Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
NEW ORLEANS — Guard Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, including seven 3-pointers, and forward Blake Griffin scored 11 of his 22 points in the third quarter to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 123-110 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night at the Smoothie King Center. In winning for the seventh time in […]
When the Rockets missed shots, they attacked the rim. When the Sacramento Kings made shots, the Rockets went to the rim. When the Rockets forced turnovers, got rebounds or ran breaks, they went to the rim, scoring easily with nearly every assault. This was not unexpected Wednesday night at Toyota Center, given the Kings’ porous […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With the Minnesota Timberwolves suffering a devastating loss Sunday night, the Memphis Grizzlies wanted to play no part in a rehabilitation process Monday. Behind a stifling defense that limited the Timberwolves to 21 percent shooting in the first quarter and 37.8 percent for the game, the Grizzlies defeated Minnesota 109-92. Memphis guard […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No. 16 Iowa State rallied late to defeat Baylor 74-65 in the championship game of the Big 12 tournament on Saturday night at Sprint Center. It was the second Big 12 tournament championship for the Cyclones and their first since 2000. Iowa State (26-7) was led by guard DeAndre Kane, who […]
The NBA trade deadline is just two days away. So far there has been plenty of talk but little action, although that has the potential to change over the next 48 hours.
Senior guard Cameron Ayers, who scored a game-high 22 points, hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left to give Bucknell a 55-53 win over host Loyola (Maryland) on Wednesday in a Patriot League game at the Reitz Arena in Baltimore. Guard Jarred Jones and forward Jordan Latham each had 13 points for Loyola, which stormed […]
A defensive Mike Woodson might have taken a little poke at critic Tyson Chandler before Wednesday’s loss, saying there was no complaints about the Knicks’ defense during their five-game winning streak earlier this month. Chandler missed those games due to bronchitis. But that didn’t stop Chandler from pointing out some more strategic miscues in the […]
After nearly earning a spot in the NBA last summer, Jack Cooley is improving his game in Turkey to make the most of his second shot.
Trade talk is picking up around the league after being relatively quiet on All-Star Weekend. Here are the latest NBA trade rumors.
CINCINNATI — Senior guard Sean Kilpatrick scored 34 points, and senior forward Titus Rubles added a career-high 24, lifting No. 15 Cincinnati to a 97-84 victory over No. 20 Memphis on Thursday. The Bearcats kept alive their hopes of winning the American Athletic Conference title in the league’s inaugural season. To earn the top seed […]