Suns shake off slow start, dispatch Knicks

PHOENIX — After one quarter in which it was hard to tell which team has the worst record in the NBA, the Phoenix Suns stopped turning the ball over and started putting the New York Knicks away. Brandan Wright stepped up for injured center Alex Len and produced 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors 125, Knicks 94

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry bombed in three 3-pointers in the final 1:44 of the first half Saturday night, capping a 19-5 flurry that propelled the Golden State Warriors to a 125-94 shellacking of the New York Knicks. In completing a season-series sweep of two games with the Knicks, the Warriors posted their third-largest victory […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Jazz 88, Pistons 85

SALT LAKE CITY — Derrick Favors scored a game-high 26 points and the Utah Jazz continued their hot streak with an 88-85 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday at EnergySolutions Arena. The Jazz held off a late Pistons rally to win for a season-high fifth consecutive outing and for the 10th time in 12 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wizards 113, Kings 97

WASHINGTON — Guard John Wall had 31 points and outdueled his former University of Kentucky teammate DeMarcus Cousins as the Washington Wizards rallied from a 21-point deficit in the second half for a 113-97 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. Wall had 20 points and 10 of his 12 assists in the second […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA notebook: NBA suspends Freeland, Williams

Center Joel Freeland of the Portland Trail Blazers and forward Shawne Williams of the Detroit Pistons were suspended one game without pay for head-butting each other in Friday night’s game, the NBA announced on Saturday. The incident occurred with 1:15 left in the Trail Blazers’ 118-99 victory over the Pistons at Moda Center in Portland. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Celtics 93, Pacers 89

INDIANAPOLIS — Center Tyler Zeller, a Washington, Ind., native, had 18 points and seven rebounds Saturday night, leading the Boston Celtics to a 93-89 victory against the Indiana Pacers in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The victory is the fourth straight for the Celtics (29-36), who also got 16 points each from forward Brandon Bass, forward Jae […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA roundup: Wizards overcome 21-point deficit to win

WASHINGTON — Guard John Wall had 31 points and outdueled his former University of Kentucky teammate DeMarcus Cousins as the Washington Wizards rallied from a 21-point deficit in the second half for a 113-97 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. Wall had 20 points and 10 of his 12 assists in the second […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Nets 94, 76ers 87

PHILADELPHIA — Forward Thaddeus Young had 21 points and nine rebounds against his former team as the Brooklyn Nets held off the Philadelphia 76ers 94-87 on Saturday night, ending a five-game losing streak. Young, acquired by the Nets Feb. 19 from Minnesota for forward Kevin Garnett, spent his first seven NBA seasons with Philadelphia. He […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Grizzlies 96, Bucks 83

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After getting a reboot during the end of a forgettable Eastern road swing, the Memphis Grizzlies regained their balance as a team and rolled to a 96-83 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night before a sellout crowd of 18,119 at FedEx Forum. Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger sat center Mark Gasol, […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021