Category: NBA News Wire
ORLANDO, Fla. — The veteran Chicago Bulls pulled Sunday’s game out of their hat, capitalizing on a flurry of late-game mistakes by the young and struggling Orlando Magic. Chicago did what good teams are supposed to do. The Bulls beat the Magic 98-97 Sunday when Pau Gasol scored on a tip-in with 9.4 seconds remaining, […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — George Hill wasn’t looking to be the hero for the Indiana Pacers Sunday night. But when the heavens opened up and the seventh-year point guard found himself wide open under the basket, he was more than happy to hit the game-winning shot. Hill’s turnaround floater with 5.1 seconds remaining capped a rally […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — A three-game winning streak may not seem like much, but for the Minnesota Timberwolves, it’s a mountainous achievement. Their most imposing player made it possible on Sunday. Nikola Pekovic, their 6-feet-11, 295-pound center, had a season-high 29 points to lead six players in double figures as Minnesota topped the Detroit Pistons […]
CLEVELAND — LeBron James wants Kevin Love to fit in better. Love was never aware he was on the outside. Love scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and guard Kyrie Irving had 28 points and 10 assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 120-105 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. It was […]
TORONTO — Gregg Popovich will have to wait at least another day for his inevitable 1,000th win as an NBA coach, all with the San Antonio Spurs. Forward James Johnson hit a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet with 49.9 seconds to play to put the Toronto Raptors into the lead on their way to […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — To some extent, the Memphis Grizzlies and Atlanta Hawks are mirror images. Two of the best in the NBA, each team is committed to its identity and neither has a superstar doing insurance or car commercials in the midst of nationally televised games. Sunday night at FedExForum was a showdown of wills, […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 29 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 131-108 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Clippers, who lost their four straight, will be without forward Blake Griffin (staph infection) for four to six weeks. Guard Jamal Crawford led […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If this really proves to be Tyrone Corbin’s final game as the Sacramento Kings’ head coach, he exited with some luck on his side. As for the Phoenix Suns, they can’t seem to escape the buzzard’s luck that haunts them at the final buzzer. So it went Sunday, when Kings center DeMarcus […]
New York Knicks owner James Dolan, replying to an email from an angry fan of the team, hinted that the man is an alcoholic and suggested that the man root for the Brooklyn Nets instead of the Knicks. In an exchange first reported by Deadspin.com, Irving Bierman, 73, sent an email to Dolan with the […]
HOUSTON — Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard knew the questions even before they were asked, a development that was more a reflection on the events of the past 48 hours and less on his soothsaying abilities. One night after blowing a double-digit lead in the waning moments of what would become a deflating overtime […]
