Category: Wirenews
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry said the scrutiny over coach Mark Jackson’s job security is unfair. The Warriors could make a decision on Jackson’s future this week after losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Los Angeles Clippers. “I love Coach more than anybody, and I think for him to […]
SAN ANTONIO — Two weeks into the NBA playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs finally produced a performance befitting a team that often dismissed opponents with ease while accumulating the league’s best record during the regular season. Guard Tony Parker scored 32 points and the Spurs defeated the Dallas Mavericks 119-96 Sunday in Game 7 of […]
TORONTO — The Brooklyn Nets had the advantage of experience over the Toronto Raptors and they needed every bit of it on Sunday. The Nets, who led by 12 points in the third quarter and still led by 11 early in the fourth, needed a last-second stop on Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry to hang […]
SAN ANTONIO — Two weeks into the NBA playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs finally produced a performance befitting a team that often dismissed opponents with ease while accumulating the league’s best record during the regular season. Guard Tony Parker scored 32 points and the Spurs defeated the Dallas Mavericks 119-96 Sunday in Game 7 of […]
TORONTO — Forward Joe Johnson scored 26 points — 13 in the fourth quarter — and the Brooklyn Nets held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 104-103 on Sunday in Game 7 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. The Nets who led by as many as 12 points had to withstand a Toronto rally […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — It was only a matter of time before he showed up in full force. The Kevin Durant that had lit up the NBA on his way to a fourth scoring title and possible MVP selection was bound to make his presence known. It took the magnitude of a Game 7 to bring […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 33 points to lead Oklahoma City to a 120-109 Game 7 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The victory advances the Thunder into the Western Conference semifinals where they will play the winner of Saturday night’s Los Angeles Clippers-Golden State Warriors […]
INDIANAPOLIS — After forcing a Game 7 with a Thursday night victory in Atlanta, the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seeded Indiana Pacers wondered about the status of leading scorer and forward Paul George and struggling center Roy Hibbert. George left the bench during an on-the-court pushing and shoving match in Game 6, and there was […]
Philadelphia 76ers point guard Michael Carter-Williams will be named the NBA Rookie of the Year, NJ.com reported on Saturday. The award is expected to be announced next week. Carter-Williams averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 assists, and 6.2 rebounds after being selected the No. 11 overall pick in last year’s draft out of Syracuse. Carter-Williams was the […]
The NBA acknowledged that the referees missed the San Antonio Spurs having six players on the floor in the final seconds during Game 6 of the Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. NBA spokesman Tim Frank confirmed the officials’ oversight in an email to ESPN on Saturday. The Mavericks led […]
