Category: Wirenews
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guard Caron Butler’s sharp-shooting was more than enough for the Oklahoma City Thunder to avoid their longest road slide in five seasons. Butler finished with 23 points and made all six of his 3-pointers, and the Thunder used a huge fourth quarter to pull away from the Sacramento Kings for a 107-92 […]
MIAMI — Blocking an attempted dunk by Miami Heat superstar forward LeBron James that would have won the game with two seconds left qualifies as a career highlight for most players. But for a rookie? This was beyond incredible for Nets first-year center Mason Plumlee, who helped Brooklyn sweep the regular-season series from Miami with […]
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Timberwolves waited four months for Tuesday’s 110-91 victory over San Antonio. “Yeah,” T-wolves coach Rick Adelman said, “it was worth the wait.” A victory four months ago on that December night in Mexico City would have meant more back then for either a Wolves team that now has just five games […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points and moved into the No. 10 spot on the NBA’s all-time scoring list Tuesday in the Dallas Mavericks’ 95-83 victory over the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena. The Mavericks took a 39-25 lead after hitting 16 of 17 field goals (94.1 percent) in the first […]
ATLANTA — Playoff tickets went on sale this week in Atlanta, but the postseason is anything but a certainty for the Hawks. Detroit guard Rodney Stuckey scored 29 points and center Andre Drummond dominated inside with 19 points and 17 rebounds, lifting the Pistons to a 102-95 win over the Hawks on Tuesday at Philips […]
MIAMI — The Brooklyn Nets swept the regular-season series from the Miami Heat, winning 88-87 Tuesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. Nets rookie center Mason Plumlee blocked Heat forward LeBron James’ dunk attempt with two seconds left to preserve the win. Plumlee made a layup with 41 seconds remaining to give the Nets an 88-85 lead. […]
ATLANTA — Playoff tickets went on sale this week in Atlanta, but the postseason is anything but a certainty for the Hawks. Detroit guard Rodney Stuckey scored 29 points and center Andre Drummond dominated inside with 19 points and 17 rebounds, lifting the Detroit Pistons to a 102-95 win over the Hawks on Tuesday at […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Four months after they were scheduled to play each other in Mexico City but never did, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs finally met Tuesday night. If you thought that December night was surreal and just plain strange, consider this: A Timberwolves team missing two starters and two others beat a […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Senior guard Shabazz Napier and Connecticut’s band of upperclassmen proved that experience still means something in the one-and-done age of college basketball. The Huskies won the fourth national championship in school history by out-executing freshmen-led Kentucky in a 60-54 win Monday night before title-game-record 79,238 fans at AT&T Stadium. Napier scored a […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — With all due respect to Ray Allen, Donyell Marshall, et al, Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier carved his face on the Mount Rushmore of Huskies basketball on Monday night. Napier joined an elite class of Connecticut stars Monday: seniors who led the Huskies to national titles, helping the program stay a perfect 4-0 […]
