Category: NBA News Wire
CLEVELAND — Forward LeBron James fired in 43 points, leading the Miami Heat to a 100-96 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday at Quicken Loans Arena. James scored 25 points in the first quarter. For the game, he converted 14 of 19 shots from the field, including six of eight from 3-point range. Point […]
The New York Knicks officially named Phil Jackson, who has 13 NBA championship rings, as president of the team and control of the front office on Tuesday. The news first broke more than a week ago when it was reported that the Knicks wanted Jackson to help bring the franchise back to its championship days […]
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving hopes his season is not over. After it was announced Monday that the All-Star will miss at least two weeks and eight games with a strained biceps tendon, Irving is encouraged that the injury will not require surgery. “If you could take a positive from the situation, obviously that […]
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks reached into their past in the hopes of a better future. Phil Jackson, a forward on the Knicks last championship team in 1973 and the owner of 11 championship rings as a coach with the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers, was named New York’s President of […]
The New York Knicks officially named Phil Jackson, who has 13 NBA championship rings, as president of the team and control of the front office on Tuesday. The news first broke more than a week ago when it was reported that the Knicks wanted Jackson to help bring the franchise back to its championship days […]
CHICAGO — In case there were any doubts, the Oklahoma City Thunder are still pretty good with guard Russell Westbrook on the floor. The Thunder went 5-6 in the first 11 games after Westbrook returned to the lineup Feb. 20. He started at the United Center on Monday after taking the previous night off, and […]
DALLAS — Just because the Dallas Mavericks are home for the rest of March doesn’t mean wins will come easily. The Boston Celtics showed that Monday. Dallas held on in the final few seconds of the opener of an epic homestand, slipping by the lottery-bound Celtics 94-89. “We didn’t shoot it great, but overall, we […]
HOUSTON — On the heels of a three-game road losing skid, the Houston Rockets reset their high-scoring offense against an opponent that was all too ripe for exploiting. The Rockets turned an offensive clinic into a recuperative performance, torching the spiraling Utah Jazz 124-86 Monday night at Toyota Center. Houston forward Terrence Jones scored 13 […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks didn’t expect this much trouble in opening a long homestand with a 94-89 victory Monday night over the lottery-bound Boston Celtics. All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki scored a 19 for Dallas, which improved to 41-27 after the first of eight straight games at American Airlines Center. The Mavericks matched their victory […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Philadelphia 76ers’ club-record losing streak is becoming as much of an issue for the Sixers’ opponents as it is the Sixers themselves. Indiana Pacers forward Paul George certainly did not want the streak to end on the Pacers’ home court Monday night, where Indiana has won 31 times this season. George hit […]
