Category: Wirenews
MINNEAPOLIS — Until Tuesday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves only had won once this season when they trailed by double digits. Now they have done it twice by beating the Milwaukee Bucks 112-101 at Target Center on a night when the Bucks for so long looked little like one of the NBA’s worst scoring and shooting […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Bynum, a 7-foot center who had never previously played for the Indiana Pacers, put on his size 18 sneakers and dominated the night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The first time he got the ball, he rose above the masses for a thunderous dunk. By the time he was through, Bynum, who won […]
CHICAGO — Guard Tony Parker scored 16 of his 20 points in the first quarter and the San Antonio Spurs parlayed a fast start into a 104-96 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night at the United Center. Guard Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 22 points and forward Kawhi Leonard added 16. Spurs […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Center Marc Gasol scored 19 points with nine rebounds and seven assists and power forward Zach Randolph scored 18 points with 12 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 109-99 Tuesday night at FedExForum. The Grizzlies (37-26) won their third straight and have won eight off 11 games since […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Second-year center Andre Drummond established a defensive presence in the early going Tuesday. His Detroit teammates eventually took the same approach, and that allowed the Pistons to end a three-game skid. Drummond sent a message to Sacramento center DeMarcus Cousins, the Kings’ leading scorer, by blocking three of his shots in […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies were confident, winning five of their first seven games after the All-Star break. Then they went into Brooklyn and played like they were still jogging through the lay-up line. But after a humbling loss to the Nets, the Grizzlies are winners of three straight and their 109-99 victory over […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Before Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves won only once this season when they trailed by double digits in a game. They did it a second time, coming back from 11 points behind in the first quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 112-101 at Target Center. “Hopefully we don’t have to do it a third […]
CHICAGO — When the Chicago Bulls won at San Antonio on Jan. 29, the Spurs were missing guards Manu Ginobili and Danny Green, forward Kawhi Leonard and center Tiago Splitter due to injuries. The Bulls got a good look at the full-strength Spurs on Tuesday night at the United Center. San Antonio sprinted to a […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Thunder needed a spark. Riding a two-game losing streak in which the defense allowed more than 100 points each time, Oklahoma City was playing poorly at the wrong time of the season. Enter the Houston Rockets, whom the Thunder knocked out of the postseason last year. The flashpoint of that series […]
Jason Collins is set to finish the season with the Brooklyn Nets. According to ESPN.com, the Nets will sign the 35-year-old center for the remainder of the campaign on Saturday. Collins became the NBA’s first openly gay player when he joined Brooklyn last month. Collins’ second 10-day contract with the team expires Friday. Players are […]
