Category: Wirenews
AUBURN, Ala. — No. 14 Kentucky was far from its best Wednesday night on the road against Auburn, and in some categories the Wildcats were at their worst. Still, Kentucky’s offense woke up just in time to salvage a 64-56 win. The Wildcats (19-5, 9-2 Southeastern Conference) shot 30.8 percent from the field, their worst […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Power forward Tristan Thompson scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to a season-best four games with a 93-89 triumph over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at The Palace. Point guard Kyrie Irving had 23 points for the Cavaliers (20-33), […]
NEW YORK — Wednesday night proved to be retro night for Brooklyn Nets forward Paul Pierce as his team earned its fourth win in five games. Pierce did not attempt an overwhelming amount of shots during the Nets’ 105-89 win over the Charlotte Bobcats, but he was efficient. He scored 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting, […]
HOUSTON — Guard James Harden scored on a driving layup with 0:07 seconds left to lift the Houston Rockets to a 113-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night at Toyota Center. Houston (36-17) heads into the All-Star Game break riding a seven-game winning streak thanks largely to Harden, who scored 35 points and […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — His seven-game run as a starter may be over, but Memphis rookie point guard Nick Calathes is thrilled with what it did for his game. He established himself as an NBA player. Calathes, who has served as a fill-in for injured Mike Conley, played another well-rounded game Wednesday night in guiding the […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie stated the obvious Wednesday night after his 24th-ranked and defensive-minded Huskies defeated South Florida 83-40 in another blowout victory. “I just want an extra bucket; I want more buckets than the other team,” Ollie said. “It could be two points or it could be 40 points. At the […]
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves badly needed something to feel good heading into a six-day All-Star break and they found it with Wednesday’s 117-90 rout of reeling the Denver Nuggets at the Target Center. The Timberwolves lost four consecutive games and six of their last seven before Wednesday’s game while they watched that eighth and […]
MILWAUKEE — Pelicans center Alexis Ajinca set a season high with 16 points, and New Orleans beat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-98 Wednesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Ajinca stepped up big in the third after forward Anthony Davis picked up his fourth foul early in the quarter and headed to the bench. Ajinca […]
NEW YORK — The Sacramento Kings stopped a seven-game road losing streak, turning back the New York Knicks 106-101 in overtime Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. Sacramento (18-35) guard Jimmer Fredette scored a career-high 24 points, hitting 6 of 8 3-pointers. Forward Rudy Gay added 20 points for the Kings. Forward Carmelo Anthony topped New […]
TORONTO — The way both teams waltzed through the first half, they looked as if they already were on the All-Star Game break. The Toronto Raptors were able to pick their game up in the second half though to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 104-83 on Wednesday. Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 14 of his game-high 31 […]
