Category: Wirenews
OKLAHOMA CITY — Tony Allen knew it wouldn’t be a cake walk. The Memphis forward had been part of too many heated battles with Oklahoma City to even consider that the injury-plagued Thunder would roll over for them. So it was no surprise to Allen that it took several clutch shots and a five-second call […]
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors were celebrating their 20th anniversary on Friday night, wearing their original purple road jerseys. But this was no throwback night in terms of performance. After leading all the way in a 103-84 romp over the Washington Wizards, the Raptors are off to the best start in franchise history at 5-1. […]
PHOENIX — Guard Rudy Gay missed 17 of 22 shots but hit the one that counted with 1:07 left to put his team up to stay as the Sacramento Kings won their fifth straight game for the first time in eight years with a 114-112 double overtime win over the Phoenix Suns Friday. Guard Darren […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Tony Allen knew it wouldn’t be a cake walk. The Memphis forward had been part of too many heated battles with Oklahoma City to even consider that the injury-plagued Thunder would roll over for them. So it was no surprise to Allen that it took several clutch shots and a five-second call […]
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 […]
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 […]
