Category: NBA News Wire
DENVER — DeMar DeRozan’s injury was supposed to slow down the Toronto Raptors. Instead, they have thrived without their star guard. Even playing the second of a back-to-back at altitude. “We need him, we want him back and we can’t for him to get back,” guard Kyle Lowry said. “We know he’s getting closer but […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — It was another day at the office for the Portland Trail Blazers. “We took care of business,” guard Damian Lillard said after Portland methodically beat the depleted New York Knicks 101-79 Sunday at Moda Center. Wesley Matthews, Lillard’s backcourt mate, led all scorers with 28 points. He made 6 of 15 3-point […]
LOS ANGELES — Guard Goran Dragic scored 24 points, and the Phoenix Suns captured their sixth straight victory with a 116-107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night at Staples Center. Guard Eric Bledsoe added 22 points, eight assists and eight rebounds as the Suns (18-14) handed the Lakers their third consecutive loss. […]
NEW ORLEANS — Forwards Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson scored 22 points each, and David added 12 rebounds and five blocked shots to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 97-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night at the Smoothie King Center. In handing the defending NBA champions their sixth loss in […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Even the great ones need a wake-up call sometimes. LeBron James used a heated exchange in the third period with unheralded forward Tobias Harris — and the subsequent double technical foul — to ignite his game and lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 98-89 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night. […]
ATLANTA — Forward Jared Dudley had one of those dream games for the Milwaukee Bucks. The eight-year veteran from Boston College came off the bench to score a season-high 24 points and spark the Milwaukee Bucks to a 107-77 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night ending the Hawks’ five-game winning streak. Dudley was […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford was looking for the right words to describe Russell Westbrook. It took him a few seconds, but Clifford may have coined the phrase “power one” when talking about the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard. Westbrook dismantled the Hornets backcourt for 29 points, leading the Thunder to a […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The new-look Houston Rockets defeated Memphis 117-111 in overtime on Friday night at FedExForum to take the Southwest Division lead from the Grizzlies as guard James Harden scored 32 points and just missed a triple-double. Houston (21-7) also got 21 points and eight rebounds from forward Josh Smith after signing him to […]
DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki reached another milestone and the Dallas Mavericks avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season by outlasting the Los Angeles Lakers 102-98 Friday night at American Airlines Center. The Mavericks (21-10) not only took advantage of the Lakers playing on the second night of the back-to-back, but the visitors were […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After his first game in a Houston Rockets uniform, veteran Josh Smith called it a “great opportunity for me.” But judging by all that he did in the Rockets’ 117-111 overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night at FedExForum, his addition and that of veteran Corey Brewer looks to be […]
