Category: Wirenews
MIAMI — LeBron James said he felt butterflies before facing his former team Thursday night. After the game, all he felt was disappointment. Guard Dwyane Wade scored 31 points, and forward Luol Deng added 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the Miami Heat spoiled James’ return to Miami, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-91 […]
LOS ANGELES — Reserve guard Jamal Crawford scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers shook off a rough first half to defeat the Golden State Warriors 100-86 on Thursday night at Staples Center. Point guard Chris Paul had 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists and forward Blake Griffin finished […]
CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls forward Pau Gasol said it felt “weird” to see opponents wearing the same Los Angeles Lakers jersey that he donned for seven seasons. Weird, but good. “It’s a little bit emotional,” Gasol said. “But once you lock in, you focus on what you need to do on the floor. You focus […]
HONOLULU — An early morning Christmas wake-up call snapped Loyola Marymount out of its recent funk. Evan Payne’s five quick points stopped a 9-2 DePaul run and catapulted the Lions to a 72-69 win over the Blue Demons on Thursday in the seventh-place game of the Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center. Payne […]
Senior forward Christian Thomas scored 17 points to lead Loyola (Chicago) to a 48-45 victory over Boise State in the championship game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic on Tuesday at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Junior forward Montel James scored 10 points for Loyola, which earned its sixth win in a row. Sophomore […]
LOS ANGELES — One of the worst clubs in the Western Conference beat the NBA team with the best record. Despite playing without guard and leading scorer Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 115-105 on Tuesday night at Staples Center. The Lakers (9-19), who trail only the Minnesota Timberwolves (5-22) […]
LAS VEGAS — For the second time in five nights, the third-ranked Arizona Wildcats found themselves in a dogfight on the road. But unlike their five-point victory at UTEP on Friday, the Wildcats couldn’t escape with a win this time. Forward Christian Wood scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and forward Rashad […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — This was a victory that came with a sigh of relief. The Orlando Magic hung on to beat the Boston Celtics 100-95 on Tuesday night, but not before letting a 27-point, fourth-quarter lead shrink to three in the closing minutes of a horrid final period. Forward Tobias Harris scored 19 points for […]
WASHINGTON — Presents arrived early for NBA fans waiting for the long-overdue rematch between Derrick Rose and John Wall. Like the previous head-to-head matchups, Rose’s Chicago Bulls received their desired wish at the expense of Wall’s Washington Wizards on Tuesday, and Rose came out on top in his first head-to-head meeting with Wall in nearly […]
NEW YORK — When things were not going well for Mason Plumlee, the second-year center could have grown frustrated every time Brooklyn Nets coach Lionel Hollins criticized him. Instead Plumlee made a conscious decision to just go with the flow through praise and criticism. Hollins and the rest of the Nets had much to praise […]
