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OKLAHOMA CITY– After missing the previous 26 games with a knee injury, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook chose to make his return to the lineup against the defending champion Miami Heat on Thursday. He said before the game he is still not over losing to them two years ago in the NBA Finals. The […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — All-Star point guard Stephen Curry hit a 3-pointer to give Golden State an overtime lead it never relinquished, and the Warriors earned a 102-99 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night. Warriors center Jermaine O’Neal blocked a dunk attempt by Houston forward Chandler Parsons with 24 seconds left in OT to […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — With Golden State’s top big-man defender, Andrew Bogut, out of action and his backup, Jermaine O’Neal, focused on Dwight Howard, the last thing Houston Rockets forward Chandler Parsons expected to greet him at the rim late in overtime Thursday night was a shot-blocker. But that’s exactly what he encountered in an extra-session […]
PHOENIX — It took a half for the Phoenix Suns to shake off some fatigue and turnover problems Wednesday. Overcoming the pesky Boston Celtics took a lot longer. Guards Goran Dragic and Gerald Green each scored 17 points, and forwards Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris combined for 29 points off the bench as the Suns […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Both teams were short-handed, but the San Antonio Spurs filled the void a little bit better than the Portland Trail Blazers did Wednesday night at the Moda Center. Guard Patty Mills scored 29 points in exactly 29 minutes off the bench, leading the Spurs to a 111-109 victory in a battle between […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — David Lee was fatigued in the final quarter Wednesday, but the Golden State forward pushed through it and provided some key support for the Warriors’ usual backcourt tandem. Now, the team hopes that a trade will help out guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson even more. Lee’s 23 points included some big […]
LOS ANGELES — Kevin McHale summed it up best. “As I’ve said a million times, to quote my boy Bill Walton, if they’re cheering you in the opposition’s gym, you’re doing something wrong,” the Houston Rockets coach said. Center Dwight Howard, facing the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center for the first time since he […]
LOS ANGELES — With injured San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker sitting out Tuesday night, Patty Mills filled the void in a big way. Mills came off the bench to score 16 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and the Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 113-103 at Staples Center. “He killed […]
LOS ANGELES — With injured San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker sitting out Tuesday night, Patty Mills filled the void in a big way. Mills came off the bench to score 18 of his 25 points in the second half as the Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 113-103 at Staples Center. The Spurs […]
DENVER — Sitting on the bench with three first-half fouls, Phoenix Suns guard Gerald Green was stewing. “I was getting mad, but my teammates were telling me I had the whole second half to play,” Green said. He made the most of it. Green scored eight of his career-high 36 points in overtime, and the […]