Category: NBA News Wire
LOS ANGELES — Point guard Kyrie Irving scored 37 points and forward LeBron James added 32 points and 11 rebounds, boosting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 126-121 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night at Staples Center. Forward Kevin Love, who hobbled through Thursday’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers, did not play […]
LOS ANGELES — Forward LeBron James scored 23 of his 36 points in the second half, and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 109-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night at Staples Center. Cleveland point guard Kyrie Irving had 22 points, and forward Kevin Love, despite being slowed […]
HOUSTON — Guard James Harden flirted with a triple-double as the Houston Rockets rode the wave of a blistering first quarter to a 112-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night at Toyota Center. Harden totaled 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds as the Rockets placed all five starters plus reserve forward […]
HOUSTON – Guard James Harden flirted with a triple-double as the Houston Rockets rode the wave of a blistering first quarter to a 112-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night at Toyota Center. Harden totaled 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds as the Rockets (28-12) placed all five starters plus reserve […]
The Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns agreed to a three-team trade on Thursday that sent guard Austin Rivers to play for his father in Los Angeles. Rivers joins the Clippers, a team coached by Doc Rivers, and will become the first son to play for his father in NBA history. The deal […]
The Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns agreed to a three-team trade on Thursday that sent guard Austin Rivers to play for his father in Los Angeles. Rivers joins the Clippers, a team coached by Doc Rivers, and will become the first son to play for his father in NBA history. The deal […]
Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points in his return to action, but it wasn’t nearly enough to help the New York Knicks avoid a 95-79 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday at O2 Arena in London. The Knicks, losers of a franchise-record 16 in a row, were never in the game. New York couldn’t buy […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Guard Jamal Crawford came off the bench for 25 points and guard Chris Paul had 23 points — including 10 straight free throws over the final 4:35 — and 10 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers topped the Portland Trail Blazers 100-94 Wednesday night at the Moda Center. Center DeAndre Jordan collected […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors equaled their 25-year-old franchise record with a 15th consecutive home win Wednesday night, thumping the Miami Heat 104-89. Point guard Stephen Curry had a game-high 32 points, and the Warriors’ reserves outscored their Heat counterparts 41-17 as Golden State ran its record to 12-0 against Eastern Conference competition […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The San Antonio Spurs have yet to hit their stride this season, thanks to injuries that have forced coach Gregg Popovich to use 23 different starting lineups already. But things are slowly starting to come together for the defending NBA champions. They took another step in the right direction Wednesday night by […]