Category: NBA News Wire
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin each scored 21 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers ended a five-game skid with a 107-92 rout of the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night at Staples Center. Lin connected on eight-of-12 shooting, including three of six on 3-pointers, and also dished out seven assists as the Lakers […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Losing in lopsided fashion to Portland on national TV didn’t sit well with the Dallas Mavericks. They took it out on the Utah Jazz. All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki had a big outing and the Dallas Mavericks rebounded from a rough outing the night before to the Trail Blazers with a 105-82 […]
DENVER — LeBron James had 22 points and 11 assists, guard Dion Waiters had 17 points, including two big buckets late in the game, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 110-101 on Friday night. Forward Kevin Love also had 19 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers, who ended a two-game skid. Cleveland […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lance Stephenson is the new kid on the Charlotte Hornets’ block, and for five games he didn’t make much of an impression. That all changed on Friday night as Stephenson banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Hornets a wild 122-119 double overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Stephenson […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Tony Allen knew it wouldn’t be a cake walk. The Memphis forward had been part of too many heated battles with Oklahoma City to even consider that the injury-plagued Thunder would roll over for them. So it was no surprise to Allen that it took several clutch shots and a five-second call […]
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors were celebrating their 20th anniversary on Friday night, wearing their original purple road jerseys. But this was no throwback night in terms of performance. After leading all the way in a 103-84 romp over the Washington Wizards, the Raptors are off to the best start in franchise history at 5-1. […]
PHOENIX — Guard Rudy Gay missed 17 of 22 shots but hit the one that counted with 1:07 left to put his team up to stay as the Sacramento Kings won their fifth straight game for the first time in eight years with a 114-112 double overtime win over the Phoenix Suns Friday. Guard Darren […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Tony Allen knew it wouldn’t be a cake walk. The Memphis forward had been part of too many heated battles with Oklahoma City to even consider that the injury-plagued Thunder would roll over for them. So it was no surprise to Allen that it took several clutch shots and a five-second call […]
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics lost rookie guard Marcus Smart but won a game, downing the injury-ravaged Indiana Pacers 101-98 on Friday night. Smart, the sixth pick in the 2014 NBA draft, suffered what appeared to be a serious injury to his left ankle when he was fouled on a drive to the basket in […]
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics lost rookie guard Marcus Smart but won a game, downing the injury-ravaged Indiana Pacers 101-98 on Friday night. Smart, the sixth pick in the 2014 NBA draft, suffered what appeared to be a serious injury to his left ankle when he was fouled on a drive to the basket in […]
