Category: Wirenews
ATLANTA — Power forward Mike Scott’s name had been missing lately on the Atlanta Hawks stat sheet. Over the previous four games, he had totaled only 16 points and was not much of a factor. That changed dramatically on Friday night. The second-year player from Virginia came off the bench to score 26 points and […]
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks desperately needed a win to keep pace in the playoff race, but the Washington Wizards had other ideas in a last-second 90-89 victory on Friday night. The Wizards (40-36) already clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2008 with a win in its previous game and […]
BOSTON — Guard Michael Carter-Williams, the odds-on favorite for NBA Rookie of the Year honors, took over in the fourth quarter and led the Philadelphia 76ers to their second win in their last 30 games on Friday night. Carter-Williams scored seven straight points for his team and center Henry Sims scored a career-high 24 points […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Denver Nuggets 100-92 Friday night at FedExForum as they won their 11th straight home game. Memphis (45-31) was coming off a 2-3 road trip and is in a battle with Dallas and Phoenix for the last two playoff spots in the Western Conference. Center Marc Gasol led […]
TORONTO — On a night when Toronto was without two key starters, center Jonas Valanciuanas and guard Terrence Ross led the Raptors to a 102-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Ross finished with a team-high 24 points and Valanciunas had 22. Toronto used a late run to pull away to its fifth victory in six […]
ATLANTA — Guard Mike Scott, who had only 16 total points in the last four games, came off the bench to score 26 points and pace the Atlanta Hawks to a 117-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. The second-year player from Virginia was nearly perfect from the floor, going 12-for-13, including one […]
BROOKLYN — Guard Shaun Livingston scored nine of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Brooklyn Nets extended their franchise record home winning streak to 15 games with a 116-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night at Barclays Center. Reserve forward Mirza Teletovic added 20 points for the Nets, who shot […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Center Al Jefferson had 29 points and 16 rebounds and guard Kemba Walker notched a triple-double as the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Orlando Magic 91-80 on Friday night, reducing their magic number to two as they look to clinch a playoff spot for just the second time in franchise history. The Bobcats […]
Creighton senior forward Doug McDermott won the Wooden Award as the national player of the year on Friday. McDermott led the nation with an average of 26.7 points per game this season. He shot 52.6 percent, including 44.9 percent from 3-point range, and led the Bluejays to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. […]
Kentucky center Willie Cauley-Stein has not ruled the possibility of playing in Saturday’s national semifinal game against Wisconsin despite an ankle injury that kept him out of the Wildcats’ victory over Michigan on Sunday. “I’m not really sure [if I’ll play],” Cauley-Stein said Friday, according to ESPN.com. “I will say that it is getting better […]
