Category: NBA News Wire
ATLANTA — On a night when the Chicago Bulls weren’t playing at their best, they were able to lean on point guard Kirk Hinrich to carry them through to a victory. Hinrich made 6 of 7 free throws in the final 43 seconds to give the Bulls a 107-103 win over the Atlanta Hawks on […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — All Indiana Pacers forward Paul George needed was one brilliant quarter to help put away the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. George scored 12 of his team-high 20 points in the third quarter, more than double any other player, and led the Indiana Pacers to a 118-98 victory over the Lakers […]
DENVER — Guard Damian Lillard tallied 31 points and nine assists, center Robin Lopez had 12 points and 10 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 100-95 on Tuesday night. Forward Nicolas Batum had 16 points, including five crucial points down the stretch to help the Blazers extend their win streak to […]
CLEVELAND — For the second time in the last five days, the Toronto Raptors manhandled the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Raptors prevailed on Tuesday night, 99-93, before 13,758 at Quicken Loans Arena, as shooting guard DeMar DeRozan was too much to handle. He fired in 16 of his game-high 33 points in the pivotal fourth quarter. […]
WASHINGTON — “Here we go again.” That was Washington Wizards guard John Wall’s reaction upon learning that Nene, the team’s starting power forward would miss six weeks with a knee injury. Considering the team’s brutal record over parts of the last three seasons without their on-court tone setter, the showing of concern seemed prudent. Then, […]
DENVER — An easy night turned into a grinder, but the Portland Trail Blazers will take what they can get. All that matters is they won again without their leading scorer. Guard Damian Lillard tallied 31 points and nine assists, center Robin Lopez had 12 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks and Portland […]
PHOENIX — Minnesota center Kevin Love had 33 points, 13 rebounds and barely missed his second triple-double in a week with nine assists as the Timberwolves rallied from eight points down in the fourth quarter and beat the Phoenix Suns 110-101 on Tuesday night. Love’s six straight games with 30 or more points extended his […]
PHOENIX — Nearly two months ago in Minnesota, the Phoenix Suns scored the final seven points of the game and stole a one-point win from the Timberwolves on guard Gerald Green’s basket in the final seconds. Tuesday night, red-hot center Kevin Love and the Timberwolves pounced on an opportunity to return the favor. Love put […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guard James Harden and the Houston Rockets roared out of the starting gate Tuesday and never looked back. Harden scored 22 of his season-high 43 points in the opening quarter, and the Rockets built a 31-point lead in the game’s first 14 minutes en route to a 129-103 rout of the Sacramento […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guard James Harden caught the basketball in the open court, spotted a lane and headed to the basket. Halfway there, he found the lane shut off, so he kept his dribble, peeled right and found an open spot behind the 3-point arc. He let fly, and the basketball dropped softly through the […]
