Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points, Jabari Parker had 28 and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 127-114 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night. James Harden just missed a triple-double with 26 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds for Houston, which fell to 1-1 on its five-game road trip.
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Hawks take care of business in win over Sixers
The Atlanta Hawks moved to a season-best eight games over .500 Saturday night dispatching the Philadelphia 76ers 110-93. Atlanta has won 12 out of 14 and is keeping the pressure on the upper half of the Eastern Conference.
Atlanta Hawks Headlines: Coffee Is For Closers
… in his signing with the Hawks. Neal will be a third point guard and shooter off the bench. John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM says that the Hawks are one of the many teams interested in trading for Phoenix Suns wing P.J. Tucker .
Blinebury: Confident Rockets Winning, Having Fun
When the 2015 Western Conference finals were over, James Harden could barely make the trudge down the hallway to the interview room and it was all he could do to sit upright behind the microphone. Just a short time earlier, Harden had the ball in his hands and tried one last desperate lunge toward the basket .
Chinese sportswear brand makes inroads in tennis world
… wears on court. “She will tell us she wants some kind of design and also the colors and materials,” Vivienne Wang, a sports marketing sponsorship supervisor at the company, said by telephone from China. “We’ll also have some special designs – …
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Dennis Schroder scored 28 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 22 seconds left, to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 108-107 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday. The Knicks had three attempts at a desperately needed victory after, but Derrick Rose, Carmelo Anthony and Joakim Noah all couldn’t convert before time expired.
Joe Harris on ‘short-term memory’ and the confidence to shoot your shot
In the first quarter of the Nets’ 137-112 Monday loss to the Houston Rockets, resident sharpshooter Joe Harris caught fire. But things quelled quickly for the 25-year-old forward.
NBARecap: Hawks continue winning run, beat the Nets
Dennis Schroder led a balanced Hawks attack with 19 points, while Dwight Howard added 14 points and 16 rebounds, as the Hawks beat the Nets, 117-97.
NBARecap: Harden, Rockets hold off Hornets
James Harden records his another triple double, putting up 40 points, 10 assists and 15 rebounds to lead the Rockets past the Hornets, 121-114.
Nenea s late free throws lift Rockets over Thunder, 118-116 –
The Houston Rockets weren’t happy to have squandered an 18-point lead, leaving them tied with Oklahoma City with just seconds left on Thursday night. But they were proud of the plays they made at the end of the game to hang on for the win.
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Dennis Schroder had 19 points and 10 assists, Dwight Howard added 14 points and 16 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks won their season-high seventh straight game with a 117-97 victory Tuesday night over the skidding Brooklyn Nets. Paul Millsap added 14 points for Atlanta, which led the entire way.
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DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 41 points, Kyle Lowry had 24 and the Toronto Raptors rallied to end the Boston Celtics’ four-game winning streak with a 114-106 victory Tuesday night. DeRozan added 13 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and a career-high 23 rebounds.
Harden’s triple-double leads Rockets to 9th straight win
James Harden had 40 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his second straight triple-double and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Charlotte Hornets 121-114 on Tuesday night for their ninth straight win. The Rockets missed 10 straight shots and let an 18-point lead evaporate before coach Mike D’Antoni called a timeout with 2:26 left.
Atlanta takes Paul Millsap off the trade market
Just shy of 24 hours ago, it was reported by Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski that the Atlanta Hawks have taken Paul Millsap off the trade market. The word apparently came for Hawks GM Wes Wilcox: Sources: Atlanta GM Wes Wilcox has started informing teams today that Paul Millsap is no longer on the trade market.
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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook, center, drives on Chicago Bulls’ Cristiano Felicio, left, as Steven Adams and Michael Carter-Williams watch during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Chicago. Jimmy Butler probably just had the best week of any Chicago Bulls player since the days of vintage Michael Jordan.
