Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
LOS ANGELES — Washington Wizards coach Randy Wittman blamed the breaks of the game for his club coming up short against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. With Clippers forward Blake Griffin scoring 29 points, Los Angeles posted a 110-103 win over the Wizards at Staples Center. “We battled the last few minutes. They […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Memphis Grizzlies methodically moved up the Western Conference standings since the start of winter. They are doing so playing a brand of basketball that is just as meticulous. “We’re not the kind of team that’s gonna go up and down the court,” Grizzlies guard Mike Conley said. “We rely on getting […]
ST. LOUIS — Saint Louis has a well-earned reputation for being stingy on defense. If the last two games are any indication, though, the 19th-ranked Billikens might be about to supplement that with a more consistent offense. Using a week between games to identify ways to attack Richmond’s tricky matchup zone, Saint Louis opened up […]
ST. LOUIS — By its recent standards, this was a veritable blowout for No. 10 Saint Louis. After winning its previous three games by a combined eight points, the Billikens made the second-largest crowd in Chaifetz Arena history nervous on Saturday night by blowing a 14-point lead in the second half and missing double-figure free […]
Jesse Blancarte checks out a decade’s worth of No. 6 overall picks in the NBA Draft to find the hits, misses and and in-betweens.
Stacking up the Bulls’ chances to land Carmelo Anthony over the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks in free agency… Cavs chances to keep Deng better if they let him loose in free agency… Celtics paying tribute to Pierce and Garnett.
MILWAUKEE — With two losses already this season to the Bucks and clinging to a slim halftime lead over Milwaukee, the Boston Celtics received a simple message from coach Brad Stevens: shoot the ball. The message was received, as the Celtics made 23 of 40 shots after the break to seal a 102-86 victory Monday […]
The NBA trade deadline is under a week away and a change of scenery could help the careers of these players … What will the Celtics do at the deadline?
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Wichita State became the 21st team in Division I history to open a season 27-0 on Sunday, but not without some anxiety. Guard Ron Baker scored 15 of his team-high 26 points in the first half and the No. 4 Shockers held off a second-half charge by Evansville for an 84-68 Missouri […]
BOSTON — After they pulled out a dramatic, last-second win at the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors could have been excused for being a bit flat Wednesday night. Forget it. “I thought we did a great job against a team that, in all honesty, we are better than,” Golden State coach […]