Category: Wirenews
NORFOLK, Va. — Seventh-seeded Coppin State went 11 of 12 from the free throw line in the final 1:18 to upset No. 2 Hampton 81-77 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals Wednesday night at the Scope Arena. The Eagles (12-19) will face top-seeded North Carolina Central on Friday at 6 p.m. in the tournament’s […]
ORLANDO — Forwards Kenneth Faried scored 26 points and Wilson Chandler 21 in leading the Denver Nuggets to a 120-112 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Reserve center J.J Hickson had 20 points and nine rebounds in just 22 minutes, giving the Nuggets (28-36) a big spark early in the fourth period. The […]
BOSTON — The short-handed New York Knicks, surrounded by the talk that Phil Jackson is about to start running the organization, continued their belated playoff push with a 116-92 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. The win, New York’s fifth in a row, moved the Knicks within three games of the idle Atlanta […]
PHILADELPHIA – Guard/forward Rudy Gay scored 27 points Wednesday night as the Sacramento Kings beat the Philadelphia 76ers 115-98, the Sixers’ 18th straight defeat. Guard Isaiah Thomas added 20 points for the Kings (23-42), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Center DeMarcus Cousins contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Sacramento made 40 of 50 […]
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan led the way with a game-high 25 points as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Detroit Pistons 101-87 Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre. Guard Kyle Lowry went 3 of 6 from 3-point range for 19 on the night while forward Amir Johnson was 8 of 14 from the field […]
WASHINGTON — Center Al Jefferson scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the surging Charlotte Bobcats pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 98-85 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Charlotte went on a decisive 19-3 run in the fourth. Guard Kemba Walker had 16 points and backcourt partner Gerald Henderson […]
MIAMI — The Brooklyn Nets remained a perfect 3-0 against the Miami Heat this season, beating the two-time NBA champions 96-95 on Wednesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. Both of the earlier Nets wins were in Brooklyn. Wednesday marked the Nets’ first win in Miami since Feb. 1, 2008, breaking a streak of eight straight losses. […]
NEW ORLEANS — Point guard Mike Conley scored all of his team-high 16 points in the second half, including a running one-hander in the lane with 1.5 seconds left, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a 90-88 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night at the Smoothie King Arena. The Grizzlies (38-26) won their […]
WASHINGTON — Most years, a late-season matchup between the Charlotte Bobcats and Washington Wizards means jockeying for draft-lottery position. This season, both teams are poised for a playoff berth. Charlotte certainly played like a postseason contender during closing time Wednesday. Center Al Jefferson scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the surging Bobcats pulled […]
ORLANDO – This is beginning to feel like a flashback for Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried. A third-year player from Morehead State, Faried continued his late-season tear by getting 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Nuggets to a 120-112 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Faried, who was bothered by the […]
