1/8/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
NBA: The Hornets are back in action tonight at 7pm in the Spectrum. The Milwaukee Bucks are coming to town and are coming off a win in Brooklyn last night.
Othe action today:
Grizzlies at the Clippers 3:30pm
Pacers host the Jazz 7pm
Magic versus the Pistons 7pm
Knicks at the Celtics in the second half of the home versus home back-to-back. The Knicks came back from 25 points and hit a buzzer beater to win the last game. The Celtics have lost their last two games. This game is at 7:30pm on NBA TV.
Suns host the Heat at 10pm
Last night around the league:
Spurs lost 119-100 to the 76ers. Joel Embiid had a double-double and led all players in points and rebounds. Embiid finished with 31 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists
Bucks beat the Nets 121-109. Giannis Antetokounmpo led all scorers with 31 points, he also led the game in assists with 9. Giannis also had 7 rebounds. Bobby Portis had a double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Kevin Durant led the Nets with 29 points and James Harden scored 16. Both Harden and Durant had 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
Raptors over the Jazz 122-108. Fred VanVleet scored his first career triple-double with 37 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. VanVleet also led all players in points, rebounds, and assists.
Timberwolves 135-105 over the Thunder. Timberwolves, D’Angelo Russell had a double-double 27 points and 12 assists and led the game in both categories. Minnesota’s Jarred Vanderbilt also had a double-double, led the game in rebounds with 17 and had 11 points.
Bulls win their ninth straight, taking care of the Wizards 130-122. The Bulls’ Zach LaVine had 29 points. DeMar DeRozen had 15 points and 8 assists. Nikola Vucevic had a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds for Chicago.
Rockets lost to the Mavericks 130-106
Nuggets beat the Kings 121-111. The Nuggets Nikola Jokic had a double-double with 33 points and 10 rebounds. He also led the game in assists with 7.
Lakers over the Hawks 134-118. LeBron James continues to defy father time and seems to be getting better with age scoring 32 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. He leads the league in 30 plus point games and has had ten straight 25 plus point games. Russell Westbrook ended the game with a double-double scoring 9 points, with 11 rebounds and 13 assists. Trey Young almost had a triple-double for Atlanta, he finished with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 14 assists.
Trail Blazers lost to the Cavaliers 114-101. Darius Garland led Cleveland and the game with 26 points. Jarrett Allen had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavaliers.
NHL: Two games last night:
The Hurricanes beat the Flames 6-3. Carolina only needed 37 shots on goal to take care of business. Five players scored goals for the Hurricanes. Andrei Svechnikov scored 2 goals on six shots. Jesper Fast, Derek Stepan, Tony DeAngelo and Brady Skjei each scored as well. Frederick Anderson stopped 36 shots for Carolina. Carolina is back in action tonight as they host the Florida Panthers at 7pm in the PNC Arena.
The Capitals lost to the Blues 5-1. Pavel Bucknevich scored two goals in the win for St. Louis.
Last Night’s Scores:
Sharks over the Sabres 3-2
Blue Jackets lost to the Devils 3-1
Wild beat the Bruins 3-2
Flames lost to the Lightning 4-1
Penguins 6-2 over the Flyers
Panthers lost to the Stars 6-5
Coyotes 6-4 over the Blackhawk
Avalanche beat the Jets 7-1
Rangers fall to the Golden Knights 5-1
Predators 4-2 over the Kings
Four of the fifteen games scheduled for today have already been postponed due to Covid-19 protocols.
Penguins at Stars 2pm NHL Network
Maple Leafs versus the Avalanche 7pm NHL Network
Hurricanes host the Panthers 7pm
Devils at the Blue Jackets 7pm
Lightning hosting the Bruins 7pm
Sharks at Flyers 7pm
Capitals versus the Wild 8pm
Predators at Coyotes 8pm
Golden Knights host the Blackhawks 10pm
Rangers at the Ducks 10pm
Red Wings travel to face the Kings 10:30pm
Postponed Games: Kraken at Jets, Sabres versus the Canadiens, Islanders at Oilers, and Senators versus the Canucks.
NFL: Matchups for Week 18
Two games today:
The Kansas City Chiefs are in Denver to face the Broncos at 4:30pm on ESPN.
The Dallas Cowboys at the Philadelphia Eagles at 8:25pm on ESPN.
Sunday Matchups:
The Carolina Panthers travel to Tampa Bay to face the Buccaneers at 4:25pm on FOX.
Steelers at the Ravens 1pm
Bengals at the Browns 1pm
Washington at the Giants 1pm
Bears at the Vikings 1pm
Colts at the Jaguars 1pm
Packers at the Lions 1pm
Titans at the Texans 1pm
Jets at the Bills 4:25pm
Saints at the Falcons 4:25pm
Patriots at the Dolphins 4:25pm
Seahawks at the Cardinals 4:25pm
49ers at the Rams 4:25pm
Chargers at the Raiders 8:20pm
NCAA Men’s Basketball:
Full schedule of games today, including:
Clemson versus North Carolina State is already underway.
The Tar Heels host Virginia is already underway on ESPN.
UNC Greensboro faces the Virginia Military Keydets, this game is already underway
Syracuse travels to Wake Forest 2pm ACC Network
East Carolina at Temple 2pm
South Alabama will host Coastal Carolina at 4pm
North Carolina A & T Aggies at Radford 4:30pm
Duke versus Miami at 8pm on the ACC Network.
North Carolina Central versus Morgan State has been postponed
NCAA Men’s Football :
The National Championship Game will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Jan 10 on ESPN. #1 Alabama Crimson Tide will face #3 Georgia Bulldogs.
LOCAL SPORTS:
Boys Varsity Basketball: Last Night’s Scores:
Lakewood versus West Columbus (no score reported/ no one available for comment).
South Columbus returns to action on Jan 11 against the Pender Patriots.
The Whiteville Wolfpack is back in action Jan 12 at 4pm, they are on the road in Fairmont.
West Brunswick is in West Columbus Jan 12, at 7:30pm.
Girls Varsity Basketball: Last Night:
Lakewood goes into West Columbus. Both teams were 0-6 this season (no score reported/ no one available for comment).
South and West Columbus return to action Jan 11.
The Lady Wolfpack of Whiteville are back in action Jan 12 at Fairmont.
– Vinny Pagano is the Sports Editor for Columbus County News and Sports Director for WTXY Kool 103.9FM & AM1540. Local Sports stories, as well as questions and comments can be sent to [email protected]