LeBron James, left, produced the goods for the Cleveland Cavaliers
The Warriors were downed by the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, but Stephen Curry top scored with 30 points to ensure they avoided back-to-back defeats, something that has not happened in 124 regular-season games. The Houston Rockets were inspired by James Harden’s 40 points in the 129-122 win over the Toronto Raptors, which was part of an impressive triple-double.
Rockets 11 mins ago 10:48 p.m.Nene’s late free throws lift Rockets over Thunder, 118-116
… Oklahoma City Thunder forward Domantas Sabonis (3) in the first quarter at Toyota Center. Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports HOUSTON (AP) – James Harden scored 26 points and Nene made two free throws with 0.7 seconds remaining to lift the Houston …
Nene’s Late Free Throws Lift Rockets Over Thunder, 118-116
James Harden scored 26 points and Nene made two free throws with 0.7 seconds remaining to lift the Houston Rockets to their sixth straight win, 118-116 over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. Nene was fouled by Jerami Grant as he attempted a shot right under the basket, setting up the winning free throws.
Harden scores 53 in triple-double, Rockets beat Knicks
Minutes after collecting 53 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds in his second straight triple-double, Houston’s James Harden was asked what it has been like to play in new coach Mike D’Antoni’s system. It looked more like a nightmare to the short-handed New York Knicks after Harden powered the Rockets to a 129-122 win on Saturday night.
James Harden hits three, does the shimmy on way to record night
He was putting up numbers on the Knicks Saturday night – he’s the first player in NBA history to have 50 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists in a game. That included this crossover away from the screen, three ball, and then the shimmy.
Harden drops career-high 53 in massive triple-double
Harden drops career-high 53 in huge triple-double James Harden poured in 53 points to go with 17 assists and 16 rebounds as Houston beat New York. Check out this story on mysouthshorenow.com: http://usat.ly/2iRwGtv HOUSTON – James Harden had 53 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds for his second straight triple-double, and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed New York Knicks 129-122 on Saturday night.
Hawks get defensive in win over Pistons
The Atlanta Hawks successfully avenged an earlier blowout loss by defeating the Detroit Pistons 105-98 for their second straight home win. Atlanta led by as many as 17 points before a late Pistons run tightened things up.
James Harden has triple-double, Rockets top Clippers 140-116
James Harden had a triple-double with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and the Houston Rockets rolled to a 140-116 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Clippers guard Austin Rivers and father/coach Doc Rivers were both ejected in the second quarter as Los Angeles dropped its fifth straight.
Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni says James Harden bought in from day
As much as Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni has praised the play of guard James Harden, he said a large part of the success goes back to before the season started when Harden quickly took to D’Antoni’s style and his role. “If he doesn’t buy in to how I would like to coach, then obviously we’re not made for each other,” D’Antoni said.
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Rockets shooting the lights out under D’Antoni
Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Minneapolis. Houston won 111-109 in overtime.
Rockets 31 mins ago 7:47 a.m.Rockets shooting the lights out under D’Antoni
When Mike D’Antoni took over the Phoenix Suns in 2003 and started incorporating his plan to blow the doors off of the rest of the NBA, the coach remembers looking at the stat sheet almost sheepishly when he saw how many 3-pointers they were taking. “We’d put up 25 and get scared, like ‘Oh my gosh, maybe we’re doing too much,'” D’Antoni recalled this week.
OKC Thunder: Previewing the Thunder vs. the Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta has had at least 26 assists in six straight games. a The Thunder enters Monday’s game was the only team in the NBA scoring and allowing the same number of points per 100 possessions .
OKC Thunder: Previewing the Thunder vs. the Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta has had at least 26 assists in six straight games. a The Thunder enters Monday’s game was the only team in the NBA scoring and allowing the same number of points per 100 possessions .
Rockets rally for 10th straight win, stun Wolves in OT
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns puts up a shot over Houston Rockets forward Ryan Anderson during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Minneapolis. Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns puts up a shot over Houston Rockets forward Ryan Anderson during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Minneapolis.