Category: Wirenews
NEW YORK – The Portland Trail Blazers overcame an off night from their leading scorer, forward Lamarcus Aldridge, to defeat the New York Knicks 94-90 Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. Forward Nicolas Batum led four players in double figures for Portland (35-14) with 20 points. He was followed by guard Wesley Matthews (18), Aldridge (15) […]
CLEVELAND — The Los Angeles Lakers had just five healthy players on the roster at the end of the game. And one of them was playing with six personal fouls. Despite all the wackiness, the Lakers prevailed over the Cleveland Cavaliers, 119-108, on Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena. The Lakers (17-32) dressed just eight players […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — A little more time on the bench worked wonders for rookie guard Victor Oladipo. Oladipo responded to his move Wednesday from starter to reserve by playing his best game in weeks, leading the Orlando Magic to a 112-98 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Oladipo, who had shot just 25 percent in the […]
ANN ARBOR — A visit to the Big Ten co-leading Michigan Wolverines was not what the Nebraska Cornhuskers, a team with chronic struggles on the road, needed. A dominating performance, coming off its first loss of the conference season at Indiana on Sunday was exactly what the Wolverines needed. Those conflicting formulas produced a 79-50 […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — No. 20 Virginia earned its sixth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference win, cruising past Boston College 77-67 on Wednesday night in front of 10,853 at John Paul Jones Arena. Eight of the Cavaliers’ nine conference games were decided by double-digit margins. Virginia (18-5, 9-1 ACC) led by at least 10 points for the […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Charlotte Bobcats left home nine days ago on for a difficult road trip. Improbably, the trek was a rousing success. Jefferson and shooting guard Gerald Henderson combined for 47 points Tuesday night as the Bobcats capped an impressive Western swing with a 91-75 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Winning for […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A defensive effort over a key six-minute stretch in the second half allowed No. 3 Florida to remain undefeated in Southeastern Conference play. With Florida forward Chris Walker making his collegiate debut, the Gators emerged with a 68-58 win over Missouri on Tuesday. Guard Scottie Wilbekin led the Gators (20-2, 9-0 SEC) […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Chicago Bulls won the battle of wills Tuesday night. By doing so, they also won a big road game, 101-92 over the Phoenix Suns. The Bulls slowed things down against the fast-breaking Suns, shutting down Phoenix’s 3-point game in the process while forcing 21 turnovers. Forward Carlos Boozer led the Bulls […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Center Al Jefferson and shooting guard Gerald Henderson combined for 47 points Tuesday night as the Charlotte Bobcats capped an impressive Western swing with a 91-75 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Winning for the third time on a week-long, four-game trip, the Bobcats (22-28) surpassed their win total for the entire […]
DURHAM, N.C. — It took some time, but No. 11 Duke found the ideal tonic to recover from a tough-to-digest result. Forward Jabari Parker scored 21 points, but the Blue Devils were slow to heat up before routing visiting Wake Forest 83-63 Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Guard Rasheed Sulaimon added 19 points, and […]
