Category: NBA News Wire
LOS ANGELES — Forward Blake Griffin scored 27 points, grabbed nine rebounds and handed out eight assists, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-89 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night at Staples Center. Point guard Chris Paul added 24 points and 11 assists for the Clippers (24-12). Forward Matt Barnes had […]
MINNEAPOLIS — For three quarters, the Minnesota Timberwolves did a good job of containing Phoenix Suns guard Gerald Green. Green finally exploded in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter, and he scored 15 of his 21 points in the final frame, leading the Suns to a 113-111 win at Target Center on Wednesday. […]
Indiana Pacers guard C.J. Watson was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Tuesday after a second violation this season of the league’s anti-flopping rules. The infraction took place with 7:07 left in the first quarter of the Pacers’ 105-101 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night in Salt Lake City. Watson received a first […]
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs’ inbounds pass around the mid-court area, from forward Tim Duncan, was a little behind the intended receiver, bouncing off guard Patty Mills’ hands with eight seconds left. Now, Detroit point guard Brandon Jennings was racing up court with the ball. Jennings hit a bank shot with one-tenth of […]
MILWAUKEE — Not even the dangerously cold wind chills currently gripping the Upper Midwest were enough to cool off the red-hot Phoenix Suns, who had won three in a row and eight of their last 10 heading into a matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night. Sure, they got off to a bit of a […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As the losses piled up on the New York Knicks, so did the possibility of major change. Players didn’t believe it was a matter of if team president Phil Jackson would make moves, but a matter of when. “We knew something was coming,” guard Jose Calderon said after the Memphis Grizzlies dealt […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Some extra time in the film room is starting to pay off for Denver Nuggets guard Arron Afflalo. On Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Afflalo put together his own personal highlight tape. Afflalo scored a season-high 34 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including 4 of 6 from beyond the arc, leading the Nuggets to […]
The New York Knicks are mired in one their worst seasons ever. No one in Cleveland is making plans for a Cavaliers championship parade, and the Oklahoma City Thunder just got back to the .500 mark. On Monday, the three teams were involved in a trade they hope will solve some of their problems. The […]
PORTLAND — Guard Damian Lillard scored 14 of his 39 points in the final six minutes as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to down the Los Angeles Lakers 98-94 Monday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge added 21 points with eight rebounds as the Trail Blazers (27-8) won […]
CHICAGO — The Houston Rockets on Monday night became the latest team from the Western Conference to learn just how deep in talent the Chicago Bulls are this season. After three high-scoring quarters of back-and-forth basketball, it was the Bulls who pulled away down the stretch in the fourth for a 114-105 victory at the […]
