Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
NEW YORK — After a series of ankle injuries this season, Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams is still trying to settle back into the type of form that has made him a perennial All-Star of years past. On Monday night, Williams managed to find that magic touch, scoring 28 points on 11-of-13 shooting while recording […]
MIAMI — Forward Chris Bosh backed up his critical words from two nights earlier, when he said his Miami Heat team lacked passion and wasn’t communicating. Heat forward LeBron James and coach Erik Spoelstra enjoyed a rare and spirited chest bump. Together, the Heat, who entered Monday night in a 4-7 slump uncharacteristic of the […]
Carlon Brown is having the best year of his career overseas in Israel and could be NBA Bound as a result.
DURHAM, N.C. — Forward Jabari Parker scored 19 points and No. 5 Duke held on to beat top-ranked Syracuse 66-60 after a potential tying basket was waved off with 10.4 seconds remaining on Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. With Syracuse trailing 60-58, Orange coach Jim Boeheim was ejected when he was called for two […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Center Andre Drummond and forward Greg Monroe both had double-doubles and the Detroit Pistons ended a four-game Western Conference swing Monday on a positive note with a 114-94 win over the Utah Jazz. Drummond scored 19 points with 14 rebounds, Monroe contributed 18 points and 11 boards and guard Rodney Stuckey […]
DALLAS — For the second time in nine days, the Dallas Mavericks sent the Oklahoma City Thunder a message just in case the teams meet in the first round of the playoffs. Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals in a turn-back-the-clock performance that turned away Kevin Durant […]
NBA agent weighs in on how they would handle the Andrew Bynum situation. USA Basketball releases initial roster and the Knicks continue to slide
Senior guard Chris Dixon and sophomore Dylan Sherwood tallied 14 points apiece as UNC-Wilmington defeated the visiting Towson Tigers 66-53 on Monday and snapped a 14-game losing streak, the longest skid in Seahawks history. Guard Freddie Jackson added 11 points for the Seahawks (6-20, 0-11), who had not won a game since Dec. 3 when […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish. At least that is what athletes have been told for decades. No. 24 Ohio State found that adage true Saturday night in a 64-46 victory over outmanned Minnesota at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes did not score until nearly four minutes had wound […]
Lionel Hollins was offered a spot on the Pistons’ bench last summer but declined. Is timing right for him to take over the job?