Category: Wirenews
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls have earned a reputation as one of the NBA’s best defensive teams. So watching Golden State guard Stephen Curry torch them for 34 points in a Feb. 6 game in Oakland, Calif., must have left a sour feeling. In Wednesday night’s rematch at United Center, Curry tied a season low […]
SAN ANTONIO — Late in the first half of the Wednesday’s game, San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili fell to the ground, causing an anxious moment. Was Ginobili, who missed eight games this season with a hamstring injury, hurt again? As it turned out, the only damage was to the basketball shoe that blew out […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Numbers tell a story, but not always the story they appear to tell. The Memphis Grizzlies handed out 28 assists on 45 baskets Wednesday night on the way to defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 108-103 at FedExForum. The Grizzlies (32-24) tied their season high with their fourth straight home win and shot […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant knows what a slump feels like. His first year in Oklahoma City, the Thunder had one of the worst teams in the NBA. So when the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Thunder 114-104 Wednesday at the Chesapeke Energy Arena and handed them a third straight defeat, Durant tried to find […]
DALLAS — Momentum and matchup were both in the Dallas Mavericks’ favor going into Wednesday night’s return home. Riding high off a three-game road sweep, the Mavericks beat New Orleans 108-89 at American Airlines Center for their seventh consecutive win over the Pelicans. Dallas guard Monta Ellis scored 23, forward Dirk Nowitzki added 18 and […]
BOSTON — Jerryd Bayless’ first start for the Celtics may have cleared some space for him in the lineup. Boston’s backup guard scored 21 of his season-high 29 points in the second half and the Celtics snapped a five-game losing streak with a 115-104 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. “We think we […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Shooting guard Gordon Hayward flirted with his first triple-double, finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and seven Jazz players scored in double figures in Utah’s 109-86 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. Hayward showed signs of breaking out of his month-long shooting slump, hitting seven of 13 […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Add overtime to Marcus Paige’s area of expertise. After a series of games with second-half offensive bursts, the North Carolina Tar Heels guard did even more damage in overtime against a bitter in-state rival. Paige scored on a runner down the left side of the lane with 0.9 seconds left to give […]
SAN ANTONIO — Late in the first half of the San Antonio Spurs 120-110 win against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, Manu Ginobili fell to the ground, causing an anxious moment. Was Ginobili, the guard who missed eight games this season with a hamstring injury, injured again? As it turned out, the only damage was […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona guard Nick Johnson had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the third-ranked Wildcats avenged their first loss of the season by beating Cal 87-59 at McKale Center on Wednesday night. Center Kaleb Tarczewski added 16 points, forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and forward Aaron Gordon […]
