ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Magic are inducting Shaquille O’Neal into the team’s Hall of Fame. The Magic announced O’Neal’s addition Thursday. He will be honored on March 27 when the Magic host the Detroit Pistons. The perennial All-Star and No. 1 overall draft pick in 1992 becomes the third inductee into the Magic[…]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers held off the Houston Rockets 105-100 on Wednesday night. The Trail Blazers limited James Harden to 18 points and tied the Rockets for third place in the Western Conference. Harden was averaging just over 27 points to rank[…]
PHOENIX (AP) — Markieff Morris scored 24 points, Eric Bledsoe had 18 points and nine assists and the Phoenix Suns beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-97 on Wednesday night. Rookie T.J. Warren added a career-high 17 points, and Marcus Thornton hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter and finished with 14 points. Warren’s dunk with[…]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson reached the 5,000-point milestone and knocked down two late 3-pointers in a 69-second span, leading the Golden State Warriors past the Detroit Pistons 105-98 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. Thompson finished with 27 points on 11-for-19 shooting in the Warriors’ 51st victory — matching their total[…]