Category: NBA News Wire
CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 29 points, including 16 in the first quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended a four-game losing streak with a 106-74 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday. The Magic posted their lowest point total of the season and the lowest managed by a Cleveland opponent. Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao finished […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Forward Anthony Davis scored a career-high 43 points and pulled down 14 rebounds Saturday night as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Utah Jazz 106-94. Davis hit 16 of 23 shots, and point guard Jrue Holiday tallied 19 points and eight assists for New Orleans (7-5), which had been blown out […]
HOUSTON — Faced with the specter of blowing a second-half lead on their home court for the second time in as many games, the Houston Rockets unearthed something that had been missing throughout the two collapses defining their miserable work week: an attacking mentality. Rockets guard James Harden converted a decisive three-point play with 28.2 […]
MILWAUKEE — Starting the week with a three-game winning streak that opened eyes around the league, the Milwaukee Bucks have quickly fallen back to reality — and to .500. One night after suffering a 42-point drubbing at the hands of the Eastern Conference’s best team, the Bucks let one slip away against the East’s second-best […]
MIAMI — The Miami Heat snapped its three-game home losing streak — barely. Miami survived a tip-in try by center Al Jefferson that went in and out just before the buzzer, beating the Charlotte Hornets 94-93 on Sunday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. The win came just in time for the Heat (8-6) because the high-powered […]
BOSTON — Damian Lillard’s ice-cold start wasn’t enough to freeze up the red-hot Portland Trail Blazers. Lillard, one of the league’s hottest guards entering Sunday night’s contest, didn’t hit a shot until the 4:59 mark in the second quarter, but his teammates picked up the slack in the second half en route to a 94-88 […]
LOS ANGELES — The Denver Nuggets won their seventh in a row over the Los Angeles Lakers, earning a 101-94 overtime victory on Sunday night at Staples Center. Forward Wilson Chandler scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half to lead Denver (6-7), which won its fourth straight game. Point guard Ty Lawson […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Coming into the game, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks knew his team had to find a way to control the Golden State Warriors’ backcourt. The duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have torched teams all season. However, what Brooks could not have accounted for was forward Marreese Speights. The reserve […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Although the Los Angeles Clippers had been playing uphill all night, they were still in the game — down by 12 points with just under three minutes to play in the third quarter. That’s when Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (30 points and 12 rebounds) ran free and clear to the rim […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Center Marc Gasol scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 107-91 Sunday night at FedExForum. The Grizzlies (12-2) led by as many as 25 points in the fourth quarter. Gasol made 13 of 18 shots from the floor. He also blocked two shots. […]
