Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
DENVER — An easy night turned into a grinder, but the Portland Trail Blazers will take what they can get. All that matters is they won again without their leading scorer. Guard Damian Lillard tallied 31 points and nine assists, center Robin Lopez had 12 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks and Portland […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver admitted Wednesday that he is worried the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer will be slowed down in the courts. “The biggest concern is that we’re going to get stuck in a quagmire, of sorts, in litigation,” Silver said during an appearance on ESPN Radio’s […]
Tristan Tucker examines Raul Neto who, in the midst of a career resurgence, has provided the Washington Wizards with some much-needed stability at the point guard position in the absence of Russell Westbrook.
Despite playing in only his third season, Frank Ntilikina is no stranger to trade rumors. Drew Maresca caught up with Ntilikina about his desire to remain with the New York Knicks. Will the organization allow him to reach his potential in The Big Apple?
Could this be it for Luke Walton in Sacramento? David Yapkowitz examines.
NBA teams have from the last day of the NBA Finals to June 30th to issue Qualifying Offers – who is likely headed to restricted free agency?… Basketball Insiders predicts whihc young NBA team could make the biggest jump next season.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Virginia Commonwealth Rams coach Shaka Smart lives for March. Smart’s Rams are now in their fourth conference final in the last five seasons after wreaking havoc against the George Washington Colonials on Saturday and pulling away in the second half on their way to a 74-55 victory in the Atlantic 10 Conference […]
DALLAS — The Chicago Bulls keep leaning on their vaunted defense to win games. They did it again Friday night, shutting down the Dallas Mavericks’ high-powered offense after the first quarter and clawed back from a 16-point deficit to win 100-91 at American Airlines Center. The Bulls (32-26) won for the eighth time in nine […]
SAN DIEGO — UCLA is playing its best basketball at the best possible time. Fresh off winning the Pac-12 tournament, the Bruins handled Tulsa 76-59 in Friday night’s second-round NCAA South Regional game. For the surging Bruins (27-8), seeded No. 4, it was their fourth straight victory and sixth in seven games. Tulsa (21-13) saw […]
NEW YORK — Appearing in their first game in the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden, the Creighton Bluejays looked quite comfortable in their 84-62 win over the DePaul Blue Demons in the quarterfinals on Thursday. No. 4 Creighton (25-6), the second seed, received 35 points from forward Doug McDermott, the Big East’s Player […]