Category: NBA News Wire
INDIANAPOLIS — Forward David West scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 94-83 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night and halt the Pacers’ season-worst losing streak. Pacers forward Paul George and guard George Hill each added 12 points for the Pacers (47-17), who avoided their first five-game losing […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 42 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-98 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena. It was Durant’s 11th 40-point game of the season. After the Rockets trailed by 18 at one point, guard James Harden led Houston (44-20) on […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Until Tuesday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves only had won once this season when they trailed by double digits. Now they have done it twice by beating the Milwaukee Bucks 112-101 at Target Center on a night when the Bucks for so long looked little like one of the NBA’s worst scoring and shooting […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Forward Josh Smith had 24 points and eight rebounds and the Detroit Pistons snapped a three-game losing streak with a 99-89 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night at The Palace. Guard Rodney Stuckey scored 23 points off the bench for Detroit (25-39). Center Andre Drummond added 15 points and […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Bynum, a 7-foot center who had never previously played for the Indiana Pacers, put on his size 18 sneakers and dominated the night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The first time he got the ball, he rose above the masses for a thunderous dunk. By the time he was through, Bynum, who won […]
CHICAGO — Guard Tony Parker scored 16 of his 20 points in the first quarter and the San Antonio Spurs parlayed a fast start into a 104-96 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night at the United Center. Guard Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 22 points and forward Kawhi Leonard added 16. Spurs […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Center Marc Gasol scored 19 points with nine rebounds and seven assists and power forward Zach Randolph scored 18 points with 12 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 109-99 Tuesday night at FedExForum. The Grizzlies (37-26) won their third straight and have won eight off 11 games since […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Second-year center Andre Drummond established a defensive presence in the early going Tuesday. His Detroit teammates eventually took the same approach, and that allowed the Pistons to end a three-game skid. Drummond sent a message to Sacramento center DeMarcus Cousins, the Kings’ leading scorer, by blocking three of his shots in […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies were confident, winning five of their first seven games after the All-Star break. Then they went into Brooklyn and played like they were still jogging through the lay-up line. But after a humbling loss to the Nets, the Grizzlies are winners of three straight and their 109-99 victory over […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Before Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves won only once this season when they trailed by double digits in a game. They did it a second time, coming back from 11 points behind in the first quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 112-101 at Target Center. “Hopefully we don’t have to do it a third […]
