Category: NBA News Wire
The Dallas Mavericks reassigned center/forward Dwight Powell to the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League on Saturday. The 6-foot-11, 240-pound Powell has appeared in 19 games for the Mavericks this season, averaging 3.5 points and 2.2 rebounds. Powell was recently assigned to the Legends on Thursday and finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds and […]
WASHINGTON — Guard John Wall had 31 points and outdueled his former University of Kentucky teammate DeMarcus Cousins as the Washington Wizards rallied from a 21-point deficit in the second half for a 113-97 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. Wall had 20 points and 10 of his 12 assists in the second […]
The Golden State Warriors recalled center Ognjen Kuzmic from the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League on Saturday, the team announced. Kuzmic has appeared in 24 games for Santa Cruz this season, averaging 12.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.08 blocked shots and 1.5 assists in 30.3 minutes per game. He has appeared in 16 […]
Center Joel Freeland of the Portland Trail Blazers and forward Shawne Williams of the Detroit Pistons were suspended one game without pay for head-butting each other in Friday night’s game, the NBA announced on Saturday. The incident occurred with 1:15 left in the Trail Blazers’ 118-99 victory over the Pistons at Moda Center in Portland. […]
WASHINGTON — Guard John Wall had 31 points and outdueled his former University of Kentucky teammate DeMarcus Cousins as the Washington Wizards rallied from a 21-point deficit in the second half for a 113-97 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. Wall had 20 points and 10 of his 12 assists in the second […]
PHILADELPHIA — Forward Thaddeus Young had 21 points and nine rebounds against his former team as the Brooklyn Nets held off the Philadelphia 76ers 94-87 on Saturday night, ending a five-game losing streak. Young, acquired by the Nets Feb. 19 from Minnesota for forward Kevin Garnett, spent his first seven NBA seasons with Philadelphia. He […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Center Tyler Zeller, a Washington, Ind., native, had 18 points and seven rebounds Saturday night, leading the Boston Celtics to a 93-89 victory against the Indiana Pacers in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The victory is the fourth straight for the Celtics (29-36), who also got 16 points each from forward Brandon Bass, forward Jae […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After getting a reboot during the end of a forgettable Eastern road swing, the Memphis Grizzlies regained their balance as a team and rolled to a 96-83 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night before a sellout crowd of 18,119 at FedEx Forum. Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger sat center Mark Gasol, […]
PHOENIX — Paul Millsap had 23 points and nine rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks held the Phoenix Suns to six points in the first eight-plus minutes of the fourth quarter to pull out a 96-87 win Friday. Kyle Korver had 14 points and didn’t have his first 3-pointer — extending his consecutive games streak with […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Guard Damian Lillard scored 28 points and dished out nine assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers past the Detroit Pistons 118-99 Friday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points despite not playing in the fourth quarter for the Trail Blazers (43-20), who won for the seventh time […]
