Category: NBA News Wire
LOS ANGELES — Guard Jimmy Butler scored 22 points and forward Taj Gibson added 20, and the Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 105-89 Monday night at Staples Center. Despite playing without injured forward/center Pau Gasol (left calf strain) and point guard Derrick Rose (hamstring), Chicago (8-3) dictated in the second half and snapped […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Tobias Harris tossed around compliments after the Orlando Magic passed the ball better than they had all season. The Magic collected a season-high 33 assists, seven more than they had in any of their first 11 games, as they defeated the Detroit Pistons and their former coach Stan Van Gundy 107-93 […]
CLEVELAND — The Denver Nuggets are still recovering from a woeful stretch when they lost seven of eight games, but coach Brian Shaw saw enough out of them Monday to believe they can beat anyone in the league. Guard Arron Afflalo had a season-high 23 points, guard Ty Lawson had 24 points and 12 assists […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three weeks into the season the Dallas Mavericks are already in midseason form. The Mavs routed the Charlotte Hornets 107-80 on Monday night, leading by as many as 33 points with a display so dominant that the starters rested the entire fourth quarter. It was the Mavs’ fourth straight win, and it […]
BOSTON — The Phoenix Suns gave up a pair of big leads on Monday night, threatening to drop their third game in a row. But playing against a team that really doesn’t know what to do late in games, Jeff Hornacek’s team found a way to win. “I was just proud of our guys, with […]
NEW YORK — Chris Bosh could have easily stewed on the bench in frustration after picking up his fifth foul with eight minutes remaining in a close fourth quarter. Instead, Bosh maintained his focus while sitting for nearly five minutes. When Bosh returned, he hit a pair of clutch shots that helped the shorthanded Miami […]
The NBA announced Monday that the Sacramento Kings have protested the team’s 111-110 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Nov. 13 at FedExForum. The basis for the Kings’ protest is that guard Courtney Lee’s game-winning shot should have been disqualified as having been made after time expired. Under the protest procedures in the NBA Constitution, […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Based on records, the Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies came into Monday night’s game at FedExForum as the best teams in the NBA. But they built their respective 9-1 records in very different ways. Houston had won by double-digits seven times. The Grizzlies? Just two. In fact, even now, their one-point win […]
PORTLAND — The Portland Trail Blazers outscored the New Orleans Pelicans 34-13 in the fourth quarter to erase a 15-point deficit and escape with a 102-93 victory Monday night at the Moda Center. Guard Damian Lillard scored 24 points and dished out seven assists as the Trail Blazers (8-3) won their fifth straight game. Forward […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies, the only one-loss teams left in the NBA, could have been expected to play one of the most competitive games of the young season Monday night. Instead, the Grizzlies emphatically defended their home court at FedExForum with a 119-93 victory. Memphis led by as many as […]
