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After blowout loss, Pistons try to rebound vs. struggling Magic
J.B. Bickerstaff isn't concerned about one bad outing. The Detroit Pistons coach saw his team get blown out by Cleveland on Monday.,The Pistons will host the struggling Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.,The Cavaliers, who had the Eastern Conference's best record last season, rolled to a 116-95 victo...
Cavs, led by 'underrated' Donovan Mitchell, pursue 4th straight win in clash vs. Celtics
Donovan Mitchell will attempt to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their fourth straight victory when they visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. , ,Since opening the season with a 119-111 loss to New York, Cleveland has wins over Brooklyn (131-124), Milwaukee (118-113) and Detroit (116-95). Mit...
Rockets eager to build on first victory in matchup vs. Raptors
The Houston Rockets will be out to build on their first win of the season when they visit the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.,The Rockets won for the first time in three games on Monday night, 137-109 over the visiting Brooklyn Nets.,"It was stressful the last couple nights, being 0-2, feeling w...
WNBPA counsel: CBA deal by deadline 'not going to happen'
The WNBA and the players' union are unlikely to reach a new collective bargaining agreement by Friday's deadline.,Erin Drake, legal counsel for the Women's National Basketball Players Association, said it's "not going to happen.",The two sides will continue to meet this week but are said to remain f...
Why Betting on an Oklahoma City Thunder Dynasty Is a Massive Mistake
Sportsbooks are offering +750 on the Thunder to three-peat, but with today’s NBA parity and the second apron rules, it’s a sucker bet. Here’s why....
Mavs' Cooper Flagg provides promising update on shoulder
Dallas Mavericks rookie forward Cooper Flagg is taking an optimistic approach after sustaining a left shoulder injury early in the first quarter of Monday's 101-94 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.,"We're going to probably get some scans or whatever, make sure everything's all clean, but I feel lik...
Rested Al Horford back as Warriors tangle with rival Clippers
The Golden State Warriors will take a new approach to a back-to-back when veteran Al Horford returns to face the Los Angeles Clippers in a Pacific Division showdown Tuesday night in San Francisco.,The Warriors will be playing their second two-games-in-two-nights sequence of the young season, having ...
Chet Holmgren, Thunder out to stay unbeaten vs. visiting Kings
Chet Holmgren continues to improve in his third NBA season.,Through four games heading into the undefeated Oklahoma City Thunder's home matchup with the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, Holmgren is averaging 23.0 points and 10.3 rebounds while shooting 56.9% from the floor.,In his first two seasons in t...
VJ Edgecombe, Sixers out to continue hot start vs. Wizards
Rookie guard VJ Edgecombe continues to impress for the Philadelphia 76ers, who are off to their first 3-0 start since the 2019-20 campaign.,The Sixers look to remain unbeaten when they visit the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.,With center Joel Embiid resting his surgically repaired left knee on the f...
NBA roundup: Thunder take down Mavs to remain perfect
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 13 of his 23 points in the third quarter, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder stay undefeated with a 101-94 road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.,The Thunder led by 22 in the fourth quarter but the Mavericks got within one in the final minute before Oklahoma City...
Blazers overcome Austin Reaves' 41, beat depleted Lakers
Deni Avdija scored 17 of his 25 points in the first half and Jrue Holiday notched 17 of his 24 in the second half as the Portland Trail Blazers recorded a 122-108 victory over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.,Jerami Grant came off the bench to score 22 points as Portland defeated the Lak...
Warriors' third-quarter surge sinks Grizzlies
Jonathan Kuminga had a game-high 25 points, Moses Moody scored 12 of his 20 points in decisive third-quarter spurt and the Golden State Warriors ran away from the visiting Memphis Grizzlies for a 131-118 victory Monday night.,Brandin Podziemski poured in 23 points. Jimmy Butler III scored 20 and Ste...
Jamal Murray (43), Nikola Jokic spark Nuggets over Wolves
Jamal Murray scored 43 points on 16-for-29 shooting and the Denver Nuggets finished strong for a 127-114 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Denver's Nikola Jokic notched his third triple-double in as many games to start the season with 25 points, 19 rebounds and 10 a...
Lauri Markkanen scores 51 as Jazz edge Suns in OT
Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 points with 14 rebounds to carry the Utah Jazz to a 138-134 overtime victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,Markkanen made 17 of 17 free throws, including a game-clinching pair with 1.9 seconds left, en route to his fourth ca...
Thunder fend off furious Mavericks rally, stay unbeaten
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 13 of his 23 points in the third quarter, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder stay undefeated with a 101-94 road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.,The Thunder led by 22 in the fourth quarter, but the Mavericks got within one in the final minute before Oklahoma Cit...
Spurs put Raptors away, off to first 4-0 start since '16
Victor Wembanyama poured in 24 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and hit two late baskets that helped the host San Antonio Spurs to a 121-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday.,It's the first time since the 2017-18 season that the Spurs have started a campaign with four consecutive wins., ,San An...
Celtics rout Pelicans for first win of season
Anfernee Simons scored 25 points to lead six Boston double-figure scorers and the visiting Celtics got their first victory of the season by defeating the winless New Orleans Pelicans 122-90 on Monday night.,Payton Pritchard added 18 points, Luka Garza had 16, Jaylen Brown and Josh Minott had 15 each...
Bulls hold off Hawks to stay unbeaten to start season
Ayo Dosunmu scored a team-high 21 points and Josh Giddey and Nikola Vucevic registered double-doubles to lift the host Chicago Bulls to a 128-123 win against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.,A season-high eight players scored in double figures for the Bulls, who secured a 3-0 start.,Giddey contributed 1...
Report: Pacers sign Mac McClung to multi-year contract
Three-time reigning NBA slam dunk contest champion Mac McClung is joining the Indiana Pacers on a multi-year deal, ESPN reported on Monday.,McClung, 26, who played in six NBA games from 2021-25, landed his first standard contract with the league, though it's a nonguaranteed contract. In those six ga...
Behind bench, Rockets take down Nets
Tari Eason scored 22 points off the bench while Alperen Sengun added 21 to pace a balanced attack for the Houston Rockets, who thumped the visiting Brooklyn Nets 137-109 on Monday.,Eason scored 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting in the first half to carry the Rockets until Sengun and others joined the fra...