Category: NBA News Wire
BOSTON — If Wednesday’s 106-82 blowout of the Sacramento Kings wasn’t the Boston Celtics’ most complete game of the season, it had to be close. “That was the best game physically we’ve played, I thought, as a team,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said after his team ended a four-game losing streak with the win. “I […]
CLEVELAND — Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Knight scored 26 points to beat the beleaguered Cleveland Cavaliers 96-80 on Wednesday night. The Cavs were playing without forwards LeBron James, Kevin Love and Shawn Marion. They also recently lost center Anderson Varejao for the season to an Achilles tendon injury. With 41 points per game missing between […]
LOS ANGELES — Guard J.J. Redick scored 20 points and the Los Angeles Clippers romped past the woeful New York Knicks 99-78 on Wednesday at the Staples Center. Forward Blake Griffin had 13 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds as the Clippers (22-11) handed the Knicks (5-29) their ninth consecutive loss. They also beat New […]
INDIANAPOLIS — This time, the Indiana Pacers made it stick. After scoring 20 straight points in the second half but failing to finish the comeback in a 92-90 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Monday, the Pacers earned a 106-95 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana scored 15 in […]
HOUSTON — James Harden paced a breakout third quarter as the Houston Rockets recorded their eighth consecutive victory over the Charlotte Hornets, 102-83, on Wednesday night at Toyota Center. Harden finished with 36 points on 12-for-19 shooting, his fifth consecutive game with at least 25 points while hitting better than half of his field-goal attempts. […]
LOS ANGELES — The year ended with what has become routine for the New York Knicks: another loss. Guard J.J. Redick scored 20 points and the Los Angeles Clippers romped past the Knicks 99-78 on Wednesday at the Staples Center. Forward Blake Griffin had 13 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds as the Clippers (22-11) […]
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio needed overtime to pick up its first win against New Orleans this season. The Spurs defeated the Pelicans 95-93 on Wednesday night at the AT&T Center in the fifth overtime game for the Spurs in December. Guard Manu Ginobili hit a lay-up with just under 25 seconds remaining to turn […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks expected a challenge from one of the Eastern Conference’s top teams Tuesday night. Instead, the Washington Wizards were quickly run out of the American Airlines Center in a 114-87 Dallas cakewalk. The Mavs’ highly efficient offense didn’t get much from forward Dirk Nowitzki, but it continued to spread the wealth […]
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Mike Conley carried Memphis early, then buried San Antonio late Tuesday in the Grizzlies’ 95-87 victory over the Spurs before a sellout crowd of 18,119 at FedExForum. Hoping to earn his first NBA All-Star nod this season, the Grizzlies’ veteran point guard scored a game-high 30 points and hit a key 3-pointer […]
NEW ORLEANS — Like a doting father, Kentucky coach John Calipari scarcely could contain his pride Tuesday night watching some of his finest young thoroughbreds show the strides they have made as NBA players. Calipari had just witnessed Tyreke Evans, his pedal-to-the-metal guard from his coaching days at Memphis, and forward Anthony Davis, his prized […]
