Category: NBA News Wire
Eleven NBA championships isn’t enough for Phil Jackson. Apparently he wants an even dozen now. After leading the Chicago Bulls to six NBA crowns and the Los Angeles Lakers to five, Jackson is “ready to go back to work,” according to ESPN.com. After several health battles, Jackson is apparently fit and ready to get back […]
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans have struggled through so much adversity this season that they can be excused for celebrating even modest achievements. After forward Anthony Davis scored a game-high 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lift the Pelicans to a 112-104 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night — the […]
MINNEAPOLIS – This time the Timberwolves came out hot. This time they established the tone. This time they left nothing to question. Better late than never? The final weeks of the season will decide that. Two days after an inexcusable home loss to the slumping Knicks, the Wolves came out on fire Friday, taking a […]
DENVER — Forward Kenneth Faried scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, guard Ty Lawson had 30 points and tied a career high with 17 assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 134-126 on Friday night. Forward Wilson Chandler scored 19 points for the Nuggets, who had all five starters […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have blown some big leads this season, but nothing would have compared with the feeling of coughing up a 30-point bulge to the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Fortunately for Dallas, they will not have deal with such angst after closing out a 103-98 victory when it looked […]
BOSTON — It’s not easy to win an NBA game when you turn the ball over 28 times and commit 28 fouls. But that’s exactly what the Boston Celtics did on Friday night. “I remember Bobby Knight on ESPN saying that the team that has the most turnovers is going to lose,” forward Jared Sullinger […]
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors felt they owed the Sacramento Kings something after their previous meeting, a 109-101 loss in February. They delivered with a resounding 99-87 win Friday night, a game they led by 21 at one point. Following Sunday’s 104-98 victory over the Golden State Warriors, Raptors coach, Dwane Casey, remarked, “Sacramento took […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Bobcats got a pregame pep talk from owner Michael Jordan on Friday night, stressing the importance of stepping up their games for the playoff stretch run. The Bobcats clearly got the message and proceeded to grind out a workmanlike 101-92 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Center Al Jefferson led the […]
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks won their second straight game for only the second time in five weeks, turning back the Utah Jazz 108-81 Friday at Madison Square Garden. New York (23-40) last won back-to-games Jan. 28 and 30 when it defeated Boston and Cleveland, respectively. The Knicks knocked off Minnesota on Wednesday. […]
CHICAGO — Two teams that are practically mirror images of each other put on an appropriate performance, a game that was decided by rebounds and defense. Center Marc Gasol scored 18 points and the Memphis Grizzlies defense dominated down the stretch in an 85-77 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night at the United […]
