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SALT LAKE CITY — Center Enes Kanter scored 24 points off the bench and the Utah Jazz rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 104-101 Saturday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward scored 16 points, including a pair of free throws with 3.6 seconds remaining, to help Utah improve to 15-29. Center Derrick […]
DENVER — Forward Wilson Chandler scored a season-high 25 points, J.J. Hickson had 14 points and 13 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 109-96 on Saturday night. Guard Ty Lawson had 12 points and 10 assists for the Nuggets. Guard Lance Stephenson led the Pacers with 23 points and 10 rebounds and […]
MILWAUKEE — After suffering a strained hamstring earlier in the week, the Atlanta Hawks were prepared to face the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday night without forward DeMarre Carroll. But with point guard and leading scorer Jeff Teague out with a sprained ankle and the Hawks needing a boost after a blowout loss Friday against San Antonio, […]
TORONTO — Guard Jamal Crawford scored a season-best 37 points and had 11 assists and forward Blake Griffin scored 30 points as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Toronto Raptors 126-118 on Saturday. Forward Terrence Ross led the Raptors by tying the club record with 51 points on 16-for-29 shooting that included 10-for-17 from 3-point […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Technically, it wasn’t a doubleheader sweep. But the Memphis Grizzlies’ 99-81 victory over Houston Saturday night at the FedExForum was their second win over the Rockets in a 24-hour span. On Friday night in Houston, Memphis won 88-87 despite Houston forward Chandler Parsons setting an NBA record with 10 second-half 3-pointers. Parsons […]
PHILADELPHIA — NBA scoring leader Kevin Durant extended a personal streak Saturday night, and something more. Oklahoma City’s star forward scored 32 points in the Thunder’s 103-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, extending to 10 his consecutive-game streak with 30 or more, and added 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his second triple-double of the […]
PHILADELPHIA — NBA scoring leader Kevin Durant received an unwanted night off Friday. On Saturday, Oklahoma City’s star forward went right back to work, scoring 32 points in the Thunder’s 103-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, and adding 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his second triple-double of the season, and the fifth of his […]
MILWAUKEE — Forward Paul Millsap had 20 points and shooting guard Louis Williams added 18 off the bench as the short-handed Atlanta Hawks rolled to a 112-87 rout of the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Hawks (23-20) were without point guard Jeff Teague, who suffered an ankle injury […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – When the Chicago Bulls put out an SOS for help at point guard, D.J. Augustin was there to answer the call. Now, Augustin is playing some of the best basketball of his career. Augustin continued his torrid play with 28 points, including 15 in the decisive fourth quarter, as the Bulls beat […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On a night when the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Houston Rockets for the second time in 24 hours and won for the seventh time in their last eight games, it was only fitting that power forward Zach Randolph tied the franchise record for double-doubles. The Grizzlies (22-20) beat the Rockets 99-81 on […]
