Category: Wirenews
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Three regular-season games remain for Kansas, yet the Jayhawks already are Big 12 champions. Fifth-ranked Kansas clinched at least a share of the conference title Monday, its 10th in a row, by holding off Oklahoma 83-75 in Allen Fieldhouse. “Our guys have done great,” said Bill Self, who coached Kansas to each […]
PHILADELPHIA — For one night, at least, the Milwaukee Bucks were not the worst team in the NBA — record notwithstanding. Guard O.J. Mayo scored 25 points off the bench Monday night as the Bucks built a 29-point halftime lead and breezed to a 130-110 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Bucks improved their league-worst […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Point guard Stephen Curry had 19 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors opened a six-game road trip with a 104-96 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night at The Palace. Shooting guard Klay Thompson also scored 19 points to help Golden State (35-22) earn its […]
NEW YORK — Forward Dirk Nowitzki’s jumper at the buzzer dropped in to give the Dallas Mavericks a 110-108 win over the New York Knicks Monday at Madison Square Garden. Nowitzki, who was guarded closely by forward Carmelo Anthony, landed the 15-foot jumper from just inside the top of the key. The win completed a […]
NEW ORLEANS — Guard Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, including seven 3-pointers, and forward Blake Griffin scored 11 of his 22 points in the third quarter to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 123-110 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night at the Smoothie King Center. In winning for the seventh time in […]
PHILADELPHIA — It was a night like no other for the Milwaukee Bucks, and an increasingly typical night for the Philadelphia 76ers. Guard O.J. Mayo scored 25 points off the bench Monday as the Bucks built a 29-point halftime lead and breezed to a 130-110 victory over the skidding Sixers. The Bucks improved their league-worst […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Jermaine O’Neal sees big things for the Golden State Warriors every time they win games the hard way. The Warriors held the Detroit Pistons to 13 fourth-quarter points and opened a six-game road trip with a 104-96 win Monday night at The Palace. “These are the ones I prefer for us […]
NEW YORK — Forward Dirk Nowitzki said it was one of the ugliest shots of his 15-year career, but it resulted in a buzzer-beating basket for the Dallas Mavericks. Nowitzki, who was guarded closely by forward Carmelo Anthony, landed the 15-foot jumper from just inside the top of the key. The ball bounced off the […]
NEW ORLEANS — The ball was moving and the ball was dropping, and for Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers, a former point guard, offensive efficiency doesn’t get much better than that. Guard Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, including seven of 12 from behind the arc, and forward Blake Griffin scored 11 of his 22 […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Backup guard Alec Burks scored 21 points, center Derrick Favors returned from his injury absence to score 20 points, and the Utah Jazz snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Boston Celtics 110-98 Monday night. Favors hit eight of nine shots and blocked three shots while helping the Jazz hold […]
