Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
LOS ANGELES — Forward Blake Griffin scored 23 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Houston Rockets 101-93 Wednesday night at Staples Center. The Clippers (40-20) beat the Rockets for the third straight time this season and made it five in a row over Houston in Los Angeles. The Rockets […]
MEMPHIS – Guard Mike Conley scored 23 points, forward Zach Randolph added 17 and center Marc Gasol registered a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 109-92 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night. The win was the 10th straight at home for the Grizzlies, who have won […]
MIAMI – In a draining double-overtime game, the out of the playoff hunt Minnesota Timberwolves had plenty of opportunities to quit. In fact, it would have been easy to give up against the Miami Heat, who had the backing of their home fans in a game they really wanted to win as they battle for […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Led by two seniors playing their final home game, No. 21 New Mexico obliterated Air Force 80-52 at The Pit on Wednesday night. Senior forward Cameron Bairstow had 21 points and seven rebounds for the Lobos (24-5, 15-2 Mountain West), while senior guard Kendall Williams chipped in 13 points, including three 3-pointers. […]
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 […]