Category: NBA News Wire
The Houston Rockets fear that center Dwight Howard might be sidelined at least a month because of the continuing problems with his right knee, ESPN reported Saturday. The Rockets still expect Howard to be ready to return for the final few weeks of the regular season as well as the playoffs, but now they believe […]
Dallas Mavericks point guard Rajon Rondo reportedly will not play Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to a facial injury. League sources told ESPN that Rondo, who suffered the injury in the first quarter of Saturday night’s win in Orlando, was scheduled to be evaluated Sunday by the Mavericks’ medical staff to establish how […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors lead the NBA in scoring, but time and again, first-year coach Steve Kerr has noted his club can be darn good on defense. Saturday was one of those nights. The Warriors held the Phoenix Suns to three field goals in the first 9:04 of the fourth quarter and […]
ATLANTA — Center Al Horford scored nine of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to send the Atlanta Hawks to their 19th consecutive victory, a 91-85 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. Horford was 10 of 16 from the floor, including a jumper with the shot clock ready to expire that gave Atlanta […]
NO BYLINE PLEASE SAN ANTONIO — Saturday’s game between the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs was summed up in the final second of the first half. Los Angeles guard Chris Paul drained a 3-pointer with 0.6 of a second left in the half. Then Spurs forward Boris Diaw heaved a final shot across […]
NEW YORK — New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher utilized 26 various starting lineups this season with limited results. On Sunday, he went with the same starters for the sixth time — the most of any lineup in 48 games — and the result was a Knicks win for the fifth time in their last […]
BOSTON — There are things every coach can count on heading into a season. For Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, he knew a long time ago he could count on feeling the pain of the loss of LeBron James and Ray Allen. What he couldn’t have even dreamed out, though, is Hassan Whiteside. Who? Hassan […]
In an interview on ESPN Radio Sunday night, NBA commissioner Adam Silver reflected on his eventful first year on the job and looked ahead to the future. “It’s my hope that I’ll be able to focus almost entirely on building the game of basketball in my second year,” Silver said on the show. “I think […]
Dallas Mavericks point guard Rajon Rondo reportedly will not play Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to a facial injury. League sources told ESPN that Rondo, who suffered the injury in the first quarter of Saturday night’s win in Orlando, was scheduled to be evaluated Sunday by the Mavericks’ medical staff to establish how […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Small forward Gordon Hayward had a huge game and the Utah Jazz snapped a six-game losing streak to the Golden State Warriors with a 110-100 win on Friday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Some believed Hayward deserved All-Star consideration, and he sure looked like it against the Warriors, racking up 24 points, […]
