Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Center Al Jefferson collected 32 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and the Charlotte Bobcats won the first game of a home-and-home series with the Detroit Pistons 108-96 Tuesday night at The Palace. Point guard Kemba Walker had 22 points and six assists, and forward Josh McRoberts added 14 points and […]
Spencer Davies has a chat with Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce and forward De’Andre Hunter to discuss the rookie’s first half of the season, his progression as a player and where his game might end up.
Are the Phoenix Suns truly a contender in a stacked Western Conference? Basketball Insiders examines the bold claim.
Dwight Howard’s arrival in Houston was supposed to herald in a new era of championship basketball. Why hasn’t that come to fruition?
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has put in a $1.8 billion bid for the Los Angeles Clippers, Forbes reported Thursday. Reports indicated that Shelly Sterling set a 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline on bids to be entered. Ballmer was once part of an unsuccessful bid to acquire the Sacramento Kings and move the team to Seattle. […]
Just like in a game, it’s who finishes the season atop watch lists that matters most, not who starts. The new Sixth Man front-runner has risen to that status by being a key part of finishing games for the surprise team of the year.
PITTSBURGH — Andre Dawkins made the most of his 15 minutes off the bench. The senior guard crammed 20 points into his limited playing time Monday night and sparked a decisive second-half run that helped the 17th-ranked Duke Blue Devils beat the 18th-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers 80-65. Dawkins made seven of nine shots from the field, […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The ninth-ranked Villanova Wildcats fought off an upset bid by Providence and beat the Friars 82-79 in double overtime on Tuesday night. Point guard Ryan Arcidiacono converted a three-point play with 3.6 seconds left in the second OT to allow Villanova, down by nine points in the first half, to escape with […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The beards are safe. Not so the noses. The No. 11 Louisville Cardinals, playing their third game since taking a vow not to shave until they lose, got 19 points from senior All-American guard Russ Smith and beat South Florida 80-54 in a sloppy game on Tuesday night at the KFC Yum! […]
LOS ANGELES — A sense of deju vu crept into the heads of the Dallas Mavericks during Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. “It looked like it was going to go the same way again, but they couldn’t make the comeback all the way,” Dallas guard Jose Calderon said. “Today, I think everyone […]