Category: NBA News Wire
ATLANTA — Guard Goran Dragic used a combination of outside jumpers and drives to the basket to score 19 points, helping the Phoenix Suns defeat the Atlanta Hawks 102-95 Monday and move a step closer to the playoffs. Dragic scored the last six points of the third quarter to punctuate an 18-9 run and send […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Guard James Harden scored 31 points as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to four games with a 100-89 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night. Harden scored 14 of his points in the third quarter, when the Rockets pushed a four-point halftime lead to 78-68 after three quarters. The […]
LOS ANGELES — For the second game in a row, Jordan Hill and Nick Young were the center of attention for the Los Angeles Lakers. The two forwards, who were involved in a skirmish with Washington Wizard forward Drew Gooden on Friday night, helped the Lakers snap a four-game skid with a 103-94 victory over […]
LOS ANGELES — Forward Jordan Hill scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping the Los Angeles Lakers end a four-game skid with a 103-94 victory over the Orlando Magic at Staples Center on Sunday. Forward Nick Young scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for the Lakers (23-46), who […]
DALLAS — The Brooklyn Nets not only have the best record in the Eastern Conference since the start of January, they are no slouch when it comes to facing the big, bad West. Brooklyn, one of just three Eastern teams with a winning record against the West, continued their recent mastery over the Dallas Mavericks […]
NEW YORK — The short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, using just nine players, kept their slim playoff hopes alive behind a season-high 31 points and 10 assists from guard Jarret Jack in a 106-100 win over the New York Knicks Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Cleveland (27-44) trails the Atlanta Hawks by 5 1/2 games for the […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Center DeMarcus Cousins grabbed the defensive rebound underneath his own basket, spun on his pivot foot, and saw point guard Isaiah Thomas sprinting for the other end, ahead of the defense. Cousins wound up and threw like a quarterback going deep down the field. Thomas caught the heave over his shoulder and […]
NEW YORK — The short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, using just nine players, turned back the New York Knicks 106-100 Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Cavaliers guard Jarrett Jack scored a season-high 31 points and recorded 10 assists, including 13 points in the fourth quarter. Jack started in place of Cleveland’s leading scorer Kyrie Irving, who is […]
DALLAS — The Brooklyn Nets got the big shots and big stops when they needed them the most in rallying to beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-104 in overtime Sunday night at American Airlines Center. The Nets (37-31) won for the 11th time in their last 13 games, as they continue to climb in the Eastern […]
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets might be running out of healthy bodies, but that did not stop them from winning Sunday. Forward Kenneth Faried had 20 points and eight rebounds as the short-handed Nuggets overcame a 14-point deficit in the first quarter to defeat the Washington Wizards 105-102. Denver won its fifth straight home game. […]
