Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
CHICAGO — When the Chicago Bulls won at San Antonio on Jan. 29, the Spurs were missing guards Manu Ginobili and Danny Green, forward Kawhi Leonard and center Tiago Splitter due to injuries. The Bulls got a good look at the full-strength Spurs on Tuesday night at the United Center. San Antonio sprinted to a […]
The NBA is headed towards a 20-year old age limit to enter the NBA and it has nothing to do with the ability to play the game… Dell Demps talks future of the Pelicans.
Iowa had not won at Illinois in the 21th century and it appeared the Hawkeyes were going to blow a golden opportunity on Saturday night to halt an 11-game losing streak in their house of horrors. But guard Devyn Marble scored all 17 of his points in the second half to propel No. 15 Iowa […]
The Milwaukee Bucks were one of the NBA’s three heavy favorites to win the championship just a season ago. not only are they a better team now than they were then, but they’re also putting it all together at the perfect time to make some noise in the playoffs.
CLEVELAND — Guard Kyrie Irving fired in a game-high 28 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers earned a 91-83 overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday at Quicken Loans Arena. Irving sealed the Cavaliers’ second consecutive win with four free throws in the last 30 seconds. Cleveland (18-33) outscored the Grizzlies 13-5 in overtime while […]
PHILADELPHIA — The first time Connecticut and Temple played this season, the Huskies put on an offensive show. The rematch featured an impressive performance on the other end of the court. Connecticut held Temple to 33.9 percent shooting from the floor, and the Huskies overcame their own offensive struggles to record a 68-55 victory Thursday […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — This time Syracuse got a favorable call — in fact, no call at all — from the referees at the end of the game. Less than 48 hours after a controversial loss at Duke, the fourth-ranked Orange beat Maryland 57-55 Monday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game before a sellout crowd […]
Guard Quentin Jones tipped in a missed shot with 1.7 seconds left as Maryland-Baltimore County beat Albany 71-69 on Wednesday night in an America East Conference game. Jones went to the offensive glass after guard Rodney Elliott missed a floater in the lane with about four seconds left. Jones and Elliott each had 16 points […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Before Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves won only once this season when they trailed by double digits in a game. They did it a second time, coming back from 11 points behind in the first quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 112-101 at Target Center. “Hopefully we don’t have to do it a third […]
Drew Maresca continues Basketball Insiders’ Free Agent Watch by discussing the robust class of centers set to hit the market.