Basketball Page 127 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Cavs share scoring duties in victory over Hornets
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and Darius Garland and De'Andre Hunter each had 27 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 139-132 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.,Dean Wade added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Cavaliers, and Ga...
After stunning Lakers, Clippers set sights on Rockets
After recording their most impressive win of the season, the Los Angeles Clippers look to carry the momentum into a matchup against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in Inglewood, Calif.,Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points and James Harden added 21 to help the Clippers snap a five-game losing streak with a ...
Suns, Lakers square off for third time this month
Western Conference rivals clash for the third time this month when Phoenix hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.,The Suns split the first two games with the Lakers, winning 125-108 in Los Angeles on Dec. 1 before losing 116-114 in Phoenix on Dec. 14. The Suns managed to overcome Luka Doncic's 38-...
Fast-rising Knicks visit surging Timberwolves
Two of the NBA's hottest teams and one of its hottest players match up Tuesday night in Minnesota when the Timberwolves host the New York Knicks.,Knicks star Jalen Brunson is coming off a season high 47-point effort in a 132-125 win Sunday over the Miami Heat. In his last five games, including the K...
Raptors, Heat hope to end losing ways in Eastern tilt
The Miami Heat have lost two straight games and seven of their past eight games.,The Toronto Raptors have also lost two straight games in addition to dropping six of their past eight games.,On Tuesday night, both teams will try to earn a win as Toronto visits Miami.,The Heat, who lost a 132-125 road...
After combining for 302 points, what will Bulls-Hawks II produce?
The Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks look at things differently after playing the highest-scoring game in the NBA this season.,But the evaluation following Sunday's 152-150 Chicago victory can't last long since the same two clubs meet again Tuesday in Atlanta to complete the season series.,Both teams...
NBA teaming with FIBA, sees 'enormous opportunity' in European league
The NBA confirmed Monday that it would begin pursuing teams and ownership groups for a new professional European men's league it hopes to launch in partnership with FIBA.,The prospective league would feature permanent teams and additional spots up for grabs via an annual qualification pathway. Clubs...
Reports: Clippers’ Ivica Zubac (ankle sprain) to miss several weeks
Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac was diagnosed with a Grade 2 left ankle sprain and will miss at least three weeks, according to multiple reports.,Zubac was hurt during the first half of the Clippers' 103-88 win over the rival Lakers on Saturday. He hobbled off the court and did not return fr...
NBA roundup: Dennis Schroder's late OT trey lifts Kings past Rockets
Dennis Schroder swished a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in overtime to give the Sacramento Kings a dramatic 125-124 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Sunday night.,Schroder had 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds off the bench as Sacramento rebounded from a 14-point, fourth-quarter...
Dennis Schroder hits game-winner as Kings come back to beat Rockets in OT
Dennis Schroder swished a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in overtime to give the Sacramento Kings a dramatic 125-124 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Sunday night.,Schroder had 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds off the bench as Sacramento rebounded from a 14-point, fourth-quarter...
Cade Cunningham looks to remain on roll as Pistons face Blazers
Cade Cunningham attempts to follow up his third triple-double of the season with another strong effort when the Detroit Pistons visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,Cunningham recorded 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Saturday's 112-86 rout of the visiting Charlotte Hornets.,The...
Grizzlies hope to get reinforcements for meeting with Thunder
On Saturday, Alex Caruso was in College Station, Texas, to watch his alma mater, Texas A&M, in the College Football Playoff.,Monday, he'll be in Oklahoma City playing for the Thunder when they take on the Memphis Grizzlies.,Caruso and the Thunder are coming off a 112-107 setback at Minnesota. Caruso...
Struggling Magic, Warriors try to build on recent victories
Each having stalled a recent slump with a nail-biting victory in its last game, the Orlando Magic and Golden State Warriors seek a winning streak at the other's expense when they meet Monday night in San Francisco.,The contest is a rematch of a 121-113 Magic home win Nov. 18 in which superior depth ...
Suddenly solid Pelicans try to take down Mavericks
Escaping from the Western Conference basement, the New Orleans Pelicans look to extend their winning streak to five games on Monday when they host the Dallas Mavericks.,After dropping 22 of 25 games to begin the season, New Orleans has won four straight with a chance to post its longest winning stre...
Rebuilding Jazz set for stiff test vs. Nuggets in Denver
The Utah Jazz followed two strong victories with a pair of tough losses, and now they face an unhappy Nuggets team in Denver on Monday night.,Utah beat Memphis and Dallas but then fell to the Los Angeles Lakers last Thursday and then Orlando in overtime on Saturday. The Magic hit a layup with less t...
Spurs pull away from Wizards for 6th straight regular-season win
De'Aaron Fox racked up 27 points and Luke Kornet scored 12 of his 20 points in fourth quarter to help the visiting San Antonio Spurs outlast the Washington Wizards 124-113 on Sunday.,Not counting their loss to New York in the NBA Cup final last week, the Spurs captured their sixth straight game for ...
Timberwolves rally past Bucks as Donte DiVincenzo pours in 18
Anthony Edwards scored 24 points, Donte DiVincenzo added 18 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 103-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert finished with 11 points and a team-high 18 rebounds for Minnesota, which won for the fourth time in the past fiv...
Jalen Brunson posts season-high 47 as Knicks win again
Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 47 points Sunday night for the host New York Knicks, who overcame a 10-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 132-125.,The 47 points were the most for Brunson since he scored 55 points last Dec. 28. He also set a new high for points scored for the Knicks at home, bre...
Nets start, finish strong to down Raptors
Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets withstood a rally by the visiting Toronto Raptors to earn a 96-81 victory on Sunday.,Noah Clowney added 19 points and Egor Demin scored 16 for the Nets, who have won two of their past three. They had lost five in a row to the Rapt...
Bulls fend off Hawks in shootout, 152-150
Matas Buzelis scored a season-high 28 points and the visiting Chicago Bulls set a season mark for points scored in a 152-150 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.,Chicago led by seven points on Buzelis' 3-pointer with 4:30 left, but the Bulls hit only 4 of 9 free throws in the final minute to give A...