Category: NBA News Wire
LOS ANGELES — While the Los Angeles Clippers coast toward the NBA playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers continue to drift toward the draft lottery. Point guard Chris Paul and forward Blake Griffin scored 23 points each, and the Clippers pounded the Lakers 120-97 Sunday at Staples Center. The Clippers (55-23) captured the season series, winning […]
MIAMI — The Miami Heat had a lot to overcome on Sunday. They were down 16-3 in a start that coach Erik Spoelstra described as “flummoxing.” They were picked apart by New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith, who scored 32 points and set a franchise record with 10 3-pointers. And the Heat were without four […]
MIAMI — The Miami Heat, led by forward LeBron James’ 38 points, overcame a slow start to issue a damaging 102-91 defeat to the New York Knicks Sunday at AmericanAirlines Arena. New York was led by guard J.R. Smith, who made a franchise record 10 3-pointers in 21 attempts and had 32 points. Knicks forward […]
MILWAUKEE — With a little less than two weeks to go in the regular season, the Toronto Raptors are hitting their stride. Toronto, playing short-handed for the second consecutive night, stayed tied with Chicago for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference by holding off the Milwaukee Bucks down the stretch for a 102-98 […]
CLEVELAND — There was no wild celebration in the Charlotte locker room after the Bobcats wrapped up the franchise’s second postseason berth in history with a 96-94 overtime victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night before 18,179 at Quicken Loans Arena. “It’s a wonderful feeling because we’ve come a long way,” Bobcats center Al […]
WASHINGTON — Thanks to a dominant defensive effort and a rocking first half, the Chicago Bulls avenged two previous losses this season by rolling the Washington Wizards 96-78 Saturday. Whether the outcomes serves as a viable playoff preview should the Eastern Conference foes collide in a first round matchup, time will tell. Not that anyone […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Magic rookie Victor Oladipo has learned a lot in his first NBA season, but nothing more important than what he showed in Saturday night’s 100-92 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s all about timing. It’s not how many points you score, but when you score them that counts the most. Oladipo […]
PHILADELPHIA – With the Philadelphia 76ers rallying and the Brooklyn Nets reeling, Nets coach Jason Kidd adopted a curious approach Saturday night. Rather than reinserting veterans Paul Pierce, Joe Johnson and Kevin Garnett in the fourth quarter, Kidd leaned on a makeshift lineup down the stretch, one consisting of starting guards Deron Williams and Shaun […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.– The Detroit Pistons’ effort can often be questioned, but no one can dispute second-year center Andre Drummond’s desire to grab rebounds. Drummond became the first player since the 1997-98 season to have 400 offensive rebounds when he snared seven in Detroit’s 115-111 victory over the short-handed Boston Celtics on Saturday night at […]
MILWAUKEE — Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 15 of his 23 in the fourth quarter as the Toronto Raptors pulled away late for a 102-98 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The lead changed hands nine times over the first seven minutes of the quarter with the Raptors […]
