Category: NBA News Wire
DALLAS — San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich questioned the Spurs’ resolve after their heart-wrenching Game 3 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. There was little to question after Monday night’s Game 4 in the Western Conference opening-round playoff series. With their season likely on the line, the Spurs found new life by slipping by the Mavericks […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Atlanta Hawks did not just put on a 3-point shooting exhibition Monday night. It was a clinic. Second-year pro Mike Scott, a forward from Virginia, hit a playoff-career-high five 3-pointers and guard Kyle Korver also hit five as the Hawks defeated Indiana 107-97 to bring the top-seeded Pacers to the brink of […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It might have looked routine, but that is not the way the Miami Heat view their first-round sweep of the Charlotte Bobcats. The Heat pulled away late in the third quarter for a 109-98 victory in Game 4 on Monday night, and afterward they made sure to savor the moment. “When you […]
INDIANAPOLIS – The Atlanta Hawks made a franchise-best 15 3-pointers Monday night to help them to a 107-97 playoff win over the Indiana Pacers in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. The Hawks lead the best-of-seven series 3-2, and they can clinch the series by winning Game 6 on Thursday night at Phillips Arena in […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Forward LeBron James scored 31 points and four of his teammates scored in double figures as the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Bobcats 109-98 on Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. The Heat trailed at halftime but outscored the Bobcats 32-17 in the third […]
CarMax, Virgin America and Kia joined State Farm Insurance in ending sponsorship deals with the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday stemming from racist comments allegedly made by owner Donald Sterling. “CarMax finds the statements attributed to the Clippers’ owner completely unacceptable,” the company said in a statement. “These views directly conflict with CarMax’s culture of […]
Hall of Fame NBA coach Jack Ramsay died Monday after a long battle with cancer. Ramsay was 89 and coached 20 seasons in the NBA, with 864 career victories and a 1977 title with the Portland Trail Blazers. He also won an NBA championship as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers. When Ramsay was hired […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum scored five consecutive points in overtime, leading Portland to a 123-120 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who took a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-seven series […]
NEW YORK — Toronto guard Kyle Lowry limped onto the court Sunday with the Raptors needing a victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. He battled a knee injury and foul trouble to lead the wounded Raptors to an 87-79 win over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center to even the series […]
NEW YORK – Led by guard DeMar DeRozan’s game-high 24 points, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 87-79 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday night at Barclays Center. Guard Kyle Lowry had 22 points and forward Amir Johnson added 17 points for the Raptors, who tied the series at 2-2, […]
