Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
Seton Hall’s Fuquan Edwin may not have a tournament appearance on his resume, but he’s worth a look in the NBA Draft.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman looked at a lineup missing his three leading scorers before Friday night’s game against the Houston Rockets and wondered where the points would come from if his team wanted a fighting chance. He never imagined starting forward Corey Brewer would be responsible for 51 of them in a […]
With the season in its infant stages, Matt John takes a look where the league was ten years before, and the implications it had on today’s league.
Byron Scott interviewed with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday as a potential head coaching candidate for the team he played for from 1983-1993. The job has been open for a month since it was decided that Mike D’Antoni would not return for the 2014-15 season. Mike Dunleavy is known to be a candidate, but […]
WASHINGTON — Most years, a late-season matchup between the Charlotte Bobcats and Washington Wizards means jockeying for draft-lottery position. This season, both teams are poised for a playoff berth. Charlotte certainly played like a postseason contender during closing time Wednesday. Center Al Jefferson scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the surging Bobcats pulled […]
NEW YORK — For only the second time since joining the Big East, DePaul advanced to the second round of the conference tournament. The 10th-seeded Blue Demons knocked off seventh-seeded Georgetown 60-56 Wednesday in a first-round matchup at Madison Square Garden. After halting a 14-game losing streak to the Hoyas, DePaul will play Thursday night […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks got an important rebound victory Friday night over a team that has been a thorn in their side. Guard Monta Ellis scored 14 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter as Dallas beat the Denver Nuggets for the first time in four tries this season, 122-106 at the […]
MIAMI — The stifling Memphis Grizzlies defense held each of the Miami Heat’s Big 3 under 20 points, but the Heat were able overcome that with a late run. With Grizzlies center Marc Gasol making an early exit because of a sprained ankle, the smaller Miami Heat took advantage and pulled out a 91-86 win […]
ATLANTA — The New York Knicks melted down again despite another big game from forward Carmelo Anthony. Atlanta forward Mike Scott came off the bench to score 30 points and guard Lou Williams hit two big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Hawks come back from 17 down and beat the Knicks 107-98 […]
Pau Gasol’s tenure with the Lakers may be over… Erik Murphy could be claimed… An update on the Clippers injury situation.