Tag: NBA Western Conference
Growing pains as Spurs transition to younger roster
SAN ANTONIO — After relying heavily on veterans for two decades, the San Antonio Spurs are having growing pains in their transformation to a...
Lillard hits 8 3-pointers, ties NBA playoff record for half
DENVER — Damian Lillard hit eight 3-pointers, including one from nearly half-court, to tie an NBA playoff record for most in a half.
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Jokic scores 38, Nuggets beat Blazers 128-109 to even series
DENVER — Nikola Jokic scored 38 points to overcome a 3-point shooting barrage from Damian Lillard and the Denver Nuggets evened the first-round series...
Nuggets even series with Trail Blazers
DENVER — Nikola Jokic scored 38 points to overcome a 3-point shooting barrage from Damian Lillard and the Denver Nuggets evened the first-round series...
Triumph of the unhip: ‘NCIS’ tops TV, streaming rankings
NEW YORK — The Nielsen company's latest rankings of popular television and streaming shows have one thing in common — “NCIS” at the top.
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NBA’s young superstars showing their time is now in playoffs
NEW YORK — Trae Young didn’t look like a postseason rookie in silencing a rocking road crowd in New York.
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8th-seeded Memphis beats No. 1-seeded Jazz in series opener
SALT LAKE CITY — Dillon Brooks had 31 points and seven rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Utah Jazz 112-109 Sunday night in...
GM Myers confident Warriors will re-sign Stephen Curry
SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors general manager Bob Myers has little doubt Golden State will sign newly crowned scoring champion Stephen Curry to a contract...
Curry, Warriors look forward to another chance next season
SAN FRANCISCO — All along, Stephen Curry just wanted to play for something at the end after everybody counted out his Golden State Warriors...
Lillard leads 3-point barrage, Blazers beat Nuggets 123-109
DENVER — Damian Lillard scored 34 points and led Portland's 3-point barrage that sparked the Trail Blazers' 123-109 win over the Denver Nuggets in...