Category: NBA News Wire
DALLAS — Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 and Dallas extended its dominance over the Detroit Pistons by separating late for a 116-106 victory Sunday night. The Mavericks (26-20) snapped a two-game losing streak with their sixth consecutive win over Detroit at American Airlines Center and 11th in the last 13 games in the series […]
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks didn’t need a virtuoso performance from small forward Carmelo Anthony this time, but he still gave them enough to stave off the Los Angeles Lakers 110-103. Anthony, who tallied a Knicks-record 62 points in the team’s Friday night win over the Charlotte Bobcats, registered a game-high 35 points […]
DENVER — The Indiana Pacers have been nearly superhuman in the first half of the season, but the league has found their kryptonite. Just catch them on the second game of a back-to-back and you’ve got a chance. The Denver Nuggets made it work for them. Forward Wilson Chandler scored a season-high 25 points, J.J. […]
MIAMI — The teams, the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs, were the same ones that played in last year’s NBA Finals. But this was not that matchup. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra made note of that with his first postgame comments. “No, it did not feel like the NBA Finals,” he said. Despite that, […]
MIAMI — In a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals, guard Dwyane Wade returned from the injured list and the Miami Heat easily defeated the San Antonio Spurs 113-101 on Sunday at AmericanAirlines Arena. Heat forwards Chris Bosh (24 points) and LeBron James (18 points) starred as Miami improved its home record to 19-3. Bosh […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Earlier this week, the Utah Jazz were happy to get the Minnesota Timberwolves off their schedule for a while. After Saturday night, they were glad to see the Washington Wizards leave town, too. Especially after a wild final minute. Center Enes Kanter scored 24 points off the bench and the Jazz […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Center Enes Kanter scored 24 points off the bench and the Utah Jazz rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 104-101 Saturday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward scored 16 points, including a pair of free throws with 3.6 seconds remaining, to help Utah improve to 15-29. Center Derrick […]
DENVER — Forward Wilson Chandler scored a season-high 25 points, J.J. Hickson had 14 points and 13 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 109-96 on Saturday night. Guard Ty Lawson had 12 points and 10 assists for the Nuggets. Guard Lance Stephenson led the Pacers with 23 points and 10 rebounds and […]
TORONTO — Guard Jamal Crawford scored a season-best 37 points and had 11 assists and forward Blake Griffin scored 30 points as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Toronto Raptors 126-118 on Saturday. Forward Terrence Ross led the Raptors by tying the club record with 51 points on 16-for-29 shooting that included 10-for-17 from 3-point […]
MILWAUKEE — After suffering a strained hamstring earlier in the week, the Atlanta Hawks were prepared to face the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday night without forward DeMarre Carroll. But with point guard and leading scorer Jeff Teague out with a sprained ankle and the Hawks needing a boost after a blowout loss Friday against San Antonio, […]
