Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
Sacramento Kings rookie Ben McLemore is getting dunk contest lessons from 1991 champ Dee Brown, who is on the Kings coaching staff.
Bobby Krivitsky examines the partnership formed between the New Orleans Pelicans and Isaiah Thomas, a low-risk wager that could pay dividends for both sides.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Harvard, the Ivy League school best known for producing scholars, almost produced a major upset in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. The Crimson erased a 16-point deficit in the second half against Michigan State, but the Spartans quickly regained the lead and held on for an 80-73 victory at Spokane Arena. […]
TORONTO — Coach Dwane Casey entered the Toronto Raptors’ locker room at halftime yelling at his players for not being prepared for Sunday’s early start. Casey’s reaction inspired the Raptors. Led by guards DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, Toronto erased a 49-42 first-half deficit and went on to post a 96-86 victory over the Atlanta […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors snapped out of a defensive slump, holding the Portland Trail Blazers to a season-low scoring total en route to a 103-88 victory Sunday night. After surrendering 121 or more points in three of their previous five games and then watching the Trail Blazers put up 55 in the […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Cincinnati guard Sean Kilpatrick poured in 23 points and forward Justin Jackson added 10 to carry the No. 7-ranked Bearcats to an easy 77-49 victory over Central Florida on Wednesday night. Cincinnati (24-3, 13-1 American Conference) didn’t put another player in double figures, but they rolled to a 40-18 halftime lead and […]
MEMPHIS — Central Florida pushed top seed and 13th-ranked Cincinnati to the brink of an upset, but the Bearcats held on Thursday for a 61-58 victory in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference. Guard Sean Kilpatrick led Cincinnati with 21 points and forward Justin Jackson added 14, although he was 0-for-5 from the free-throw […]
MEMPHIS — Their starting center, Marc Gasol, was limited by a severe ankle injury and their opponent, the Indiana Pacers, brought one of the NBA’s top teams to the FedExForum. The Memphis Grizzlies ignored those obstacles. Putting together what coach Dave Joerger called “as complete a win as we have had all season,” the Grizzlies […]
PHOENIX — Phoenix guard Goran Dragic showed why he would be a capable Western Conference All-Star injury replacement in the Suns’ 105-95 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night. Dragic scored 15 of the Suns’ first 23 points to get the Suns off and running. He finished with 25 points on 10-for-10 shooting from […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s amazing what a 21-point lead will do. Baylor built the huge lead in the early stages of the second half against No. 17 Oklahoma, then scored enough down the stretch to advance to the Big 12 tournament semifinals with a 78-73 victory Thursday at Sprint Center. “I thought the first […]