Category: NBA News Wire
MIAMI — With the Miami Heat locked into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and the Philadelphia 76ers’ lottery position already sealed, their meeting on the final night of the regular season did not carry as much significance as other games around the NBA. Nonetheless, they played the game, and with two-thirds of […]
MILWAUKEE — Six players scored in double digits for Atlanta as the Hawks wrapped up the regular season with a 111-103 victory over the Bucks on Wednesday night at Bradley Center. Already locked into a first-round playoff meeting with top-seeded Indiana, the Hawks rested their leading scorer, forward Paul Millsap, but got 17 points from […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 21 of his game-high 42 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 112-111 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The win secured the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference for the Thunder (59-23), who […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Despite their late-season struggles, the Indiana Pacers are right where they always wanted to be. The Pacers, who beat the Orlando Magic 101-86 Wednesday night, will open the playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks as the No. 1 seed in the East, guaranteeing them home-court advantage all the way through the conference finals. […]
NEW ORLEANS — Coming off a career scoring night, guard Tyreke Evans scored 25 points and dished out 10 assists to spark the New Orleans Pelicans to a 105-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night at the Smoothie King Center. New Orleans trailed 100-99 with 2:48 left, but Evans, who scored 41 points […]
SAN ANTONIO — For the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs, the regular-season finale was not at all indicative of how the first 81 games went. Eliminated from playoff contention more than a month ago, the Lakers ended their season by beating San Antonio 113-100 at the AT&T Center on Wednesday night. Los Angeles […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Guard Kemba Walker scored 22 points, including eight in overtime, as the Charlotte Bobcats outlasted the Chicago Bulls 91-86 Wednesday night in the regular-season finale. The Bobcats scored the first four points of overtime and went on to outscore the Bulls 11-6 in the extra session. Charlotte led by as many as […]
NEW YORK — After winning 15 straight home games, the Brooklyn Nets have lost two straight at the Barclays Center after the cross-town rival New York Knicks came away with a 109-98 victory on Tuesday night. The Knicks defeated the Nets in three of four meetings this season. Despite being eliminated from the playoffs last […]
Carmelo Anthony has played his last game for the New York Knicks this season — and possibly in his career. The team announced before Tuesday night’s game that an MRI revealed a small labrum tear in Anthony’s right shoulder. With the Knicks out of playoff contention, he will be shut down for the final two […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors whipped their fun-loving fans into a frenzy on the eve of the playoffs Monday night. It took an early 19-point deficit and one of their worst defensive efforts of the season to do it, but they accomplished it nonetheless. Reserve forward Draymond Green connected on a career-best four […]
