Category: Wirenews
DALLAS — Making a rare start at center, Dirk Nowitzki delivered for the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Nowitzki overcame foul trouble to tie a season high with 30 points, and he carried the Mavericks to a 112-107 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at American Airlines Center. With regular center Tyson Chandler out, Nowitzki moved […]
SAN ANTONIO — Danny Green has created a place for himself in the NBA with a reliable 3-point shot. Lately, the San Antonio Spurs have been forced to lean more on their shooting guard for his defense as well. He came through for them on Sunday night, scoring 24 points and making five steals as […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers continued their mastery of the NBA Eastern Conference on Sunday night, defeating the depleted New York Knicks 101-79. Portland’s Wesley Matthews led all scorers with 28 points, matching his season high. Nicolas Batum added a season-high 17 points for Portland. The Blazers raised their record to 25-7. They […]
DENVER — DeMar DeRozan’s injury was supposed to slow down the Toronto Raptors. Instead, they have thrived without their star guard. Even playing the second of a back-to-back at altitude. “We need him, we want him back and we can’t for him to get back,” guard Kyle Lowry said. “We know he’s getting closer but […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — It was another day at the office for the Portland Trail Blazers. “We took care of business,” guard Damian Lillard said after Portland methodically beat the depleted New York Knicks 101-79 Sunday at Moda Center. Wesley Matthews, Lillard’s backcourt mate, led all scorers with 28 points. He made 6 of 15 3-point […]
LOS ANGELES — Guard Goran Dragic scored 24 points, and the Phoenix Suns captured their sixth straight victory with a 116-107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night at Staples Center. Guard Eric Bledsoe added 22 points, eight assists and eight rebounds as the Suns (18-14) handed the Lakers their third consecutive loss. […]
The Lafayette Leopards took blow after blow from NJIT, but the Leopards survived to walk away with a 76-71 victory on Sunday afternoon on Lafayette’s home court in Easton, Pa. After entering halftime with a two-point advantage, Lafayette opened up its biggest lead at 54-44 midway through the second half. NJIT battled back to make […]
Evansville took advantage of a road-weary Coppin State squad Sunday and avoided a huge upset as the Purple Aces dropped the Eagles, 85-80, in Evansville, Ind., in the first meeting between the two programs. The Purple Aces (10-2) jumped out to a 45-30 lead during a high-scoring first half, but Coppin State — which came […]
Mike Myers finished with a double-double of 22 points and 14 rebounds, and teammate Devon Walker added 21 points as the visiting Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks defeated the Duquesne Dukes 78-69 on Sunday at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh. Myers had a big second half as UMES held off a Duquesne rally. The forward scored […]
Junior guard Ameen Tanksley had a career-high 32 points and eight rebounds, leading Hofstra to an 88-62 victory over LIU Brooklyn Sunday afternoon at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Tanksley made 12 of 20 field-goal attempts and 5 of 11 from 3-point range to lead four players who scored in double figures for Hofstra (8-4). […]
