Category: Wirenews
OAKLAND, Calif. — With his team up 21 points at halftime on Saturday night, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr felt compelled to remind his players they had another game on Sunday in Los Angeles. The message: Take care of business and get some rest. The Warriors did just that, extending their lead to as […]
LOS ANGELES — Too much Chris Paul on offense and a heavy dose of DeAndre Jordan on defense sparked the Los Angeles Clippers in a rout of the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night. Paul scored 32 points and Jordan grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked seven shots, leading the Clippers to a 120-107 win over the […]
MIAMI — Brandon Knight, the hometown guy, had never won a professional game in Miami. It didn’t happen in the two years he played for the Detroit Pistons, and his Milwaukee Bucks went 0-for-3 against the Miami Heat last season. Sunday night was different, however, and Knight made sure of it. Knight, the Bucks’ point […]
NEW YORK — New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher said he wanted to reward shooting guard J.R. Smith with his first start of the season Sunday based on his work ethic in practice the day before. Smith, usually the first man off the Knicks bench, responded with a season-high 28 points on 10-of-16 shooting, four […]
LOS ANGELES — Despite allowing 44 points to Kobe Bryant, the Golden State Warriors pounded the Los Angeles Lakers 136-115 Sunday night at Staples Center. Guard Stephen Curry scored 30 points and dished out 15 assists in three quarters as the Warriors (8-2) captured their third in a row and dealt the Lakers (1-9) a […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — When Houston and Oklahoma City faced off Sunday, fans were treated to a low-scoring, intense, foul-plagued affair. While it may not have been fan friendly, it was exactly the type of contest Rockets guard Patrick Beverley thrives in. Behind Beverley’s aggressive play, the Rockets beat the Thunder 69-65 at the Chesapeake Energy […]
NEW YORK — Halting their seven-game losing streak, the New York Knicks knocked off the Denver Nuggets 109-93 Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Forward Carmelo Anthony and shooting guard J.R. Smith poured in 28 points for the Knicks, who reached the century mark for the second straight game. Smith made his first start of the […]
A dominant rebounding performance powered West Virginia to an 83-56 win over Lafayette on Sunday afternoon in Morgantown, W.Va. Led by senior forward Jonathan Holton’s 18-point, 15-rebound effort, the Mountaineers (2-0) outrebounded the Leopards 50-31, with sophomore forward Devin Williams chipping in a double-double of his own (15 points, 11 rebounds). Guards Jaysean Paige (16 […]
After falling behind early to Cornell in its season-opening loss, host George Mason made sure to make no such mistakes against Princeton. The Patriots went wire-to-wire against the Tigers, jumping out to a 15-point first half lead and riding that to a 63-60 win. Guard Patrick Holloway led the way for George Mason (1-1) for […]
Guard Tyler Hubbard scored 15 points and guard Eric Laster added 13, including a key three-pointer late, as the Loyola-Maryland Greyhounds defeated the Cornell Big Red 76-71 in their home opener Sunday afternoon at Reitz Arena in Baltimore. Loyola (1-1) bounced back after a 71-59 loss at Texas Tech on Friday night. The Greyhounds played […]
