Even though this was a road game, the crowd enthusiastically cheered for the visiting Golden State Warriors — a common occurrence this season.
After watching his MVP light up the scoreboard with an array of long-distance bombs, short flips and ridiculous layups, Golden State Warriors coach Luke Walton summed up Stephen Curry’s night relatively simply.
With Marcus Morris sitting out with left knee tendinitis, Stanley Johnson made his first start of the season, and Darrun Hilliard made an impression in his most extensive action yet.
Melo Trimble hit a long 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to lift No. 3 Maryland to a 63-60 win at Wisconsin (9-8, 1-3 Big Ten).
Gordon Hayward scored a season-high 34 points and the Utah Jazz beat the Miami Heat 98-83 on Saturday night to break a three-game losing streak.
Kyle Lowry scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and DeMar DeRozan added 19 to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 108-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
John Wall had 24 points and 10 assists to help the Washington Wizards defeat the Orlando Magic for the 12th straight time, 105-99 on Saturday night.
Andre Drummond had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons pulled away at the beginning of the fourth quarter for their third straight victory, 103-89 over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.
Al Horford made sure the Chicago Bulls’ six-game winning streak came to an end and that the Atlanta Hawks had a significant home victory.
Anthony remains the focal point of the Knicks’ offense, but he may no longer consider shooting the basketball to be his birthright.
Al Horford scored a season-high 33 points and had 10 rebounds, Paul Millsap added 18 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Chicago Bulls 120-105 on Saturday night.
Was it a breakthrough or simply a breakdown?
Late Friday in San Antonio, Spurs grouchy legendary coach Gregg Popovich referred to Carmelo Anthony as "a Hall of Fame player.” He raved 7-foot-3 rookie Kristaps Porzingis will become "great.” And the Spurs Majordomo didn't trash his team afterward for nearly losing their season's first home game to a sub-.500 club from the smarmy East….