Category: NBA News Wire
DENVER — Forward Kevin Love had 33 points and 19 rebounds, guard Kevin Martin added 22 points and the surging Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 132-128 Monday night. Minnesota outscored Denver 52-16 from the foul line while winning for the sixth time in seven games. Martin was 16-for-17 from the line, compensating for his […]
MILWAUKEE – One night after fighting the NBA’s best team down to the wire, the Utah Jazz learned a valuable lesson against the NBA’s worst team. “We can’t show up and just expect to win games,” said Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin. “We have to play a certain way. Last night, we played well and we […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Andre Drummond dominated the boards and threw in a couple of rarely seen offensive moves for good measure. With their second-year center working tirelessly, the Detroit Pistons snapped out of their doldrums and ended a four-game losing streak with a 96-85 victory over the reeling New York Knicks on Monday night […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guard Isaiah Thomas scored 11 of his 22 points in the third quarter, sparking a decisive run along the way, and the Sacramento Kings snapped a three-game skid with a 96-89 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday at Sleep Train Arena. Thomas scored seven points during a 22-7 spurt that […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Forward Wesley Johnson scored on a lob pass with 6.4 seconds left to lift the Los Angeles Lakers past the Portland Trail Blazers 107-106 Monday night at the Moda Center. Portland guard Damian Lillard’s contested 3-pointer was short at the buzzer, giving the Lakers (21-39) their second consecutive victory. Center Pau Gasol […]
DENVER — Forward Kevin Love kept shaking his head with every 3-pointer the Denver Nuggets made. The Minnesota Timberwolves would hit free throws and the Nuggets would respond with another bomb to chip away at a double-digit lead. “I’ve never seen anything like that where a team hit that many shots, contested or uncontested, at […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Los Angeles Lakers made the plays — at the offensive end, then at the defensive end — in the closing seconds Monday night. First there was forward Wesley Johnson basket off a lob pass with 6.4 seconds left. Then there was guard Jodie Meeks’ lock-down defense on Portland Trail Blazers guard […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As usual, guard Isaiah Thomas, center DeMarcus Cousins and forward Rudy Gay played significant roles in a Sacramento Kings victory. However, it was the play of two other players that had Kings coach Michael Malone excited after his team’s 96-89 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday at Sleep Train Arena. […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Second-year center Andre Drummond scored 17 points and grabbed a career-high 26 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons snapped a four-game losing streak with a 96-85 victory over the reeling New York Knicks on Monday night at The Palace. Reserve guards Rodney Stuckey and Will Bynum each contributed 16 points for the […]
NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets managed to slow down one the NBA’s hottest teams, defeating the Chicago Bulls 96-80 on Monday night. The loss ended a four-game winning streak by the Bulls, who entered Monday night with wins in nine of their last 10 games. The Nets continued their solid play at home in […]
