Category: NBA News Wire
MILWAUKEE — Don’t look now, but the Milwaukee Bucks are on a roll. After a thrilling victory over then-undefeated Memphis Saturday night, the Bucks followed with a 85-78 victory Tuesday over the Oklahoma City Thunder, marking the first time since March 2013 that the franchise — which finished an NBA-worst 15-67 a year ago — […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — At age 36, Kobe Bryant may not be the dynamo he once was. But some things don’t change. With the game in the balance, he’s still the guy the Los Angeles Lakers want taking the critical shot. Even on a night when Bryant sets the all-time NBA record for missed shots. Monday […]
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors fell into some old, bad habits against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, falling behind before coming back with a late surge. As they have so far this season, and they came away with a hard-fought 104-100 victory on clutch free throws in the final two minutes by guards DeMar DeRozan […]
DALLAS — No one born outside of the United States has scored more NBA points than Dirk Nowitzki. The 36-year-old power forward and future Hall of Famer racked up 23 points, as the Dallas Mavericks rallied to upend the Sacramento Kings 106-98 Tuesday night at American Airlines Center. Dallas (5-3) came back from 24 points […]
PORTLAND — Guard Damian Lillard had 29 points with seven assists and forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a 23-point second-quarter deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 102-100 Tuesday night at the Moda Center. It was the fourth win in five games for the […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies got the game and Kobe Bryant got the record. The Grizzlies defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 107-102 Monday night at FedExForum as Bryant set the all-time NBA record for missed shots even as he scored a game-high 28 points. Bryant shot 10-for-26, giving him 16 misses on the night […]
LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, rallying the San Antonio Spurs to an 89-85 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night at the Staples Center. Forward Tim Duncan finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Spurs (3-3) ended a two-game skid. Forward Blake Griffin paced […]
CLEVELAND — LeBron James felt like he owed Cleveland fans after a miserable home opener. He repaid them Monday with his first triple-double of the season on a night all of the Cavaliers’ stars shined brightly. James had 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists and the league’s newest “Big Three” dominated in the second […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers turned to their veteran center and two bit role players to end their six-game losing streak Monday night. Roy Hibbert scored 29 points and non-starters A.J. Price and Lavoy Allen made solid contributions in a 97-86 victory over the Utah Jazz in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Price added 22 points and […]
CHICAGO — This is why Derrick Rose’s health saga is such a big deal to the Chicago Bulls. After missing back-to-back games and sitting out four of the Bulls’ first seven contests this season, Rose returned to action Monday night from sprains in each ankle. After leading all scorers with 24 points and dishing out […]
