Category: Wirenews
NEW YORK — The motivation for the Milwaukee Bucks to win against the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night occurred during the national anthem. “We’re standing to show our respect for our country and they’re chanting, ‘Kidd sucks,’” said guard O.J. Mayo, who scored 21 points off the bench to help the Bucks earn a 122-118 triple-overtime […]
TORONTO — The Memphis Grizzlies are not accustomed to losing. But they also are not used to playing without five players — including two starters — as they did on Wednesday night when a stomach virus hit the team. But center Marc Gasol would not use the depleted roster as an excuse for the 96-92 […]
WASHINGTON — Guards Monta Ellis and J.J. Barea popped jumpers, forward Dirk Nowitzki popped pills and the high-scoring Dallas Mavericks outlasted the Washington Wizards 105-102 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. Ellis scored 24 of 34 points in the first half while Barea had 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter […]
HOUSTON — Wesley Johnson converted a critical 3-point play with 43.2 seconds left in the game as the Los Angeles Lakers completed a stunning rally to topple the Houston Rockets 98-92 on Wednesday night at Toyota Center. One night after winning their first road game in Atlanta, the Lakers (3-9) closed the game with a […]
CLEVELAND — Tim Duncan scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs held on for a 92-90 victory over the Cavaliers on Wednesday night when Cleveland forward LeBron James turned the ball over in the final seconds. The Cavaliers were without any timeouts after guard Manu Ginobili split two free throws […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Already playing severely short-handed, Minnesota Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders got a text at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning from Kevin Martin. The veteran shooting guard was sick and wasn’t sure if he’d be able to get out of bed, much less report to Target Center for a game against the New York Knicks. Martin […]
DENVER — After an embarrassing home loss to the Portland Trail Blazers a week ago, Ty Lawson spoke up. The Denver Nuggets’ season was spiraling in the wrong direction, so the point guard told his teammates they had to change their defensive mindset. “I became more vocal in the locker room,” he said. “We were […]
Notre Dame opened with 14 straight points and never looked back on the way to a 104-67 nonconference victory over Coppin State on Wednesday night at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind. Forward Zach Auguste scored a game-high 21 points for the Irish (3-0), who had five players score in double figures in the first […]
The Boston University Terriers broke open a close game with a 21-2 run to start the second half and held off a late Norfolk State Spartans charge to earn a 71-63 victory on Wednesday at Echols Hall in Norfolk, Va. The Terriers run took 7:25 until Spartans guard Jeffrey Short finally stopped the bleeding with […]
Cold shooting ended Fairleigh Dickinson’s hopes of a second quality road win to start its season. Converting just 30 percent of its shots from the field including a miserable 4 of 20 from the 3-point line, the Knights dropped a 61-44 decision on Wednesday night to Rutgers at the Rutgers Athletic Center in New Brunswick, […]
