Category: Wirenews
MIAMI — Locked in. Those were the two words forward Paul Pierce repeated several times in the locker room after his Brooklyn Nets beat the two-time NBA champion Miami Heat 96-95 on Wednesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Nets improved to 3-0 against the Heat this season, and a lot of that had to do […]
TORONTO — Giveaways were the difference Wednesday night as the Detroit Pistons dropped a 101-87 decision to the Toronto Raptors. The Pistons, whose road losing streak reached 10 games, turned the ball over 17 times, leading to 20 Toronto points. “For us, over these last 14 games, we’re averaging 11 (turnovers),” Pistons coach John Loyer […]
PHILADELPHIA — Guard/forward Rudy Gay scored 27 points and the Sacramento Kings sank 40 of 50 free throws Wednesday night en route to a 115-98 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. It was the 76ers’ 18th straight defeat. Guard Isaiah Thomas added 20 points and center DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the […]
BOSTON — Forward Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points for the suddenly revitalized New York Knicks at TD Garden on Wednesday night. He got help from rookie guard Tim Hardaway, who came off the bench to add 22 in a 116-92 rout of the Boston Celtics. But after the game, coach Mike Woodson said the game […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points and moved into 12th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list while lifting the Dallas Mavericks to a 108-101 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Nowitzki made a blistering 12 of 14 shots on the night, including a fade-away 3-pointer […]
NEW ORLEANS – It was the kind of grimy, scramble victory that good teams in the midst of a playoff grind look back on after the season with a delayed sense of satisfaction. The Memphis Grizzlies had every built-in excuse to lose Wednesday night to the New Orleans Pelicans, who had swept the first three […]
Loyola Marymount wasted no time filling the head coaching vacancy left after the school announced Tuesday that he would not renew Max Good’s contract. The Lions hired former Charlotte Bobcats coach Mike Dunlap on Wednesday to lead the program. Dunlap is a graduate of the school and also has college experience as a head coach […]
Just because the Indiana Pacers are at the top of the Eastern Conference does not mean that team president is satisfied. In taking a critical look at the Pacers, Bird told The Indianapolis Star on Tuesday that he sometimes sees a lack of aggressiveness from the players and coach Frank Vogel. “A lot of times, […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Seventh-seeded Coppin State sped off on a 7-0 run inside the final two minutes to snap a 68-68 tie and defeat No. 10 Bethune-Cookman 75-68 in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament on Tuesday night at the Scope. A free throw by forward Dallas Gary with 1:48 left gave […]
NORFOLK, Va. — So much for the Coppin State Eagle’s opening round blues. The seventh-seeded Eagles sped off on a 7-0 run inside the final two minutes to snap a 68-68 tie and defeat the No. 10 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 75-68 in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament on Tuesday night at the […]
