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NBA roundup: Knicks beat Pelicans to end 16-game skid
The New York Knicks snapped their 16-game losing streak Monday, getting 24 points and nine rebounds from Carmelo Anthony to beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans, 99-92. New York's first win since Dec. 12 ended the longest single-season skid in franchise history. Langston Galloway had 21 points for the Knicks, who also ended a 12-game home losing streak. Their NBA-worst record improved to 6-36. The Pelicans remained without injured star forward Anthony Davis and point guard Jrue Holiday. at Atlanta 93, Detroit 82: Mike Scott and Paul Millsap each scored 20 points, and the Hawks had 31 assists on 37 baskets in their 13th consecutive victory, one shy of the longest winning...
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NBA roundup: Knicks beat Pelicans to end 16-game skid
The New York Knicks snapped their 16-game losing streak Monday, getting 24 points and nine rebounds from Carmelo Anthony to beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans, 99-92.
New York's first win since Dec. 12 ended the longest single-season skid in...
Clippers' defense finally contains Trail Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge
The underachieving Clippers bench was even more short-handed than usual Wednesday night.
Coach Doc Rivers drastically shortened his rotation, leaving his team with only three reserves he was willing to use.
It didn't matter because the Clippers still...
Clippers get a big win over Portland Trail Blazers on road, 100-94
The Clippers snapped a five-game road losing streak with a 100-94 win over the Trail Blazers in Portland on Wednesday night.
The teams entered the fourth quarter tied at 72.
Luckily for the Clippers, Jamal Crawford had a hot hand, scoring eight of his...
Up next for the Lakers: Sunday vs. Portland
When: 6:30.
Where: Staples Center.
On the air: TV: TWC SportsNet, TWC Deportes; Radio: 710, 1330.
Records: Lakers 12-25; Trail Blazers 28-8.
Record vs. Trail Blazers: 0-1.
Update: The Lakers hung with the Trail Blazers last Monday in Portland...
Kobe Bryant rests again, Lakers fall to Trail Blazers, 106-94
Maybe it was the 44 minutes Kobe Bryant played in the Lakers' fifth game of the season, a home loss to Phoenix.
Or the 44 minutes he logged a few weeks later against Denver.
Nah.
Bryant's body isn't functioning enough to be an everyday NBA player...
Five takeaways from the Lakers' loss to the Portland Trail Blazers
The Lakers (12-26) fell to Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers (30-8) on Sunday. Here are five takeaways from their 106-94 loss at Staples Center:
1. Through two games this week against the Lakers, Lillard has averaged 36.5 points, with most of...
Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers preview
The Lakers (11-25) will try to win their second straight game, hosting the Portland Trail Blazers (29-8) on Sunday night at Staples Center.
The Blazers beat the Lakers in Portland on Monday, 98-94 -- a close game despite the Lakers playing without Kobe...
Cavaliers start off fast in 97-88 win over Hornets
LeBron James had 27 points with 13 assists, Kevin Love had 22 points and 18 rebounds, and the host Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 97-88, on Monday night.
The Cavaliers jumped to a 21-0 lead but the Hornets regrouped and got to within...
NBA: Spurs lose second triple-overtime game in a row
Damian Lillard had a career-high 43 points, including 16 after regulation, and the visiting Portland Trail Blazers handed the San Antonio Spurs their second straight defeat in triple overtime, rallying for a 129-119 victory Friday night.
LaMarcus...
The Times' NBA rankings
Last week’s ranking in parentheses, statistics are through Friday’s games:1. MEMPHIS: Ended Golden State’s 16-game win streak; then won back-to-back game at San Antonio in triple OT. (3)2. GOLDEN STATE: Bounced back from having 16-game win streak...
Derrick Rose, Pau Gasol provide offense for Chicago Bulls
Derrick Rose scored 25 points, Pau Gasol had 18 and the Chicago Bulls defeated the Washington Wizards, 99-91, Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Washington scored 12 points in a row, 10 by John Wall, to take an 87-86 lead with 3...
NBA roundup: Rockets beat slumping Grizzlies in Josh Smith's debut
James Harden had 32 points and 10 assists, Josh Smith scored 21 points in his Houston debut, and the Rockets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, 117-111, in overtime Friday night in Memphis, Tenn.
Trevor Ariza had 15 points for the Rockets, who took over the...
Lakers: Week 11 predictions
The Lakers were extremely close to a perfect Week 10, losing only one of three, a last-second defeat by the Memphis Grizzlies.
At 11-23, the Lakers are still in 14th place in the Western Conference.
They'll play four times through Week 11,...
Lakers undone by Trail Blazers' fourth-quarter rally, 98-94
Damian Lillard was too much for the Lakers to handle as the Trail Blazers' All-Star point guard helped his team erase a six-point, fourth-quarter deficit and lead Portland to a 98-94 victory on Monday night at the Moda Center.
Lillard scored 16 points...
Byron Scott-Magic Johnson friendship has plenty of fuel left in tank
Magic Johnson created a mess earlier this month by saying the Lakers should "lose every game" and secure a top-five draft pick.
Some Lakers fans hated it, some loved it. Lakers players and coaches definitely didn't like it.
But when Johnson...
All-Stars upstaged by Hall of Famer John Stockton in TV ads
Another point guard easily upstaged All-Stars Chris Paul and Stephen Curry on Thursday, and they didn't mind.
Hall of Famer John Stockton made his debut in the new State Farm ads unveiled during the NBA's nationally televised Christmas Day slate of...
Up next for Lakers: vs. Portland Trail Blazers
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Moda Center.
On the air: TV: TWC SportsNet, TWC Deportes; Radio: 710, 1330.
Records: Lakers 11-23; Trail Blazers 26-8.
Record vs. Trail Blazers (2013-14): 1-2.
Update: Two reasons the Trail Blazers are second in the Western...
Kyrie Irving scores 37 as Cleveland beats New York, 90-87
Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 37 points, including a layup with 10 seconds left after a timeout he didn't seem to want, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks, 90-87, on Thursday night for their season-best fifth straight victory.
...
Portland Trail Blazers blow lead but beat New York Knicks, 103-99
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points and the Portland Trail Blazers regrouped after blowing a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks, 103-99, on Sunday night for their fourth straight victory.
Carmelo Anthony had 23 points with...
NBA rookies aren't making a splash
Flip Saunders coached a 19-year-old rookie forward named Kevin Garnett with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995-96, and that experience helped him devise a plan for the two teenagers on his current team.
In June, Minnesota drafted 19-year-old Kansas...
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