Category: NBA News Wire
NEW YORK — The Atlanta Hawks posted their first road victory of the season, defeating the New York Knicks 91-85 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. Paul Millsap led Atlanta (3-3) with a season-high 19 points. The Knicks (2-6) dropped their fifth straight game. They entered the game tied for last in the league […]
NEW YORK — Bojan Bogdanovic has only been an NBA player for six games now, but the Brooklyn Nets rookie guard has definitely impressed new Nets head coach Lionel Hollins. Bogdanovic paced a balanced scoring attack with 22 points, leading the Nets to a 104-96 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday afternoon at the […]
Cleveland Cavaliers guards Matthew Dellavedova and Dion Waiters continue to be out with injuries, and Waiters also tried to explain why he was absent for a national anthem. Dellavedova is expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing an MRI on his injured left knee, the team announced. Waiters sustained a lower back contusion […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Gordon Hayward found his shooting touch at just the right time for the Utah Jazz on Sunday. Hayward scored Utah’s last 11 points as the Jazz squeaked past the Detroit Pistons 97-96 at The Palace. He had only six points until his flurry in the final 4:46. “I wish I could […]
TORONTO — Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown saw discouragement in his team for the first time in what has been a difficult early season. With the Toronto Raptors firing on all cylinders, the 76ers fell out of the game early on Sunday to remain winless in their first seven games of the season. Meanwhile, with […]
PHOENIX — Guards Gerald Green and Isaiah Thomas combined for 31 points in the fourth quarter as the Phoenix Suns rallied from a 12-point deficit in the third quarter to hand the Golden State Warriors their first loss of the season, 107-95 on Sunday. Thomas finished with 22 points and Green added 19 as the […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — With Oklahoma City missing more than 60 points a game due to injuries, it has had to find out ways to compete. None more than grinding out games on the defensive end. It was that defensive mindset that carried the Thunder to a 101-93 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday at […]
DALLAS — No one player can replace LeBron James, but Luol Deng showed that he’s capable of carrying the Miami Heat on occasion. Deng scored a season-high 30 points as the Heat cruised to a 105-96 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night at American Airlines Center. The Heat (5-2) extended their winning streak […]
PORTLAND — Forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds and guard Wesley Matthews added 21 points and six rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Denver Nuggets 116-100 Sunday night at the Moda Center. Six players scored in double figures for the Trail Blazers (4-3), including center Chris Kaman, who had […]
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds as the Toronto Raptors defeated the winless Philadelphia 76ers 120-88 on Sunday for their fourth straight win. The Raptors are off to the best start in franchise history at 6-1 while the 76ers have lost all seven of their games this season. Forward […]
