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WASHINGTON — Center Marcin Gortat scored 22 points and guard John Wall had 13 points and 10 assists as the Washington Wizards clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2008 with a 118-92 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Guard Bradley Beal had 19 points for the Wizards (39-36), who never […]
NEW ORLEANS — Forward Anthony Davis recorded career highs with 40 points and 21 rebounds and guard Tyreke Evans scored five of his 26 points in overtime to carry the New Orleans Pelicans to a 121-120 victory over the Boston Celtics Sunday at the Smoothie King Center. Just one game after setting his career high […]
Basketball Insiders looks back at some of the articles from last week in case you missed them the first time around.
Matt John starts off Basketball Insiders’ The Stretch Run by taking a look at the Pacific Division franchises on the playoff bubble.
ATLANTA — Guard Mike Scott, who had only 16 total points in the last four games, came off the bench to score 26 points and pace the Atlanta Hawks to a 117-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. The second-year player from Virginia was nearly perfect from the floor, going 12-for-13, including one […]
BROOKLYN — Guard Shaun Livingston scored nine of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Brooklyn Nets extended their franchise record home winning streak to 15 games with a 116-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night at Barclays Center. Reserve forward Mirza Teletovic added 20 points for the Nets, who shot […]
LOS ANGELES — Guard Klay Thompson scored 22 points and forward David Lee added 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors surprised the Los Angeles Clippers with a 109-105 victory in the opening round of the Western Conference quarterfinals Saturday before a sellout crowd of 19,339 at Staples Center Guard Stephen Curry […]
Former Toronto Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo acknowledged Friday that he attempted to tank the 2011-12 season in an effort to help improve the team’s chances for a high draft pick. Speaking as a panel member at an analytics conference where a system was discussed to replace NBA’s draft lottery, Colangelo indicated that the practice […]
WASHINGTON — For the Indiana Pacers to finally put away the Washington Wizards and reach the finals in the East, it turns out they needed a starry performance from forward David West. Now the Midwestern power gets another crack at the champions from South Beach. West scored 29 points and forward Lance Stephenson had 17 […]
MILWAUKEE — Guard Nik Stauskas made four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points Saturday as Michigan knocked off Texas, 79-65, in a third round Midwest Regional game at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Michigan came out firing, making 15-of-28 shots in the first half, but cooled off considerably and finished at only 44 percent for […]