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Hornets' shaky defense could prove to be cure for scrapping Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers will look for a quick fix to some offensive glitches when they visit the defensive-challenged Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.,Los Angeles dropped a 122-102 decision Saturday night at Atlanta while absorbing its first road loss in five outings.,"Just not a lot to like," said...
Stephen Curry (illness) could return to Warriors; Pacers missing key players
The host Golden State Warriors hope to have Stephen Curry back in the lineup Sunday night when they get their first opportunity to exact revenge against the wounded Indiana Pacers, a team that has beaten them this season.,Curry has missed Golden State's past two games -- road losses to the Sacrament...
Surging Pistons, 76ers to show off top talents in Eastern Conference
Powered by their dynamic duo of Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren, the Detroit Pistons will head to Philadelphia to face the 76ers on Sunday night riding a five-game winning streak and holding the top spot in the Eastern Conference.,Cunningham is averaging 25.6 points and 9.7 assists a game, and Duren...
NBA roundup: Short-handed Hawks halt Lakers' 5-game win streak
Mouhamed Gueye and Zaccharie Risacher combined for 40 points to help the short-handed Atlanta Hawks take a 122-102 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.,Gueye scored a career-high 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting and Risacher scored 19 to set the pace early as the Hawks ended the L...
Devin Booker leads Suns to second straight win over Clippers
Devin Booker scored 21 points with 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Phoenix Suns won for the second time in three days against the Los Angeles Clippers with a 114-103 victory Saturday night at Inglewood, Calif.,Mark Williams scored 19 points, Dillon Brooks added 16 and Grayson Allen had 14 for th...
Nikola Jokic posts triple-double as Nuggets cruise past Pacers
Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 14 assists and 14 rebounds for his sixth triple-double of the season, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 117-100 on Saturday night.,Jokic also had a season-high eight turnovers and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 17 points for Denver, which played without injured ...
Donovan Mitchell's big second half propels Cavaliers past Bulls
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 of his game-high 29 points after halftime and De'Andre Hunter added 29 points to lift the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 128-122 win against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.,Cleveland overcame a 19-point deficit to stretch its winning streak to four games. The Cavaliers...
Nikola Jovic leads Heat bench to big day, late win over Blazers
Nikola Jovic scored a career-high 29 points off the bench and made a key block late in the game to help the Miami Heat outlast the visiting Portland Trail Blazers, 136-131, on Saturday., ,With Miami holding a 129-127 lead with 1:50 remaining in regulation, Portland's Jrue Holiday attacked the rim of...
De'Aaron Fox scores 24 points in return to lead Spurs past Pelicans
De'Aaron Fox poured in 24 points in his first game action since March to lead eight San Antonio players in double-figure scoring as the Spurs held off the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 126-119 on Saturday.,It was the second game of a home back-to-back for the Spurs, who beat the Houston Rockets ...
Mouhamed Gueye's career day sends short-handed Hawks past Lakers
Mouhamed Gueye and Zaccharie Risacher combined for 40 points to help the short-handed Atlanta Hawks take a 122-102 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday., ,Gueye scored a career-high 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting and Risacher scored 19, hitting 7 of 14, to set the pace early as t...
76ers overcome slow start to end Raptors’ win streak
Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points, Joel Embiid added 29, and Trendon Watford recorded his first career triple-double as the Philadelphia 76ers beat Toronto 130-120 on Saturday to snap the visiting Raptors' four-game winning streak.,Watford had 20 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and 10 assists in his f...
Mavericks halt losing streak with narrow win over hapless Wizards
Naji Marshall scored 30 points and pulled down a key rebound in the closing seconds to help the Dallas Mavericks snap a four-game losing streak with a 111-105 win over the host Washington Wizards on Saturday.,The Mavericks were clinging to a three-point lead when Marshall grabbed an offensive reboun...
NBA 2025 Eastern Conference Contenders & Pretenders
Eastern Conference NBA contenders vs. pretenders: Which teams can make a deep playoff run this season?...
Former NBA, WNBA head coach Richie Adubato dies at 87
Richie Adubato, the veteran coach who left his fingerprints on the NBA and WNBA for four decades, died Thursday at 87, his family announced Friday.,"Let's remember him as the funny, smart, energetic, genuinely warm human being he always was," his daughter, Beth, wrote.,Adubato became a New York bask...
Anthony Edwards ready to soar as Timberwolves meet struggling Kings
The visiting Minnesota Timberwolves can win their fourth game in five tries as they travel to face the reeling Sacramento Kings on Sunday.,With a healthy Anthony Edwards back on the floor, Minnesota pieced together its most complete effort last time out by breezing past the Utah Jazz, 137-97. In his...
Knicks aim to stay perfect at home in battle with Nets
The New York Knicks are perfect at home and winless on the road.,The Knicks do have plenty of time remaining on a season-long homestand to gain momentum for their next road trip, and will look to continue their home dominance Sunday night when they play host to the Brooklyn Nets in the first clash t...
Ja Morant, Grizzlies look to build momentum vs. NBA-leading Thunder
For the Memphis Grizzlies, the relief that comes with snapping a four-game losing streak will be met with the reality of playing the Oklahoma City Thunder.,The defending NBA champs and No. 1 team in the Western Conference will visit Memphis on Sunday in the finale of a four-game homestand for the Gr...
Slumping Celtics seek revenge against Magic
After they squared off on Friday in NBA Cup group-stage play, the Orlando Magic host the Boston Celtics for the second time in as many games on Sunday.,Orlando extended Boston's sluggish start to the 2025-26 season in Friday's meeting, beating the Celtics in Eastern Conference Group B competition, 1...
Giannis Antetokounmpo remains a force as Bucks host Rockets
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo sidestepped a relatively slow start only to flirt with a 40-point triple-double Friday, a reflection of his unrelenting excellence.,And while Milwaukee would not have carved out a 126-110 victory over the Chicago Bulls without Antetokounmpo standing in the gap, th...
Ex-NBA great Tony Parker to fulfill father's dream, coach France's 17U team
Four-time NBA champion Tony Parker has been named head coach of the national Under-17 team in his home country of France.,The team has qualified to compete in the 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Istanbul next summer.,Parker, 43, said he accepted the job as a tribute to his father, Tony Pa...