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ORLANDO, Fla. — Veteran forward Zack Randolph scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds, leading the Memphis Grizzlies to an 86-81 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Rookie point guard Nick Calathes, who has replaced injured Mike Conley in the starting lineup, had 12 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals for […]
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 14 of his 31 points in the third quarter as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 104-83 on Wednesday for their second consecutive win. The Raptors (28-24) improved to 9-2 at home since Jan. 1 while handing the Hawks (25-26) their fifth consecutive loss. Guard Kyle Lowry added […]
Less than a year after Seattle failed in its bid to bring the Sacramento Kings’ franchise to the Pacific Northwest, new NBA commissioner Adam Silver indicated this week that the league has no immediate plans to expand there. “Seattle is a wonderful market. It would be very additive to the league to have a team […]
CLEVELAND — Anthony Bennett was lost in space for much of his rookie season. Suddenly, the Cleveland Cavaliers forward looks like one of the team’s emerging stars. Bennett recorded his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday in the Cavaliers ‘109-99 victory over the Sacramento Kings before 14,245 at Quicken Loans Arena. […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For six and a half minutes in the fourth quarter, the Memphis Grizzlies failed to make a shot from the field. A 16-point third-quarter lead went away and the Washington Wizards took a two-point lead and the Grizzlies could not stop guard Bradley Beal, who finished with a career-high 37 points. But […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The All-Star break is coming up, and the Charlotte Bobcats find themselves squarely in the middle of a playoff race. That is something unusual for the 10-year-old franchise, and it was clearly on the team’s collective mind during a 114-89 rout of the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. The Bobcats were far […]
CHICAGO — Forward Taj Gibson scored 24 points and center Joakim Noah collected his fourth career triple-double, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 100-85 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday at the United Center. Gibson continued to shine while starting in place of injured forward Carlos Boozer. Gibson hit 12 of 19 shots from […]
CLEVELAND — Forward Anthony Bennett recorded his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 109-99 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. It was the third consecutive win for the Cavs (19-33), who had five players in double figures, led by forward Luol Deng’s […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Center Al Jefferson scored 30 points and forward Anthony Tolliver came off the bench to score 22 as the Charlotte Bobcats cooled off the streaking Dallas Mavericks with a 114-89 victory Tuesday night. The Bobcats went on extended runs to open both the second and third quarters, going on a 10-0 spurt […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — John Loyer didn’t see it coming. Neither did the players. The Detroit Pistons are in the midst of a colossally disappointing season, but no one expected Mo Cheeks to be fired 50 games into his first season as head coach, especially after two blowout victories over the weekend. Loyer, who was […]
