Category: NBA News Wire
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Everyone around the NBA better watch out. The defending champs are heating up heading into the All-Star break. The San Antonio Spurs were just five games over .500 in late December, but they have gotten healthy and found their rhythm lately, winning 15 of their last 20 games. They avenged a […]
DALLAS — Diminutive point guard J.J. Barea came through with a dominant performance Wednesday night that allowed the Dallas Mavericks to clip the cold-shooting Utah Jazz 87-82 at American Airlines Center. Barea, who is listed at 6 feet but is actually several inches shorter, scored a game-high 22 points that included 15 in the third […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-89 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Oklahoma City (28-25) moved three games over .500 for the first time this season. The Thunder also pulled within a half-game of […]
MINNEAPOLIS — If this is what a road-weary Golden State Warriors team looks like, they’re likely to be unstoppable after the All-Star break rest period. Guard Stephen Curry had 25 points on Wednesday as the Warriors, playing their fourth road game in six nights, beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-91 for their third consecutive win. Guard […]
NEW ORLEANS — Forward David West and guard George Hill scored 17 points each as the Indiana Pacers won for the fourth time in five games with a 106-93 victory over the injury-riddled New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday night at the Smoothie King Center. The Pacers (21-33) led by as many 33 points in the fourth […]
MILWAUKEE — O.J. Mayo had 21 points, Brandon Knight scored 20 and the Milwaukee Bucks doubled their victory total from last season, earning their 30th of the season with a 111-103 decision over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night at the Bradley Center. Knight started the game 2-for-6 from the field but knocked down five […]
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward LeBron James had 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists against his former team, guard Kyrie Irving had 15 points and six assists and Cleveland erased a Christmas Day loss to the Miami Heat with a 113-93 victory Wednesday night. Forward Kevin Love had 12 points and six rebounds — one […]
BOSTON — Guard Evan Turner capped a furious Boston comeback with a floater in the lane with two-tenths of a second remaining, giving the Celtics an 89-88 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. After his team called a timeout with 6.4 seconds left, Turner got the ball off the inbounds and […]
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan snapped a tie with 12.9 seconds left and scored 23 points Wednesday as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Washington Wizards 95-93 to extend their winning streak to three games. Guard John Wall scored 21 points for the Wizards, who won their previous two games. Guard Lou Williams led the Raptors […]
ORLANDO — Center Nikola Vucevic scored 28 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in leading the Orlando Magic to a 89-83 victory over the hapless New York Knicks on Wednesday night at the Amway Center. The Magic (17-39) snapped a two-game losing streak, while the Knicks (10-43) lost their fifth consecutive game. Magic guard Victor Oladipo […]
