Category: Wirenews
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Center Marc Gasol scored 24 points, and power forward Zach Randolph added 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Golden State Warriors 105-98 Tuesday night at FedExForum, ending the Warriors’ 16-game winning streak. This was a matchup of the teams with the two best records in the NBA, […]
WASHINGTON — Having coached the rookie version of John Wall, Flip Saunders recognizes the point guard’s growth. Sadly for the Minnesota Timberwolves coach, the latest example of the Washington Wizards star’s improvement sent his scuffling team to yet another loss. Wall had 21 points and matched his career high with 17 assists, and swingman Rasual […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — To defeat the run-and-gun Golden State Warriors, the grind-it-out Memphis Grizzlies beat them at their own game — at least during a 20-0 run by their reserves at the start of the second quarter. “We came off the bench hot, pushing the pace,” back-up point guard Beno Udrih said after the Grizzlies […]
NEW YORK — Tyson Chandler made an emphatic statement early on in his return to Madison Square Garden Tuesday to face the New York Knicks. The Dallas Mavericks center, traded from New York over the summer, recorded three dunks, four rebounds and a blocked shot in the first six minutes of the Mavericks’ 107-87 win […]
NEW YORK — Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade was so sick with a stomach flu Tuesday afternoon that all he managed to eat were three pieces of dry toast and two bananas. “I had to eat something bland, but that’s all I could eat,” Wade said. But with the Heat already without forward Chris Bosh […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guard Russell Westbrook scored 32 points, and center Kevin Durant added 26 on a historic night, as the Oklahoma City Thunder spoiled the debut of Sacramento Kings interim coach Tyrone Corbin with a 104-92 victory Tuesday at Sleep Train Arena. Westbrook and Durant combined to lead an 11-2 Oklahoma City run over […]
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans coach Monty Williams has treated All-Star forward Anthony Davis like a benevolent father during Davis’ stunning two-year-plus run through the NBA. But on Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz — with his prized pupil nursing sore ribs and playing with a flak jacket — Williams decided a little tough […]
NEW YORK — Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade was so sick with a stomach flu Tuesday afternoon that all he managed to eat were three pieces of dry toast and two bananas. “I had to eat something bland, but that’s all I could eat,” Wade said. But with the Heat already without forward Chris Bosh […]
Meeting for the first time in four years, the red-hot Lafayette Leopards took down the Susquehanna University Crusaders on Tuesday night, 91-66, in Easton, Pa., for its fourth straight win. The game stayed close for the first 10 minutes, but Leopards used a 29-9 run during the final part of the first half and raced […]
Guard Donte Pretlow’s basket with three seconds left gave Morgan State a 63-62 nonconference victory over visiting UC Irvine Tuesday night. Forward Cedric Blossom scored 22 points for Morgan State, and Pretlow added 10 points for the Bears (2-8), who shot 23 of 48 (47.9 percent) from the field Guard Alex Young had 16 points […]
