Category: NBA News Wire
MILWAUKEE — Point guard Brandon Knight scored 30 points as the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Los Angeles Lakers for a 108-105 victory Thursday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Bucks led by as many as 12 in the final quarter but had to sweat out the final minute as Lakers swingman Kent […]
HOUSTON — The Philadelphia 76ers etched their name in the NBA record book ignominiously, dropping their 26th consecutive game in a 120-98 loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night at Toyota Center. The 76ers (15-57) matched the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers for the longest losing skid in the four major American professional sports leagues. They […]
ATLANTA — The Portland Trail Blazers are getting healthy just in time. The same can’t be said for the reeling Atlanta Hawks. Portland forward LaMarcus Aldridge returned from a seven-game absence with a big game, leading the Blazers past the Hawks 100-85 on Thursday at Philips Arena. Aldridge suffered a back injury after an ugly […]
Milwaukee forward Ersan Ilyasova will miss the remainder of the season with a right ankle injury, just the latest in a long season of losses for the Bucks. The Bucks, who entered play Thursday with an NBA-low 13 victories, said Ilyasova was examined by Dr. Richard Ferkel, a foot and ankle specialist who recommended the […]
SALT LAKE CITY — For about 44 minutes Wednesday night, the Memphis Grizzlies looked as if they might be content to join the Utah Jazz in the NBA’s draft lottery pool. The final four minutes of the game kept the Grizzlies right in the playoff mix. Forward Zach Randolph scored 22 points, hit a key […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Before facing the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, the New York Knicks had less than 24 hours to digest the painful lesson they learned in a blowout loss to the struggling Los Angeles Lakers. “We can’t underestimate anybody,” forward Carmelo Anthony said after the Knicks bounced back to defeat the Kings 107-99. […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Forward Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points, guard J.R. Smith added 29, and the New York Knicks continued their playoff push with a 107-99 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. The Knicks (30-42) snapped a two-game losing streak, and they shook off a blowout defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers on […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Rarely does the ejection of an NBA starter help the player’s team win a game, but that was the case Wednesday night during one of the regular season’s most significant contests. Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson was whistled for a second technical foul with 5:01 remaining, prompting coach Frank Vogel to call on […]
SAN ANTONO — In Tim Duncan’s 17-year career, the forward never experienced a regular season winning streak like the San Antonio Spurs currently have going on. He was not going to let it end on his watch. San Antonio extended its win streak to 15 games behind Duncan’s 29 points and 13 rebounds, defeating the […]
NEW ORLEANS — In a season of serial injuries, not even New Orleans Pelicans coach Monty Williams experienced a challenge close to this. Facing the Los Angeles Clippers, winners of 13 of their last 14 games and sporting the NBA’s fourth-best record, the Pelicans had only nine players available to suit up, including just two […]
