Russell Westbrook scored 18 points, Daequan Cook hit four 3-pointers in quick succession to help Oklahoma City pull away in the first half and the Thunder led wire to wire in a 107-97 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night. The Thunder improved to 5-0 and remained perfect in four New Year’s Eve home games that have become a tradition since the franchise moved from Seattle to Oklahoma…
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Kevin Martin scored 27 points, Kyle Lowry matched a career high with 18 assists and the Houston Rockets led from start to finish in a 95-84 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Luis Scola added 21 points, Jordan Hill grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and Chase Budinger scored 17 points for the Rockets, who looked fresh despite playing their third game in three nights.
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Lawrence Frank had a big smile and two important guests at his postgame press conference Saturday night. Moments after breaking his personal 20-game losing streak when the Detroit Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 96-88, Frank brought his two young daughters in front of the cameras with him. “Welcome to Detroit, girls,” he said.
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Forward Amare Stoudemire did not dress for the New York Knicks on Saturday night against the Sacramento Kings because of a sprained left ankle. Stoudemire, the Knicks’ leading rebounder and second-leading scorer, injured his ankle late in Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The veteran forward had treatment and sat out Friday’s practice. Read Original Post Here
Andrew Bynum had 29 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut following a four-game suspension that carried over from the playoffs, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 92-89 Saturday. Bynum shot 13 for 18, helping the Lakers win their third straight following the team’s first 0-2 start since 2002-03.
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With the Chris Paul trade finally behind him, New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps is back to his regular routine of traveling the country nonstop focusing on his current roster and the franchise’s future. Demps attended the Hornets’ 93-78 home loss to Phoenix on Friday night, then left home at 4:30 a.m. Read Original Post Here
The Memphis Grizzlies have re-signed Hamed Haddadi, bringing back the Iranian center. Haddadi is the first Iranian ever to play in the NBA. The 7-foot-2 reserve center averaged 2.4 points with 2.2 rebounds in 31 games last season for the Grizzlies. The 26-year-old native of Ahvaz, Iran, has spent the past three seasons with Memphis, averaging 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 86 games. Read Original Post Here
With Derrick Rose attacking, the court opened up for the rest of the Chicago Bulls. They hit their shots and Rose did just about everything else to help his team wrap up a successful season-opening West Coast trip. Rose had 29 points and 16 assists, and the Bulls pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 114-101 Friday night.
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Derrick Favors had been benched at power forward earlier in the day by Utah Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin. But with starting center Al Jefferson scratched less than an hour before Friday night’s game against Philadelphia because of an inflamed right ankle, Favors needed to step up. In his first career start at center, the second-year pro scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead…
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The Dallas Mavericks expect offense from top scorer Dirk Nowitzki. Reserve center Ian Mahinmi provided a surprising bonus. Mahinmi scored a career-high 19 points, Nowitzki contributed 18, and the reigning NBA champion Mavericks rallied for their first victory of the season, 99-86 over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
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