Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
BOSTON — Guard Jerryd Bayless scored 21 of his season-high 29 points in the second half, and the Boston Celtics snapped a five-game losing streak with a 115-104 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Guard Rajon Rondo had 22 points and 11 assists, and Jeff Green scored 17 as Celtics topped 100 points […]
The veteran center and former All-Star has had unfortunate luck with injuries, but is playing a crucial role with the Clippers in the playoffs.
MIAMI — Forward LeBron James’ 36 points in the Miami Heat’s 98-86 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena were no surprise. But forward Udonis Haslem’s gritty performance — 11 points, nine rebounds, numerous charges taken and loose balls retrieved — was an inspiration to Miami. “That old warrior,” Heat coach […]
Shane Rhodes dives into the Boston Celtics’ decision to extend Jaylen Brown and depending on the up-and-coming swingman for the years to come.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sophomore forward Dorian Finney-Smith scored 19 points off the bench, including a clutch 3-pointer with 30.6 seconds remaining, lifting No. 1 Florida to a 57-54 win over Vanderbilt on Tuesday night at Memorial Gymnasium. Florida (26-6, 15-0 SEC) won its 20th straight game and clinched a share of the Southeastern Conference title. […]
NEW YORK — Patrick Patterson hasn’t played football since he was at Huntington High School in West Virginia, but the 6-foot-9 forward looked like a Pro Bowl defensive back in the waning seconds of the Toronto Raptors’ 104-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night at the Barclays Center. “Me, Richard Sherman, Ed Reed, […]
NEW ORLEANS — From the moment the Toronto Raptors’ charter touched down at Louis Armstrong International Airport, former New Orleans point guard Greivis Vasquez had his radar locked and loaded. “We call him ‘Spicy,’” guard DeMar DeRozan said about Vasquez. “We knew he was hot about something. It’s cool to have a teammate like that […]
With roughly 10 games left to play for many NBA teams, here is another run at the 2014 NBA Draft… Analytics isn’t Moneyball… Thomas Robinson finally feeling comfortable.
AMES, Iowa — The No. 15 Iowa State Cyclones kept attacking the rim. The West Virginia Mountaineers could do nothing to stop it. It was the perfect recipe for an Iowa State 83-66 win Wednesday in a heated contest between the Big 12 foes. The Cyclones got into an offensive rhythm early and it propelled […]
MILWAUKEE — Entering the final stop on a 12-day, seven-game road trip, the red-hot Los Angeles Clippers were not going to be lulled into complacency by a team with the worst record in the NBA. Instead, the Clippers (32-15) wrapped up their annual Grammy Award-induced trip with a exclamation point, drubbing the Bucks 114-86 at […]