Category: NBA News Wire
DALLAS — Diminutive point guard J.J. Barea came through with a dominant performance Wednesday night that allowed the Dallas Mavericks to clip the cold-shooting Utah Jazz 87-82 at American Airlines Center. Barea, who is listed at 6 feet but is actually several inches shorter, scored a game-high 22 points that included 15 in the third […]
MINNEAPOLIS — If this is what a road-weary Golden State Warriors team looks like, they’re likely to be unstoppable after the All-Star break rest period. Guard Stephen Curry had 25 points on Wednesday as the Warriors, playing their fourth road game in six nights, beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-91 for their third consecutive win. Guard […]
NEW ORLEANS — Forward David West and guard George Hill scored 17 points each as the Indiana Pacers won for the fourth time in five games with a 106-93 victory over the injury-riddled New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday night at the Smoothie King Center. The Pacers (21-33) led by as many 33 points in the fourth […]
MILWAUKEE — O.J. Mayo had 21 points, Brandon Knight scored 20 and the Milwaukee Bucks doubled their victory total from last season, earning their 30th of the season with a 111-103 decision over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night at the Bradley Center. Knight started the game 2-for-6 from the field but knocked down five […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-89 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Oklahoma City (28-25) moved three games over .500 for the first time this season. The Thunder also pulled within a half-game of […]
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward LeBron James had 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists against his former team, guard Kyrie Irving had 15 points and six assists and Cleveland erased a Christmas Day loss to the Miami Heat with a 113-93 victory Wednesday night. Forward Kevin Love had 12 points and six rebounds — one […]
BOSTON — Guard Evan Turner capped a furious Boston comeback with a floater in the lane with two-tenths of a second remaining, giving the Celtics an 89-88 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. After his team called a timeout with 6.4 seconds left, Turner got the ball off the inbounds and […]
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan snapped a tie with 12.9 seconds left and scored 23 points Wednesday as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Washington Wizards 95-93 to extend their winning streak to three games. Guard John Wall scored 21 points for the Wizards, who won their previous two games. Guard Lou Williams led the Raptors […]
ORLANDO — Center Nikola Vucevic scored 28 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in leading the Orlando Magic to a 89-83 victory over the hapless New York Knicks on Wednesday night at the Amway Center. The Magic (17-39) snapped a two-game losing streak, while the Knicks (10-43) lost their fifth consecutive game. Magic guard Victor Oladipo […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Danny Green had 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 104-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at The Palace. Green, a starting shooting guard, added eight rebounds and four assists for the Spurs (34-19), who have won 15 of their last 20 […]
