Basketball Page 113 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Nikola Jokic (34), Nuggets maintain dominance of Kings
Nikola Jokic scored a season-high 34 points to go with 14 assists, Christian Braun added a season-best 21 points and the host Denver Nuggets held off the Sacramento Kings 130-124 on Monday night.,Aaron Gordon added 20 points, Jamal Murray scored 15 despite missing all five of his 3-point attempts, B...
Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson carry Rockets past Mavericks
Alperen Sengun paired 26 points with 11 rebounds, Amen Thompson chipped in 27 points, and the Houston Rockets fended off the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 110-102 on Monday.,Sengun helped the Rockets get late separation with a pair of free throws and a spinning eight-footer down the stretch. His pas...
Cade Cunningham carries Pistons past Ja Morant, Grizzlies
Cade Cunningham scored 19 of his season-high 33 points in the fourth quarter and the visiting Detroit Pistons led wire to wire in a 114-106 victory Monday night over the Memphis Grizzlies.,Isaiah Stewart added season highs of 26 points and 14 rebounds to go along with four blocks for Detroit.,Jaren ...
Jusuf Nurkic scores in final second, Jazz hang tough to beat Celtics
Jusuf Nurkic scored with 0.6 seconds to play to give the visiting Utah Jazz a 105-103 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.,Jaylen Brown was called for an offensive foul while Boston was trying to inbound the ball following Nurkic's basket, which prevented the Celtics from attempting a fi...
Knicks pull away in 41-point third, extend Wizards' skid
Josh Hart scored 10 points during a decisive third-period run Monday night for the host New York Knicks, who pulled away and beat the Washington Wizards19-102.,Hart (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Karl-Anthony Towns (33 points, 13 rebounds) each posted double-doubles for the Knicks, who won both ends o...
Giannis Antetokounmpo buzzer-beater lifts Bucks over Pacers
Giannis Antetokounmpo capped his game-high 33-point performance on Monday with a buzzer-beating, turnaround fadeaway to lift the Milwaukee Bucks past the Indiana Pacers, 117-115, in Indianapolis.,Backing down Aaron Nesmith in the closing seconds, Antetokounmpo pivoted at the left elbow just as a dou...
Fourth-quarter surge propels Wolves past winless Nets
Donte DiVincenzo scored 25 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 125-109 victory over the winless Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in New York.,DiVincenzo hit two 3-pointers in the fourth when the Timberwolves outscored the Nets 34-21. The guard shot 8 of 17 overa...
Report: Spurs rookie Dylan Harper out multiple weeks with calf strain
No. 2 overall draft pick Dylan Harper suffered a left calf strain, the San Antonio Spurs said Monday, with ESPN reporting that the rookie will be sidelined for multiple weeks.,Harper, 19, appeared to be injured while trying to defend the Phoenix Suns' Nick Richards on a dunk in the second quarter of...
Early home/road splits suggest Suns face long odds at Warriors
The Golden State Warriors look to remain unbeaten at home against a team that has yet to win on the road when they host the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in San Francisco.,Playing at home for the first of just two times over a 12-game stretch, the Warriors will take the court saddled with a two-game...
Rookies' readiness boosts Hornets with winless Pelicans on deck
Fueled by a wave of youthful energy from their rookie class, the Charlotte Hornets' patient rebuild is finally starting to take shape heading into Tuesday's road clash with the New Orleans Pelicans.,Charlotte made light work of Utah on Sunday, cruising to a 126-103 win, despite missing its two best ...
Bulls will have hands full with 76ers as they move past first loss
Coming off their first loss of the season, the Chicago Bulls return home Tuesday to face a Philadelphia 76ers team armed with a blueprint for handling such a setback.,On Sunday, Philadelphia responded to its first defeat two nights earlier by rolling past Brooklyn 129-105 in the opener of a three-ga...
Shorthanded Lakers bid to avenge early loss to Blazers
One week after defeating the Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers will look to do it again when they host Los Angeles on Monday night.,The Trail Blazers recorded a 122-108 road win over the Lakers on Oct. 27. It was their second straight win over Los Angeles after losing their previous six matchups.,P...
Lakers resting Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves against Trail Blazers
Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Doncic and backcourt mate Austin Reaves won't play in Monday night's road game against the Portland Trail Blazers on the second end of a back-to-back.,The Lakers listed Doncic as out on the injury report with a lower left leg contusion, the same ailment that recent...
Trae Young-less Hawks return home for Magic rematch
The Atlanta Hawks return from a three-game road trip to host the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, but they'll do it without all-star guard Trae Young.,Young sprained the MCL in his right knee on Oct. 29 and will be out four-plus weeks. He will be re-evaluated in a month, when the team will have a better id...
10 Game-Changing College Basketball Transfers to Watch This Season
Get to know 10 must-watch college basketball transfers set to make major impacts in the 2024-25 season from P.J. Haggerty to Yaxel Lendeborg....
Clippers' pristine home record on the line against Heat
The Los Angeles Clippers are looking to stay perfect at home in the early part of the season when they receive a visit from the Miami Heat on Monday.,The Clippers improved to 3-0 in their own building with a 126-124 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.,The Heat, in turn, will enter off a...
Lakers have chance to avenge early loss to Blazers
One week after defeating the Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers will look to do it again when they host Los Angeles on Monday night.,The Trail Blazers recorded a 122-108 road win over the Lakers on Oct. 27. It was their second straight win over Los Angeles after losing their previous six matchups.,P...
Knicks ride team effort into encounter vs. struggling Wizards
It doesn't take long for impatience to begin appearing within a city starved for an NBA championship.,But the New York Knicks finally offered a glimpse at their best-case scenario on Sunday night.,The Knicks will look to complete a perfect back-to-back set on Monday when they host the Washington Wiz...
Jazz head to Boston still looking for first road win
The Utah Jazz will be seeking their first road victory of the season when they visit the Boston Celtics on Monday night.,Utah's road record dropped to 0-3 following Sunday's 126-103 loss to Charlotte. The Jazz played without center Walker Kessler, who returned to Utah before Sunday's game to get tre...
Ja Morant to return from 1-game suspension as Grizzlies host Pistons
The Memphis Grizzlies and the visiting Detroit Pistons find themselves trending in different directions ahead of Monday's game.,After starting the season 3-2, the Grizzlies have lost two straight and they suspended star point guard Ja Morant for Sunday's game in Toronto for conduct detrimental to th...