Category: Wirenews
The New Orleans Pelicans signed forward Dante Cunningham and he will be in uniform for Thursday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors. The Pelicans also could be adding point guard Gal Mekel, according to ESPN. Cunningham had gone unsigned after he was charged in April with felony domestic assault. He was accused by his […]
NEW YORK — This time against the Knicks, LeBron James would not be denied of a win. The Cleveland Cavaliers forward scored five straight points late in the game, securing Cleveland’s 90-87 over New York Thursday at Madison Square Garden. James had eight turnovers when the Knicks ruined his first game back in Cleveland with […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors held the New Orleans Pelicans to 12 second-quarter points while building a 13-point lead, then gradually pulled away in the second half for an 11th consecutive victory, 112-85 in a nationally televised game Thursday night. In beating the Pelicans for an eighth straight time, the Warriors (16-2) improved […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Guard Damian Lillard scored 23 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers held off the Indiana Pacers for a 88-82 win Thursday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge collected 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Trail Blazers (15-4), who won for the 12th time in the past 13 outings. Guard […]
NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 37 points to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 90-87 win over the New York Knicks on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Cleveland (10-7) won a season-best fifth game in a row. The Knicks (4-16) lost their sixth consecutive game and 15th of their past 17; they […]
Patricio Garino scored a game-high 23 points as the George Washington Colonials took command early and rolled to an 83-60 victory over the visiting Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers on Thursday at the Smith Center in Washington. The Colonials jumped out to an early 22-9 lead and never trailed. But UMBC (0-7) rallied and cut the lead […]
CHICAGO — Tommy Hamilton IV was double, even triple-teamed by Chicago State on Thursday but it hardly mattered as the DePaul center poured in a career-high 25 points in an 84-60 nonconference victory. “I just let the game come to me,” said Hamilton, who had already matched his career best with 17 first-half points. “I […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The Toronto Raptors began their three-game Western trip with a rough loss against the Los Angeles Lakers. Guard Kyle Lowry made certain the road swing didn’t end with another unpleasant result. Lowry led the Raptors to their second win in as many nights, scoring a career-high 39 points in a 123-104 […]
LOS ANGELES — Forward Blake Griffin had 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-86 rout of the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night at Staples Center. Shooting guard J.J. Redick scored 20 points and point guard Chris Paul added 19 points, 10 assists and five rebounds for the […]
MINNEAPOLIS — The Philadelphia 76ers avoided a dubious place in the NBA record books on Wednesday, as they snapped a 17-game losing streak with their first victory of the season in an 85-77 defeat of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Philadelphia entered the night one loss away from tying the 2009-10 Nets for the worst start to […]
