Category: NBA News Wire
WASHINGTON — Guard John Wall scored 31 points, including seven in overtime, as the streaking Washington Wizards exacted revenge from last season’s playoff series loss to the Indiana Pacers with a 96-94 overtime victory on Wednesday night. The Wizards have won four straight and improved to 4-1 for the first time since opening the 2005-06 […]
BOSTON — The short-handed Toronto Raptors were pleased to get out of TD Garden with a win on Wednesday night. What the Raptors, winners of four of their first five games, weren’t necessarily thrilled with was the way they got their 110-107 victory over the Boston Celtics. “We’re happy with the win, but our starts […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Seconds after LeBron James tied the game with three free throws, Gordon Hayward hit a buzzer-beating, step-back jumper to give the Utah Jazz a 102-100 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. James and point guard Kyrie Irving had big games, but the Cavaliers fell for the second time in […]
MILWAUKEE — Derrick Rose returned to the Bulls on Wednesday night but Taj Gibson and Pau Gasol stole the show in Chicago’s harder-than-it-needed-to-be 95-86 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at the BMO Harris Bradley Centrer. Rose, who missed the Bulls’ last two games after spraining both his ankles last Friday against Cleveland, played 31 minutes […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Small forward Gordon Hayward gave the noisy EnergySolutions Arena crowd something to scream about and ensured that the Cleveland Cavaliers’ early-season woes continued. Seconds after LeBron James tied the game with three free throws, Hayward hit a buzzer-beating, step-back jumper to give the Jazz a thrilling 102-100 victory over the Cavs […]
SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili says the San Antonio Spurs are a substandard imitation of themselves these days. “We have to play better,” the veteran guard said. But while the defending NBA champions are trying to regain proper form and get healthy, Ginobili will do his best to keep them afloat. The Spurs guard made […]
LOS ANGELES — Gerald Green came off the bench to score 26 points and Markieff Morris added 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns beat the winless Los Angeles Lakers 112-106 on Tuesday night at Staples Center. The Lakers fell to 0-5, which represents their worst start since the club moved to Los […]
Trail Blazers rolled to a 101-82 victory over the Cavaliers on Tuesday night at the Moda Center. Guard Damian Lillard produced a game-high 27 points plus seven assists and six rebounds to lead the Trail Blazers (2-1). Portland also got 21 points and six rebounds from guard Wesley Matthews. Center Robin Lopez added 19 points […]
It was fear, not fatigue, that pushed Kevin Durant away from Team USA this summer. Durant, currently sidelined with a foot injury, reveals in an upcoming HBO documentary that watching as Indiana Pacers forward Paul George fell hard into a basket support at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, fracturing his right leg, […]
NEW YORK — As the Washington Wizards prepared for their first encounter with the new triangle offense of the New York Knicks, their goals were to force Carmelo Anthony to take a lot of tough shots and limit his movement within the system. The Wizards achieved both goals, especially during the second half, in a […]
