Category: NBA News Wire
LOS ANGELES — Guard Jamal Crawford scored 27 points and forward Blake Griffin added 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers blew past the Utah Jazz 102-87 on Saturday night at the Staples Center. The Pacific Division-leading Clippers (34-16) won for the fifth time in their last six games. Utah (16-31) lost […]
LOS ANGELES — A third-quarter spark allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to coast past the Utah Jazz. Guard Jamal Crawford scored 17 of his 27 points in the second half and forward Blake Griffin added 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Clippers rolled to a 102-87 victory over the Jazz on Saturday night before […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland guard Wesley Matthews scored 21 points, but it was his defensive work on the game’s final possession that keyed the Trail Blazers’ 106-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night at the Moda Center. Matthews twice thwarted Toronto guard DeMar DeRozan on drives to the basket, allowing the Blazers to […]
NEW YORK — Miami forward LeBron James wanted to make sure there was no carry-over from one of the Heat’s worst losses of the season, so he took over the beginning and the end of a 106-91 win over the New York Knicks on Saturday night. James had 30 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and […]
PHOENIX — Phoenix guard Goran Dragic showed why he would be a capable Western Conference All-Star injury replacement in the Suns’ 105-95 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night. Dragic scored 15 of the Suns’ first 23 points to get the Suns off and running. He finished with 25 points on 10-for-10 shooting from […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Guard Damian Lillard’s basket with 11.8 seconds remaining lifted the Portland Trail Blazers to a 106-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night at the Moda Center. The basket helped the Trail Blazers (34-13) stave off a torrid late rally by the Raptors, who trailed by 16 points in the fourth […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Just a few weeks ago, fans at the FedExForum booed Memphis Grizzlies rookie Nick Calathes. Not when he missed a shot or made a turnover. But when they saw him get up off the bench and head to the scorer’s table to check into the game. That was the low point. The […]
NEW ORLEANS — When Anthony Davis failed to be voted into the NBA All-Star Game on Thursday by the Western Conference coaches, no one could have blamed the second-year New Orleans Pelicans forward if he fell into a funk. Instead, Davis took out whatever frustration he might have been feeling on his hometown team, the […]
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs, reeling with injuries, are spirally out of the win column in the last week. Ready for their fortunes to change, they relied on their prime-time players. Forward Tim Duncan had 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Spurs to a 95-93 win over the Sacramento Kings on […]
HOUSTON – Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin authored another chapter to the storybook tale that is his improbable professional career by recording his first NBA triple-double — and doing so in a reserve role. Beyond that statistical benchmark, Lin provided the requisite thrust to help Houston overcome a lethargic start to the second half in […]
