Category: NBA News Wire
Los Angeles Clippers All-Star forward Blake Griffin did not play Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves and is likely to remain idle all week to rest his ailing back for the playoffs. Griffin was hurt in Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets. He felt back spasms strong enough that he removed himself from the game. He […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Power forward Amar’e Stoudemire got an extra day of rest, but his New York Knicks teammates certainly didn’t take the night off in Utah. Forward Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points and the Knicks wrapped up their five-game Western Conference road trip Monday with a runaway 92-83 win over the Utah Jazz […]
DENVER — The Memphis Grizzlies had all the 3-point shooters covered to prevent a game-tying shot in the final seconds. They weren’t expecting center Timofey Mozgov to straddle the arc for the Denver Nuggets. Mozgov’s strong night nearly became legendary when he launched a game-tying 3-point attempt with 4.9 seconds left. The 7-foot-1 Russian made […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Missing an All-Star, a Sixth Man of the Year frontrunner and two other notable players, the Los Angeles Clippers just keep rolling, right over the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-104 at Target Center. Star forward Blake Griffin didn’t play because of back spasms that limited him to just six minutes in Saturday’s victory at Houston. […]
DENVER — Forward Zach Randolph scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and guard Mike Conley added 19 points, including a key 3-pointer in the final minute, as the Memphis Grizzlies held on to beat the Denver Nuggets 94-92 Monday night. Guard Courtney Lee also had 19 points for the Grizzlies, which kept pace in […]
NEW ORLEANS – This had absolutely nothing to do with finesse. This was brute force – a team imposing its will. The Sacramento Kings have not had much to cheer about in a pedestrian 26-48 season, but in their 102-97 victory Monday night over the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center, they “bludgeoned” […]
CHICAGO — The Boston Celtics are nowhere near playoff contention, but the Chicago Bulls struggled to beat them two nights in a row. Forward Mike Dunleavy scored 22 points to lead Chicago to a 94-80 victory over the Celtics on Monday night at the United Center, and the Bulls completed a sweep of the back-to-back […]
ATLANTA – Paul Millsap made sure that the Philadelphia 76ers did not start a winning streak at the expense of the Atlanta Hawks’ playoff hopes. The veteran Atlanta forward had 28 points and 17 rebounds as the Hawks snapped a six-games losing streak with a 103-95 victory over the 76ers on Monday night at Philips […]
MIAMI — It is getting close to winning time for the Miami Heat, and the two-time defending NBA champions can sense it. Forward LeBron James piled up 32 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, and the Heat earned an important win in the battle for the top record in the Eastern Conference, defeating the Toronto […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Detroit Pistons power forward Greg Monroe blasted his team after it allowed Philadelphia to snap its NBA-record-tying losing streak on Saturday. He made sure that it didn’t happen again against the team with the league’s worst record. Monroe tied his season high with 28 points, and the Pistons snapped a three-game […]
