Category: NBA News Wire
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 28 points to lead Oklahoma City to a 116-99 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. It was Durant’s 25th straight game with at least 25 points. For 3 1/2 quarters, the game was close. But the Thunder used a three minute […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — When opportunity knocked Sunday night, third-year forward Tobias Harris was more than happy to answer the door. With veteran starting guards Arron Afflalo and Jameer Nelson sidelined due to injuries, Harris attacked from multiple angles, scoring a career-high 31 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 92-81 victory over the hapless […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers realize how the remainder of the NBA season will play out for them. They are the target on every other team’s schedule. At 46-13, they have the best record in the league. And to keep it that way, they will have more than a handful of battles on their hands. […]
PHOENIX — The Atlanta Hawks didn’t do much to slow the Phoenix Suns’ usual racehorse pace Sunday night. The result was an offensive explosion for the Suns, who gradually ran away en route to a 129-120 win. The Suns led 79-65 at halftime after putting up an NBA season-high point total before the break. The […]
SAN ANTONIO – Guard Tony Parker lobbied to return to the San Antonio Spurs’ lineup on Friday against Charlotte. His coach, Gregg Popovich, elected to hold Parker out one more game. Popovich’s decision worked out well for the Spurs. They beat Charlotte without Parker. Then Parker, back after missing six games, scored 22 points and […]
OKLAHOMA CITY – Before his Charlotte Bobcats even took the floor against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Bobcats coach Steve Clifford knew something was not right. Clifford’s intuition turned out to be accurate as the Bobcats fell to the Thunder 116-99 Sunday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. “We didn’t have the right mindset today,” Clifford said. […]
PHOENIX — The Atlanta Hawks didn’t do much to slow the Phoenix Suns’ usual racehorse pace Sunday night. The result was an offensive explosion for the Suns, who gradually ran away en route to a 129-120 win. The Suns led 79-65 at halftime after putting up an NBA season-high point total before the break. The […]
CHICAGO — Center Joakim Noah thinks the Chicago Bulls are the hungriest team in the NBA. If that’s the case, he certainly did a nice job of filling the plate on Sunday afternoon against New York. Noah recorded his fifth career triple-double and set a franchise record for assists by a center, leading the Chicago […]
CHICAGO — Center Joakim Noah recorded his fifth career triple-double, leading the Chciago Bulls to a 109-90 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon at the United Center. Noah finished with 13 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds. Guard D.J. Augustin led the Bulls with 23 points, while guard Jimmy Butler added 19. […]
LOS ANGELES — After the New Orleans Pelicans suffered a seventh straight loss, coach Monty Williams said the team hit rock bottom. “This is the worst loss we’ve had this year,” Williams said after the Los Angeles Clippers pounded the Pelicans 108-76 on Saturday night at the Staples Center. “And the character of our locker […]
