Category: NBA News Wire
CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls forward Pau Gasol said it felt “weird” to see opponents wearing the same Los Angeles Lakers jersey that he donned for seven seasons. Weird, but good. “It’s a little bit emotional,” Gasol said. “But once you lock in, you focus on what you need to do on the floor. You focus […]
LOS ANGELES — One of the worst clubs in the Western Conference beat the NBA team with the best record. Despite playing without guard and leading scorer Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 115-105 on Tuesday night at Staples Center. The Lakers (9-19), who trail only the Minnesota Timberwolves (5-22) […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — This was a victory that came with a sigh of relief. The Orlando Magic hung on to beat the Boston Celtics 100-95 on Tuesday night, but not before letting a 27-point, fourth-quarter lead shrink to three in the closing minutes of a horrid final period. Forward Tobias Harris scored 19 points for […]
WASHINGTON — Presents arrived early for NBA fans waiting for the long-overdue rematch between Derrick Rose and John Wall. Like the previous head-to-head matchups, Rose’s Chicago Bulls received their desired wish at the expense of Wall’s Washington Wizards on Tuesday, and Rose came out on top in his first head-to-head meeting with Wall in nearly […]
NEW YORK — When things were not going well for Mason Plumlee, the second-year center could have grown frustrated every time Brooklyn Nets coach Lionel Hollins criticized him. Instead Plumlee made a conscious decision to just go with the flow through praise and criticism. Hollins and the rest of the Nets had much to praise […]
CLEVELAND — In their first meeting since headlining one of the NBA’s most talked-about offseason trades, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins outshined Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love on Tuesday, scoring 27 points, dunking on Love, swatting Tristan Thompson and drawing a foul as he tried to go through LeBron James in transition. But, as has […]
MIAMI — Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra insists his team wasn’t looking ahead to its much hyped Christmas Day game against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Regardless, his Heat suffered a major breakdown in the second half on Tuesday night, blowing a 23-point lead and allowing the Philadelphia 76ers, owners of the worst record […]
ATLANTA — DeMarre Carroll is best known for his ability to turn up the heat on defense for the Atlanta Hawks. But on Tuesday night the muscular forward showed that his offensive skills aren’t lacking either. Carroll scored 17 of his career-high 25 points in the second half to lead the Hawks to a 107-104 […]
MILWAUKEE — Coming off a successful West Coast road trip and with the Christmas holiday right around the corner, Tuesday night’s date with the Charlotte Hornets had all the makings of a classic trap game for the Milwaukee Bucks. And with the trap set, the Bucks fell right into it, losing to the Hornets, 108-101, […]
PHOENIX — Guard Goran Dragic had 12 of his 25 points in the second quarter and the Phoenix Suns pulled away in the second half to win their fourth straight game, 124-115 over the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday. Guard Eric Bledsoe added his second career triple-double — and second this month — with 16 points, 10 […]
