Category: NBA News Wire
SALT LAKE CITY – It took 45 games, but the Utah Jazz finally escaped from the cellar of the Western Conference. Center Derrick Favors and forwards Marvin Williams and Jeremy Evans all produced double-doubles and the Jazz took advantage of a short-handed Sacramento Kings squad en route to a 106-99 victory on Monday night at […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — NBA games in late January are supposed to be tedious. With the All-Star break around the corner, many players and teams don’t put much stock into them. Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant is not one of them. On a night he described as emotional, the MVP candidate scored 41 points and […]
Deputy commissioner Adam Silver will recommend to the NBA’s Board of Governors that Mark Tatum succeed him when he takes over as commissioner, according to multiple reports. Commissioner David Stern is retiring and Silver will succeed him Feb. 1. Tatum is the NBA’s executive vice president of global marketing partnership. Tatum has worked in the […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Washington point guard John Wall hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:28 to go, and the Wizards watched as the Golden State Warriors missed three 3-pointers down the stretch, allowing the Eastern Conference visitors to pull out an 88-85 victory Tuesday night. In winning for the second time in three games during an […]
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant’s return to the court will not occur for at least three weeks, the team announced Tuesday night. Bryant recently said he would return from a knee injury by the All-Star Game on Feb. 16 but that he would allow someone more deserving to play for the Western Conference team […]
LOS ANGELES — The Indiana Pacers shook off a sluggish first half to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104-92 at Staples Center on Tuesday night. Six Indiana players scored in double figures, led by forward David West, who had 19 points and eight rebounds. Guard Lance Stephenson scored 15 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and handed […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Washington Wizards didn’t have a victory over a Western Conference team with a winning record when they boarded a plane and headed west last Thursday. Five days later, they have two, and they are gunning for more. Point guard John Wall hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:28 to go Tuesday night, […]
LOS ANGELES — The Indiana Pacers didn’t play up to their standards during a five-game road trip, but they were pleased to close the trek on a high note. Shaking off a sluggish first half, the Pacers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104-92 at Staples Center on Tuesday night. “We could have played better, but […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Things started off poorly for the Portland Trail Blazers and never got better. The Memphis Grizzlies jumped to a 10-0 lead, increased their advantage to 24 points late in the third quarter and cruised to a 98-81 victory over the Trail Blazers on Tuesday night at the Moda Center. “(The Grizzlies) smelled […]
HOUSTON — Consecutive games of being pounded and pushed and essentially bullied by the Memphis Grizzlies put the Houston Rockets in position to respond in one of two ways when the San Antonio Spurs started utilizing similar tactics in the early stages Tuesday night. The Rockets could either fight or fold. They chose the former […]
