Category: Wirenews
According to guard DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, the Illinois State Red Birds’ success Sunday night was easy to explain. “Everybody played their role,” he said. “As long as everybody plays their role, we get good results.” With four players scoring in double figures and the team’s defense stifling Old Dominion at nearly every turn, the Redbirds registered […]
James Daniel scored 11 of his 14 points in the first four minutes as the Howard Bison quickly took command and cruised to a 78-51 victory over the visiting Hood Blazers Sunday night at the Burr Gymnasium. Daniel made three 3-pointers and a dunk as Howard scored the game’s first 13 points. The Bison didn’t […]
PORTLAND — Guard Damian Lillard scored 21 points, dished out nine assists and grabbed six rebounds despite sitting out the fourth quarter in Portland’s 105-87 rout of Chicago Friday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Trail Blazers (9-3), who won their sixth straight […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors opened the game on a 12-0 flurry and never looked back Friday night, thumping the Utah Jazz 101-88 for their fourth straight victory. Four Warriors starters scored in double figures and the fifth, point guard Stephen Curry, contributed 10 assists as Golden State improved its record to 9-2, […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Coach Jacque Vaughn believes the Orlando Magic have an “unbreakable spirit.” That was clearly on display on Friday night as the Magic rallied from a 23-point second-half deficit to stun the Charlotte Hornets 105-100. The Magic trailed 70-47 with 6:41 remaining in the third quarter and still trailed 79-64 going into the […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Likely needing to play a perfect game even under the best of circumstances against the San Antonio Spurs, the Minnesota Timberwolves seemingly had no hope. The defending NBA champions toyed with the Timberwolves, especially in the second half, in a 121-92 win on Friday night at Target Center. Minnesota was without four starters, […]
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors finished a franchise-record seven-game homestand on Friday night by nearly setting another record. Led by 22 points from reserve guard Lou Williams, they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 124-83 to fall one short of the team record of 42 for the winning margin of victory. The Raptors finished their homestand with […]
ATLANTA — The Detroit Pistons road woes continued as the Atlanta Hawks kept up their success at home. Guard Jeff Teague had a season-high 28 points and forward Paul Millsap had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds as the Hawks (6-5) improved to 5-1 in Atlanta with a 99-89 victory over the Pistons […]
MEMPHIS — If Memphis Grizzlies reserve forward Jon Leuer was feeling at less than full strength following a stomach virus that recently struck him and several teammates, his play Friday night against the Boston Celtics certainly didn’t reflect it. Leuer paced a productive Grizzlies’ bench with a season-high 19 points in 22 minutes to complement […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Something had to give when Brooklyn and Oklahoma City faced off Friday. The Nets were mired in a five-game losing streak while the Thunder were on a four-game skid of their own. Using a fourth quarter comeback and clutch shooting by guard Jarrett Jack, the Nets prevailed 94-92 at the Chesapeake Energy […]
