Grizzlies 98, Trail Blazers 81

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Memphis Grizzlies led from start to finish Tuesday in a 98-81 pounding of the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center. Forward Zach Randolph had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and guard Mike Conley contributed 19 points and seven assists for the Grizzlies (23-20). Memphis won for the eighth time in […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors 103, Trail Blazers 88

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors snapped out of a defensive slump, holding the Portland Trail Blazers to a season-low scoring total en route to a 103-88 victory Sunday night. After surrendering 121 or more points in three of their previous five games and then watching the Trail Blazers put up 55 in the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Nowitzki, Mavs charge past Pistons

DALLAS — Even when things are going badly for the Dallas Mavericks, they can count on a visit by the Detroit Pistons to get them back on track. The Mavericks snapped a two-game losing streak with their sixth consecutive win over Detroit at American Airlines Center, separating late for a 116-106 victory Sunday night. Led […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Nuggets 125, Kings 117

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guard Ty Lawson scored a game-high 27 points to lead six Nuggets in double figures, and Denver ran past the Sacramento Kings 125-117 Sunday at Sleep Train Arena. Lawson scored 20 points in the second half and combined with center Timofey Mozgov to score every Denver point during a 14-8 third-quarter run […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Nets’ Pierce, Garnett win in return to Boston

BOSTON — Through all of their wins in Boston, none were as emotional for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett as Sunday night’s victory while playing for the Brooklyn Nets. Cornerstones of the Celtics’ 2008 NBA championship team who were traded last summer to Brooklyn, Pierce and Garnett had no chance to treat playing against their […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Suns battle back to defeat Cavaliers

CLEVELAND — Say what you want about the Phoenix Suns, but they are a resilient bunch. “We are a really hard-nosed team,” Suns guard Goran Dragic said. “It doesn’t matter if we are up or down 20 points. We are still going to battle until the end.” The Suns (25-18) battled back from a 20-point […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Pelicans’ Davis makes case for All-Star spot

NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis will find out officially Thursday if NBA coaches voted him into his first All-Star Game. The way his coach, Monty Williams, sees it, the league should launch a criminal investigation if the vote doesn’t go in favor of the New Orleans Pelicans’ second-year forward. The young superstar poured in 22 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors’ surprising defense stymies Blazers

OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry says there is nothing worse than grabbing the box score after a game and seeing he scored 38 points … in a loss. Thus, it wasn’t his impressive point total that caught the guard’s eye after the Warriors’ 103-88 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Nuggets run over Kings

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For the Denver Nuggets, the objective is the same every night: Increase the throttle on a high-speed attack and don’t let up. “We always want to push it in the early going, and then keep on pushing it,” guard Ty Lawson said after leading Denver’s high-octane attack to a 125-117 victory over […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021