Category: NBA News Wire
WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards stumbled at home against the cellar-dwelling Milwaukee Bucks earlier this season. For one half in the series finale Saturday, the chance for another setback remained alive. But in the third quarter, with a chance to clinch a rare winning record, the playoff-bound Wizards made clear they had no intention of […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Center Al Jefferson scored 29 points and the Charlotte Bobcats clamped down defensively in the second half of a 111-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Jefferson added 12 rebounds and three assists for his sixth consecutive 20-point, 10-rebound effort and his seventh straight double-double, which is the third longest double-double streak […]
CLEVELAND — When an opportunity arises, Boston Celtics center Kelly Olynyk said, one has to be ready to pounce on it. That’s what the 7-footer did on Saturday night. He matched his season-high with 25 points and added a season-high 12 rebounds in the Celtics’ 111-99 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers before 18,456 at Quicken […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks’ quest to get back to the playoffs is fulfilled. It was anything but easy against the feisty and equally desperate Phoenix Suns. Mavs guard Monta Ellis delivered his best performance of the season, scoring 37 points and Dallas rallied from a 13-point deficit in the third quarter and pulled out […]
HOUSTON — Having staggered through a pair of ugly road losses in Denver and Minnesota, the Houston Rockets gave indication early Saturday night that a return home had little influence on their effort. That was before guards James Harden and Jeremy Lin converted back-to-back driving layups to complete a comeback from a 15-point deficit in […]
DENVER, Colo. — Life’s full of firsts for Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried these days. In Denver’s 101-94 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Faried recorded his first 20-20 game — grabbing 21 rebounds to go with 24 points. It came two nights after coach Brian Shaw drew up the final play for Faried in […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks’ quest to get back to the playoffs is fulfilled. It was anything but easy against the feisty and equally desperate Phoenix Suns. Mavs guard Monta Ellis delivered his best performance of the season, scoring a season-high 37 points and Dallas rallied from a 13-point deficit in the third quarter and […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Center Al Jefferson scored 29 points and the Charlotte Bobcats clamped down defensively in the second half of a 111-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Jefferson added 12 rebounds and three assists for his sixth consecutive 20-point, 10-rebound effort and his seventh straight double-double, which is the third longest […]
WASHINGTON — Guard Bradley Beal scored 26 points and all five starters scored in double figures as the Washington Wizards ran away from the Milwaukee Bucks in the second half for a 104-91 victory on Saturday night. Guard John Wall had 15 points and eight assists while center Marcin Gortat added 13 points and 13 […]
LOS ANGELES — Saturday, before Los Angeles faced the Sacramento Kings for the final time this season, Clippers coach Doc Rivers was asked if winning the final three games of the season was important in preparing for the playoffs. Rivers said no. He said it would be nice, but it really didn’t matter with Los […]
