Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9824)
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks blew some big leads this season, but nothing would have compared with the feeling of coughing up a 30-point bulge to the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Fortunately for Dallas, they will not have deal with such angst after closing out a 103-98 victory when it looked almost […]
BOSTON — The Toronto Raptors left TD Garden after Wednesday night’s 99-90 victory over the Boston Celtics knowing a loss by the New York Knicks out west would mean its first playoff berth since 2008. But more importantly, these Raptors, who were supposed to jockey for lottery position this season, also moved 2 1/2 games […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a game of runs, No. 13 Cincinnati had the last one and beat No. 12 Louisville 69-66 Thursday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Cincinnati (20-2, 9-0 American Athletic Conference) closed the game with an 8-2 run to stay atop the conference. It was Cincinnati’s 13th straight victory. Louisville fell to […]
NEW ORLEANS — Concerned about the “one-and-done” reality in which college basketball players bolt to the NBA after their freshman season, new NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Saturday night he is committed to continued negotiations with the NBA Players Association to establish a minimum age of 20 to play professional basketball. Speaking at a press […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Two teams heading in opposite directions, in more ways than one, tangled in Comcast Center, and 20th ranked Pittsburgh came away with an 83-79 victory over Maryland in the second and probably last meeting of the two teams as ACC rivals. Guard Lamar Patterson scored 28 points for the Panthers (18-2, […]
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls have earned a reputation as one of the NBA’s best defensive teams. So watching Golden State guard Stephen Curry torch them for 34 points in a Feb. 6 game in Oakland, Calif., must have left a sour feeling. In Wednesday night’s rematch at United Center, Curry tied a season low […]
David Yapkowitz considers what long-term changes the NBA should consider making as the league moves forward.
Here are six things to know about the Atlanta Hawks as they enter the second half of the 2013-14 season.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a game of runs, No. 13 Cincinnati had the last one and beat No. 12 Louisville 69-66 Thursday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Cincinnati (20-2, 9-0 American Athletic Conference) closed the game with an 8-2 run to maintain its lead atop the conference. It was Cincinnati’s 13th straight victory. “Whenever […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The No. 22 Memphis Tigers survived a scare from lowly Temple on Saturday night in an American Athletic Conference game and held on to defeat the Owls 82-79 in overtime. Forward Shaq Goodwin led the Tigers (21-6, 10-4) with 20 points and forward Austin Nichols added 17 points and 12 rebounds. Temple […]