Sports / NBA

Obama toasts, teases NBA champions 14 Jan 2015 - 07:14 am

Washington: US President Barack Obama welcomed NBA champions San Antonio to the White House on Monday, and said he’d be glad to offer...

Walker hands Charlotte huge win, Clippers crush Mavericks 11 Jan 2015 - 11:39 pm

NEW YORK: Kemba Walker scored 28 points in 28 minutes as Charlotte cruised past New York 110-82 at Madison Square Garden. The third-year...

Hawks set record with close victory over Detroit Pistons 11 Jan 2015 - 12:38 am

Al Horford (15) of the Atlanta Hawks defends against Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, in this...

Ex-Mavs star Tarpley dead at 50 10 Jan 2015 - 02:40 pm

Roy Tarpley Fort Worth, United States---Former Dallas Mavericks star Roy Tarpley, a talented center whose NBA career was cut short by addiction, suspensions...

East-leading Hawks hold off Pistons 10 Jan 2015 - 02:18 pm

Detroit---Eastern Conference leaders the Atlanta Hawks held off a furious Detroit rally to beat the Pistons 106-103 on Friday in a clash of...

Henderson fires 31 points to sink Raptors 10 Jan 2015 - 12:45 am

NEW YORK: Gerald Henderson scored 31 points as the Charlotte Hornets extended their winning streak to four games with a 103-95 victory over...

Pistons shock Spurs in thriller 08 Jan 2015 - 12:37 am

San Antonio: Detroit’s Brandon Jennings made the most of a San Antonio turnover, sinking the game-winner with one-tenth of a second left yesterday...

Mavericks rout Cavaliers 109-90 05 Jan 2015 - 11:18 pm

CLEVELAND: Monta Ellis scored 20 points and the Dallas Mavericks won their fifth straight, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers to spoil forward Kevin Love’s...

Spurs stop rot with win over Wizards 05 Jan 2015 - 09:26 am

SAN ANTONIO: NBA champions San Antonio, still depleted by injury but hoping to put a disappointing December behind them, defeated Washington 101-92 yesterday...

NBA: Exec says Cavs committed to first-year coach Blatt 04 Jan 2015 - 11:58 pm

David Blatt, new Cleveland Cavaliers head coach CLEVELAND - As the Cleveland Cavaliers' woes deepened Sunday with a 109-90 NBA loss to Dallas,...

Rondo leads Mavs in triumphant return to Boston 03 Jan 2015 - 12:24 pm

Rajon Rondo BOSTON---Rajon Rondo ran rampant in his return to Boston, scoring a season-high 29 points on Friday to help Dallas to a...

Cavaliers fall to Bucks without Love and LeBron 02 Jan 2015 - 05:08 am

CLEVELAND: Brandon Knight scored 26 points and the Milwaukee Bucks routed Cleveland 96-80 on Wednesday as Cavaliers stars LeBron James and Kevin Love...

NBA: Hawks hunt down Cavs in absence of unfit James 31 Dec 2014 - 11:50 pm

NEW YORK: Forward Paul Milsap scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to help the Atlanta Hawks ease by a...

Bulls beat Pacers for seventh consecutive victory 30 Dec 2014 - 05:23 pm

Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose (C) celebrates with teammates Joakim Noah (L) and Pau Gasol during their game against the Washington Wizards at Verizon...

Pistons rout Irving-less Cavs as LeBron struggles 29 Dec 2014 - 06:46 pm

Pistons rout Irving-less Cavs as LeBron struggles CLEVELAND - LeBron James suffered a poor shooting performance and Kyrie Irving remained sidelined by a...

Grizzlies beat Heat to snap four-game losing streak 29 Dec 2014 - 12:57 am

Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors (front) is fouled by Jordan Farmar of the Los Angeles Clippers on his layup during the first-half...

Cavaliers, Rockets register victories; Lakers suffer loss 28 Dec 2014 - 12:32 am

Caption NEW YORK: LeBron James scored 29 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 98-89 victory...

Wade overpowers James as Heat prevail over Cavs 27 Dec 2014 - 01:23 am

MIAMI: The Miami Heat weren’t in a giving mood on Thursday as they spoiled the Christmas Day return of LeBron James to southern...