Basketball Page 131 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Suns coach Mike Budenholzer finally faces Bucks
Mike Budenholzer guided the Milwaukee Bucks to the 2021 NBA title and was fired two years later after a 58-win season.,Now in his first season with the Suns, Budenholzer coaches against his former team for the first time since the dismissal when Milwaukee visits Phoenix on Monday night.,Budenholzer ...
Cavaliers end losing streak, cruise past hobbled Jazz
Jarrett Allen scored 18 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers snap a season-high four-game losing streak in a 120-91 road win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday afternoon.,Donovan Mitchell didn't shoot well again, going 5-for-13 and missing all five 3-point attempts, but scored 16 against his former team...
Rookie Ron Holland stars as Pistons down Pelicans
Rookie Ron Holland tied a career high with 26 points as the host Detroit Pistons defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 136-130 on Sunday afternoon.,Holland added six assists and five rebounds. Jalen Duren powered for 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Marcus Sasser supplied 20 points. Dennis Schroder adde...
NBA Superteams in 2025: A Cautionary Tale
The Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers are a cautionary tale on why NBA superteams might not be a great idea....
NBA roundup: Bulls rout Lakers in LeBron James' return
Coby White, Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey led the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls to a 146-115 win over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, spoiling the returns of LeBron James and Rui Hachimura.,White finished with 36 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the field, making 6-of-9 attempts from 3-p...
Bulls' strong second half spoils LeBron James' return to Lakers
Coby White, Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey led the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls to a 146-115 win over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, spoiling the returns of LeBron James and Rui Hachimura.,White finished with 36 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the field, making 6-of-9 attempts from 3-p...
Bulls' strong second half leaves Lakers in dust
Coby White, Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey led the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls to a 146-115 win over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, spoiling the returns of Lebron James and Rui Hachimura.,White finished with 36 points on 12-of-17 shooting, making 6-of-9 attempts from 3-point range. Buz...
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Bucks back from 14 down against Kings
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 17 rebounds as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 114-108 on Saturday.,Brook Lopez scored 21 points, Kevin Porter Jr. added 18 off the bench, and Taurean Prince had 15 for Milwaukee (40-30), which outscore...
Knicks get back to winning, overwhelming Wizards
Karl-Anthony Towns collected 31 points and 11 rebounds Saturday night, helping the New York Knicks post a 122-103 win over the visiting Washington Wizards.,Mikal Bridges added 27 points while OG Anunoby had 23 for the Knicks (44-26), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Cameron Payne tallied 13 p...
Grizzlies F Brandon Clarke (knee sprain) expected to miss rest of season
The Memphis Grizzlies expect to be without power forward Brandon Clarke for the rest of the season because of a right knee sprain, the team announced on Saturday night.,Clarke, 28, sustained a high-grade PCL sprain when he fell in the first quarter of the 115-99 loss Wednesday at the Portland Trail ...
Hawks get past Warriors, earn split of season series
Trae Young scored 25 points and posted his 41st double-double of the season to help the Atlanta Hawks defeat the visiting Golden State Warriors 124-115 on Saturday.,The Warriors played without leading scorer Stephen Curry (24.2 points per game), who sustained a left pelvic contusion after taking a h...
Pacers get lift from return of Tyrese Haliburton in beating Nets
Tyrese Haliburton returned to the Indiana lineup from a three-game absence to put up 16 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds, and the Pacers rallied after nearly coughing up a 20-point lead to hold off the Brooklyn Nets 108-103 on Saturday in Indianapolis.,The Pacers (41-29) gained separation in th...
Clippers, Thunder battle in heavyweight Western clash
After a run of eight victories in nine games, that includes a win over the best team in the Eastern Conference, the revived Los Angeles Clippers will now test themselves against the best in the West.,The seventh-place Clippers will match wits with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday at Inglewood, Ca...
Cavs look to get back on winning track in visit to Jazz
Considering the Cleveland Cavaliers are an Eastern Conference-leading 56-14 and the Utah Jazz are merely 16-55, there's a surprising fact about these teams heading into Sunday's matchup in Salt Lake City.,Believe it or not, the Jazz have won more recently than the Cavaliers.,Though Utah stumbled at ...
Nuggets look to right the ship vs. red-hot Rockets
The Houston Rockets will host Denver on Sunday, looking to secure the season series and extend their two-game lead over the Nuggets for the second seed in the Western Conference.,While simultaneously welcoming back standout wing defender Amen Thompson from a six-game injury absence, the Rockets (46-...
Celtics, Blazers on 4-game win streaks entering clash
Two of the hottest teams in the NBA will fight for a fifth straight victory when the Portland Trail Blazers host the Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon.,Portland (32-39) is making a late bid for a play-in berth after pulling to within two games of the 10th-place Phoenix Suns in the Western Conferenc...
Spurs look to maintain momentum against Raptors
The San Antonio Spurs will go for their third consecutive win on Sunday night when they play the Toronto Raptors to open a three-game road trip.,The Spurs (30-39) are coming off two home wins, 120-105 against the New York Knicks on Wednesday and 128-120 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,Jeremy ...
Heat hope to snap 10-game losing streak against Hornets
It's almost unthinkable.,But the Miami Heat -- who advanced to the NBA Finals as recently as 2023 -- will take a 10-game losing streak into their matchup against the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.,Miami (29-41), which is struggling through its longest losing streak since 2007-2008, shou...
Report: Warriors sign F Kevin Knox for rest of the season
The Golden State Warriors are signing forward Kevin Knox to deal for the remainder of the season, per ESPN.,Knox suited up in seven games for the Warriors this season after signing a pair of 10-day contracts. The 25-year-old is averaging 4.0 points and 1.6 rebounds across 7.3 minutes per game.,On Fe...
Report: Anthony Davis could return during Mavs' road trip
Anthony Davis is "in increasingly strong contention" to return during the Dallas Mavericks' upcoming four-game road trip, per NBA insider Marc Stein.,The Mavericks will begin the trip on Monday against the Brooklyn Nets. After midweek matchups against the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic, they will...