Down two starters during an already difficult week, the Knicks arrived in New Jersey and finally got a break. Jason Kidd was out, too. Jamal Crawford scored 29 points, Zach Randolph added 25, and New York overcame the absences of Stephon Marbury and Eddy Curry to beat the Nets 100-93 on Wednesday night.
Down two starters during an already difficult week, the Knicks arrived in New Jersey and finally got a break. Jason Kidd was out, too. Jamal Crawford scored 29 points, Zach Randolph added 25, and New York overcame the absences of Stephon Marbury and Eddy Curry to beat the Nets 100-93 on Wednesday night.
After an “awesome” offensive performance, Phoenix Suns coach Mike D’Antoni wondered whether his team could one day score on every possession. He admits it’s a pipe dream. Opponents might call it a nightmare. Leandro Barbosa scored 35 points, Canadian star Steve Nash had a season-high 18 assists and the Phoenix Suns set a season high…
The Washington Wizards were perfectly happy to miss LeBron James. With the Cleveland Cavaliers’ superstar sidelined for a fourth straight game with a sprained left index finger, the Wizards took advantage to beat the Cavaliers 105-86 on Wednesday night. Washington’s past two playoff runs were ended by Cleveland, including a sweep in the first round…
The Boston Celtics hung on against a feisty Philadelphia team thanks to their Big Three — and a couple of big 3s, too. Eddie House and James Posey delivered decisive 3-pointers to help the usual, strong efforts of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen hold up for a 113-103 win over the 76ers on…
Coach Scott Skiles has tinkered with his lineup all season, trying to find the right combination to spark the struggling Chicago Bulls. The solution appears to involve Andres Nocioni. Two nights after he scored 30 points off the bench, Nocioni scored 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and added 11 rebounds as…
Anderson Varejao will play for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season, after all. The Cavaliers matched the Charlotte Bobcats’ $17 million, three-year offer sheet for the restricted free agent Wednesday, ending a contract dispute and giving injury-depleted Cleveland some much-needed help. “His size, his athleticism, his strength, his knowledge, all that stuff — yes, it’s an…
PROVO, Utah (AP)– Trent Plaisted had 14 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots to overcome a slow start on offense and lead No. 20 BYU past Weber State 72-57 on Wednesday night. Sam Burgess and Jonathan Tavernari scored five points each during a balanced 22-6 first-half run that opened a commanding 19-point lead.
Shan Foster and A.J. Ogilvy nearly beat Wake Forest by themselves. Foster tied a season-high with 26 points, and Ogilvy tied a career-high with 23 points to give No. 23 Vanderbilt an 83-80 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night. Ogilvy made a hook shot with 30 seconds left, and Foster’s late 3-point shooting sealed…
In the first seven games, Xavier point guard Drew Lavender figured out who had the shooting touch and passed him the ball. “It all depends on who’s hot,” Lavender said. In a long-awaited game, no one was hotter. Lavender scored 17 points in a tone-setting first half Wednesday night, and No. 21 Xavier used another…
D.J. Augustin did everything he could to get Texas a win. Driving to the basket for layups, pulling up for short jumpers and getting to the free throw line, the Longhorns point guard bulled and finessed his way to 29 points and 10 assists to lead No. 4 Texas past North Texas 88-72 on Wednesday…
Coach Kirk Earlywine saw no reason to analyze how No. 3 Kansas so easily overwhelmed his undersized, undermanned Eastern Washington Eagles 85-47 on Wednesday night. “They had a bigger guy at every position and a better athlete at every position,” the first-year head coach said. The mismatch was obvious from the start.
The best player on the court talked of leadership, picking spots and getting his teammates involved, and for the first time in a long time at John Paul Jones Arena, Virginia’s Sean Singletary wasn’t doing the talking. Syracuse freshman Donte Greene is confident he can score when he needs to, “but it’s important to get…