Category: Wirenews
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors shot 67.5 percent in a crowd-pleasing, first-half display that produced a 23-point lead, and they coasted home for a 121-104 blowout win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. The victory was the fourth straight to open the season for the Warriors, who improved upon the league-leading, […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A dynamic five games by their frontcourt and some stingy defense have the Sacramento Kings off to their best start in more than a decade. Center DeMarcus Cousins scored 26 of his game-high 30 points in the first half, and forward Rudy Gay added 29 as the Kings rolled past the Denver […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets were able to snap two losing streaks at the same time with one impressive performance on Wednesday night. The Hornets held on down the stretch to beat the Miami Heat 96-89, snapping a three-game losing streak and gaining their first win over the Heat since 2010 — a span […]
NEW YORK — The Minnesota Timberwolves might sport one of the youngest rosters in the NBA, but they managed to sneak out with a road win Wednesday night against one of the league’s oldest teams by counting on their veterans down the stretch. “We might be young, but tonight we showed we can be mature,” […]
PHOENIX — Memphis guard Mike Conley scored 24 points added 11 assists and backcourt mate Courtney Lee returned from a concussion to add 23 points and four 3-pointers as the Grizzlies won their fifth straight game to start the season, a 102-91 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. Center Marc Gasol had 18 points […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Stan Van Gundy finally got his first victory as the Detroit Pistons head coach but not before they displayed some of their old bad habits. The Pistons built an 18-point, second-half lead, then barely held off the New York Knicks’ furious rally before securing a 98-95 win on Wednesday at The […]
WASHINGTON — Guard John Wall scored 31 points, including seven in overtime, as the streaking Washington Wizards exacted revenge from last season’s playoff series loss to the Indiana Pacers with a 96-94 overtime victory on Wednesday night. The Wizards have won four straight and improved to 4-1 for the first time since opening the 2005-06 […]
BOSTON — The short-handed Toronto Raptors were pleased to get out of TD Garden with a win on Wednesday night. What the Raptors, winners of four of their first five games, weren’t necessarily thrilled with was the way they got their 110-107 victory over the Boston Celtics. “We’re happy with the win, but our starts […]
MILWAUKEE — Derrick Rose returned to the Bulls on Wednesday night but Taj Gibson and Pau Gasol stole the show in Chicago’s harder-than-it-needed-to-be 95-86 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at the BMO Harris Bradley Centrer. Rose, who missed the Bulls’ last two games after spraining both his ankles last Friday against Cleveland, played 31 minutes […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Small forward Gordon Hayward gave the noisy EnergySolutions Arena crowd something to scream about and ensured that the Cleveland Cavaliers’ early-season woes continued. Seconds after LeBron James tied the game with three free throws, Hayward hit a buzzer-beating, step-back jumper to give the Jazz a thrilling 102-100 victory over the Cavs […]
