CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 114 BOSTON CELTICS 91 BOSTON - LeBron James netted 36 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to help the Cavs (51-27) move up a full game over the Boston Celtics for the first seed in the East. Kyrie Irving chipped in 19 points, Kevin Love added 15 points and 16 rebounds. Cleveland held Boston to just 21.2 percent shooting from 3-point range. Isaiah … [Read more...] about NBA Roundup: Cavs throttle Celtics. Westbrook drops 45, and Lowry returns
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NBA Roundup: Nets on a roll. Harden bests former team, and Kings pull off big comeback
BROOKLYN NETS 107 ATLANTA HAWKS 92 ATLANTA - Brook Lopez poured in 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the suddenly hot Nets (16-57). Jeremy Lin contributed 19 points and eight assists. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 11 points and 13 rebounds. Lopez, who is the only Net left on the roster that was with the team in New Jersey, passed Buck Williams for first on the … [Read more...] about NBA Roundup: Nets on a roll. Harden bests former team, and Kings pull off big comeback
NBA Roundup: Schroder powers Hawks. Greek Freak leads deer and Heat stay hot
ATLANTA HAWKS 110 BROOKLYN NETS 105 ATLANTA - Dennis Schroder compiled 31 points, five assists and three steals to lead the Hawks (35-29). Paul Millsap added 24 points. Dwight Howard scored 11 and grabbed 14 rebounds. Jeremy Lin drilled a 3-pointer to bring Brooklyn within one point with 13 seconds left, but Tim Hardaway Jr. and Schroder converted on a pair of free-throws … [Read more...] about NBA Roundup: Schroder powers Hawks. Greek Freak leads deer and Heat stay hot
NBA Roundup: Lopez joins 10K club; Kawhi sinks Pacers, and Knicks top Magic
BROOKLYN NETS 109 SACRAMENTO KINGS 100 SACRAMENTO - Brook Lopez scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help the Nets (10-49) snap their 16-game losing streak. Jeremy Lin and Caris LeVert had 17 and 13 points, respectively. Brooklyn's last win was on January 20 when they dropped 143 points in New Orleans. Lopez, who now has 10,014 points, became just the second … [Read more...] about NBA Roundup: Lopez joins 10K club; Kawhi sinks Pacers, and Knicks top Magic
Spurs retire Duncan’s number, top Pelicans 113-100
Sunday's NBA action. SAN ANTONIO SPURS 113 NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 100 SAN ANTONIO - The Spurs (22-5) honored the great Tim Duncan Sunday night as they retired his No. 21 following the game. "The Big Fundamental" retired this past offseason after winning five championships and two MVP awards in 19 seasons with the Spurs. San Antonio came out on top, as LaMarcus Aldridge … [Read more...] about Spurs retire Duncan’s number, top Pelicans 113-100