Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
ORLANDO, Fla. — Helping the Toronto Raptors make the playoffs for the first time since 2008 isn’t enough to satisfy guard DeMar DeRozan. He already wants more. DeRozan made his intentions clear Sunday night when he scored a game-high 28 points, leading the Raptors to a tougher-than-expected, 98-93 victory over the lowly Orlando Magic. With […]
CHICAGO — Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant had little trouble solving one of the best defensive teams in the NBA. Durant scored 35 points, leading the Thunder to a 97-85 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night at the United Center. For the 32nd consecutive game, Durant scored at least 25 points, the […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Small forward Paul George poured in 30 points and the Indiana Pacers erased a 25-point deficit to defeat the Detroit Pistons 112-104 in overtime on Saturday night at The Palace. Reserve guard Evan Turner supplied 20 points for Indiana (49-17), who won its third straight after a four-game losing streak. Backup […]
LOS ANGELES — Dealing with injuries and heading for one of the worst finishes in franchise history, the Los Angeles Lakers soothed their wounds for one night Tuesday. Buoyed by a franchise-best 51-point outburst in the third quarter, the Lakers routed the New York Knicks 127-96 at Staples Center. Reserve guard Xavier Henry scored 22 […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Four minutes into Saturday night’s American Athletic Conference game against Temple at FedExForum, Memphis freshman starting forward Austin Nichols had earned himself a seat on the bench next to coach Josh Pastner. Nichols was playing uninspired basketball. “I thought Austin was awful the first (five) minutes,” Pastner said. “He just wasn’t into […]
ST. LOUIS — On a Friday highlighted by Mercer’s stunner over Duke, Eastern Kentucky nearly smote a giant of its own in Scottrade Center. But No. 2 Kansas finally gained control after a first half rife with turnovers, using its physical advantages inside to wear down the gritty Colonels and take an 80-69 NCAA Tournament […]
By Bucky DentThe Sports Xchange ST. LOUIS — By the normal measures of a stat sheet, Kansas guard Wayne Selden Jr. did not contribute much to Friday’s 80-69 win over No. 15 seed Eastern Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region. But it was what Selden not allow Colonels guard Glenn […]
SAN DIEGO — The seedings for the NCAA West Regional matchup were close. The game? Not so much. No. 8-seeded Gonzaga defeated No. 9-seeded Oklahoma State 85-77 on Friday. Gonzaga (31-4) was led by guard Kevin Pangos’ 26 points, with 12 coming at the free-throw line. Oklahoma State (21-13) was paced by guard Marcus Smart’s […]
ATLANTA — Center Pero Antic hit an off-balanced 3-pointer from the corner as the shot clock expired with 41.8 seconds remaining to spark the Atlanta Hawks to a 97-92 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Antic finished with 16 points, one shy of his career best, to help prevent Atlanta from blowing a 21-point […]
LOS ANGELES — Buoyed by a franchise-best 51-point outburst in the third quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers routed the New York Knicks 127-96 Tuesday night at Staples Center. Guard Xavier Henry scored 22 points to lead the Lakers past the Knicks for the sixth consecutive time at Staples. They also hurt the Knicks’ playoff hopes, […]