Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9824)
ATLANTA — Guard Kyle Korver scored seven of his 15 points in the final two minutes to help the Atlanta Hawks earn a 102-97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. Korver made a 3-pointer to give Atlanta a 90-89 lead, then hit an off-balance baseline jumper with 1:11 left to give the Hawks a […]
Matt John continues Basketball Insiders’ “Looking Back” series by looking at who among the third overall picks since 2009 have been hits, misses and in-between.
ATLANTA — Guard Goran Dragic used a combination of outside jumpers and drives to the basket to score 19 points, helping the Phoenix Suns defeat the Atlanta Hawks 102-95 Monday and move a step closer to the playoffs. Dragic scored the last six points of the third quarter to punctuate an 18-9 run and send […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — What started out as a Syracuse romp turned into a gritty, grind-it-out affair for the second-ranked Orange in a 64-52 victory over Miami in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup Saturday. Up by double digits in the first half, the Orange (19-0, 6-0 in the ACC) broke from a 49-49 tie to […]
DENVER — Michael Kidd-Gilchrist struggled to make free throws, but with the game on the line, the Charlotte Bobcats forward made the biggest defensive play of the night. Kidd-Gilchrist blocked Denver center Timofey Mozgov’s tying attempt with 2.4 seconds left. and the Bobcats held on to beat the short-handed Nuggets 101-98 Wednesday night. Center Al […]
SALT LAKE CITY — During the first three seasons of his NBA career, Utah Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward developed a great relationship with Jeff Hornacek. Hornacek is now the Phoenix Suns’ head coach, no longer a Jazz assistant, but his presence at EnergySolutions Arena on Wednesday coincided with one of Hayward’s best performances in […]
MIAMI — The Minnesota Timberwolves, despite being out of the playoff hunt, battled mightily and snapped the Miami Heat’s four-game win streak, earning a 122-121 double-overtime win Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. Minnesota forward Corey Brewer, who drew a foul on Heat guard Norris Cole, made one of two free throws with 1.8 seconds left […]
NEW YORK — Guard Marcus Thornton came off the bench to score a game-high 20 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 103-94 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night at Barclays Center. It was the seventh wire-to-wire victory of the season and second straight for the Nets, who became the first team […]
MIAMI – Forward LeBron James scored 17 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 96-77 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. James, who played just 29 minutes in the rout, also had eight assists. Forward Chris Bosh added 15 points in 26 minutes for Miami. Neither played in the […]
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks guard Kyle Korver found the ideal time to get his second wind following a two-week road trip. The veteran scored seven of his 15 points in the final two minutes to help the Hawks earn a 102-97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. “We’ll take all the wins we can […]