Category: NBA News Wire
TORONTO — Guard Kyle Lowry returned from a bruised kneecap to score a game-high 29 points, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 125-114 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night at Air Canada Centre. Lowry, who missed the previous three games, scored 10 of his points in the fourth quarter, including four straight Toronto […]
WASHINGTON — Center Al Jefferson had 20 points and 18 rebounds and guard Kemba Walker scored five of his 17 points in overtime as the streaking Charlotte Bobcats defeated the Washington Wizards 94-88 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. Guard Gary Neal scored 16 points for the Bobcats (40-38), who pulled even with […]
CLEVELAND — Guard Dion Waiters fired in a game-high 22 points and dished out eight assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 122-100 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavaliers’ playoff hopes remained alive — barely. Cleveland (32-47) had seven players reach double figures in scoring. Center Tyler Zeller scored 18 […]
The Indiana Pacers will not play all five starters Wednesday night against the league-worst Milwaukee Bucks, Pacers coach Frank Vogel announced. None of the starters participated in the shootaround Wednesday and had their third straight day off since the team’s embarrassing 107-88 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night. Vogel said after the shootaround […]
LOS ANGELES — Steve Nash climbed to No. 3 on the career assists list, but the Lakers point guard couldn’t prevent the Houston Rockets from hammering Los Angeles 145-130 Tuesday night at Staples Center. Guard James Harden and forward Terrence Jones scored 33 points apiece as the Rockets (52-25) won their third in a row […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle admits it takes a lot to impress him. Dirk Nowitzki managed the feat Tuesday night. The Mavericks forward scored 21 points and moved into the No. 10 spot on the NBA’s all-time scoring list in the Dallas Mavericks’ 95-83 victory over the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guard Caron Butler’s sharp-shooting was more than enough for the Oklahoma City Thunder to avoid their longest road slide in five seasons. Butler finished with 23 points and made all six of his 3-pointers, and the Thunder used a huge fourth quarter to pull away from the Sacramento Kings for a 107-92 […]
MIAMI — Blocking an attempted dunk by Miami Heat superstar forward LeBron James that would have won the game with two seconds left qualifies as a career highlight for most players. But for a rookie? This was beyond incredible for Nets first-year center Mason Plumlee, who helped Brooklyn sweep the regular-season series from Miami with […]
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Timberwolves waited four months for Tuesday’s 110-91 victory over San Antonio. “Yeah,” T-wolves coach Rick Adelman said, “it was worth the wait.” A victory four months ago on that December night in Mexico City would have meant more back then for either a Wolves team that now has just five games […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points and moved into the No. 10 spot on the NBA’s all-time scoring list Tuesday in the Dallas Mavericks’ 95-83 victory over the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena. The Mavericks took a 39-25 lead after hitting 16 of 17 field goals (94.1 percent) in the first […]
