Category: NBA News Wire
BROOKLYN — After the Brooklyn Nets won their franchise-record 15th straight home game with their usual display of effective perimeter shooting, Paul Pierce likened their home success to having a good meal in their own home. The way the Nets have been playing at home in the last two months, it’s more like a five-star […]
CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls put seven players in double figures and played just well enough to hold off the Milwaukee Bucks 102-90 on Friday night at the United Center. Guards Kirk Hinrich and Jimmy Butler led the Bulls (44-32) with 17 points each, while guard D.J. Augustin and forward Carlos Boozer added 14 points […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Bobcats are back to .500 and inching closer and closer to just their second playoff appearance in franchise history. Center Al Jefferson had 29 points and 16 rebounds, and guard Kemba Walker had a triple-double as the Bobcats (38-38) strengthened their hold on the No. 7 spot in the Eastern […]
ATLANTA — Power forward Mike Scott’s name had been missing lately on the Atlanta Hawks stat sheet. Over the previous four games, he had totaled only 16 points and was not much of a factor. That changed dramatically on Friday night. The second-year player from Virginia came off the bench to score 26 points and […]
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks desperately needed a win to keep pace in the playoff race, but the Washington Wizards had other ideas in a last-second 90-89 victory on Friday night. The Wizards (40-36) already clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2008 with a win in its previous game and […]
BOSTON — Guard Michael Carter-Williams, the odds-on favorite for NBA Rookie of the Year honors, took over in the fourth quarter and led the Philadelphia 76ers to their second win in their last 30 games on Friday night. Carter-Williams scored seven straight points for his team and center Henry Sims scored a career-high 24 points […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Denver Nuggets 100-92 Friday night at FedExForum as they won their 11th straight home game. Memphis (45-31) was coming off a 2-3 road trip and is in a battle with Dallas and Phoenix for the last two playoff spots in the Western Conference. Center Marc Gasol led […]
TORONTO — On a night when Toronto was without two key starters, center Jonas Valanciuanas and guard Terrence Ross led the Raptors to a 102-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Ross finished with a team-high 24 points and Valanciunas had 22. Toronto used a late run to pull away to its fifth victory in six […]
ATLANTA — Guard Mike Scott, who had only 16 total points in the last four games, came off the bench to score 26 points and pace the Atlanta Hawks to a 117-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. The second-year player from Virginia was nearly perfect from the floor, going 12-for-13, including one […]
BROOKLYN — Guard Shaun Livingston scored nine of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Brooklyn Nets extended their franchise record home winning streak to 15 games with a 116-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night at Barclays Center. Reserve forward Mirza Teletovic added 20 points for the Nets, who shot […]
