Category: Wirenews
SPOKANE, Wash. — Memphis coach Josh Pastner had not been shy about telling people that he considers Gonzaga to be a legitimate contender for the NCAA championship this season. Pastner’s opinion did not change after the third-ranked Bulldogs thrashed Memphis on Saturday night. “That’s a really good team,” Pastner summed up after Gonzaga breezed to […]
LOS ANGELES — Utah used balanced scoring and a suffocating defense to cruise to an easy 67-39 victory against USC, Sunday in the Galen Center. The 11th-ranked Utes (17-4, 7-2 Pac-12) were coming off a lackluster 10-point loss to UCLA on Thursday, a game in which Utah Coach Larry Krystkowiak said his team played hard […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Small forward Gordon Hayward had a huge game and the Utah Jazz snapped a six-game losing streak to the Golden State Warriors with a 110-100 win on Friday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Some believed Hayward deserved All-Star consideration, and he sure looked like it against the Warriors, racking up 24 points, […]
NEW ORLEANS — Guard Eric Gordon scored a season-high 28 points and forward Ryan Anderson, playing for injured Anthony Davis, added 24 to lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 108-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers Friday night at the Smoothie King Center. The Clippers (32-15) trailed 95-82 before running off the next 12 […]
MIAMI — The Dallas Mavericks went on a 23-0 second-half run and snapped their four-game losing streak, defeating the Miami Heat 93-72 on Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Mavericks overshadowed another impressive performance by young Heat center Hassan Whiteside, who had 16 points and a career-high 23 rebounds in 29 minutes. Whiteside, who was […]
ATLANTA — All-Star forward Paul Millsap led six Atlanta Hawks players in double-figures, fueling Atlanta’s 18th straight win, a 105-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. The Hawks survived a 37-point performance from Portland forward LaMarcus Aldridge to notch their ninth straight win at home and 12th straight over a Western Conference foe. […]
ATLANTA — A giant number 18 flashed on the scoreboard. Fans were dancing in the stands. The red-hot Atlanta Hawks have turned Philips Arena into an all-out party. All-Star forward Paul Millsap led six Hawks in double-figures, fueling Atlanta’s 18th straight win, a 105-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. The Hawks survived […]
BOSTON — The Houston Rockets don’t know how long they’ll be without injured big man Dwight Howard. So far, his absence hasn’t been much of a problem. Despite a nine-point third quarter, the Rockets won their fourth game in a row — Howard playing just 8 1/2 minutes in the first of the four — […]
NEW YORK — Forward Amir Johnson had the go-ahead putback layup with 41.5 seconds remaining in overtime and the Toronto Raptors withstood a fourth-quarter collapse for a wild 127-122 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. Johnson had 24 points and made 10 of 11 shots from the field. His final basket came with […]
PHILADELPHIA — Forward Luc Mbah a Moute scored 18 points and Michael Carter-Williams had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-94 on Friday night. It was the third triple-double of the season for Carter-Williams and the fifth of his career. He had fallen one rebound short […]
