Category: Wirenews
NEW ORLEANS — Before the game, the New Orleans Pelicans’ locker room looked like a field hospital for tall people, with stars Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and Ryan Anderson in street clothes nursing extended injuries and starting guard Tyreke Evans fighting off a stomach bug. But after trailing the Toronto Raptors by 18 points in […]
HOUSTON — Minnesota rookie forward Andrew Wiggins brought the fight to Rockets All-NBA guard James Harden time and again on Monday night, doing so with such frequency and ferocity that their game within the game ratcheted up the intensity of an overall frenzied, frenetic affair. But it was Harden who fired the final salvo, capping […]
DENVER — The Brooklyn Nets’ switch to small ball might improve their playoff chances down the stretch. Guard Deron Williams had 16 points and 12 assists, center Brooks Lopez scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds and the Nets beat the slumping Denver Nuggets 110-82 on Monday night. The 28-point win is Brooklyn’s largest […]
NEW ORLEANS — Reserve center Alexis Ajinca hit a go-ahead layup off a wraparound feed from guard Tyreke Evans with 49 seconds left, and guard Jimmer Fredette nailed two free throws with 4.7 seconds remaining to lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 100-97 comeback victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night at the […]
PHOENIX — Four days after being traded from the Phoenix Suns, new Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas woke up in his own bed Monday in Arizona, drove his own car to US Airways Center and capped off one of the strangest days of his career with a dagger to the heart of his former teammates. […]
SALT LAKE CITY — It appears Utah’s defensive evolution has taken a giant step forward since coming back from the NBA All-Star break. Opponents are being greeted with a Jazz team that snags loose balls, alters shots and forces turnovers with high energy. This is a much different story than a year ago, when Utah […]
LOS ANGELES — Defense is the calling card of the Memphis Grizzlies. They dialed it up again to hang on to a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. Point guard Mike Conley scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, and he recorded a game-clinching steal in the final seconds […]
ATLANTA — With his team struggling on offense in the first half, Louisville coach Rick Pitino grabbed the arm of his best player and told him to keep shooting. In the end it was the big baskets by guard Terry Rozier that made the difference. The sophomore scored 22 points, including the go-ahead basket with […]
Chris Jones, the former starting point guard for 12th-ranked Louisville, was dismissed from the team because he allegedly threatened his girlfriend in a text message last week, according to a report by university police released Monday. The woman had “messed up” his room in his apartment, and he sent her a text saying he would […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. — No. 8 Kansas saw its Big 12 Conference lead slip to a half-game over Iowa State with a loss in an unlikely place. Kansas State got a career-high 20 points from guard Nigel Johnson and beat the Jayhawks 70-63 Monday night in Bramlage Coliseum. It was the Wildcats’ second consecutive home win […]
