Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
CHICAGO — Plenty of things did not look good on the stat sheet, but the Sacramento Kings were able to stay with the Chicago Bulls in a physical contest on Saturday night at the United Center by building a big edge in rebounds. Eventually, it was not enough. Chicago center Joakim Noah piled up 23 […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — A fiery halftime speech and a major boost from two newcomers fueled the Indiana Pacers’ biggest comeback victory of the season. Small forward Paul George poured in 30 points and the Pacers erased a 25-point deficit to defeat the Detroit Pistons 112-104 in overtime on Saturday night at The Palace. George […]
Austin Rivers agreed to buyout terms with the Oklahoma City Thunder yesterday, so Drew Maresca identifies the three best landing spots for him.
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors completed a season-series sweep of the Sacramento Kings in convincing fashion Friday night, crushing their northern California rivals in wire-to-wire fashion, 102-69. In winning a fourth straight in one season against the Kings for the first time since 1991-92, the Warriors (47-29) also capped a perfect 8-0 home […]
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 points at halftime and cruised in against No. 16 seed Weber State (19-12). On Saturday, Arizona plays […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Senior All-America guard Russ Smith scored 24 points, and No. 7 Louisville thumped Temple 88-66 Thursday night at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals (24-4, 13-2 American Athletic Conference) won their seventh straight game. Louisville allowed Temple to take a 2-0 lead, then scored 13 straight points and were never threatened thereafter. […]
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown insisted it was “not slit-your-wrists time” before his team dropped its 20th straight game on Saturday night. Memphis guard Mike Conley might have had a different view if the Sixers had managed to break their slide against the Grizzlies. As it was, Conley scored 15 of his team-high […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Staggering to the finish line has been a Utah Jazz trademark in several close games this season. More often than not, an inability to close out games in the final minutes has been a major catalyst for defeat. Those past failures looming in the background only made the final minute against […]
ST. LOUIS — Trying desperately to steal victory in its NCAA second round South Region game Friday, New Mexico thought it had a willing mark. Stanford reserve guard Robbie Lemons showed otherwise. Playing for the first time in the second half, Lemons calmly sank both ends of a one-and-one with 23.8 seconds left as the […]
ST. LOUIS — As Saint Louis’ program-record winning streak reached 19 games, its level of play did not always suggest that of the nation’s 10th-ranked team. But almost no one would have thought the Billikens’ first loss since Dec. 1 would happen against a sub-.500 squad on a night when they could have clinched a […]