Category: NBA News Wire
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant said his team needed to turn the page on its Game 4 collapse. Heading into Game 5 of its Western Conference semifinal series with the Los Angeles Clippers, that was all anybody wanted to talk about. However, for more than three quarters, Durant played as if […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder trailed the Los Angeles Clippers by seven points with 49 seconds left in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series Tuesday night. That is when Oklahoma City’s top players brought the thunder, scoring the game’s last eight points to win 105-104 and take a 3-2 series lead. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Desperation seemed to suit the Washington Wizards Tuesday night. Faced with having to defeat the Indiana Pacers or go home for the summer, the Wizards responded with a powerful 102-79 victory that sends the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals back to Washington for Game 6 Thursday night. The Pacers still lead the series 3-2, […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Washington Wizards weren’t ready to go home for the summer. Center Marcin Gortat tied a career high with 31 points, and guard John Wall scored 17 of his 27 points in the third quarter as the Wizards avoided elimination with a powerful 102-79 win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night in […]
Former NBA guard Gilbert Arenas said Tuesday that he is willing to forgive embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for his racially insensitive comments. Meanwhile, Magic Johnson called the situation sad and said he would pray for Sterling after the former Los Angeles Lakers guard was criticized in an interview with CNN that aired […]
Possibly sensing a need for healing, former NBA guard Gilbert Arenas made it known Tuesday that he is willing to forgive embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for his racially insensitive comments. In an interview with CNN that aired Monday night, Sterling said he is not a racist and that he made a mistake. […]
Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin made it clear during a news conference on Tuesday that star guard Kyrie Irving had no input on the firing of coach Mike Brown. Cavs owner Don Gilbert promoted Griffin from interim general manager on Monday. He replaced Chris Grant, who was ousted as the team’s GM in February. […]
WASHINGTON — The unflappable Indiana Pacers received a stellar performance from forward Paul George and a motivational gift from a heckling fan. They absorbed early blows from Washington’s veteran reserves, yet they still pushed the Wizards to the brink of elimination. George scored 15 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, and the Pacers […]
NEW YORK — Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra almost needed a thesaurus to describe the brilliance of forward LeBron James in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night. “He was simply indefatigable,” Spoelstra said. James tied a playoff career high with 49 points, pacing the Heat to a 102-96 victory over the Brooklyn […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Guard Damian Lillard scored 25 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers stayed alive by blowing the game open in the second half of a 103-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 19 points and forward Nicolas Batum contributed 14 points, 14 […]
