Category: Wirenews
DALLAS — The Chicago Bulls keep leaning on their vaunted defense to win games. They did it again Friday night, shutting down the Dallas Mavericks’ high-powered offense after the first quarter and clawed back from a 16-point deficit to win 100-91 at American Airlines Center. The Bulls (32-26) won for the eighth time in nine […]
CLEVELAND — There was a lot of love for Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving on Friday. In the midst of recording his first career triple-double, an overzealous fan ran onto the court with 6:20 remaining in the Cavaliers’ 99-79 victory over the Utah Jazz before 18,601 at Quicken Loans Arena. “He came out and […]
SAN ANTONIO — Forward Tim Duncan scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 92-82 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night at the AT&T Center. Duncan, who had four points at the half, was 6 of 12 from the field in 33 minutes. Guard Manu Ginobili […]
NEW YORK — Point guard Stephen Curry recorded his fourth career triple-double, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 126-103 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Curry poured in 27 points and recorded 11 points and 11 assists in 30 minutes. He did not play in the fourth quarter […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 30 of his game-high 37 points in the second half to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder past the Memphis Grizzlies 113-107 on Friday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The win ended a three-game losing streak for the Thunder. But it did not come easy. After a slow […]
CLEVELAND — All-Star Kyrie Irving posted his first career triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 99-79 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs (24-36) pulled within 3 1/2 games of the idle Atlanta Hawks (26-31) for the No. 8 playoff spot […]
Former Toronto Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo acknowledged Friday that he attempted to tank the 2011-12 season in an effort to help improve the team’s chances for a high draft pick. Speaking as a panel member at an analytics conference where a system was discussed to replace NBA’s draft lottery, Colangelo indicated that the practice […]
ST. LOUIS — As Saint Louis’ program-record winning streak reached 19 games, its level of play did not always suggest that of the nation’s 10th-ranked team. But almost no one would have thought the Billikens’ first loss since Dec. 1 would happen against a sub-.500 squad on a night when they could have clinched a […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Senior All-America guard Russ Smith scored 24 points, and No. 7 Louisville thumped Temple 88-66 Thursday night at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals (24-4, 13-2 American Athletic Conference) won their seventh straight game. Louisville allowed Temple to take a 2-0 lead, then scored 13 straight points and were never threatened thereafter. […]
TORONTO – Guard John Wall scored 31 points and center Marcin Gortat also scored 31 points and added 12 rebounds and the Washington Wizards defeated the Toronto Raptors 134-129 in triple overtime on Thursday for their fifth win in a row. Wall, who scored eight of his points in the three overtime periods, made a […]
