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NBA roundup: Nuggets set record in 54-point rout of Blazers
Nikola Jokic recorded 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in three quarters and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a record-setting 157-103 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.,The 157 points were the most scored by an NBA team this season. It was the sixth-highest single-g...
Reunited Lakers trio leads late surge past Clippers
Luka Doncic scored 38 points with 11 assists and Austin Reaves added 29 points as the Los Angeles Lakers used a full complement of stars to earn a 125-122 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Friday., ,LeBron James added 13 points with 11 assists as the Lakers' star trio played together...
Nuggets notch record-setting, 54-point rout of Trail Blazers
Nikola Jokic recorded 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in three quarters and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a record-setting 157-103 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.,The 157 points were the most scored by an NBA team this season. It was the sixth-highest single-g...
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard (ankle soreness) exits vs. Lakers
Los Angeles Clippers All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard departed Friday's 125-122 road loss against the Los Angeles Lakers with 5:10 remaining while dealing with left ankle soreness, the team announced., ,Leonard finished with 31 points for his 35th consecutive game with at least 20 points., ,Leonard, w...
NBA roundup: Cavaliers dump Hornets for 7th straight win
Donovan Mitchell's 32 points and Jarrett Allen's 26 points carried the Cleveland Cavaliers as they extended their season-best winning streak to seven games by beating the host Charlotte Hornets 118-113 on Friday.,James Harden had a strong second half and finished with 18 points and eight assists whi...
Anthony Edwards (40 points), Wolves too strong for Mavs
Anthony Edwards scored 40 points on 16-for-30 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 122-111 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert notched a double-double with 22 points and 17 rebounds for Minnesota, which won its third game in a row as it returne...
Second-quarter spurt propels Thunder past Nets
Jared McCain scored 21 off the bench and Chet Holmgren had 15 points and seven rebounds to help lift the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-86 home win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.,The Thunder won for the third time in four games, while the Nets have lost three straight and six of thei...
Kings F De'Andre Hunter out for season after eye surgery
The Sacramento Kings lost another starter on Friday when forward De'Andre Hunter underwent season-ending surgery on his left eye, the team announced.,Hunter was playing his second game for the Kings when he sustained a retinal detachment in the third quarter of a Feb. 6 contest against the Los Angel...
Bucks' surge continues in win vs. overmatched Pelicans
Cam Thomas and Ryan Rollins each scored 27 points and Kevin Porter Jr. added 25, fueling the visiting Milwaukee Bucks to a 139-118 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.,Thomas sank 11 of 17 shots from the floor in 21 minutes off the bench. ,Rollins drained a career-high seven 3-pointers a...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves too strong for Mavs
Anthony Edwards scored 40 points on 16-for-30 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 122-111 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert notched a double-double with 22 points and 17 rebounds for Minnesota, which won its third game in a row as it returne...
Kings F De'Andre Hunter out for season over after eye surgery
The Sacramento Kings lost another starter on Friday when forward De'Andre Hunter underwent season-ending surgery on his left eye, the team announced.,Hunter was playing his second game for the Kings when he sustained a retinal detachment in the third quarter of a Feb. 6 contest against the Los Angel...
Tyler Herro stars in return as Heat earn key win vs. Hawks
Tyler Herro returned from a lengthy injury to score 24 points and lead the visiting Miami Heat to a 128-97 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.,Herro had missed 15 straight games with a fractured rib, the latest in a series of injuries that caused him to miss 45 games this season. He came off the b...
Grizzlies put eight in double figures en route to win over Jazz
Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 23 points and GG Jackson added 20 as the Memphis Grizzlies rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit to defeat the visiting Utah Jazz 123-114 and snap a four-game losing streak Friday. ,Javon Small contributed 16 points, Jaylen Wells had 13 and Lawson Lovering (11 p...
Recent addition Alondes Williams leads Wizards past Pacers
Alondes Williams posted career highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds off the bench as the Washington Wizards completed a two-game sweep of the visiting Indiana Pacers with a 131-118 win on Friday.,Sharife Cooper scored 18 points, Tre Johnson and Tristan Vukcevic added 14 apiece and Bilal Coulibaly had ...
Cavaliers hold off Hornets, run winning streak to 7
Donovan Mitchell's 32 points and Jarrett Allen's 26 points carried the Cleveland Cavaliers as they extended their season-best winning streak to seven games by beating the host Charlotte Hornets 118-113 on Friday.,James Harden had a strong second half and finished with 18 points and eight assists whi...
Knicks tangle with Rockets in latest chance to prove contender status
The New York Knicks missed their last chance to make a statement against the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.,But the Knicks won't have to wait long to get another opportunity against a potential NBA title contender Saturday night, when they host the Houston Rockets in t...
Spurs look for 8th straight win, face woeful Kings
The San Antonio Spurs look to build on their season-high seven-game winning streak and continue their push toward the top of the Western Conference standings when they play the hapless Sacramento Kings on Saturday in Austin, Texas., ,The Spurs are in second place in the West but have been gaining on...
Pistons aim for fifth straight win in clash with slumping Bulls
The Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons aim to play a harassing, up-tempo style no matter who fills their rotation.,Detroit will try to maintain that m.o. on Sunday night as it attempts to cap a perfect, four-game road trip in a visit to the slumping Chicago Bulls.,The Pistons again will be m...
Fresh off 3-point barrage, Magic visit banged-up Suns
The Orlando Magic began post-All-Star break play with a franchise-record 3-point barrage.,The Phoenix Suns began it with another injury.,The Magic enter the second game of a four-game Western trip against the host Suns on Saturday after making 27 3-pointers in a 131-94 beatdown at Sacramento on Thur...
Report: Pelicans sign G/F Bryce McGowens to 3-year deal
The New Orleans Pelicans are set to sign guard-forward Bryce McGowens to a standard three-year contract, elevating him from his previous two-way deal, ESPN reported Friday.,No financial terms of the contract were reported.,McGowens, 23, has averaged 7.9 points with 1.9 rebounds in 32 games (11 start...