Last-second shot gives Warriors win over Mavericks

DALLAS — The Golden State Warriors are playing the stretch run short-handed, but they are showing just how strong they are. They rallied in regulation and then in overtime to take down the Dallas Mavericks in a crucial game in the Western Conference playoff picture. With 13 seconds left in overtime and the score tied […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Nets clinch playoffs with win over Rockets

NEW YORK– At the end of the 2013 calendar year, if you told Brooklyn Nets forward Joe Johnson that his team clinched a playoff berth with nine games remaining, he would not have believed you. But Tuesday night, Johnson’s 32 points not only helped the Nets set a franchise record with their 14th straight win […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors 122, Mavericks 120 (OT)

DALLAS — The Golden State Warriors are playing the stretch run short-handed, but they are showing just how strong they are. They rallied in regulation and then in overtime to take down the Dallas Mavericks in a crucial game in the Western Conference playoff picture. With 13 seconds left in overtime and the score tied […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Nets 105, Rockets 96

NEW YORK— Brooklyn forward Joe Johnson scored 32 points and the Nets set a franchise record with their 14th straight win at home, defeating the Houston Rockets 105-96 on Tuesday night. The Nets are 21-2 in their last 23 home games. In a game that saw neither team lead by more than 12 points, Johnson […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
76ers’ Carter-Williams wins Rookie of Month again

Offering a glimmer of optimism in the 76ers’ lost season, Philadelphia guard Michael Carter-Williams became the first player in franchise history to win three Rookie of the Month awards. Carter-Williams received the Eastern Conference’s March honor on Tuesday, the NBA announced. He previously won the award in the combined months of October and November, as […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA roundup: Clippers’ Griffin sits out to protect back

Los Angeles Clippers All-Star forward Blake Griffin did not play Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves and is likely to remain idle all week to rest his ailing back for the playoffs. Griffin was hurt in Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets. He felt back spasms strong enough that he removed himself from the game. He […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA confirms missed call in Nuggets-Grizzlies game

The NBA acknowledged Tuesday that officials failed to correctly rule on a call at the end of the Memphis Grizzlies’ 94-92 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night in Denver. “Upon review at the league office, we have confirmed that a free throw taken by Memphis’ Courtney Lee with 0.7 seconds remaining in the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Clippers Griffin opts for more rest

Los Angeles Clippers All-Star forward Blake Griffin did not play Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves and is likely to remain idle all week to rest his ailing back for the playoffs. Griffin was hurt in Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets. He felt back spasms strong enough that he removed himself from the game. He […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Knicks end road swing with win over Jazz

SALT LAKE CITY — Power forward Amar’e Stoudemire got an extra day of rest, but his New York Knicks teammates certainly didn’t take the night off in Utah. Forward Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points and the Knicks wrapped up their five-game Western Conference road trip Monday with a runaway 92-83 win over the Utah Jazz […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021