Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
NEW YORK — Forward Dirk Nowitzki said it was one of the ugliest shots of his 15-year career, but it resulted in a buzzer-beating basket for the Dallas Mavericks. Nowitzki, who was guarded closely by forward Carmelo Anthony, landed the 15-foot jumper from just inside the top of the key. The ball bounced off the […]
A preview of the Round of 32 matchup between Florida and Pittsburgh.
HOUSTON — In the aftermath of an eruptive stretch that had Houston guard James Harden stomping and shouting in delight, he worked to steer the conversation toward subdued analysis of the Rockets’ 112-86 drubbing of the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. The Rockets extended their home-court winning streak to seven games and improved to 14-0 […]
Drew Maresca assesses the 11th picks made in recent NBA Drafts and identifies the hits, misses and everything in-between.
With the NBA season coming to a close in just a few more weeks, several general manager chairs could open up and there are a lot of quality candidates that could fill them.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Another day, another buzzer-beating finish for the No. 1-ranked Syracuse Orange. A goaltending call on North Carolina State’s Ralston Turner in the final seconds gave undefeated Syracuse a 56-55 victory over the Wolfpack on Saturday night in an Atlantic Coast League game before 31,572 fans — the fourth crowd of more than […]
Basketball Insider’s Eric Pincus hands out grades to every team involved in the 2014 NBA trade deadline.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Jermaine O’Neal sees big things for the Golden State Warriors every time they win games the hard way. The Warriors held the Detroit Pistons to 13 fourth-quarter points and opened a six-game road trip with a 104-96 win Monday night at The Palace. “These are the ones I prefer for us […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Reserve guard Steve Blake opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and the Golden State Warriors held the Atlanta Hawks scoreless for the first 6:52 of the period en route to a runaway, 111-97 victory Friday night. The win was the Warriors’ eighth in 10 games since the All-Star break and allowed […]
Florida Gators freshman Chris Walker was cleared to play by the NCAA on Wednesday and will be eligible to make his collegiate debut next week at home against Missouri. The highly recruited 6-foot-10 power forward has been in limbo since being admitted to Florida in December. Walker has sat the last 12 games while the […]