Category: NBA News Wire
MINNEAPOLIS — Turns out Minnesota Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman had good reason to worry before Wednesday night’s 118-106 loss to the New York Knicks at Target Center. The Timberwolves had just won four of five games on the season’s longest road trip and six of their last seven overall before coming home to begin a […]
BOSTON — After they pulled out a dramatic, last-second win at the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors could have been excused for being a bit flat Wednesday night. Forget it. “I thought we did a great job against a team that, in all honesty, we are better than,” Golden State coach […]
MILWAUKEE — Sacramento guard Isaiah Thomas was ejected late in the game but scored 25 points to lead the Kings to a 116-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. Thomas got the boot after drawing a pair of technical fouls while tied up with Bucks forward Khris Middleton with 4:19 left but was […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Bobcats finished up the roughest stretch of their schedule with one of their most-impressive performances of the season Wednesday night. Center Al Jefferson scored 34 points, including 20 in the first half, and the Bobcats routed the Eastern Conference-leading Indiana Pacers 109-87. The win came after the Bobcats lost at […]
NEW YORK — Guard Marcus Thornton came off the bench to score a game-high 20 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 103-94 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night at Barclays Center. It was the seventh wire-to-wire victory of the season and second straight for the Nets, who became the first team […]
BOSTON — After they pulled out a dramatic, last-second win at Indiana on Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors could have been excused for being a bit flat Wednesday night. Forget it. Putting on a clinic against a weak opponent, the Warriors never trailed, and they capped a 4-2 road trip with a clinic-like 108-88 […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Guard D.J. Augustin scored 26 points off the bench and center Joakim Noah recorded his second triple-double in three games, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 105-94 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at The Palace. Noah had 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his sixth career […]
ORLANDO — Guard James Harden scored 31 points and center Dwight Howard had 19 points and 13 rebounds, leading the Houston Rockets to a 101-89 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. The Rockets have the best record (21-6) in the NBA since Jan. 1, determined to secure home court for the first round […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Center Al Jefferson scored 34 points, including 20 in the first half, and the Charlotte Bobcats snapped a three-game losing streak with a 109-87 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. The Bobcats raced to a 28-8 lead after one quarter and never trailed the rest of the way, although the […]
WASHINGTON — Forward Trevor Ariza scored 26 points and guard Bradley Beal had 22 as the Washington Wizards won for the seventh time in eight games with a 104-91 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Guard John Wall had 14 points, 10 assists and two blocks as the Wizards (32-29) snapped a four-game […]
