Category: NBA News Wire
NEW YORK — After winning 15 straight home games, the Brooklyn Nets have lost two straight at the Barclays Center after the cross-town rival New York Knicks came away with a 109-98 victory on Tuesday night. The Knicks defeated the Nets in three of four meetings this season. Despite being eliminated from the playoffs last […]
Carmelo Anthony has played his last game for the New York Knicks this season — and possibly in his career. The team announced before Tuesday night’s game that an MRI revealed a small labrum tear in Anthony’s right shoulder. With the Knicks out of playoff contention, he will be shut down for the final two […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors whipped their fun-loving fans into a frenzy on the eve of the playoffs Monday night. It took an early 19-point deficit and one of their worst defensive efforts of the season to do it, but they accomplished it nonetheless. Reserve forward Draymond Green connected on a career-best four […]
PHOENIX — In a game that featured 22 second-half lead changes and 15 in the fourth quarter alone, Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley finally put an end to the tug-of-war — and the Phoenix Suns’ season — with one big shot. Conley’s only 3-pointer of the game, a 26-footer with 1:08 to play, put Memphis […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young apparently wasn’t kidding when he said he has no interest in tanking. The backup small forward scored a season-high 41 points and sparked a massive turnaround as the Lakers pounded the Utah Jazz 119-104 Monday at EnergySolutions Arena. Young, whose career-high is 43 points, scored […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors’ playoff run likely will start without Andrew Bogut. The 29-year-old center is out indefinitely due to a fractured rib, the team announced Monday. Bogut said he got hurt Thursday in the Warriors’ 100-99 loss to the Denver Nuggets, but he played through the injury Friday against the Los […]
NEW ORLEANS — Games like Monday’s are why your momma warned you never to bet. Losers of eight straight, the injury-ravaged New Orleans Pelicans were down to nine live bodies in a logical mismatch against the Oklahoma City Thunder, flaunting the second-best record in the NBA and boasting the odds-on choice for Most Valuable Player, […]
CHICAGO – Guard Jimmer Fredette has gotten used to biding his time during three NBA seasons. Fredette joined the Chicago Bulls on March 2, but had not played more than a few garbage minutes with his new team. Fredette finally got his chance on Monday night at the United Center. Guard D.J. Augustin was not […]
HOUSTON — Season-series sweeps don’t amount to much when the postseason arrives. Even so, the Houston Rockets won’t dismiss their four-game run of victories over the San Antonio Spurs, especially taking into consideration the historical context of their feat. The Rockets used a late rally to overcome a five-point, fourth-quarter deficit, and Houston earned a […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Backup small forward Nick Young scored a season-high 41 points and sparked a massive turnaround as the Los Angeles Lakers pounded the Utah Jazz 119-104 Monday at EnergySolutions Arena. Young, whose career-high is 43 points, scored 17 in the fourth quarter as Los Angeles stormed to a commanding 20-point lead after […]
