Tag: NBA Southwest Division
Wiz to face Celtics after beating Hornets for 8th in East
WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards finished eighth in the Eastern Conference standings and set up a play-in matchup against the No. 7 Boston Celtics...
Moore, short-handed Suns hold off Spurs 123-121
SAN ANTONIO — E’Twaun Moore scored 22 points and made a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds remaining that lifted the Phoenix Suns past the San...
Curry is scoring champ, Warriors beat Grizzlies for 8 seed
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry became the oldest scoring champion since Michael Jordan at age 35 in 1998, finishing with 46 points as the...
Rockets get 122-115 win with Clippers resting stars
HOUSTON — Kelly Olynyk scored 20 points and fell a rebound shy of a triple-double as the Houston Rockets snapped a seven-game skid with...
Winslow has 26 points, 13 rebounds as Grizzlies defeat Kings
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Justise Winslow had season highs with 25 points and 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies held on to defeat the Sacramento...
Mavericks beat Raptors to clinch top-6 spot, avoid play-in
DALLAS — Luka Doncic had his 11th triple-double of the season with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and the Dallas Mavericks guaranteed...
Poole’s career-high 38 points lead Warriors past Pelicans
SAN FRANCISCO — Jordan Poole scored a go-ahead layup with 21.4 seconds left and made two free throws with less than a second remaining...
Popovich misses game to attend Duncan’s Hall enshrinement
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Gregg Popovich took Saturday off, for good reason. There was no way he was going to miss Tim Duncan’s enshrinement into...
Randle leads Knicks past Hornets in OT, tie Atlanta for 4th
NEW YORK — Julius Randle had 33 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, and led an overtime surge that sent the New York Knicks...
Play-in or playoffs? Lakers won’t know until the final day
LeBron James may be one game away from the playoffs. Or he may be one game away from the play-in tournament, and a possible...
