Category: NBA News Wire
ATLANTA — Playoff tickets went on sale this week in Atlanta, but the postseason is anything but a certainty for the Hawks. Detroit guard Rodney Stuckey scored 29 points and center Andre Drummond dominated inside with 19 points and 17 rebounds, lifting the Pistons to a 102-95 win over the Hawks on Tuesday at Philips […]
MIAMI — The Brooklyn Nets swept the regular-season series from the Miami Heat, winning 88-87 Tuesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. Nets rookie center Mason Plumlee blocked Heat forward LeBron James’ dunk attempt with two seconds left to preserve the win. Plumlee made a layup with 41 seconds remaining to give the Nets an 88-85 lead. […]
ATLANTA — Playoff tickets went on sale this week in Atlanta, but the postseason is anything but a certainty for the Hawks. Detroit guard Rodney Stuckey scored 29 points and center Andre Drummond dominated inside with 19 points and 17 rebounds, lifting the Detroit Pistons to a 102-95 win over the Hawks on Tuesday at […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Four months after they were scheduled to play each other in Mexico City but never did, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs finally met Tuesday night. If you thought that December night was surreal and just plain strange, consider this: A Timberwolves team missing two starters and two others beat a […]
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Dante Cunningham was arrested for the second time in three days Sunday afternoon because he sent “terroristic” text messages to a woman with whom he was living, Medina, Minn., police said Monday. Cunningham’s latest arrest is tied to the alleged victim in his initial arrest Thursday in which he was charged with […]
PHOENIX — P.J. Tucker went head-to-head — literally — with Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant on Sunday night. As expected, the Thunder’s star forward won the battle on the score sheet. However, Phoenix’s overachieving forward got his as well, and the upstart Suns emerged with the win. With his nostrils stuffed with cotton to stop the […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — A 54-point night at Madison Square Garden is generally considered the crowning achievement of Stephen Curry’s career. However, as far as the Golden State Warriors point guard is concerned, he had an even better game Sunday night against the Utah Jazz. Curry poured in 31 points in just 29 minutes and still […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers took care of two important items of business with their 100-94 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night at the Moda Center. The Trail Blazers (50-28) reached the 50-win plateau for the first time since 2009-10, and they clinched their first playoff appearance since 2010-11. “Fifty […]
HOUSTON — Considering how glum Houston coach Kevin McHale and guard James Harden appeared following the Rockets’ 130-125 overtime win Sunday night at Toyota Center, one can imagine how disconsolate both would have been had their team actually lost to the Denver Nuggets. Harden nailed a game-tying 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds left in regulation to […]
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker converted all four of his shots in the first quarter, staking his team to a 16-point lead against the Memphis Grizzlies. Then he left the Spurs to fend for themselves, gone for the night with back spasms. They did just fine without him. Forward Kawhi Leonard […]
