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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers used a second-half 3-point blitzkrieg to break open a tight game and beat the Washington Wizards 116-103 Thursday night at the Moda Center. Guard Wesley Matthews matched his season high with 28 points, and guard Damian Lillard contributed 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for the Trail […]
HOUSTON — James Harden cracked a wry smile when asked to recall the huddle exchange between his teammates and Houston coach Kevin McHale, whose fury was obvious when he called a timeout early in the second quarter with the Rockets scuffling along. The star guard insisted that he suggested McHale calm down, that he and […]
CLEVELAND – Kevin Durant’s eyes had to get wide when Cleveland Cavaliers forward Alonzo Gee picked up his second personal foul just two minutes into Thursday’s game. Guard Matthew Dellavedova, all 6-foot-4 of him, came jogging out on the court to defend the versatile forward and MVP candidate. The 6-foot-9 Durant exploded for a game-high […]
HOUSTON — Guard James Harden rebounded from a sluggish first quarter with an eruptive second quarter, pacing the Houston Rockets to a 20-point turnaround and a 129-106 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night at the Toyota Center. Harden finished with 28 points and eight assists as the Rockets (46-22) extended their home winning […]
CLEVELAND — MVP candidate Kevin Durant finished with 35 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 102-95 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena. Durant, the forward who is the league’s leading scorer at 31.9 points per game, scored 25 of more points for the […]
PHOENIX — Guard Goran Dragic scored 18 points, and guard Gerald Green hit three 3-pointers during a 15-2 run to open the fourth quarter as the Phoenix Suns finally ran away from the Orlando Magic 109-93 Wednesday. Green finished with 14 points, and forwards Markieff Morris and Channing Frye each added 12 points for the […]
DENVER — Guard Aaron Brooks was expecting to come off the bench as usual, but minutes before the starting lineups were announced, the Denver Nuggets guard found out his name would be called. Turns out it was called a lot Wednesday night. Brooks scored a season-high 27 points and dished out a career-high 17 assists, […]
DALLAS — Desperate to remain relevant in the Western Conference playoff hunt, the Minnesota Timberwolves hung on for dear life in a 123-122 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night at the American Airlines Center. Wolves forward Kevin Love finished with a game-high 35 points and hit the game-winner with 17.1 seconds left, […]
NEW ORLEANS — From the moment the Toronto Raptors’ charter touched down at Louis Armstrong International Airport, former New Orleans point guard Greivis Vasquez had his radar locked and loaded. “We call him ‘Spicy,’” guard DeMar DeRozan said about Vasquez. “We knew he was hot about something. It’s cool to have a teammate like that […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When it appeared as if the struggling Utah Jazz might snap their growing losing streak, the Memphis Grizzlies stepped up and refused to be part of a such a discussion. Behind forward Zach Randolph’s 21 points and center Marc Gasol’s 20, the Grizzlies posted a 96-86 victory over the Jazz on Wednesday […]
