Category: NBA News Wire
CHICAGO — Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez received a pleasant surprise when he arrived to the United Center on Tuesday night. For the first time since Dec. 5, his name was in the starting lineup. “I didn’t know I was going to start tonight,” said Lopez, whose playing time was limited since he returned from […]
DENVER — Kobe Bryant recently conceded to time, but for one night, the aging star looked like the Bryant of old. The Lakers shooting guard had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and Los Angeles held on to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-103 Tuesday night. It was the second triple-double of the season for […]
SALT LAKE CITY — After watching his team surrender 10 unanswered points to the Minnesota Timberwolves to open the fourth quarter, Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder had seen enough. He quickly called timeout and his players came back to the bench expecting to get an earful. Snyder said nothing. He gave his team the silent […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Shooting guard Klay Thompson scored 11 of his 14 points in the first quarter, and the Golden State Warriors built a double-digit lead within eight minutes en route to a 126-86 demolition of the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. A 10th consecutive win at Oracle Arena, their longest home streak in 25 […]
ATLANTA — Forward Paul Milsap scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to help the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-101 win over the LeBron James-less Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. James missed the game with soreness in his left knee. That left guard Kyrie Irving to pick up the slack. Irving, who had […]
PORTLAND — Guard Damian Lillard scored 25 points and dished out nine assists as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 102-97 in overtime Tuesday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge collected 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Trail Blazers (26-7), who won for […]
After missing two games with a bruised left knee, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving is expected to return for Tuesday night’s game against the Hawks in Atlanta. Irving is averaging 20.2 points and 5.3 assists for the Cavs this season. He first injured the leg during an Dec. 11 game against Oklahoma City but […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Milwaukee Bucks weren’t about to let history repeat itself Monday night. The Bucks watched another big lead disappear against the Charlotte Hornets, but this time they were able to regroup in overtime and pull out a 104-94 victory. They outscored the Hornets 21-11 and led by as many as 13 points […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Central Division-leading Chicago Bulls defied NBA logic Monday night in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Chicago (22-9), now 14-4 on the road, missed 17 consecutive field-goal attempts to close the third quarter and then through more than eight minutes of the final period, were outscored at one point 20-0 and gave away all of […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Chicago Bulls squandered a 21-point, third-quarter lead but rallied for a 92-90 victory over the Indiana Pacers when guard Jimmy Butler made a 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining Monday night in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Chicago, now 14-4 in road games, trailed 88-85 before finishing with a 7-2 burst, including five points from Butler, […]
