Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, the NBA Most Valuable Player award winners from the past three seasons, were matter-of-fact about settling for second-team status when the All-NBA squads were announced. The Golden State Warriors stars, more concerned about winning the NBA title for the second time in three seasons, shrugged off the fact that none … Read more
Kevin Durant scored 16 points in his return from injury as the Golden State Warriors won their 14th straight with a 123-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday. Durant also finished with a game-high 10 rebounds and six assists as he played 31 minutes at the Amway Center after missing 19 games with … Read more
The Boston Celtics held off the Miami Heat 112-108 on Sunday to pull into a virtual tie atop the NBA’s Eastern Conference with the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics’ fourth straight victory gave them one more win than the Cavs — who fell to the Washington Wizards on Saturday. But they also have one … Read more
Forward Solomon Hill scored a career-high 30 points and Anthony Davis finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds as the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Houston Rockets 128-112, spoiling a triple double performance by James Hardin. Hill, who entered Friday’s NBA contest averaging just 6.5 points per game, shot six-of-nine from beyond the arc. He … Read more
NBA commissioner Adam Silver promises format changes to make the NBA All-Star Game more competitive before next year’s edition in Los Angeles after a high-scoring affair last month. “We will change it by next year. It shouldn’t be playoff intensity, but the guys should be playing,” Silver said at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sports … Read more
The Golden State Warriors announced on Wednesday that Kevin Durant is out for at least four weeks with a Grade 2 MCL sprain and bone bruise. While the injury may put the Warriors’ depth to test and make their hold on the No. 1 seed a little tougher, the injury could have huge ramifications on … Read more
Kawhi Leonard nailed a clutch jump shot with two seconds remaining to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 100-99 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. Leonard’s game winning shot capped a 31-point performance for the American in front of a crowd of 18,400 at the AT&T Center arena. Leonard drained the shot despite … Read more
Russell Westbrook scored 21 points in the fourth quarter en route to his 29th triple double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-110 on Sunday. Westbrook posted his seventh career 40-point triple double, which tied him with Wilt Chamberlain for the second most in NBA history. Westbrook finished … Read more
The Houston Rockets shot down new-look New Orleans 129-99 on Thursday, spoiling the Pelicans debut of DeMarcus Cousins with the help of a new arrival of their own. Big man Cousins, acquired on Monday from the Sacramento Kings in a blockbuster trade involving five players and two draft picks, teamed well with Pelicans star Anthony … Read more
Star center DeMarcus Cousins was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday in a blockbuster NBA trade deal involving five players and two draft picks. Cousins and forward Omri Casspi will join the Pelicans while New Orleans sent rookie guard Buddy Hield, swingman Tyreke Evans, guard Langston Galloway, a 2017 … Read more
Anthony Davis scored a record 52 points on his home court as the West team continued their domination by outgunning the East 192-182 in the 66th annual NBA All-Star Game. The New Orleans Pelicans star Davis was named MVP and broke the scoring record of 42 points set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1962. He made … Read more
LeBron James scored 31 points, Kyrie Irving added 26 and Kyle Korver had 22 to spark defending NBA champion Cleveland over the visiting Indiana Pacers 113-104. In their final game before Sunday’s 66th NBA All-Star Game, the Cavaliers won their third game in a row and seventh in eight starts to stand 39-16 and atop … Read more
Draymond Green produced an unprecedented triple-double of 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals Friday as the Golden State Warriors mauled the Grizzlies 122-107 in Memphis. Green put up just four points, becoming the first player in NBA history to post a triple-double without hitting double digits in points. “It’s pretty amazing to be the … Read more
Russell Westbrook scored a team-high 42 points, including 11 consecutive in the final five minutes, and reserve guard Alex Abrines scored 18 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-110 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday at the Smoothie King Center. Westbrook, the NBA’s leading scorer, added 10 rebounds and seven … Read more