Category: NBA News Wire
CLEVELAND — With one of his truly oldest friends watching, LeBron James and the Cavs did something Monday no other NBA team has done in the last 10 years. After racing out to a 21-0 lead over the stumbling Charlotte Hornets, the Cavaliers held on for a 97-88 victory, Cleveland’s ninth consecutive win within the […]
PHILADELPHIA — Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens recently reminded second-year forward Kelly Olynyk that he needed to always be aggressive on the floor. Olynyk took that to heart on Monday night, scoring a career-high 30 points as the Celtics blasted the Philadelphia 76ers 105-87. “What I want him to do is believe in himself the […]
TORONTO -The Toronto Raptors have the Orlando Magic’s number. And that number is 10 after the Raptors defeated the Magic 95-82 on Monday night. The Raptors have defeated the Magic 10 straight times, including three this season. The Magic led by eight points at the half, but the Raptors soon erased that and took over […]
ATLANTA — The Chicago Bulls, especially with a strengthening Derrick Rose at point guard, are top-tier contenders in the Eastern Conference. The Atlanta Hawks look like they belong in that same class. Center Al Horford did a little bit of everything, scoring, rebounding and even leading fast breaks, to lift Atlanta to an exciting 93-86 […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Although the Portland Trail Blazers rolled to a 108-95 victory over the lineup-depleted San Antonio Spurs on Monday at the Moda Center, the win came with price. Trail Blazers center Robin Lopez will be out indefinitely after sustaining two fractures in his right hand. “I don’t even want to think about it,” […]
CLEVELAND — After racing out to a 21-0 lead over the stumbling Charlotte Hornets, the Cavaliers held on for a 97-88 victory Monday night, Cleveland’s ninth consecutive win within the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers became the first team in more than 10 years to score the first 21 points of a game. The last team […]
PHOENIX — The Milwaukee Bucks have won two times at US Airways Center in the last 20 years. The Phoenix Suns have lost two times at the buzzer on wacky, last-second 3-point heaves in the last seven days. Both happened Monday as Bucks forward Khris Middleton hit an off-balance, 25-foot bank shot just before the […]
LOS ANGELES — After dropping their previous two games on the road to the Washington Wizards and Milwaukee Bucks, the Los Angeles Clippers welcomed a home matchup with the Detroit Pistons. Forward Blake Griffin scored 18 points, and center DeAndre Jordan added 16 points and 15 rebounds, and the Clippers hammered the Pistons 113-91 Monday […]
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Turkish power forward/center Furkan Aldemir on Monday. The native of Turkey has been playing professionally in his home country since 2007-08. He was on the active list for Monday night’s game against the Boston Celtics. Aldemir, 23, joined Galatasaray Liv Hospital in 2011 and helped them earn the Turkish Basketball League […]
WASHINGTON — The surging Washington Wizards learned how to overcome their mistakes. That’s the next step for the youthful Utah Jazz. Guard Bradley Beal scored 22 points and fueled a second-half surge along with backcourt partner John Wall as the Washington Wizards took control in the second half for a 93-84 victory over the Utah […]
