Category: NBA News Wire
INDIANAPOLIS — Forward David West scored 21 of his 25 points in the first half, and the Indiana Pacers crushed the Denver Nuggets 119-80 for their biggest win of the season Monday night. The Pacers shot 57.5 percent from the field, sinking 46 of 80 shots. Indiana (40-11) won for the 14th time in its […]
TORONTO — Forward Patrick Patterson scored a season-best 22 points and guard DeMar DeRozan also scored 22 as the Toronto Raptors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 108-101 on Monday. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak by the Raptors (27-24), who also got 19 points and 12 assists from guard Kyle Lowry. Guard/forward Terrence Ross […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Point guard Brandon Jennings led Detroit with 21 points and six assists, and interim Pistons coach John Loyer won his debut 109-100 over the short-handed San Antonio Spurs on Monday night at The Palace. Loyer replaced Mo Cheeks, who was fired Sunday after just 50 games as the head coach. Pistons […]
MILWAUKEE — With two losses already this season to the Bucks and clinging to a slim halftime lead over Milwaukee, the Boston Celtics received a simple message from coach Brad Stevens: shoot the ball. The message was received, as the Celtics made 23 of 40 shots after the break to seal a 102-86 victory Monday […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Backup center Marreese Speights exploded for 17 of his career-best 32 points in the second quarter, and the Golden State Warriors eventually built a 49-point cushion en route to a 123-80 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. In recording their largest margin of the victory of the season, the Warriors […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Coming off a 45-point drubbing at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers just 24 hours earlier, the last thing the Philadelphia 76ers needed Monday night was a surprise. Then they ran into the Golden State Warriors’ secret weapon, Marreese Speights, and the rest is unfavorable history. Getting additional playing time because […]
MINNEAPOLIS — With a poise befitting a team that appears to have found itself, the Houston Rockets shook off a shaky third quarter with a dominant fourth, cruising to a 107-89 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center on Monday night. It was a game matching two teams going in very different directions. With […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — John Loyer gave the Detroit Pistons some energy along the sideline in his NBA head-coaching debut. The team responded with an upbeat performance after the abrupt firing of Mo Cheeks. Point guard Brandon Jennings led Detroit with 21 points and six assists, and the Pistons posted a 109-100 win over the […]
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors owned the first and third quarters Monday, and it was a good thing for them that they did. They outscored the New Orleans Pelicans 31-20 in the first quarter and 33-21 in the third, then held on for a 108-101 victory. Raptors coach Dwane Casey said wanted to see the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers knew they let their guard down and suffered an unnecessary loss to an outmatched opponent Sunday. Given an immediate chance at redemption, forward David West and his teammates did not disappoint, riding a wave of anger and motivation to a bulge that made the fourth quarter irrelevant. West scored 21 […]
