Category: NBA News Wire
HOUSTON — Guard James Harden posted a double-double and all five Houston starters scored in double figures in the Rockets’ wire-to-wire, 118-110 win over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night at the Toyota Center. Harden finished with 20 points and 12 assists as Houston (40-19) improved to 12-0 at home this season against Eastern Conference […]
MIAMI — Forward LeBron James wore a new, clear mask to protect his broken nose, but it did not change much of anything as the two-time defending NBA champion Miami Heat defeated the Orlando Magic 112-98 on Saturday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. It was the seventh win in a row for the Heat (42-14), who […]
PHILADELPHIA — It was Allen Iverson’s night, but Trevor Ariza made part of it his own. The Philadelphia 76ers retired the No. 3 once worn by Iverson at halftime of Saturday night’s game against the Washington Wizards, but Ariza, a journeyman forward, scored a career-high 40 points — 24 in the first quarter — to […]
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is not a fan of the NCAA and the rule that requires players to be one year removed from high school and at least 19 years old before entering the NBA. Cuban thinks the NBA Development League is preferable to a year in college, saying the one-and-done players are not […]
Commissioner Adam Silver said he is open to making changes to the NBA’s playoff and draft systems. Silver, who was interviewed Saturday by Malcolm Gladwell at the annual Sloan Conference on sports analytics, touched on a number of ideas in attempts to improve the NBA. For one, Silver said he is “fascinated” with the idea […]
PHOENIX — It was a night of firsts for Phoenix guard Goran Dragic: His first 40-point night in the NBA and the first time Suns fans at US Airways Center serenaded him at the free-throw line with a special chant: “M-V-P, M-V-P.” It’s a little early for such chatter, but over the last 13 games, […]
LOS ANGELES — Point guard Jordan Farmar and forward MarShon Brooks were teammates in New Jersey, and on a Los Angeles Lakers roster consisting mostly of strangers this season, the previous connection worked out well on Friday night in a 126-122 come-from-behind victory over the Sacramento Kings at the Staples Center. Farmar scored a career-best […]
The NBA wants LeBron James to ditch the black mask. The Miami Heat star wore a black carbon-fiber face shield to protect his broken nose during Thursday night’s 108-82 victory over the New York Knicks. But the league wants him to switch to a clear version for Saturday night’s game against the Orlando Magic. James […]
DALLAS — The Chicago Bulls keep leaning on their vaunted defense to win games. They did it again on Friday night, shutting down the Dallas Mavericks’ high-powered offense after the first quarter and clawing back from a 16-point deficit to win 100-91 at American Airlines Center. The Bulls (32-26) won for the eighth time in […]
SAN ANTONIO — Frustrated by their slow start, the San Antonio Spurs held steady behind the grinding play of their main man in the middle. Like clockwork, forward Tim Duncan came up big in the end. Duncan scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 92-82 win over […]
