Category: NBA News Wire
NEW ORLEANS — It was a Washington, D.C., kind of game — just about everyone got a piece of the pie. Guard John Wall scored 15 points and dished out 12 assists, and four teammates scored in double figures as the Washington Wizards snapped a three-game road losing streak with a 92-85 victory over the […]
PHILADELPHIA — Tony Wroten scored nine of his 20 points in the last 3:48, including the go-ahead layup with 9.1 seconds left, as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 95-92 on Monday night for their first home victory of the season. Guard Michael Carter-Williams had 18 points, 13 assists and six rebounds for […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors harassed Oklahoma City stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook into 8-for-37 shooting Monday night en route to their third consecutive win over the Thunder, 117-91. The Oklahoma City loss occurred while the team was announcing a trade for Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Dion Waiters. The Thunder surrendered a […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Watching the final minute of a close game from the bench wasn’t what Indiana center Roy Hibbert had in mind. There wasn’t much Hibbert could do about it. He fouled out with 55.7 seconds left as the Utah Jazz mounted a late rally against the Pacers. Even though he could not […]
LOS ANGELES — Forward Paul Millsap scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds and point guard Jeff Teague added 20 points, nine assists and four steals, boosting the sizzling Atlanta Hawks to a 107-98 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night at Staples Center. Forward DeMarre Carroll finished with 17 points and eight […]
Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin insisted Sunday that first-year head coach David Blatt’s future is safe and his job security was never in question. “This narrative of our coaching situation is truly ridiculous,” Griffin told reporters before the Dallas Mavericks’ 109-90 victory over the Cavaliers. “It’s a non-story, it’s a non-narrative. Coach Blatt is […]
CLEVELAND — The wins keep piling up for the Dallas Mavericks while the Cleveland Cavaliers are drowning in injuries. Already playing without superstar forward LeBron James, the Cavaliers are now without All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, who left Sunday’s 109-90 loss to the Mavericks with a tight lower back and will not play Monday when […]
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin insisted Sunday that first-year head coach David Blatt’s future is safe and his job security was never in question. “This narrative of our coaching situation is truly ridiculous,” Griffin told reporters before the Dallas Mavericks’ 109-90 victory over the Cavaliers. “It’s a non-story, it’s a non-narrative. Coach […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Brandon Jennings has looked like an entirely different player over the last 10 days. Not coincidentally, the Detroit Pistons look like an entirely different team. Jennings poured in a season-high 35 points and the Pistons collected their fifth straight victory by defeating the Sacramento Kings 114-95 on Sunday at The Palace. […]
NEW YORK — The Milwaukee Bucks held the Knicks to under 50 percent shooting, the eighth straight game they did so to an opponent, in a 95-82 win over New York Sunday at Madison Square Garden. New York shot 40.8 percent (31 of 76), making just 9 of its 25 3-point attempts. The Knicks are […]
