Category: Wirenews
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 […]
MIAMI — Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra insists his team wasn’t looking ahead to its much hyped Christmas Day game against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Regardless, his Heat suffered a major breakdown in the second half on Tuesday night, blowing a 23-point lead and allowing the Philadelphia 76ers, owners of the worst record […]
MILWAUKEE — Coming off a successful West Coast road trip and with the Christmas holiday right around the corner, Tuesday night’s date with the Charlotte Hornets had all the makings of a classic trap game for the Milwaukee Bucks. And with the trap set, the Bucks fell right into it, losing to the Hornets, 108-101, […]
ATLANTA — DeMarre Carroll is best known for his ability to turn up the heat on defense for the Atlanta Hawks. But on Tuesday night the muscular forward showed that his offensive skills aren’t lacking either. Carroll scored 17 of his career-high 25 points in the second half to lead the Hawks to a 107-104 […]
PHOENIX — Guard Goran Dragic had 12 of his 25 points in the second quarter and the Phoenix Suns pulled away in the second half to win their fourth straight game, 124-115 over the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday. Guard Eric Bledsoe added his second career triple-double — and second this month — with 16 points, 10 […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — In a year when the Western Conference is as tough as it’s ever been, every game is important. No team that hopes to contend for a title can afford to give away contests. When the Portland Trail Blazers faced off with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday in a battle of Northwest […]
WASHINGTON — Derrick Rose scored eight of his game-high 25 points over the final 3 1/2 minutes, and the Chicago Bulls fended off the Washington Wizards 99-91 on Tuesday in a long-awaited rematch between Rose and Washington guard John Wall. Forward Pau Gasol scored 18 points for the Bulls, who outscored the Wizards 8-1 late […]
Two streaks came to an end on Tuesday night at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio The George Mason Patriots won their first road game of the season, handing the Wright State Raiders (8-5) their first home loss of the season, 68-60. After trailing by as many as 17 points, the Raiders made it close. […]
Sophomore guard James Daniel scored 22 points, leading the Howard Bison to a 73-60 victory over the South Alabama Jaguars in the final round of the Gotham Classic on Tuesday evening at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Ala. Junior guard James Carlton added 17 points for Howard (7-7), which shot just 41.3 percent from the […]
Swingman Anthony Brown scored a season-high 25 points and guard Chasson Randle added 22 to help the Stanford Cardinal upset No. 9 Texas 74-71 in overtime Tuesday night on the Longhorns’ home court. It was Stanford’s first road victory against a top-10 team since 2008. Texas had been 7-0 at home before this loss. Brown […]
