Category: Wirenews
SALT LAKE CITY — Kyle Korver has spent countless hours practicing and playing in the arena the Utah Jazz call home. The guard knows where his sweet spots are. He understands what the rims will allow. That doesn’t mean leading the Atlanta Hawks back to his former home equals a trip to the comfort zone. […]
NEW YORK – Before Monday night’s showdown with the Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd said he was surprised Paul Pierce would be on the court. After all, less than 24 hours earlier, the veteran guard was forced off the floor with a bruised shoulder. Pierce had no doubt where he would be, though. […]
MILWAUKEE – As point guard Brandon Knight goes, so go the Milwaukee Bucks this season. Knight, acquired in a summer trade that sent point guard Brandon Jennings to Detroit, continues to establish himself as a building-block player for the rebuilding Bucks, often serving as an offensive and tempo-setting weapon. He showed that again Monday when […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Guard Kyle Korver scored 26 points on 8-of-12 shooting, and forward Paul Millsap added 23 points to help the Atlanta Hawks escape with a 112-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night. All five starters scored in double figures for the Hawks (27-35). Atlanta shot 48.7 percent (38-for-78) from the […]
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks won their fourth straight game to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, turning back the Philadelphia 76ers 123-110 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. Center Amar’e Stoudemire matched his season best with 23 points, connecting on 9-of-10 shots from the floor for New York (25-40), which started […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — At the trade deadline, the Charlotte Bobcats acquired guard Gary Neal from the Milwaukee Bucks to add more firepower off the bench. Neal showed just how valuable he can be with his best performance yet in the Bobcats’ 105-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. He hit his first seven […]
MIAMI – Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra said he felt good about Monday night’s game against the Washington Wizards the second forward LeBron James arrived at AmericanAirlines Arena for a walk-through. Actually, there was no walking involved – James sprinted in, came up to every player and coach and said: “Let’s go! Let’s get ready […]
MILWAUKEE — Point guard Brandon Knight scored nine of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and forward Khris Middleton hit three 3-pointers in the final period as the Bucks rallied for a 105-98 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. All of Knight’s fourth-quarter scoring came in a […]
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks won their fourth straight game to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, turning back the Philadelphia 76ers 123-110 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. Center Amar’e Stoudemire matched his season best with 23 points, connecting on 9 of 10 shots from the floor for New York (25-40), […]
NEW YORK – Paul Pierce wasn’t expected to play, but Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd was sure happy he did. The Nets guard buried a 3-pointer with 1:14 left in the fourth quarter to help lift the Nets to a 101-97 win over the Toronto Raptors at Barclays Center Monday night. Pierce, who left Sunday’s […]
