Category: Wirenews
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks ended their disappointing season on a modest four-game winning streak after knocking off the playoff-bound Toronto Raptors 95-92 Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks (37-45), last season’s Atlantic Division champions, finished out of the playoffs for the first time since the 2009-10 season. Toronto (48-34), this season’s […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Eighty-two games wasn’t enough to decide the seventh seed in the Western Conference. It took overtime Wednesday at FedExForum before the matter could be settled. Guard Mike Conley hit two free throws with 1.1 seconds left in overtime, and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks 106-105. Memphis (50-32) captured the No. […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Bobcats are headed to the NBA playoffs for just the second time in franchise history, and they go in on a roll. The Bobcats outlasted the Chicago Bulls 91-86 in overtime on Wednesday night for their third straight win and the eighth in their last nine games. They will face […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Apparently not wanting their seasons to end, the Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves went to two overtimes Wednesday at Target Center. Ultimately, the Jazz emerged with the 136-130 victory, just the team’s second win in the final 12 games. Guard Trey Burke, who scored 32 points for Utah, hit a 3-pointer at the […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 21 of his game-high 42 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 112-111 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The win secured the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference for the Thunder (59-23), who […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Despite their late-season struggles, the Indiana Pacers are right where they always wanted to be. The Pacers, who beat the Orlando Magic 101-86 Wednesday night, will open the playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks as the No. 1 seed in the East, guaranteeing them home-court advantage all the way through the conference finals. […]
CLEVELAND — The Brooklyn Nets were more concerned with resting their starters than playoff positioning. With their 114-85 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday in the season finale, the Nets dropped to the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn (44-38) will face the Atlantic Division champion Toronto Raptors on Saturday in Game […]
MIAMI — With the Miami Heat locked into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and the Philadelphia 76ers’ lottery position already sealed, their meeting on the final night of the regular season did not carry as much significance as other games around the NBA. Nonetheless, they played the game, and with two-thirds of […]
MILWAUKEE — Six players scored in double digits for Atlanta as the Hawks wrapped up the regular season with a 111-103 victory over the Bucks on Wednesday night at Bradley Center. Already locked into a first-round playoff meeting with top-seeded Indiana, the Hawks rested their leading scorer, forward Paul Millsap, but got 17 points from […]
NEW ORLEANS — Coming off a career scoring night, guard Tyreke Evans scored 25 points and dished out 10 assists to spark the New Orleans Pelicans to a 105-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night at the Smoothie King Center. New Orleans trailed 100-99 with 2:48 left, but Evans, who scored 41 points […]
