Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
NEW YORK — Forward Dirk Nowitzki’s jumper at the buzzer dropped in to give the Dallas Mavericks a 110-108 win over the New York Knicks Monday at Madison Square Garden. Nowitzki, who was guarded closely by forward Carmelo Anthony, landed the 15-foot jumper from just inside the top of the key. The win completed a […]
Why are teams looking to poach the San Antonio Spurs’ talent? Gregg Popovich opens up … Carmelo Anthony must evolve
SALT LAKE CITY — The Detroit Pistons will be happy to be home after a four-game trip that included losses to the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers. For a change, though, the Pistons enjoyed a visit to Utah. Center Andre Drummond and forward Greg Monroe both had double-doubles, and Detroit ended its […]
ATLANTA — At age 31, Atlanta Hawks center Pero Antic qualifies as a rookie in definition only. The Macedonian’s years of international experience paid dividends again Saturday night when he calmly made what turned out to be the winning shot in the final minute. Antic hit an off-balanced fadeaway 3-pointer from the corner as the […]
When the Rockets missed shots, they attacked the rim. When the Sacramento Kings made shots, the Rockets went to the rim. When the Rockets forced turnovers, got rebounds or ran breaks, they went to the rim, scoring easily with nearly every assault. This was not unexpected Wednesday night at Toyota Center, given the Kings’ porous […]
PHILADELPHIA — It was a night like no other for the Milwaukee Bucks, and an increasingly typical night for the Philadelphia 76ers. Guard O.J. Mayo scored 25 points off the bench Monday as the Bucks built a 29-point halftime lead and breezed to a 130-110 victory over the skidding Sixers. The Bucks improved their league-worst […]
NEW ORLEANS — Guard Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, including seven 3-pointers, and forward Blake Griffin scored 11 of his 22 points in the third quarter to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 123-110 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night at the Smoothie King Center. In winning for the seventh time in […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With the Minnesota Timberwolves suffering a devastating loss Sunday night, the Memphis Grizzlies wanted to play no part in a rehabilitation process Monday. Behind a stifling defense that limited the Timberwolves to 21 percent shooting in the first quarter and 37.8 percent for the game, the Grizzlies defeated Minnesota 109-92. Memphis guard […]
The NBA trade deadline is just two days away. So far there has been plenty of talk but little action, although that has the potential to change over the next 48 hours.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No. 16 Iowa State rallied late to defeat Baylor 74-65 in the championship game of the Big 12 tournament on Saturday night at Sprint Center. It was the second Big 12 tournament championship for the Cyclones and their first since 2000. Iowa State (26-7) was led by guard DeAndre Kane, who […]