Washington Wizards 127 Cleveland Cavaliers 115 CLEVELAND - John Wall scored 37 points. Bradley Beal added 27, and the Washington Wizards (45-28) began a challenging road trip by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers (47-25) on Saturday night. LeBron James briefly scored 24 points with 11 rebounds and eight assists. Kyrie Irving added 23 points and Kevin Love dropped 17 for … [Read more...] about NBA Roundup: Wall rallies past Cavs; Spurs take down Knicks, and Clippers and Raptors clinch playoff berths
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Booker drops 70 in loss to Celtics
Boston Celtics 130 Phoenix Suns 120 BOSTON - Isaiah Thomas netted a team-high 34 points and handed out seven assists as the Celtics (47-26) won their third straight. Devin Booker dropped a game-high 70 points, grabbed eight rebounds, dished out six assists and took away three steals, but the Suns (22-51) fell for the seventh straight time. Booker became the youngest … [Read more...] about Booker drops 70 in loss to Celtics
NBA Roundup: Wall carries Wizards; Knicks struggles continue, and Bulls blow out Pistons
WASHINGTON WIZARDS 104 ATLANTA HAWKS 100 WASHINGTON - John Wall carried the Wizards (43-28). with 22 points (all scored in the second half) and 10 assists. Bradley Beal added 28 points and nine rebounds. Markieff Morris provided 13 points and seven rebounds. Washington won the rebounding battle 55-44. Tim Hardaway Jr. poured in 29 points for the Hawks (37-34), who have … [Read more...] about NBA Roundup: Wall carries Wizards; Knicks struggles continue, and Bulls blow out Pistons
NBA Roundup: Lopez beats buzzer; Raptors outlast Bulls, and Spurs silence Wolves
BROOKLYN NETS 98 DETROIT PISTONS 96 BROOKLYN - Brook Lopez buried a fade away jumper to beat the buzzer to help the Nets (14-56) pull off the victory. Lopez finished with a game-high 29 points to go along with seven rebounds. Caris LeVert scored 15 points. Spencer Dinwiddie compiled 10 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Detroit erased a lead as big as 11 … [Read more...] about NBA Roundup: Lopez beats buzzer; Raptors outlast Bulls, and Spurs silence Wolves
NBA Roundup: Harden sinks game-winner, Celtics take rivalry game, Dubs win in testy battle
HOUSTON ROCKETS 125 DENVER NUGGETS 124 HOUSTON - James Harden sank the game-winning shot with two seconds left to help the Rockets (49-22) take the victory. Denver came all the way back to take a 124-123 lead off a bucket by Will Barton with 0:42 seconds left after giving up their lead earlier in the fourth quarter. Harden finished with 39 points, 11 assists, seven … [Read more...] about NBA Roundup: Harden sinks game-winner, Celtics take rivalry game, Dubs win in testy battle