Category: Wirenews
NEW ORLEANS — Depending on one’s perspective, the changing of the guard isn’t always easy to watch. On one side of the court, forward Anthony Davis was compiling another monster, statistical night with 25 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots to lift the New Orleans Pelicans a 109-102 victory Wednesday night over the NBA’s […]
NEW YORK — Evan Fournier got off to a hot start and never cooled down Wednesday, leading the Orlando Magic to a 97-95 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The Magic’s shooting guard poured in a career-high 28 points, including 15 in the first quarter and six in the fourth. Fournier […]
PHOENIX — Reserve guards Gerald Green and Isaiah Thomas combined for 49 points and the Phoenix Suns rallied from a 19-point deficit in the second quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 112-104 Wednesday night. Green had 18 of his 28 in the first half and Thomas had 17 of his 21 in the second half […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Tim Duncan capped another milestone night with a late three-point play that stalled a Golden State Warriors rally and helped the San Antonio Spurs hold on for a 113-100 victory Tuesday night. The Spurs’ fifth consecutive win over the Warriors completed a consecutive-nights sweep of last year’s top two teams in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
