Category: NBA News Wire
INDIANAPOLIS — Guard Jeff Teague scored 14 of his game-high 28 points in the third quarter, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a stunning 101-93 victory Saturday night over Indiana in the opening game of their NBA playoff series. The Hawks entered the playoffs with the worst regular-season record (38-44) in the 16-team playoff field, but […]
LOS ANGELES – Score round one for the Golden State Warriors. Guard Klay Thompson scored 22 points and forward David Lee added 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the Warriors surprised the Los Angeles Clippers with a 109-105 victory in the Western Conference quarterfinals Saturday before a sellout crowd of 19,339 at Staples Center. “It’s […]
TORONTO — Playoff experience is supposed to give the Brooklyn Nets an advantage over the Toronto Raptors. The Nets have it, the Raptors do not. Veteran forward Paul Pierce showed just what experience can mean on Saturday. He scored nine of his 15 points in the final three minutes of the game and the Nets […]
LOS ANGELES — Guard Klay Thompson scored 22 points and forward David Lee added 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors surprised the Los Angeles Clippers with a 109-105 victory in the opening round of the Western Conference quarterfinals Saturday before a sellout crowd of 19,339 at Staples Center Guard Stephen Curry […]
TORONTO — Guard Deron Williams and forward Joe Johnson each scored 24 points on Saturday as the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Toronto Raptors, 94-87, in the opening game of an NBA first-round playoff series. Veteran forward Paul Pierce scored nine points in the final three minutes of the game for the Nets and finished with […]
Despite winning just 19 games, Philadelphia 76ers owner Joshua Harris called this season “a huge success.” The Sixers had the second-worst record in the NBA at 19-63 and hope to get the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft. The draft lottery for the 14 non-playoffs teams is May 20. Philadelphia has a 19.9 percent […]
It was indeed a rare occasion when Miami standouts LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all practiced Friday as the Heat prepared for their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Charlotte Bobcats. James and Bosh returned after sitting out the final week of the regular season to rest nagging ailments in preparation for […]
New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson does not want to meet face-to-face with new team president Phil Jackson until he is informed whether or not he will be retained for next season, ESPN reported Friday. “He just wants to know one way or the other,” ESPN’s source said. Woodson reportedly would prefer that Jackson contact […]
The NBA’s opening-round playoff matchups are set. Check out the matchups in each conference, as well as the complete schedule.
BOSTON — Washington Wizards coach Randy Wittman likes the way his team reacted down the stretch and is playing heading into the franchise’s first visit to the playoffs since 2008. The Wizards, 118-102 winners over the Boston Celtics in Wednesday night’s regular season finale, take a four-game winning streak into Sunday night’s playoff opener at […]
