Category: Wirenews
NEW ORLEANS – This had absolutely nothing to do with finesse. This was brute force – a team imposing its will. The Sacramento Kings have not had much to cheer about in a pedestrian 26-48 season, but in their 102-97 victory Monday night over the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center, they “bludgeoned” […]
CHICAGO — The Boston Celtics are nowhere near playoff contention, but the Chicago Bulls struggled to beat them two nights in a row. Forward Mike Dunleavy scored 22 points to lead Chicago to a 94-80 victory over the Celtics on Monday night at the United Center, and the Bulls completed a sweep of the back-to-back […]
ATLANTA – Paul Millsap made sure that the Philadelphia 76ers did not start a winning streak at the expense of the Atlanta Hawks’ playoff hopes. The veteran Atlanta forward had 28 points and 17 rebounds as the Hawks snapped a six-games losing streak with a 103-95 victory over the 76ers on Monday night at Philips […]
MIAMI — It is getting close to winning time for the Miami Heat, and the two-time defending NBA champions can sense it. Forward LeBron James piled up 32 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, and the Heat earned an important win in the battle for the top record in the Eastern Conference, defeating the Toronto […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Detroit Pistons power forward Greg Monroe blasted his team after it allowed Philadelphia to snap its NBA-record-tying losing streak on Saturday. He made sure that it didn’t happen again against the team with the league’s worst record. Monroe tied his season high with 28 points, and the Pistons snapped a three-game […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Los Angeles Clippers All-Star forward Blake Griffin and three other injured teammates didn’t play Monday night in Minneapolis, so unsung point guard Darren Collison simply stepped forth and helped deliver a 114-104 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Collison started beside All-Star point guard Chris Paul in the same backcourt for the 13th time […]
NEW ORLEANS — Center DeMarcus Cousins tied his season high with 35 points, including a reverse scoop with 1:05 left, and rookie point guard Ray McCallum scored 10 of his career-high 22 points in the fourth quarter to spark the Sacramento Kings to a 102-97 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night at the […]
CHICAGO — Forward Mike Dunleavy scored 22 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 94-80 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night at the United Center. Center Joakim Noah added 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the Bulls, while guard Jimmy Butler scored 18 points and forward Carlos Boozer added 16. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The win streak hit a club-record 18 for the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. Their 103-77 victory over the Indiana Pacers was so complete and so dominating that for one of the few times this season a sellout crowd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse actually showered the home team with boos. But let […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Bobcats were embarrassed at halftime. So they did something about it in the second half. The result was a dramatic 100-94 victory over the Washington Wizards that kept the Bobcats’ hopes of catching the Wizards for the No. 6 Eastern Conference playoff seed alive. The Bobcats’ win prevented the Wizards […]
