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: Westbrook’s 63rd triple-double, Thomas drops 34 points
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 118 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 109 OKLAHOMA CITY - Russell Westbrook paced the Thunder (31-23) past the defending champs with his 63rd career triple-double - 29 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Victor Oladipo added 23 points and seven rebounds. Steven Adams provided 20 points and 13 rebounds. Oklahoma City outscored Cleveland 63-52 after trailing 57-55 … [Read more...] about NBA Roundup: Westbrook’s 63rd triple-double, Thomas drops 34 points
Durant, Curry combine for 61, lead Warriors past Hornets
Roundup of Wednesday's NBA action. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 113 CHARLOTTE HORNETS 103 CHARLOTTE - Kevin Durant scored 33 points to go along with five rebounds and four blocks to lead the Warriors (39-7). Durant dropped 16 of his 33 in the fourth, including two free-throws with 5:25 left to give the Dubs the lead the rest of the way. Stephen Curry, who grew up in … [Read more...] about Durant, Curry combine for 61, lead Warriors past Hornets
Westbrook collects 14th triple-double in Thunder victory
Friday night's NBA action. Oklahoma City Thunder 117 Boston Celtics 112 BOSTON- Russell Westbrook recorded his 14th triple-double (45 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists) of the season, his first triple-double against the Celtics (17-13) With 3:01 left to go in the fourth quarter the Thunder (18-12) were in a full timeout down 104-102. Out of the timeout Westbrook got the … [Read more...] about Westbrook collects 14th triple-double in Thunder victory
Nets hand Lakers eighth straight loss
Wednesday night's NBA action. BROOKLYN NETS 107 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 97 BROOKLYN - Luis Scola only scored two points, but those two gave the Nets (7-17) the lead for good with 7:15 left in the fourth quarter. The Argentine forward added five rebounds and three assists. Brook Lopez added 20 points, including back-to-back baskets during an 11-2 run late in the fourth to … [Read more...] about Nets hand Lakers eighth straight loss