Category: NBA News Wire
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks ended the Chicago Bulls’ seven-game winning streak with a 100-89 victory Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. The Bulls (47-33) wasted an opportunity to move ahead of the Toronto Raptors, who lost to Detroit on Sunday, for the third seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The two teams […]
NEW YORK — The mood inside the Brooklyn Nets’ locker room is one of excitement. Perhaps nobody is looking forward to the postseason more than forward Mirza Teletovic, who figures to receive more playing time this time than the one minute he played during last year’s first round. Teletovic’s action will be significant if he […]
NEW YORK — Forward Mirza Teletovic scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half and the Brooklyn Nets inched closer toward securing the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 97-88 victory over the Orlando Magic Sunday night at Barclays Center. Rookie center Mason Plumlee continued his strong play of late by […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The accomplishments keep piling up for the surprising Toronto Raptors. The Raptors clinched the Atlantic Division championship for first time in seven years on Friday. Behind the guard tandem of DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, they tied the franchise record for victories on Sunday. DeRozan poured in 30 points and Lowry […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Shooting guard DeMar DeRozan poured in 30 points and the Toronto Raptors tied a franchise record for victories with a 116-107 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon at The Palace. Toronto (47-33), which clinched the Atlantic Division championship for first time in seven years on Friday, also won 47 […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Just when the Indiana Pacers were turning into the forgotten team of the NBA playoff field, they stepped up to knock off the Oklahoma City Thunder and back the Miami Heat into an unfamiliar corner. Guard Lance Stephenson hit a key 3-point shot in the final minute, forward David West blocked a 3-point […]
CLEVELAND — Center Kelly Olynyk and guard Avery Bradley each scored 25 points in the Boston Celtics’ 111-99 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Olynyk, the No. 13 overall pick in the 2013 draft from Gonzaga, matched his career high. The 7-footer added a career-high 12 rebounds for the […]
ATLANTA — The longest streak of consecutive playoff appearances in the Eastern Conference belongs to the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks clinched their seventh straight playoff berth and delivered a blow to the Miami Heat’s hopes of earning the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference with an impressive 98-85 win over the defending champions Saturday […]
HOUSTON — Guards James Harden and Jeremy Lin converted back-to-back driving layups as Houston erased a 15-point deficit to claim a 111-104 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night at Toyota Center. Harden supplied the Rockets (53-27) their first lead since the second quarter with 1:04 left, and Lin pushed the lead to […]
ATLANTA — The longest streak of consecutive playoff appearances in the Eastern Conference belongs to the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks clinched their seventh straight playoff berth and delivered a blow to the Miami Heat’s hopes of earning the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference with an impressive 98-85 win over the defending champions Saturday […]
