Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
One short year ago, Kevin Ollie was a first-year head coach with little chance to validate his selection as Jim Calhoun’s hand-picked successor at Connecticut. The former Huskies point guard and Calhoun assistant admits he was dying inside not to be a part of the 2013 postseason, by virtue of NCAA-levied postseason ban. But the […]
LOS ANGELES — Point guard Chris Paul scored 28 points, dished out 15 assists and recorded a season-high six steals, leadoing the Los Angeles Clipppers to a 112-103 victory over the struggling Detroit Pistons on Saturday night at Staples Center. Forward Blake Griffin added 25 points and seven rebounds for the Clippers (49-21), who won […]
As the season comes down to an end, it’s time for the Rockets to look back and evaluate their situation. Where will their rebuild take them next? It all remains to be seen, but time is on their side.
Experts have predicted the San Antonio Spurs’ demise the past five years, yet the team still sits atop the league in 2013-14
PHOENIX — It took a half for the Phoenix Suns to shake off some fatigue and turnover problems Wednesday. Overcoming the pesky Boston Celtics took a lot longer. Guards Goran Dragic and Gerald Green each scored 17 points, and forwards Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris combined for 29 points off the bench as the Suns […]
While you’re almost certain to hear dozens of rumors as the deadline approaches, we took a look at some of the bigger names available on the trade market.
CINCINNATI — So much for preseason prognostications, even when it comes to coaches. Villanova was picked to finish fourth in the first year of the reconfigured Big East by the coaches, but the Wildcats claimed the program’s first conference regular-season title in eight years and their first outright league title in 32 years by holding […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — David Lee was fatigued in the final quarter Wednesday, but the Golden State forward pushed through it and provided some key support for the Warriors’ usual backcourt tandem. Now, the team hopes that a trade will help out guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson even more. Lee’s 23 points included some big […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Guard Trevor Cooney scored 18 points and made 4 of 8 shots from 3-point range as third-seeded Syracuse pummeled 14th-seeded Western Michigan 77-53 on Thursday in an NCAA Tournament game at First Niagara Center. The Orange (28-5) advance to a third-round game on Saturday against 11th-seeded Dayton, which upset sixth-seeded Ohio State […]
PHILADELPHIA — The game appeared over. The New York Knicks, lead the Philadelphia 76ers 91-74 with 5:15 left on Friday night, had inserted their reserves. Two streaks — the Knicks’ winning spree and the Sixers’ history-threatening skid — seemed on the verge of continuing. But the Sixers surged and the Knicks sagged. The game remained […]