Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
Adam Silver officially took over as NBA commissioner Saturday. The NBA announced Silver as its fifth commissioner with a photo on Twitter of Silver holding a basketball and shaking hands with outgoing commissioner David Stern. It included a caption that read: “It’s official: Adam Silver succeeds David Stern as NBA Commissioner.” Stern retired exactly 30 […]
ATLANTA — Guard Jeff Teague scored 34 points, forward Paul Millsap had his first career triple-double and the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Toronto Raptors 118-113 in overtime on Tuesday night. Millsap, playing his 600 NBA game, had 19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists as the Hawks won their season-best fifth straight game after losing […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Sophomore guard T.J. Warren scored 25 points and guard Ralston Turner added 17, lifting North Carolina State to a 74-59 victory over Xavier in a first-round NCAA Tournament game between No. 12 seeds on Tuesday night at the University of Dayton Arena. North Carolina State (22-13) advances to face No. 5 seed […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Guard Eric Gordon’s layup in the final second gave the New Orleans Pelicans a 103-101 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night at The Palace. Guard Anthony Morrow scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Pelicans (17-25), who trailed by 16 late in the third […]
CLEVELAND — Forward LeBron James fired in 43 points, leading the Miami Heat to a 100-96 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday at Quicken Loans Arena. James scored 25 points in the first quarter. For the game, he converted 14 of 19 shots from the field, including six of eight from 3-point range. Point […]
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks, with forward Camelo Anthony scoring a career-high and franchise-record 62 points, finally won a game during their current eight-game homestand as they demolished the Charlotte Bobcats 125-96 on Friday night. The Knicks (16-27) were able to snap their five-game losing streak — including the last three at the […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Talib Zanna scored 18 points and Cameron Wright added 11 as Pittsburgh coasted to a 77-48 victory over Colorado in the NCAA Tournament second round. The ninth-seeded Panthers (26-9) got 11 points from Cameron Wright and 10 from Lamar Patterson to advance to Saturday’s third round against the winner of the Florida-Albany […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Second-year center Andre Drummond established a defensive presence in the early going Tuesday. His Detroit teammates eventually took the same approach, and that allowed the Pistons to end a three-game skid. Drummond sent a message to Sacramento center DeMarcus Cousins, the Kings’ leading scorer, by blocking three of his shots in […]
DAYTON, Ohio — University of Albany coach Will Brown called senior point guard D.J. Evans “fearless” after Tuesday night’s first-round NCAA Tournament victory over Mount St. Mary’s after the Great Danes held off a Mountaineers comeback. Now their courage gets further tested on Thursday when Albany faces top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Florida (32-2) in Orlando, […]
SAN DIEGO — Arizona played up to its top billing in the West Region’s second round Friday by holding off a strong front by Weber State for a 68-59 victory. Seeded No. 1, Arizona (31-4) led by 12 at halftime and cruised in for the win against No. 16 seed Weber State (19-12). On Saturday, […]