Category: Wirenews
INDIANAPOLIS — After teetering on the edge of a gangplank through five games, the Eastern Conference No. 1-seeded Indiana Pacers found a way, defeating the No. 8 Atlanta Hawks, 92-80, in Saturday’s Game 7 in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana advanced to play the Washington Wizards in the second round. Having forced Game 7 with a […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — With .9 of a second on the clock and Houston leading 98-97, it appeared that a Game 7 was on the horizon. Then guard Damian Lillard buried a 3-point shot at the buzzer, lifting the Portland Trail Blazers to a 99-98 victory over the Rockets and touching off a mad celebration on […]
NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets went into their biggest game of the season with an aggressive mindset and had few scary moments in keeping their season going. At least until point guard Deron Williams rolled his left ankle while getting fouled by Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry early in the third quarter. Williams shrugged […]
DALLAS — Monta Ellis wouldn’t let the Dallas Mavericks’ season end. An electrifying second half that included 12 points in a come-from-behind fourth quarter bought the Mavs new life and moved the top-seeded and reigning Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs to the brink of elimination. Dallas’ 113-111 victory Friday night in front of a […]
NEW YORK — Point guard Deron Williams scored 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets staved off elimination with a wire-to-wire 97-83 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Game 7 is Sunday in Toronto. The Nets faced elimination at the Barclays Center for the second […]
Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob told Yahoo Sports on Thursday night that he and his staff have not had conversations about coach Mark Jackson’s job security. “Honest to God, that’s the media that is doing all this,” Lacob said. “There is nothing going on until after the season. I refuse to let anyone talk […]
The Orlando Magic exercised their fourth-year team option and extended the contracts of general manager Rob Hennigan and coach Jacque Vaughn through the 2015-16 season, the team announced Friday. The Magic finished the regular season 23-59 and 13th in the Eastern Conference. “Rob (Hennigan) and Jacque (Vaughn) have worked extremely hard in establishing a culture […]
Steve Kerr, who is favored to be the next coach of the New York Knicks, is not even on the Los Angeles Lakers’ list of candidates, the New York Post reported Friday. According to the report, the Lakers believe Kerr is too far along in the Knicks’ hiring process. Knicks president Phil Jackson is engaged […]
ATLANTA — The top-seeded Indiana Pacers were on the ropes. Down five to the upstart Atlanta Hawks with three minutes to play, the Pacers’ late-season collapse looked complete. Indiana forward David West would have none of it. The Pacers fought off the Hawks and an electric crowd at Philips Arena to stay alive in the […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Forward Kevin Durant matched his series high with 36 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder staved off playoff elimination Thursday night with a 104-84 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. The Thunder, the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, evened the first-round series at three games apiece. Game 7 will […]
