Category: NBA News Wire
INDIANAPOLIS — The Milwaukee Bucks’ road victories have been few and far between in recent seasons, and they entered Tuesday night’s game at Indiana having lost 16 in a row away from home. But the Bucks took advantage of the Pacers’ cold shooting and 19 turnovers that led to 28 points in finding a way […]
MIAMI — James Harden came within one rebound of a triple-double as the Houston Rockets remained undefeated, defeating the previously perfect Miami Heat 108-91 Tuesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. Harden, one of the premier shooting guards in the NBA, had 25 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. Center Dwight Howard provided game highs in points […]
CHICAGO — They didn’t have Derrick Rose or Joakim Noah in the lineup Tuesday night, but the Chicago Bulls had plenty of depth at their disposal. It paid off in a 98-90 win against the Orlando Magic at the United Center for the Bulls’ second win in as many games without the injured Rose, who […]
TORONTO – Injuries are part of the game, but the situation is becoming ridiculous for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The injury-depleted Thunder started their 100-88 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday with eight players. They finished with six after forward Perry Jones left the game early in the second half with a right knee […]
MIAMI — After his team dispatched the Miami Heat 108-91 Tuesday night in a battle of unbeatens at AmericanAirlines Arena, Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale was asked if people were “sleeping” on his club. McHale made a joke at first, but then he let the media know how he really felt. “I’m going to be […]
NEW ORLEANS — At first, Anthony Davis sheepishly said he did not hear the “M-V-P” chants that filled the Smoothie King Center late in the third quarter Tuesday. The budding superstar scored 12 of his game-high 24 points in the third on his way to carrying the New Orleans Pelicans to a 100-91 victory over […]
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook suffered a small fracture in his right hand Thursday night and is expected to miss four to six weeks. Westbrook exited Thursday night’s 93-90 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers with 6:35 left in the second quarter and did not return. Westbrook had X-rays taken at Staples Center and […]
The Golden State Warriors signed shooting guard Klay Thompson to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Friday. Although the Warriors did not provide details of the extension, multiple media outlets reported it is four-year maximum extension worth approximately $70 million. “We’re excited to have one of the top young players in the NBA under […]
CHICAGO — Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson smiled widely as he revealed the recipient of the team’s game ball Friday night. It was Cleveland coach David Blatt, who earned his first career victory as the Cavaliers earned a 114-108 overtime win against the Chicago Bulls. “That was a big win for him,” Thompson said. “We […]
INDIANAPOLIS — For those who grow up playing basketball in the Hoosier State, the popular saying, “In 49 other states, it’s only basketball, but this is Indiana,” is taken quite seriously. Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley, an Indianapolis native, has a star next to every trip to Bankers Life Fieldhouse to play the Indiana […]
