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PORTLAND, Ore. — Guard Troy Bailey’s 3-point shot with 11 seconds to go in overtime gave the Houston Rockets a 121-116 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night at the Moda Center. Guard James Harden collected 37 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Rockets, who won for the first time after […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Two weeks ago, guard Troy Daniels played a game for the NBA Development League Rio Grande Valley Vipers. On Friday night, the rookie sank a 3-pointer with 11 seconds remaining in overtime to break a tie and spur the Houston Rockets to a 121-116 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers at the […]
Audio of what is believed to be Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racist comments to his girlfriend is being investigated by the NBA. The man was recorded questioning his girlfriend, V. Stiviano, about her association with black men. According to TMZ, Stiviano, who is black and Mexican, posted a photo of her with […]
ATLANTA — The Indiana Pacers had every chance to fold under another barrage of 3-pointers from the Atlanta Hawks. Instead, the Pacers answered and evened a series that has been much closer than many expected. Indiana guard Paul George scored 24 points and point guard George Hill had his best game of the series in […]
ATLANTA — The Indiana Pacers had every chance to fold under another barrage of 3-pointers from the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. Instead, the Pacers answered and evened a series that has been much closer than many expected. Indiana guard Paul George scored 24 points and point guard George Hill had his best game of the […]
WASHINGTON — Chicago forward Mike Dunleavy stayed hot throughout and Washington big man Nene lost his cool. Combined with poised swingman Jimmy Butler thriving in the clutch, the Bulls won when they needed to most. Dunleavy scored 35 points and Butler sank the go-ahead 3-pointer with 24.9 seconds left as the Bulls defeated the Wizards […]
NEW YORK — Sure, forward Paul Pierce was pleased the Brooklyn Nets were able to get a playoff win and take 2-1 series lead over the Toronto Raptors. However, his preference and the choice for the rest of the Nets would be to have a final five minutes of Game 3 on Friday go significantly […]
WASHINGTON — Forward Mike Dunleavy scored 35 points and swingman Jimmy Butler sank the go-ahead 3-pointer with 24 seconds left as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Washington Wizards 100-97 on Friday night in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. The Wizards hold a 2-1 series lead. Dunleavy made eight of 10 shots from […]
Commissioner Adam Silver said the NBA will “inevitably” give referees additional options for reviewing replays. “So far, in terms of all of our triggers, we’ve tried to maintain a line of what is clearly objectively ascertainable,” Silver told a group of Associated Press Sports Editors on Thursday. “You know, foot on the line or not, […]
The Miami Heat were only partially satisfied with a $20,000 fine levied against forward Josh McDaniels of the Charlotte Bobcats for a hard foul on LeBron James in Wednesday night’s game. And James said it won’t change the way he plays when their first-round NBA playoff series continues on Saturday night, but he and the […]
