Category: NBA News Wire
PHOENIX — Houston Rockets guard James Harden beat Phoenix with a jumper at the buzzer 18 days ago at US Airways Center. This time, he beat the Suns every way possible. Shaking off a third-quarter elbow stinger, Harden carried the Rockets home with 20 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter to go with […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In their last home game before the All-Star break, the Memphis Grizzlies had an attitude of finishing official business. They closed the home office known as FedExForum on Tuesday night with a 95-86 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. The Grizzlies improved to 39-13 on the season with their last game before the […]
CHICAGO — It was another chance for the Chicago Bulls to fix something that’s plagued them all season when the Sacramento Kings visited Monday for a game at the United Center. The Bulls were 7-6 at home this season when playing teams with sub-.500 records, like the Kings, but it wasn’t a problem this time. […]
PHOENIX — Shaking off a third-quarter elbow stinger, Houston Rockets guard James Harden scored 40 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and handed out nine assists, leading the Rockets to a 127-118 win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. Houston blew an 18-point first-quarter lead, fell behind eight in the third and still rallied. Forward Josh Smith […]
LOS ANGELES — Point guard Ty Lawson scored a season-high 32 points and handed out 16 assists, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 106-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night at Staples Center. Backup forward Darrell Arthur added 15 points for the Nuggets (20-33), who snapped a six-game losing streak. Forwards Wilson […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — George Hill wasn’t looking to be the hero for the Indiana Pacers Sunday night. But when the heavens opened up and the seventh-year point guard found himself wide open under the basket, he was more than happy to hit the game-winning shot. Hill’s turnaround floater with 5.1 seconds remaining capped a rally […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — A three-game winning streak may not seem like much, but for the Minnesota Timberwolves, it’s a mountainous achievement. Their most imposing player made it possible on Sunday. Nikola Pekovic, their 6-feet-11, 295-pound center, had a season-high 29 points to lead six players in double figures as Minnesota topped the Detroit Pistons […]
CLEVELAND — LeBron James wants Kevin Love to fit in better. Love was never aware he was on the outside. Love scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and guard Kyrie Irving had 28 points and 10 assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 120-105 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. It was […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — The veteran Chicago Bulls pulled Sunday’s game out of their hat, capitalizing on a flurry of late-game mistakes by the young and struggling Orlando Magic. Chicago did what good teams are supposed to do. The Bulls beat the Magic 98-97 Sunday when Pau Gasol scored on a tip-in with 9.4 seconds remaining, […]
TORONTO — Gregg Popovich will have to wait at least another day for his inevitable 1,000th win as an NBA coach, all with the San Antonio Spurs. Forward James Johnson hit a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet with 49.9 seconds to play to put the Toronto Raptors into the lead on their way to […]
