Category: NBA News Wire
LOS ANGELES — Despite playing without Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers coasted to a 101-84 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night at Staples Center. Reserve point guard Jeremy Lin led the way, finishing with 18 points and six assists, but forward Tarik Black was the star of the show. Black, who Los […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guard Ty Lawson scored 12 of his 22 points during a third-quarter blitz, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 118-108 at Sleep Train Arena on Friday to win their fourth straight contest. Guard Arron Afflalo also scored 22 points, Lawson finished with eight assists, and four other Denver players scored […]
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs made six 3-point baskets in the fourth quarter and beat the Phoenix Suns 100-95 Friday night. San Antonio (22-15) used that barrage of jump shots to erase a 10-point deficit. Guard Danny Green led the Spurs with 20 points. He made four 3-point baskets, including one in the […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Al Horford led a balanced attack with 19 points and 16 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks set a franchise record with their eighth consecutive road victory by cooling off the Detroit Pistons 106-103 on Friday night at The Palace. Power forward Paul Millsap contributed 17 points and seven rebounds for the […]
NEW ORLEANS — Guard Jrue Holiday had 23 points and eight assists and led five players in double figures to lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 106-95 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans (18-18) snapped a two-game losing streak and got balanced scoring. In addition […]
MILWAUKEE — Point guard Brandon Knight scored 14 points as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game home losing streak with a 98-84 victory over the Timberwolves Friday night at the Bradley Center. Knight hit 5 of 10 shots and knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to lead a Milwaukee offense that got 12 points each […]
WASHINGTON — John Wall claimed his first head-to-head victory over fellow star guard Derrick Rose and the Washington Wizards largely maintained control after taking a 20-point lead in the first quarter for a 102-86 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. Center Marcin Gortat had 21 points and 13 rebounds and Wall finished with […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 32 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 99-94 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The win ended a two-game losing streak for the Thunder and moved them to 18-19 on the season. The Jazz fell to 13-24. Thunder guard […]
NEW YORK — Center Nerlens Noel had the tiebreaking dunk with 3.2 seconds remaining and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from a 13-point deficit for a 90-88 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. Noel finished with 12 points and his biggest play capped an impressive comeback for the 76ers, who improved to 6-29. After […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Al Horford led a balanced attack with 19 points and 16 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks set a franchise record with their eighth consecutive road victory by cooling off the Detroit Pistons 106-103 on Friday night at The Palace. Power forward Paul Millsap contributed 17 points and seven rebounds for the […]
