Category: NBA News Wire
NEW ORLEANS — Point guard Mike Conley scored all of his team-high 16 points in the second half, including a running one-hander in the lane with 1.5 seconds left, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a 90-88 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night at the Smoothie King Arena. The Grizzlies (38-26) won their […]
WASHINGTON — Most years, a late-season matchup between the Charlotte Bobcats and Washington Wizards means jockeying for draft-lottery position. This season, both teams are poised for a playoff berth. Charlotte certainly played like a postseason contender during closing time Wednesday. Center Al Jefferson scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the surging Bobcats pulled […]
ORLANDO – This is beginning to feel like a flashback for Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried. A third-year player from Morehead State, Faried continued his late-season tear by getting 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Nuggets to a 120-112 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Faried, who was bothered by the […]
MIAMI — Locked in. Those were the two words forward Paul Pierce repeated several times in the locker room after his Brooklyn Nets beat the two-time NBA champion Miami Heat 96-95 on Wednesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Nets improved to 3-0 against the Heat this season, and a lot of that had to do […]
TORONTO — Giveaways were the difference Wednesday night as the Detroit Pistons dropped a 101-87 decision to the Toronto Raptors. The Pistons, whose road losing streak reached 10 games, turned the ball over 17 times, leading to 20 Toronto points. “For us, over these last 14 games, we’re averaging 11 (turnovers),” Pistons coach John Loyer […]
PHILADELPHIA — Guard/forward Rudy Gay scored 27 points and the Sacramento Kings sank 40 of 50 free throws Wednesday night en route to a 115-98 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. It was the 76ers’ 18th straight defeat. Guard Isaiah Thomas added 20 points and center DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the […]
BOSTON — Forward Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points for the suddenly revitalized New York Knicks at TD Garden on Wednesday night. He got help from rookie guard Tim Hardaway, who came off the bench to add 22 in a 116-92 rout of the Boston Celtics. But after the game, coach Mike Woodson said the game […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points and moved into 12th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list while lifting the Dallas Mavericks to a 108-101 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Nowitzki made a blistering 12 of 14 shots on the night, including a fade-away 3-pointer […]
NEW ORLEANS – It was the kind of grimy, scramble victory that good teams in the midst of a playoff grind look back on after the season with a delayed sense of satisfaction. The Memphis Grizzlies had every built-in excuse to lose Wednesday night to the New Orleans Pelicans, who had swept the first three […]
Just because the Indiana Pacers are at the top of the Eastern Conference does not mean that team president is satisfied. In taking a critical look at the Pacers, Bird told The Indianapolis Star on Tuesday that he sometimes sees a lack of aggressiveness from the players and coach Frank Vogel. “A lot of times, […]
