MIAMI — James Johnson scored on his first possession in more than a month. Dragic either scored or got somebody else points pretty much every time the ball was in his hands. As often is the case for Miami, bench guys came up big. Dragic had 29 points and 13 assists, Bam Adebayo added 20 […]
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Harden scores 55, Rockets withstand scare from Cavaliers AP-BKN-Rockets-Cavaliers, 2nd Ld-Writethru
CLEVELAND (AP) — James Harden dropped another one of those demoralizing step-back 3-pointers that have made him famous, causing Cavaliers rookie Kevin Porter Jr. to look at Cleveland’s bench for help. Nothing could be done. “He made a lot of shots you can’t do anything about,” Porter said. A lot of them is right. Harden […]
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Kofi Cockburn helps Illinois upset No. 5 Michigan 71-62
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Kofi Cockburn got Michigan coach Juwan Howard’s attention. The 7-foot Illinois freshman from Jamaica had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks to help Illinois upset No. 5 Michigan 71-62 on Wednesday night. “He’s very strong on the inside,” Michigan coach Juwan Howard said. Very physical guy and one of the best […]
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Basketball player fined for ignoring Chinese national anthem
BEIJING (AP) — China’s professional basketball association fined one of its foreign players on Monday for not paying sufficient attention during the pre-game playing of the country’s national anthem. Nanjing Monkey Kings forward Guerschon Yabusele was given a warning and fined 10,000 yuan ($1,421) by the CBA for his infraction. Footage distributed online showed the […]
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Bucks’ winning streak at 13 after 127-103 rout of Pistons
DETROIT — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to their 13th consecutive victory, 127-103 over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. The last time the Bucks had a longer winning streak than this was when they won 16 in a row spanning the end of the 1972-73 season and the beginning […]
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Spurs rally for 2OT win after Harden’s disputed non-dunk
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — James Harden had a slam dunk waved off by officials, the first sign that it might not be the Houston Rockets’ night. Lonnie Walker IV helped make sure of that. Walker had a career-high 28 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame Harden’s 50 points by rallying from a late 10-point […]