Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
Injuries to Jaren Jackson Jr. and Brandon Clarke have exacerbated the Grizzlies’ greatest weakness. At eighth in the West and facing the league’s toughest remaining schedule, can Memphis cling to a playoff spot? Jack Winter takes a look.
Indiana Pacers forward Paul George said he has been “symptom-free” for two days after sustaining a concussion, but he has not been cleared by the team to play. Pacers coach Frank Vogel said George is a game-time decision for Saturday’s contest against the Miami Heat. The Eastern Conference finals series is tied 1-1. “We are […]
CHICAGO — Oklahoma State point guard Marcus Smart was projected to be a lottery pick in the 2013 draft but he surprisingly opted to return to Stillwater. Back in Chicago for the first time since the McDonald’s All-American Game, the 20-year-old junior did not participate in workouts at the 2014 NBA Draft Combine, following the […]
MILWAUKEE — Before they took the court Saturday night, the first-place Indiana Pacers held a 31-game lead over the last-place Milwaukee Bucks in the Central Division — the largest disparity between two teams in all of the NBA. Indiana made it a 32-game lead thanks to a 110-100 victory over Milwaukee at the BMO Harris […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Florida earned the NCAA Tournament’s overall No. 1 seed, while Michigan’s bid for one of three remaining top berths slipped away Sunday afternoon. The top-ranked Gators (32-2) secured the No. 1 seed in the South after holding off Kentucky for a 61-60 victory in the Southeastern Conference championship game Sunday. Also earning a […]
The Dallas Mavericks have won four games in a row after starting the season at 9-14. Tristan Tucker takes a look at what has sparked the turnaround.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Guard Marcus Paige scored on a runner down the left side of the lane with 0.9 seconds left to give No. 19 North Carolina an 85-84 overtime victory against North Carolina State on Wednesday night at PNC Arena. Paige, a sophomore, finished with 35 points, including 10 in overtime. He had just […]
With the 27th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft the Phoenix Suns selected Bogdan Bogdanovic, a combo guard from Serbia.
TORONTO — The Brooklyn Nets had the advantage of experience over the Toronto Raptors and they needed every bit of it on Sunday. The Nets, who led by 12 points in the third quarter and still led by 11 early in the fourth, needed a last-second stop on Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry to hang […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The prayer was direct and sincere: Nene wanted the ball on the Washington Wizards’ final possession trailing the New Orleans Pelicans by one point. Thanks to guard John Wall’s divine dish, the power forward got what he wanted and so did the playoff-pushing Wizards. Nene matched his career-high with 30 points, including […]