Nets acquired Gerald Wallace from the Portland Trail Blazers for two injured players and a protected first-round draft pick. The Nets sent centre Mehmet Okur and forward Shawne Williams to Portland along with their own 2012 draft pick, which is protected if it is in the top three. "You never want to trade a pick, but you look at the pick and the potential and what you may get there, but after meeting with our scouts, we felt the player we might draft beyond the protection, would be somebody that would probably take a couple of years," King said. "Were trying to speed the process up a bit and start winning a little further rather than continuing to rebuild." The 29-year-old Wallace gives the Nets a versatile, tough player who can defend at the small forward position against the likes of Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James. An All Star in 2010, Wallace averaged 13.3 points and 6.6 rebounds in 42 starts in Portland. The trade came hours after the Nets learned that Orlando Magic centre Dwight Howard signed papers Thursday agreeing to waive the early termination option in his contract. It guaranteed that he will be with the team at the beginning of the 2012-13 season, ending any hopes -- for now -- that the Nets might be able to acquire him to be the showcase when the team moves to Brooklyn, N.Y. next season. King refused to say when he learned about Howards decision. He understood that Nets fans might be upset. However, he said he was satisfied adding another piece while maintaining $8 million in cap space for free agency this summer. He also noted New Jersey had Houstons first-round pick so it will still be involved in the draft. Howard had requested to be traded earlier this year and said the Nets, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks were on his wish list. The Nets felt they had the inside track because they had plenty of cap room and Howard is close friends with Deron Williams, New Jerseys All-Star point guard. "We were involved in a lot of things, some things didnt work out, but the thing we did, did," King said. "I am always one who has the glass half full. Were moving on. We have a starting small forward who is a great fit for us, and thats all I can focus on." It is not clear whether Williams will stay with the Nets after this season or opt out of his contract. "I cant speak for Deron, so I wont try," said King, who spoke with Williams before getting on a conference call Thursday night. Okur has been sidelined since Jan. 27 with a sore lower back. His value is that his contract, worth $10.9 million, will expire after this season. Williams is out for the year after having surgery on his left foot in early February. He has a year left on a contract that will pay him $3.2 million next season. Wallace can opt out of his contract after this season but King said he was not concerned. Williams (strained calf) and centre Brook Lopez (sprained ankle) are currently sidelined, but when they return, the Nets should have a solid starting lineup with Wallace at small forward, Kris Humphries at power forward and rookie MarShon Brooks at shooting guard. New Jersey (15-29) has the sixth worst record in the league entering Thursdays action and it probably will be part of the draft lottery, meaning it has a chance to get one of the top three picks. King said the Nets also made the deal because in the weak Eastern Conference, they are still within striking distance of a playoff berth with a favourable schedule. Wallace is expected to meet with Nets officials in New Jersey on Friday. The team will be in Orlando to face Howard and the Magic. Comprar Asics Noosa Tri 9 Mujer . 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"Its all about weathering the run, then putting together your own run, then finishing and closing the game out." The victory, coupled with the Los Angeles Clippers 100-98 win at Oklahoma City, left the Grizzlies a half-game behind the Clippers for the fourth seed and home-court advantage in the Western Conference playoffs. The Suns two-game winning streak was snapped. They dropped a spot to 10th in the Western Conference as Utah, with its 103-91 victory at Houston, jumped over Phoenix into the ninth spot. "We really have to focus on getting every win possible and not worry about the standings," said Suns reserve forward Josh Childress. "When the season is over, see where we stand. We cant be playing for that seed. Weve got to be playing to win every game."Zach Randolph had 17 points and nine rebounds for Memphis, which won for the ninth time in the last 11 games. O.J. Mayo finished with 15 points, and Mike Conley had 12 points and seven assists. Marcin Gortat had 19 points for Phoenix on 9 of 12 from the floor, while Shannon Brown scored 18. Rookie Markieff Morris had 17 for Phoenix, and Steve Nash had 11 points and 10 assists. But it was the stretch run that hurt the Suns. Phoenix had opened the fourth quarter with an 11-1 burst as Memphis missed its first four shots. The rally gave the Suns an 83-81 lead. The game settled into a series of lead changes and ties, the final one coming on a drive by Sebastian Telfair, knotting the score at 87 with 6:27 left. Memphis then scored six straight points, part of a 13-4 run to take the lead to 100-91. A key down the stretch was Memphis grabbing three offensive rebounds, keeping the ball from the Suns and leaving Phoenix on defence when it trailed. "Weve got to do a better job of finishing games, especially on the road," Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry said. "We play hard and put ourselves in a position to have an opportunity to win a game, and you just have to finish it. "We did a poor job of executing the last 3 minutes of the game, and thats where the game was won." Memphis led 59-53 in a first half that saw very little defence for either team. Both teeams were shooting 59 per cent at the half, each hitting 24 of their 41 shots.dddddddddddd Both teams were above 60 per cent until the final minute of the half. "The key thing is making sure you dont get into their style of play and forget to play defence," Mayo said of the Suns. "The first half was kind of like that. In the second half, we knew that we could get stops and continue scoring." The Suns relied on the inside presence of Gortat, who had 15 points in the half, missing only one of his eight shots. Childress was perfect on his five shots in the half for all of his 10 points in the game, and Phoenix had 42 points in the paint. Gay led Memphis with 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting, while Randolph had 13 points. "It was one of those things where I had it going and nobody else was really scoring, so I felt I had to be aggressive offensively," Gay said. "I just tried to make the best plays possible to help the team, stay within our offence and get what I can out of it." Memphis grabbed the first double-digit lead of the game early in the second half after a pair of technical fouls, one on Nash for a no-call, another on Brown during a scrum for position on an inbounds pass, contributed to a 65-55 lead. The Suns whittled it to 70-67 before Memphis rebuilt the advantage to 80-72 heading to the fourth. Then Phoenix opened the fourth quarter with a burst, retaking the lead before faltering at the end. "We played solid defence, we just have to come up with those rebounds, and I was a culprit of it," Childress said. "We cant short-change ourselves if we play as hard as we did and not get those rebounds." After the Suns dominance inside in the first half, Phoenix managed to outscore Memphis in the paint by 56-54. The teams couldnt keep the first-half shooting performances. While Memphis shot 42 per cent, the Suns were limited to 37 per cent after the break. "Our activity, being in the paint, being up on the pick-and-roll, was much better," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said of the second half, later adding: "The fact that we were scoring, we stayed ahead. Then we figured out how to stop them defensively, and we expanded the lead." NOTES: The Suns missed a chance to sweep the Grizzlies for the first time since the 2007-08 season. ... Grant Hill missed his ninth game after undergoing right knee surgery on March 30. The Suns are 5-4 since the injury. ... Nashs 10 assists marked his 36th game this season with 10 or more. ... Gays point total was his first 30-point game since Dec. 26, 2010, at Indiana, when he scored 30. ... Memphis ended the night shooting 50 per cent. 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