Category: NBA News Wire

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics lost rookie guard Marcus Smart but won a game, downing the injury-ravaged Indiana Pacers 101-98 on Friday night. Smart, the sixth pick in the 2014 NBA draft, suffered what appeared to be a serious injury to his left ankle when he was fouled on a drive to the basket in […]

PORTLAND — Forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazer rolled to a 108-87 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night at the Moda Center. Guard Damian Lillard contributed 18 points, six assists and five rebounds for the Trail Blazers (3-2), who trailed 50-46 at halftime but […]

Cleveland Cavaliers stars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving exchanged words in what was termed a healthy discussion in the locker room following Tuesday’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN.com reported. Irving left without speaking to the media following that game. Cleveland is off to a 1-3 start after Wednesday’s loss to the Utah Jazz. […]

HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets were in no position to assume anything would be easy, to take victory for granted even with the San Antonio Spurs resting two-thirds of their big three on the second night of back-to-back games. Behind a dominating performance from center Dwight Howard, the Rockets jumped on the short-handed Spurs early […]

Cleveland Cavaliers stars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving exchanged words in what was termed a healthy discussion in the locker room following Tuesday’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN.com reported. Irving left without speaking to the media following the game. “There’s a lot of bad habits, a lot of bad habits been built up […]

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors shot 67.5 percent in a crowd-pleasing, first-half display that produced a 23-point lead, and they coasted home for a 121-104 blowout win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. The victory was the fourth straight to open the season for the Warriors, who improved upon the league-leading, […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A dynamic five games by their frontcourt and some stingy defense have the Sacramento Kings off to their best start in more than a decade. Center DeMarcus Cousins scored 26 of his game-high 30 points in the first half, and forward Rudy Gay added 29 as the Kings rolled past the Denver […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets were able to snap two losing streaks at the same time with one impressive performance on Wednesday night. The Hornets held on down the stretch to beat the Miami Heat 96-89, snapping a three-game losing streak and gaining their first win over the Heat since 2010 — a span […]

NEW YORK — The Minnesota Timberwolves might sport one of the youngest rosters in the NBA, but they managed to sneak out with a road win Wednesday night against one of the league’s oldest teams by counting on their veterans down the stretch. “We might be young, but tonight we showed we can be mature,” […]