Bulls charge past Mavericks

DALLAS — The Chicago Bulls keep leaning on their vaunted defense to win games. They did it again on Friday night, shutting down the Dallas Mavericks’ high-powered offense after the first quarter and clawing back from a 16-point deficit to win 100-91 at American Airlines Center. The Bulls (32-26) won for the eighth time in […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Duncan leads the way as Spurs top Bobcats

SAN ANTONIO — Frustrated by their slow start, the San Antonio Spurs held steady behind the grinding play of their main man in the middle. Like clockwork, forward Tim Duncan came up big in the end. Duncan scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 92-82 win over […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Thunder halt three-game skid

OKLAHOMA CITY — With the Oklahoma City Thunder riding a three-game losing streak, the questions surrounding the team all began to sound the same. “What is wrong with the Thunder?” Guard Russell Westbrook knew there was only one way to get the questions and doubt to cease and that was to come up with a […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Bulls 100, Mavericks 91

DALLAS — The Chicago Bulls keep leaning on their vaunted defense to win games. They did it again Friday night, shutting down the Dallas Mavericks’ high-powered offense after the first quarter and clawed back from a 16-point deficit to win 100-91 at American Airlines Center. The Bulls (32-26) won for the eighth time in nine […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Irving leads Cavs over Jazz

CLEVELAND — There was a lot of love for Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving on Friday. In the midst of recording his first career triple-double, an overzealous fan ran onto the court with 6:20 remaining in the Cavaliers’ 99-79 victory over the Utah Jazz before 18,601 at Quicken Loans Arena. “He came out and […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Spurs 92, Bobcats 82

SAN ANTONIO — Forward Tim Duncan scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 92-82 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night at the AT&T Center. Duncan, who had four points at the half, was 6 of 12 from the field in 33 minutes. Guard Manu Ginobili […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors 126, Knicks 103

NEW YORK — Point guard Stephen Curry recorded his fourth career triple-double, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 126-103 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Curry poured in 27 points and recorded 11 points and 11 assists in 30 minutes. He did not play in the fourth quarter […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Thunder 113, Grizzlies 107

OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 30 of his game-high 37 points in the second half to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder past the Memphis Grizzlies 113-107 on Friday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The win ended a three-game losing streak for the Thunder. But it did not come easy. After a slow […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavaliers 99, Jazz 79

CLEVELAND — All-Star Kyrie Irving posted his first career triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 99-79 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs (24-36) pulled within 3 1/2 games of the idle Atlanta Hawks (26-31) for the No. 8 playoff spot […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021