Category: NBA News Wire
TORONTO — Raptors coach Dwane Casey saw no ill-effects from his 6-foot-6 Lithuanian center as Jonas Valanciunas picked up a career-best 26 points helping Toronto to its fourth straight win. Guard Kyle Lowry added a game-high 29 coming off a bruised kneecap as the Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 125-114 Wednesday night. “It was good […]
CLEVELAND – On a night the Cleveland Cavaliers should have been ecstatic, they were down in the dumps. After playing arguably their most complete game of the season, the Cavaliers were eliminated from the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Cavs dished out a season-high 41 assists in their 122-100 dismantling of the Detroit Pistons on […]
ATLANTA — Trailing by nine points to Boston in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, the Atlanta Hawks were in danger of losing to the Detroit Pistons and Celtics on back-to-back nights. Their lead over the New York Knicks for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference was about to be trimmed to one game. […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago center Joakim Noah delivered his fourth triple-double of the season and the seventh of his career in the Bulls’ 102-87 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, but it is all the things you cannot quantify that makes him so important to a team that won its sixth consecutive game. The […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — They are not as well known, but the Memphis Grizzlies have their own Big Three. On Wednesday night at FedExForum, Grizzlies power forward Zach Randolph, center Marc Gasol and point guard Mike Conley combined for 71 points, 28 rebounds and 11 assists in a 107-102 victory over the Miami Heat. Miami forward […]
MILWAUKEE — Forward Chris Copeland scored a season-high 18 points and dropped in a layup with 1.2 seconds left, and a team of reserves led the Indiana Pacers to a 104-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. Indiana snapped a two-game losing streak despite playing without all five of its regular starters, who were […]
NEW ORLEANS — Guards Gerald Green and Goran Dragic combined for 41 points and guard Eric Bledsoe scored all 16 of his points in the second half to lift the Phoenix Suns to a 94-88 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday night at the Smoothie King Center. In sweeping the Pelicans for the first […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago forward Joakim Noah delivered his fourth triple-double game of the season and teammate D.J. Augustin scored 21 points off the bench to lead the Bulls to a 102-87 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night at the Target Center. The victory was the Bulls’ sixth in a row. They have not […]
ATLANTA – Trailing by nine points to the Boston Celtics in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, the Atlanta Hawks were in danger of losing to the Detroit Pistons and Celtics on back-to-back nights. Their lead over the New York Knicks for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference was about to be trimmed to […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – Veteran guard Arron Afflalo scored 25 points, including seven in the last four minutes, to lead the Orlando Magic to a 115-111 victory over the playoff-bound Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night. Guard Joe Johnson had 31 points for the Nets, who were coming off a dramatic win in Miami on Tuesday night but […]
