Topic: Philadelphia

Wizards win tiebreaker with Clippers for better chance in draft lotteryThe Washington Wizards have won a tiebreaker with the Los Angeles Clippers, giving them a slightly better chance of landing the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.Washington has an 17.8 percent ...

Tuesday's NBA Boxes

MIAMI (79) Diawara 1-6 0-0 2, Beasley 9-15 4-4 23, Magloire 3-4 0-0 6, Chalmers 6-10 0-0 15, Cook 3-12 0-0 7, Quinn 0-9 0-2 0, J.Jones 3-10 2-2 10, Anthony 1-1 1-4 3, Wright 3-6 1-2 7, Blount 2-5 0-0 6. ...

Friday's NBA Boxes

CLEVELAND (102) James 8-17 10-12 27, Varejao 4-12 0-0 8, Ilgauskas 3-10 0-2 7, West 3-7 2-2 11, M.Williams 7-15 1-1 18, Jo.Smith 4-6 0-0 8, Gibson 2-5 0-0 4, Szczerbiak 6-7 2-2 18, Wallace 0-0 1-2 1. New York 26 25 ...

Hornets douse Heat to seal NBA play-off berth

The New Orleans Hornets sealed their National Basketball Association playoff berth with a 93-87 overtime victory over the Miami Heat.Rasual Butler made a tying three-pointer as regulation time expired and David West hit the go-ahead jump shot with eight seconds left in ...

History of BasketBall

BasketBall The history of basketball finds it way back to the year 1891. It was a Canadian physical education instructor by the name of James Naismith who introduced the game of basketball to the world. He was born in Ontario and taught ...

Thursday's NBA Boxes

MILWAUKEE (95) Jefferson 6-16 5-5 17, Villanueva 4-9 2-2 11, Gadzuric 3-6 4-5 10, Bell 6-13 1-1 14, Sessions 6-12 6-7 18, Alexander 0-2 0-0 0, Allen 4-6 0-0 8, Mbah a Moute 2-5 2-4 6, Ridnour 4-6 1-2 11, Bogans 0-0 ...

76ers-Lakers, Box

PHILADELPHIA (94) Iguodala 9-21 6-7 25, Young 6-10 2-2 14, Dalembert 1-8 1-4 3, Miller 4-12 0-0 8, Green 4-8 0-0 8, Speights 1-3 0-0 2, Williams 7-15 3-3 18, Ivey 1-3 0-0 2, Evans 2-3 1-2 5, Ratliff 0-0 0-0 0, ...

Saturday's NBA Boxes

DETROIT (83) Prince 4-14 1-2 9, McDyess 2-7 2-2 6, Wallace 4-13 4-6 14, Hamilton 9-19 0-0 20, Stuckey 7-14 5-6 19, Afflalo 1-2 0-0 3, Maxiell 2-4 0-0 4, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Herrmann 1-3 0-0 2, Bynum 2-3 2-2 6. ...

Wednesday's NBA Boxes

DENVER (82) Anthony 7-18 15-18 29, Martin 5-9 3-3 13, Nene 4-8 4-6 12, Billups 4-12 1-1 11, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Petro 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 3-7 0-0 8, Carter 2-4 0-0 5, Kleiza 1-5 0-0 2. Denver 24 22 17 ...

Paul's triple-double lifts Hornets over 76ers

Chris Paul posted his league-leading fifth triple-double of the season to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 101-86 National Basketball Association victory over Philadelphia.Peja Stojakovich drained five straight three-pointers in the first four minutes of the final quarter as he scored ...