Category: NBA News Wire
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz fans were excited to see their team’s group of young players, expected to be a big part of the franchise’s future, start together for the first time this season Friday night. While Utah’s fresh-faced group of Trey Burke, Alec Burks, Gordon Hayward, Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter, all between […]
MILWAUKEE — Guard Brandon Knight helped the Milwaukee Bucks avoid clinching the NBA’s worst record for at least one more night. Knight led Milwaukee with 24 points, while guard Ramon Sessions added 20 points and seven assists on his birthday in a 119-116 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. The Bucks came […]
LOS ANGELES — After blowing a 20-point lead Thursday night against the Denver Nuggets, the Golden State Warriors avoided repeating the same mistake Friday night in a 112-95 win against the Los Angeles Lakers. Guard Stephen Curry had a triple-double with 30 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Warriors, who clinched a […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman looked at a lineup missing his three leading scorers before Friday night’s game against the Houston Rockets and wondered where the points would come from if his team wanted a fighting chance. He never imagined starting forward Corey Brewer would be responsible for 51 of them in a […]
CHICAGO — At halftime of Friday night’s game at the United Center, the Detroit Pistons held a couple of impressive advantages. They led the Chicago Bulls by 18 points and center Andre Drummond had single-handedly outrebounded the entire Bulls team 19-17. Drummond ended up with 26 points and 26 rebounds, but Chicago rallied in the […]
SAN ANTONIO — After San Antonio’s devastating loss to the Miami Heat in last year’s NBA Finals, some questioned whether the Spurs could rebound from it. Ten months later, they answered those doubts, clinching the top seed in the Western Conference with the best record in the NBA. Guard Danny Green had a career-high 33 […]
MIAMI — Forward LeBron James’ 36 points in the Miami Heat’s 98-86 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena were no surprise. But forward Udonis Haslem’s gritty performance — 11 points, nine rebounds, numerous charges taken and loose balls retrieved — was an inspiration to Miami. “That old warrior,” Heat coach […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Guard Courtney Lee did not cheer when told the Phoenix Suns had lost Friday night and his Memphis Grizzlies had climbed ahead of the Suns for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. “It’s good news,” Lee said after the Grizzlies had defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 117-95 at FedExForum for their […]
TORONTO — The New York Knicks were 108-100 winners on Friday, but came away with only the right to try to keep winning to maintain their playoff hopes. The Toronto Raptors lost but wound up winning the Atlantic Division for the second time in franchise history because the Brooklyn Nets lost to the Atlanta Hawks. […]
SALT LAKE CITY — All-Star point guard Damian Lillard scored 14 points in the fourth quarter Friday as the Portland Trail Blazers busted open a tight game to defeat the Utah Jazz 111-99 at EnergySolutions Arena. Guard Wesley Matthews led Portland with 21 points, All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge contributed 18 points and 14 rebounds, […]
