Basketball Page 118 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No Giannis Antetokounmpo, but Bucks still edge Pelicans
Gary Trent Jr. scored 29 points, Brook Lopez and Ryan Rollins had double-doubles and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks held off the New Orleans Pelicans 111-107 on Sunday night.,Lopez finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots, and Rollins had 14 points, 10 assists and four steals.,Kevin...
Despite Nikola Jokic's big game, Nuggets lose fourth straight
The Indiana Pacers absorbed a triple-double from Nikola Jokic to defeat the host Denver Nuggets 125-120 on Sunday.,Myles Turner scored 24 points for Indiana, Obi Toppin contributed 22, Andrew Nembhard had 19 and Aaron Nesmith added 17 as Indiana (47-31) marched to its fourth successive win and stren...
OG Anunoby's latest big night leads Knicks past Suns
New York's OG Anunoby continued the surge he began during Jalen Brunson's absence Sunday night, when Anunoby welcomed Brunson back to the Knicks' lineup by scoring 32 points in a 112-98 win over the visiting Phoenix Suns.,Brunson, who began the night leads the Knicks with 26.3 points and 7.4 assists...
Kings keep postseason hopes alive with win over Cavaliers
Zach LaVine made seven 3-pointers, including three in the fourth quarter, to finish with a game-high 37 points as the visiting Sacramento Kings pushed past the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-113 on Sunday night.,The win sends the Kings (38-40) to the ninth seed in the Western Conference, a half-game ahead ...
Blazers fend off Spurs, but both eliminated from playoff race
Toumani Camara poured in 23 points and took 10 rebounds as the host Portland Trail Blazers did just enough to beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-109 on Sunday.,Following the Sacramento Kings' win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, both the Trail Blazers and Spurs were eliminated from playoff contention.,Shae...
Hawks top Jazz, sending Utah to 9th straight loss
Onyeka Okongwu scored 27 points with 12 rebounds to help the Atlanta Hawks snap a three-game skid with a 147-134 home victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday.,Trae Young contributed 23 points and 15 assists and Caris LeVert added 21 points, six assists and five boards off the bench for the Hawks (37-41...
Celtics add to single-season 3-point record in blowout of Wizards
Seven Celtics scored in double figures, and Boston shot a blistering 24-of-52 from 3-point range to cruise to its 11th win in the last 12 games, 124-90 against the visiting Washington Wizards on Sunday.,Payton Pritchard's 20 points led the balanced scoring performance for Boston (58-20), which conti...
Raptors use balanced attack to top Nets
Rookie Jonathan Mogbo tied a career high with 17 points to lead eight in double figures as the Toronto Raptors pulled away midway through the fourth quarter and earned a 120-109 victory over the host Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.,The Raptors (29-50) beat the Nets (25-53) for the second time in less than ...
Lakers pour in 22 3-pointers to thrash Thunder
Luka Doncic scored 30 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 126-99 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.,The Lakers finished with a season-high 22 3-pointers on 40 attempts (55 percent). Austin Reaves had 20 points and he and Doncic were two of four Los Angeles players with four or...
In push for playoff positioning, Heat host injury-riddled 76ers
Two Eastern Conference counterparts, the Philadelphia 76ers and host Miami Heat, meet on Monday following tough losses for both teams.,The Heat (35-43) dropped a 121-115 overtime decision at home on Saturday to Milwaukee in a game with postseason implications. Miami is locked into the play-in round,...
Coby White's shooting lifts Bulls over Hornets
Coby White scored 37 points and the visiting Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Hornets 131-117 for a three-game winning streak Sunday afternoon.,White shot 12-for-16 from the field, including 6-for-8 on 3-pointers, in a return to his home state of North Carolina. He also made all seven of his free-th...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks bid to stay hot in clash vs. Pelicans
The Milwaukee Bucks have had quite a week.,They had historic performances twice in three days, then rallied from a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Heat 121-115 in overtime in Miami on Saturday night.,The Bucks (43-34) clinched a playoff berth Saturday and moved into the No. 5 s...
Jalen Brunson could return as Knicks set sights on Suns
A weekend back-to-back set began about as well as it could for the New York Knicks.,Things might get even better on Sunday night with Jalen Brunson possibly returning from a month-long absence as the Knicks host the Phoenix Suns.,New York won despite the absence of Brunson and Mitchell Robinson on S...
Stephen A. Compares Walter Clayton Jr. to NBA Star Who Doesn’t Exist
Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. starred in the Final Four, but Stephen A. Smith stole headlines with a shoutout to fictional NBA player “Wade Cunningham....
As Jazz visit Hawks, Utah looking ahead to next season
As the Utah Jazz extended their franchise record for losses in a season to 62 at Indiana on Friday, the most interesting part happened off the court. ,Second-year player Taylor Hendricks spent time with the broadcast team of the Jazz (16-62) during the telecast, chatting about his progress since suf...
NBA roundup: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks top Heat in OT
Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 36 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his second straight triple-double and 10th of the season as the Milwaukee Bucks secured a 121-115 road win over the Miami Heat in overtime on Saturday.,Kevin Porter Jr. had 24 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists off the bench ...
Clippers keep pace in West, wipe out Mavericks
James Harden and Kawhi Leonard each scored 29 points as the Los Angeles Clippers finished off a convincing 135-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday at Inglewood, Calif.,Ivica Zubac added 25 points with 10 rebounds for the Clippers (46-32), who improved to 11-2 since March 12, while winn...
Triple-double from Giannis Antetokounmpo helps Bucks subdue Heat
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 36 points and Kevin Porter Jr. added 24 to help the Milwaukee Bucks win an overtime battle against the host Miami Heat 121-115 on Saturday night.,Antetokounmpo had a triple-double for Milwaukee (43-34), which won its third in a row, with 15 rebounds and 10 assists. Porte...
Rockets, Warriors meet in late-season clash of contenders
The Houston Rockets can take a big step toward clinching the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference but will have to deal with a longtime nemesis, when they visit the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Sunday night.,A 52nd win by the Rockets (51-27) would assure them at least a tie for second p...
Desmond Bane carries Grizzlies to road win over Pistons
Desmond Bane scored nine of his game-high 38 points in the final 2:50 to lift the visiting Memphis Grizzlies past the Detroit Pistons 109-103 on Saturday.,Jaren Jackson Jr. added 27 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis (46-32), which won its ninth straight game against the Pistons. Grizzlies big man Z...