Online wire reportsApril 16, 2012 HOUSTON — Arron Afflalo scored 26 points, Ty Lawson had 25 and the Denver Nuggets continued their playoff push with a 105-102 victory over the fading Houston Rockets on Monday night. Al Harrington added 15 points and Andre Miller had 13 assists for the Nuggets, who swept back-to-back games with [...]
Online wire reportsApril 16, 2012 CHICAGO — Kevin Seraphin had 21 points and 13 rebounds, John Wall scored 16 points, and the Washington Wizards beat the short-handed Chicago Bulls 87-84 on Monday night. Richard Hamilton scored 22 points to lead the Bulls, who played without stars Derrick Rose and Luol Deng. Rose was out with [...]
Online wire reportsApril 15, 2012 NEW ORLEANS — Eric Gordon gave Hornets owner-to-be Tom Benson a firsthand look at what he can do, and why keeping him around might help New Orleans become a playoff contender sooner than later. Gordon scored 18 points as Benson watched from courtside seats, and the Hornets won for the [...]
Online wire reportsApril 16, 2012 DENVER — Once the Denver Nuggets started making stops and running the Houston Rockets ragged, it seemed nothing went wrong for them. A telling sequence came at the start of the fourth quarter when JaVale McGee blocked Chase Budingers shot, Arron Afflalo saved the ball in front of the Nuggets [...]
Online wire reportsApril 15, 2012 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Derrick Rose brought the ball up the court, his team down by three. With no timeouts remaining, Chicago wouldnt have a chance to stop and set up a play, but the Bulls battered point guard didnt need any time to plan his next move. Rose dribbled [...]
TIME: 10:00 P.M. ESTVENUE: US Airways Center The Phoenix Suns hope a day off to recover mentally and physically – as well as a return home – can kickstart one final push for the playoffs. The Suns are coming off probably their worst performance of an otherwise solid run since the All-Star break, but their [...]