Basketball Page 167 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks survive OT battle with Hawks
Jalen Brunson hit the game-winning shot with 11 seconds left in overtime for the host New York Knicks, who overcame a five-point deficit in the extra session to edge the Atlanta Hawks 149-148 in the highest-scoring game of the season.,The Knicks recovered from blowing an 18-point lead in the second ...
Rockets pull out victory over undermanned Suns
Tari Eason scored 25 points, Jalen Green added 22 and Dillon Brooks drilled a pair of late 3-pointers to help the host Houston Rockets claim a hard-earned 119-111 victory over the short-handed Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.,Eason finished 11 of 16 from the floor and added nine rebounds while Green recor...
Kings extend win streak, deal Pelicans their 10th straight loss
Keon Ellis scored 27 points, DeMar DeRozan added 24 and the Sacramento Kings defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 119-111 on Wednesday night, handing the hosts their 10th consecutive loss.,Zach LaVine collected 23 and seven assists, Domantas Sabonis had 16 points, 15 rebounds and five assists, and Mali...
Thunder come back from 21 down to win seventh straight
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points to help lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 115-101 home win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.,The Thunder, who trailed by as many as 21 in the first half, extended their winning streak to seven. The Heat have dropped three consecutive games.,Oklahoma City se...
Pistons complete back-to-back sweep of Bulls
Cade Cunningham, heading into his first All-Star appearance, poured in 29 points and handed out seven assists as the visiting Detroit Pistons defeated the Chicago Bulls for the second straight night, prevailing 128-110 on Wednesday.,Ausar Thompson and Tobias Harris had 19 points apiece for the Pisto...
Missing two stars, Bucks edge Wolves on late FTs
Brook Lopez sank a pair of free throws with 10.9 seconds to go, and the Milwaukee Bucks held on for a 103-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night in Minneapolis., ,Gary Trent Jr. finished with 21 points off the bench for Milwaukee, which bounced back from a home loss against the G...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers cruise to win over Raptors
Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the Toronto Raptors 131-108 on Wednesday night to win their fourth straight game.,Reserve De'Andre Hunter put up 18 points, Sam Merrill scored 16 points and Darius Garland added 15 points and eight assists for the Caval...
Obi Toppin, Pacers outlast Wizards in OT
Obi Toppin had 31 points and 10 rebounds off the bench Wednesday, helping the visiting Indiana Pacers rally for a 134-130 overtime win over the Washington Wizards. ,Bennedict Mathurin added 28 points, while Tyrese Haliburton scored 20 and dished seven assists as the Pacers snapped a two-game losing ...
Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis push Celtics past Spurs
Jayson Tatum had 32 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 116-103 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night., ,Tatum made 12 of 25 field goal attempts, including 4 of 14 from behind the 3-point arc. , ,Kristaps Porzingis added 29 points and six re...
Magic beat Hornets for third time this season
Paolo Banchero collected 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists to lift the host Orlando Magic to a 102-86 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday.,Banchero sank 4 of 9 attempts from 3-point range for the Magic, who broke open a close game by outscoring the Hornets 33-19 in the third quar...
Hawks lose F Larry Nance Jr. (knee), Vit Krejci (back) for several weeks
The Atlanta Hawks will be without forwards Vit Krejci and Larry Nance Jr. for several weeks due to injuries sustained on back-to-back possessions in the fourth quarter of Monday's victory over the host Orlando Magic.,Nance, 32, exited due to a right knee injury with 8:01 remaining in the game. He wa...
Luka Doncic's Lakers debut scores ESPN huge ratings
Luka Doncic's debut with the Los Angeles Lakers scored massive ratings for ESPN despite coming in a game that started at 10:30 p.m. ET and whose result was never in doubt. ,The network's audience for Monday night's game -- a 132-113 Lakers victory over the Utah Jazz -- peaked at 2.55 million viewers...
Blazers C Deandre Ayton (calf strain) out at least 4 weeks
Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton suffered a left calf strain during Monday night's game and will miss at least four weeks. ,The team announced Wednesday that an MRI exam confirmed the injury. ,The Trail Blazers also announced that guard Scoot Henderson (ankle sprain) will miss Wednesday's...
Lakers G Luka Doncic (calf) questionable to play against Jazz
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic is questionable to play in a road game against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night due to a left calf strain.,Doncic, 25, made his debut for the Lakers on Monday, collecting 14 points and four assists in 24 minutes of a 132-113 home victory over the Jazz. ,Acquired ...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle) out vs. Magic
Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has been ruled out of Wednesday's game at Orlando due to ankle soreness.,Ball sat out the final three quarters of a 97-89 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday in New York.,He missed five games bridging January and February due to a sprained left ankle before playing...
Grizzlies carry momentum into meeting with Clippers
A pair of Western Conference playoff contenders will meet at different points of their season-long journey when the Los Angeles Clippers face the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif.,While the Grizzlies are roaring into the All-Star break, having won 11 of their past 13 games, the Cli...
Rockets pursue defensive improvement vs. Suns
For a bulk of the first half of the season, the Rockets were second only to the Oklahoma City Thunder in defensive rating, which helped propel Houston up the Western Conference standings.,However, Houston has experienced slippage of late, sliding to fourth in defensive rating while dropping six cons...
Bulls, after historic beatdown, get shot at redemption vs. Pistons
A case of deja vu sounds lovely to the Detroit Pistons. For the Chicago Bulls, it's something to avoid at all costs.,After thumping the host Bulls 132-92 on Tuesday, Detroit plays in Chicago again on Wednesday in the teams' pre-All-Star-break finale.,Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff embraces the chall...
Knicks, Hawks on upswing ahead of last game before break
The NBA schedule-maker decided to play a little "This Is Your Life" with the New York Knicks just before the All-Star break.,The Knicks will conclude a three-game stretch against the peers with whom they are most compared on Wednesday, hosting the Atlanta Hawks in the final game for both teams befor...
Cavs, already with an eye on playoffs, clash with Raptors
The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday with the luxury of being able to experiment with moves they hope will lead to a long playoff run.,"It's a little bit my DNA," Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said after his team's 128-107 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday...