Category: NBA News Wire
LOS ANGELES — For the second game in a row, Jordan Hill and Nick Young were the center of attention for the Los Angeles Lakers. The two forwards, who were involved in a skirmish with Washington Wizard forward Drew Gooden on Friday night, helped the Lakers snap a four-game skid with a 103-94 victory over […]
LOS ANGELES — Forward Jordan Hill scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping the Los Angeles Lakers end a four-game skid with a 103-94 victory over the Orlando Magic at Staples Center on Sunday. Forward Nick Young scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for the Lakers (23-46), who […]
DALLAS — The Brooklyn Nets not only have the best record in the Eastern Conference since the start of January, they are no slouch when it comes to facing the big, bad West. Brooklyn, one of just three Eastern teams with a winning record against the West, continued their recent mastery over the Dallas Mavericks […]
NEW YORK — The short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, using just nine players, kept their slim playoff hopes alive behind a season-high 31 points and 10 assists from guard Jarret Jack in a 106-100 win over the New York Knicks Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Cleveland (27-44) trails the Atlanta Hawks by 5 1/2 games for the […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Center DeMarcus Cousins grabbed the defensive rebound underneath his own basket, spun on his pivot foot, and saw point guard Isaiah Thomas sprinting for the other end, ahead of the defense. Cousins wound up and threw like a quarterback going deep down the field. Thomas caught the heave over his shoulder and […]
NEW YORK — The short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, using just nine players, turned back the New York Knicks 106-100 Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Cavaliers guard Jarrett Jack scored a season-high 31 points and recorded 10 assists, including 13 points in the fourth quarter. Jack started in place of Cleveland’s leading scorer Kyrie Irving, who is […]
DALLAS — The Brooklyn Nets got the big shots and big stops when they needed them the most in rallying to beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-104 in overtime Sunday night at American Airlines Center. The Nets (37-31) won for the 11th time in their last 13 games, as they continue to climb in the Eastern […]
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets might be running out of healthy bodies, but that did not stop them from winning Sunday. Forward Kenneth Faried had 20 points and eight rebounds as the short-handed Nuggets overcame a 14-point deficit in the first quarter to defeat the Washington Wizards 105-102. Denver won its fifth straight home game. […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings hardly ever play an entire fourth quarter of garbage time with the lead. Then again, they hardly ever face a team as awful as the Milwaukee Bucks. Center DeMarcus Cousins scored 32 points and pulled 12 rebounds, guard Isaiah Thomas added 30 points and forward Rudy Gay had 24, […]
DENVER — Forward Kenneth Faried had 20 points and eight rebounds as the short-handed Denver Nuggets overcame a 14-point deficit in the first quarter to defeat the Washington Wizards 105-102 on Sunday. Denver, which won its fifth straight home game, had to hold off a late Wizards rally. Washington pulled to two with 10 seconds […]
