Category: NBA News Wire
WASHINGTON — Forward Kevin Durant scored 34 points in his highly anticipated return to his hometown, and guard Russell Westbrook sank a layup with 0.8 seconds left in overtime that gave the Oklahoma City Thunder a 105-103 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Westbrook, who finished with 32 points, also scored the game-tying […]
CLEVELAND — Coach Tom Thibodeau poured praise on point guard Derrick Rose before Monday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the anticipated nemesis of the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference. Then the Cavaliers manhandled Chicago, 108-94, and Rose peppered the team with flammable remarks. “Everybody has to be on the same page,” Rose said. “Until […]
MIAMI — When Kevin Durant hit the deck on a fourth-quarter dunk, all Oklahoma City Thunder fans surely held their collective breath. Durant, though, stayed in the game and completed an impressive all-around performance — 19 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, four steals, one block and no turnovers in 39 minutes. His efforts went a […]
Portland Trail Blazers power forward LaMarcus Aldridge will miss Wednesday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns after sustaining a left hand injury during the second quarter Monday night against the Sacramento Kings. Aldrdige will not travel to Phoenix with the team for its game against the Suns while the hand undergoes further examination from a […]
DENVER — The San Antonio Spurs are beginning to look like a championship team again. The Denver Nuggets, on the other hand, are looking like a lottery team for a second straight season. Forward Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and 15 rebounds, and guard Tony Parker scored 18 points to help the Spurs beat the […]
WASHINGTON — Center Marcin Gortat scored 20 points and guard John Wall had 11 points and 10 assists as the Washington Wizards dominated the Philadelphia 76ers for a 111-76 victory on Monday afternoon. The Wizards (29-13) ended any pretense of a competitive game early and produced their largest margin of victory of the season. They […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Guard Gerald Henderson scored 17 points and the Charlotte Hornets routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 105-80 on Monday afternoon for their seventh win in the last eight games. The Hornets blew the game open with a 15-0 run midway through the first half, led by as many as 22 in the first half, […]
LeBron James said Sunday he felt better in his three games back from injury than at any point in the season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. James missed eight games to rest a sore back and a sore left knee and, in his return, the star forward averaged 33.7 points and 7.7 rebounds against the Phoenix […]
TORONTO — Guard Tyreke Evans made the winning hook shot with 1.6 seconds left, and he finished with 26 points as the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Toronto Raptors 95-93 Sunday. Reserve center Alexis Ajinca added 22 points for the Pelicans, who led by 16 points early in the second half and trailed by 12 […]
TORONTO — It did not look good for the New Orleans Pelicans, when they fell behind by 12 points with 6:39 left in their game against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. They were playing without injured forwards Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday and were coming off a poor game on Friday against the Philadelphia 76ers. […]
