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Here are six things to know about the Boston Celtics as they enter the second half of the 2013-14 season.
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Forward T.J. Warren led all scorers with 31 points and lifted North Carolina State to a 71-64 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday in Cassell Coliseum. Warren, a candidate for the ACC’s Player of the Year award, played his most efficient game of the season. The sophomore finished 12-for-21 from the floor. […]
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers added to the misery of the New Orleans Pelicans, coasting to a 108-76 rout on Saturday night at Staples Center. Point guard Chris Paul scored 21 points and dished out eight assists, while forward Blake Griffin added 20 points for Los Angeles. Both players played only three quarters. […]
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks desperately needed a win to keep pace in the playoff race, but the Washington Wizards had other ideas in a last-second 90-89 victory on Friday night. The Wizards (40-36) already clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2008 with a win in its previous game and […]
The New York Knicks surprisingly find themselves in the middle of a playoff race with the trade deadline quickly approaching. Is there a move that could put them over the top?
With no centers in the starting lineups for this year’s NBA All-Star Game, three big men were among the reserves named to the team on Thursday. Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard was added to the Western Conference roster and Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert and Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah to the Eastern Conference bench […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — Road game, home game — it doesn’t seem to matter much to the No. 5 Wichita State Shockers. The Shockers handled the Drake Bulldogs 78-61 on Saturday at the Knapp Center in front of a season-high crowd of 6,127. The WSU fans, outnumbered by at least 5,000 or so, made more […]
TUCSON, Ariz. –The Arizona Wildcats found their groove again after playing a series of tight games and falling from an eight-week run at No. 1. Getting 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists from guard Nick Johnson, the third-ranked Wildcats avenged their first loss of the season by beating the Cal Golden Bears 87-59 at […]
STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State considered Saturday night a statement game. Statement made. The Cowboys, needing to redirect a so-far disappointing season to regain NCAA Tournament traction, rallied past No. 5-ranked Kansas 72-65 inside a sold-out Gallagher-Iba Arena in a resume-building game. Oklahoma State won its third straight after losing seven in a row before […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Kentucky freshman guard Aaron Harrison had a harsh but correct assessment of his first half performance Sunday. “I wasn’t there for my team,” he said. That changed in the last four minutes and 19 seconds. Harrison drilled three critical 3-pointers, including the game winner over Michigan guard Caris LeVert with 2.6 seconds left, […]