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WASHINGTON — Forward Tayshaun Prince scored a season-high 21 points and guard Mike Conley had 20 as the Memphis Grizzlies ended the Washington Wizards’ six-game winning streak with a 110-104 victory Monday night. Forward Zach Randolph had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies (34-25), who improved to nine games over .500 for the […]
Explaining why NBA teams decide to buy out players … What are NBA players really looking for in free agency?
The Los Angeles Lakers are two wins from an NBA championship and Alex Caruso is just happy to play his role and contribute.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Point guard Mike Conley scored 22 points, 10 of them in the fourth quarter, in his first game back from an ankle injury and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the New York Knicks 98-93 on Tuesday night at FedExForum. Conley had missed seven games with an ankle sprain and the rust showed at […]
Commissioner Adam Silver said the NBA will “inevitably” give referees additional options for reviewing replays. “So far, in terms of all of our triggers, we’ve tried to maintain a line of what is clearly objectively ascertainable,” Silver told a group of Associated Press Sports Editors on Thursday. “You know, foot on the line or not, […]
Oklahoma City looks lost now that star forward Serge Ibaka is out, but he’s nowhere near the most devastating playoff injury ever… James Michael McAdoo still looks like a second-round sleeper, despite drop in stock the last couple of years…
To Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson, the on-court antics riling up critics are just part of his game. “Just comes out of the blue. Just playing ball, having fun,” Stephenson said Thursday in Miami, where the Pacers face a 3-2 deficit ahead of Game 6 on Friday night. “I’m just trying to win the game. […]
In the next edition of Basketball Insiders’ annual Fixing series, Tristan Tucker looks at how the 3-7 Minnesota Timberwolves can turn their luck around moving forward.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Iowa State put to rest any threat of a North Carolina Central upset with a heavy dose of forward Georges Niang. The No. 3-seeded Cyclones rode Niang’s hot hand in the second half to a 93-75 victory over the No. 14-seeded Eagles in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament on […]
Lafayette had four players finish in double figures and pulled away late in the second half to beat Loyola-Maryland 84-71 on Monday in Baltimore, Md., and advance to the Patriot League tournament quarterfinals. The Leopards (11-19, 7-12 Patriot League) earned a date with top-seeded Boston University on Wednesday. The Greyhounds (11-19, 6-13) ended their first […]