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PORTLAND, Ore. — Forward Dorell Wright’s 3-point shot with 7.6 seconds remaining gave the Portland Trail Blazers a 100-99 victory over Sacramento Kings Wednesday night at the Moda Center. Sacramento guard Ray McCallum’s 20-foot shot bounced off the front rim as time expired, sending the Kings to their fourth straight defeat. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge led […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Miami Heat had motivation: They are trying to earn the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. For the Memphis Grizzlies, though, the operative word was desperation. Despite the Heat knocking down 15 of 25 3-point attempts and Miami forward LeBron James pouring in 37 points, the Grizzlies earned a 107-102 […]
DENVER — Forward Kenneth Faried and center Timofey Mozgov did the damage in the first half and guard Randy Foye took the baton in the third quarter. It was enough, but just barely. Foye had 30 points and 15 assists, Faried scored 23 points and the Denver Nuggets never trailed in a 123-116 victory over […]
WASHINGTON — Having played his entire career with the Charlotte Bobcats, Kemba Walker knows about terrible. The point guard used that description upon learning he made the lone field goal for either team in Wednesday’s overtime session against the Washington Wizards. Terrible is not how anyone describes the surging Bobcats anymore. Center Al Jefferson had […]
MILWAUKEE — Looking to halt a late-season swoon and prepare for one last regular-season showdown with the Miami Heat, Pacers coach Frank Vogel took a somewhat unconventional approach, giving all five of his starters the night off when Indiana faced the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. And though it came […]
NEW ORLEANS — At this point of the season, there are no such things as style points. Points — and victories — are the only things that matter. The normally high-powered Phoenix offense struggled to put away the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night at the Smoothie King Center, but the Suns scored the […]
DENVER — Guard Randy Foye had 30 points and 15 assists, forward Kenneth Faried scored 22 and the Denver Nuggets never trailed in beating the Houston Rockets 123-116 on Wednesday night. Center Timofey Mozgov had 22 points for the Nuggets, which clinched a winning record at home. The Rockets rallied Sunday to beat the Nuggets […]
ATLANTA — Trailing by nine points to Boston in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, the Atlanta Hawks were in danger of losing to the Detroit Pistons and Celtics on back-to-back nights. Their lead over the New York Knicks for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference was about to be trimmed to one game. […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Veteran guard Arron Afflalo is not happy about the way the season is ending — with his team ranking among the worst in the NBA — but he still wants to close it the right way. Afflalo played with a re-energized passion on Wednesday night, scoring 25 points, including seven in the […]
TORONTO — Raptors coach Dwane Casey saw no ill-effects from his 6-foot-6 Lithuanian center as Jonas Valanciunas picked up a career-best 26 points helping Toronto to its fourth straight win. Guard Kyle Lowry added a game-high 29 coming off a bruised kneecap as the Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 125-114 Wednesday night. “It was good […]
