Category: Wirenews
DENVER — Forward Kenneth Faried had 24 points and 17 rebounds, forward Danilo Gallinari also scored 24 and the Denver Nuggets beat the self-depleted Golden State Warriors 114-103 on Friday night. Guards Randy Foye (20 points) and Jameer Nelson (17 points) also scored in double figures as the Nuggets won their third straight. Guard Justin […]
LAS VEGAS — Guard Josh Adams scored 27 points and had three steals and forward Larry Nance Jr. added 20 points as No. 4 seed Wyoming upset 25th-ranked and top-seeded Boise State 71-66 in overtime in the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament on Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Cowboys (24-9), […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No. 13 Iowa State escaped with a 67-65 victory over No. 15 Oklahoma in the second semifinal of the Big 12 Championship Friday at Sprint Center. Iowa State (24-8) will face Kansas in the title game Saturday. Kansas defeated Baylor 62-52 earlier Friday. Iowa State was led by forward Georges Niang […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks were smarting for two days after getting blown out at home, and they made the shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers pay the price. A season-best 38-point second quarter and a big night from forward Chandler Parsons from long range gave Dallas a much needed charge in a 129-99 thumping of Los […]
LAS VEGAS — While fifth-ranked Arizona bolstered its hopes for a No. 1 seed in next week’s NCAA Tournament, UCLA’s at-large hopes might have taken a final, fatal hit. Forward Brandon Ashley scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Wildcats back from a seven-point second-half deficit as they reached the Pac-12 championship game with […]
TORONTO — For the first time in five years, the Toronto Raptors picked up a win over the Miami Heat on Friday night. Guard Kyle Lowry led the Raptors to a 102-92 victory with 19 points, eight assists, eight rebounds and seven steals at the Air Canada Centre. The win halted a stretch of 16 […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder overcame an injury to another starter in a blowout win over the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, pulling into a tie with the New Orleans Pelicans for the eighth playoff spot. In what was a highly competitive contest for most of three quarters, Oklahoma City (36-29) earned […]
TORONTO — For the first time in five years, the Toronto Raptors picked up a win over the Miami Heat on Friday night. Guard Kyle Lowry led the Raptors to a 102-92 victory with 19 points, eight assists, eight rebounds and seven steals at the Air Canada Centre. The win halted a stretch of 16 […]
BOSTON — Evan Turner staged a one-man show in the closing minutes, and the rebuilding Boston Celtics continued an improbable run at a playoff berth with a come-from-behind 95-88 victory over the Orlando Magic Friday night. The veteran guard scored 11 of his team’s last 16 points over the final 3:46 (nine of its 10 […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Guard Gerald Henderson scored 20 points to lead seven players in double figures and the Charlotte Hornets dominated the second half for a 101-91 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. The Hornets trailed 40-21 two minutes into the second quarter but roared back from there and eventually led by as […]
