Category: Wirenews
BOSTON — There was a time when it really meant something for the Boston Celtics to beat the rival Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers back-to-back. That was a long time ago. These days, wins over those fallen villains just mean … well, two wins. Two nights after beating the Pistons in overtime, the Celtics […]
PHILADELPHIA — The Oklahoma City Thunder’s stars have recovered from their injuries. Now the team as a whole is trying to recover from a miserable start to the season. Point guard Russell Westbrook, playing his third game after missing the previous 14 with a broken right hand, had 27 points, seven assists and five rebounds […]
DALLAS — Goran Dragic is in a zone, and the Dallas Mavericks were the latest to pay for it. The red-hot point guard racked up 28 points and 13 assists to lead the running Phoenix Suns past Dallas 118-106 on Friday night at American Airlines Center. “Goran was fantastic,” Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said. He […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — To hear Tim Duncan tell it, the San Antonio Spurs didn’t do anything all that special Friday night at FedExForum. Yet Duncan posted a triple-double as the Spurs defeated the Grizzlies 107-101, stopping their 22-game home winning streak that dated to Feb. 5 of last season. The Spurs got the shots they […]
TORONTO — When things got tough, the Cleveland Cavaliers got tougher. After defeating the Knicks in a close game in New York on Thursday, they had a difficult flight and did not arrive in Toronto until about 3:30 a.m. for a game against the hot Toronto Raptors. The Cavaliers did not let any of it […]
MILWAUKEE — Heading into his team’s game Friday night, Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd was nervous about a severe lack of available big men. Forward Ersan Ilyasova was out with a broken nose and a slight concussion; forward John Henson was dealing with a sprained foot and center Larry Sanders was questionable because of […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Despite a depleted roster, the Houston Rockets continue to find ways to win games and maintain their position near the top of the Western Conference standings. Keeping their recent hot streak going on Friday night against the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves proved to not be as easy it once looked like it would be. […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kemba Walker hit a driving layup as time expired and the Charlotte Hornets snapped a 10-game losing streak with a wild 103-102 win over the New York Knicks on Friday night. Walker’s winner came after the Hornets blew a 21-point second-half lead. They inbounded with 4.0 seconds left trailing by one and […]
Two struggling opponents squared off Friday night in Bridgeport, Conn., in their Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener and the Fairfield Stags picked up a 67-54 win over the Manhattan Jaspers. The Stags, who improved to 3-5 overall and 2-2 at home, jumped out to a 27-22 halftime lead and led the rest of the way. […]
Junior forward Montrezl Harrell posted his third consecutive double-double, leading fifth-ranked Louisville to an 82-57 victory over Florida International on Friday night at KFC Yumi Center in Louisville, Ky. Harrell had 13 points and 12 rebounds for Louisville (7-0), which shot 57.1 percent from the field. Sophomore guard Anton Gill scored a team-high 15 points […]
