Category: Wirenews
ORLANDO, Fla. — Reserve guard Jerryd Bayless scored 19 points in 20 minutes, leading the well-balanced Milwaukee Bucks to a 115-100 victory over the Orlando Magic on Thursday night at the Amway Center. The Bucks had seven players score in double figures while snapping a 17-game losing streak in Orlando. The Magic lost their seventh […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Victories, especially lopsided wins have been difficult to attain for the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers scored a combined 67 points during the second and third quarters Thursday night on their way to a 103-82 victory against the New York Knicks at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Pacers (17-31) made 14 of 23 field-goal tries […]
LOS ANGELES — Forward Jordan Hill scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers halted a nine-game skid with a thrilling 123-118 double-overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night at Staples Center. Guard Wayne Ellington added 23 points as the Lakers (13-34) avoided matching the 1993-94 club for the […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Forward Zach Randolph posted his 11th consecutive double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 99-69 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, but his consistency failed to earn him what he coveted: a reserve spot on the All-Star team. The reserves were announced shortly before […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State went to a smaller lineup the past three games but is playing bigger. Facing a taller Maryland team, the Buckeyes outrebounded the 16th-ranked Terrapins by wide margin and rode another all-around sterling performance from freshman guard D’Angelo Russell to an 80-56 win Thursday. Russell finished with 18 points, 14 rebounds […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Oft the bearers of the guillotine this season, top-ranked Kentucky instead relied on a slow bleed to beat Missouri 69-53 Thursday. The Wildcats (20-0, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) extended their perfect start, while the Tigers (7-13, 1-6) absorbed their sixth SEC defeat. Sophomore guard Andrew Harrison led Kentucky with 15 points. He attempted […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Often the bearers of the guillotine this season, the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats instead relied on a slow bleed to send the Missouri Tigers to their sixth straight conference loss with a 69-53 defeat. Kentucky (20-0, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) led Missouri (7-13, 1-6) by nine at halftime and the final 20 minutes of […]
LOS ANGELES — Guard Norman Powell scored a game-high 23 points and guard Isaac Hamilton scored eight straight points during a key stretch of the second half as the UCLA Bruins defeated the No. 11 Utah Utes 69-59 in a Pac-12 game Thursday at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins (12-9, 4-4 Pac-12) used what could be […]
PHOENIX — Forward P.J. Tucker scored 10 of his 12 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Phoenix Suns avoid a collapse and post a 106-98 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. Suns guard Goran Dragic had 20 points, and guard Isaiah Thomas scored 18. Forward Markieff Morris added 16 for the Suns, including […]
CLEVELAND — Kyrie Irving missed his first seven shots Wednesday night and still went on to the finest night of his career. The Cleveland Cavaliers guard scored a career-high 55 points, the highest scoring output in the NBA this season, to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 99-94 in a thriller despite not having LeBron James. […]
