Category: NBA News Wire
DENVER — Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey was irritated and frustrated with his team, and he let them know it. Fortunately for the Raptors, they beat the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. Otherwise their coach might have really let loose. Guard DeMar DeRozan returned to the lineup to score 19 points and the Raptors beat […]
SALT LAKE CITY — All-Star guard Steph Curry scored 44 points and the Golden State Warriors spoiled a festive banner-raising night for former Utah coach Jerry Sloan with a come-from-behind 95-90 victory over the Jazz Friday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Curry hit two of his eight 3-pointers during a key 12-0 run in the fourth […]
LOS ANGELES — Center Al Jefferson scored a season-high 40 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lift the Charlotte Bobcats to a 110-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers before an announced crowd of 18,997 at Staples Center on Friday night. Jefferson connected on 18 of 32 field goals as Charlotte (21-27) beat the Lakers […]
The Indiana Pacers are close to signing Andrew Bynum after meeting with the free-agent center on Friday in Indianapolis, according to a report. Bynum’s agent, David Lee, told The Indianapolis Star that he was negotiating with the Pacers but that no deal had been reached. With the Pacers, Bynum would join a front line that […]
DENVER — Guard DeMar DeRozan returned to the lineup to score 19 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 100-90 on Friday night. Forward Terrence Ross had 18 points for the Raptors, who won for the first time in 11 years in Denver. Center J.J. Hickson had 18 points and 13 rebounds […]
LOS ANGELES — Another big night by center Al Jefferson sparked the Charlotte Bobcats to a drought-ending win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jefferson tied a career-high with 40 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lift the Bobcats to a 110-100 victory over the Lakers before an announced crowd of 18,997 at Staples Center on […]
MINNEAPOLIS — It was a prizefight kind of game. Contact, pushing, shoving, elbows. So tough that Wolves forward Kevin Love struggled to even run during the final two quarters after turning his right ankle and physical enough that injured Memphis point guard Mike Conley watched the final six minutes from the bench. Memphis was the […]
DALLAS — The hard-luck and short-handed Sacramento Kings could not hold onto a 14-point fourth-quarter lead and lost their sixth game in a row, 107-103 to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night at the American Airlines Center. Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki, selected for his 12th All-Star Game on Thursday, led the Mavs’ comeback with 34 […]
SALT LAKE CITY — On a night the Utah Jazz celebrated their past, All-Star guard Steph Curry made the Golden State Warriors feel even better about their future. Curry scored a season-high 44 points and the Warriors spoiled a festive banner-raising night for former Utah coach Jerry Sloan with a come-from-behind 95-90 victory over the […]
NEW YORK — Visiting Brooklyn as the hottest team in the NBA, with arguably the hottest scorer in the league in Kevin Durant, the Oklahoma City Thunder disposed of the Brooklyn Nets 120-95 on Friday night for its 10th consecutive victory. “Our guys believe in what we do and we do it together,” Thunder coach […]
