Category: Wirenews
NEW YORK — Villanova coach Jay Wright considers himself a “Philly guy,” but New York City has always been good to him. On Tuesday, Wright earned his 300th win at Villanova, guiding the eighth-ranked Wildcats to a 90-72 win over No. 24 St. John’s in a battle of two original Big East Conference teams at […]
MINNEAPOLIS — With the way he played in the first half Tuesday against Minnesota, Ohio State freshman guard D’Angelo Williams was the favorite to hit a big shot late. Instead, it was his teammate, forward Marc Loving, who knocked down the biggest shot of the game. Loving hit a go-ahead jumper with five seconds to […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As the losses piled up on the New York Knicks, so did the possibility of major change. Players didn’t believe it was a matter of if team president Phil Jackson would make moves, but a matter of when. “We knew something was coming,” guard Jose Calderon said after the Memphis Grizzlies dealt […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Some extra time in the film room is starting to pay off for Denver Nuggets guard Arron Afflalo. On Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Afflalo put together his own personal highlight tape. Afflalo scored a season-high 34 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including 4 of 6 from beyond the arc, leading the Nuggets to […]
The New York Knicks are mired in one their worst seasons ever. No one in Cleveland is making plans for a Cavaliers championship parade, and the Oklahoma City Thunder just got back to the .500 mark. On Monday, the three teams were involved in a trade they hope will solve some of their problems. The […]
NEW ORLEANS — It was a Washington, D.C., kind of game — just about everyone got a piece of the pie. Guard John Wall scored 15 points and dished out 12 assists, and four teammates scored in double figures as the Washington Wizards snapped a three-game road losing streak with a 92-85 victory over the […]
PORTLAND — Guard Damian Lillard scored 14 of his 39 points in the final six minutes as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to down the Los Angeles Lakers 98-94 Monday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge added 21 points with eight rebounds as the Trail Blazers (27-8) won […]
CHICAGO — The Houston Rockets on Monday night became the latest team from the Western Conference to learn just how deep in talent the Chicago Bulls are this season. After three high-scoring quarters of back-and-forth basketball, it was the Bulls who pulled away down the stretch in the fourth for a 114-105 victory at the […]
PHILADELPHIA — Tony Wroten scored nine of his 20 points in the last 3:48, including the go-ahead layup with 9.1 seconds left, as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 95-92 on Monday night for their first home victory of the season. Guard Michael Carter-Williams had 18 points, 13 assists and six rebounds for […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors harassed Oklahoma City stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook into 8-for-37 shooting Monday night en route to their third consecutive win over the Thunder, 117-91. The Oklahoma City loss occurred while the team was announcing a trade for Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Dion Waiters. The Thunder surrendered a […]
