Basketball Page 176 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Magic top Hawks, stretch lead in standings
Paolo Banchero recorded his third straight double-double with 33 points and 10 rebounds as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Atlanta Hawks 119-112 on Tuesday for their third straight win.,Orlando (39-40) moved two games ahead of Atlanta for the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference with three games...
Pacers require late scoring spree to down Wizards
Pascal Siakam scored four of his game-high 24 points to jump-start a late-game run that powered the Indiana Pacers past the Washington Wizards 104-98 on Tuesday in Indianapolis for their fifth win in a row.,A sluggish start left the Pacers (48-31) playing from behind much of the way against the last...
Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells stretchered off after face-first fall
Memphis Grizzlies rookie forward Jaylen Wells left the court on a stretcher Tuesday in Charlotte after he fell face-first to the floor following a foul while completing a second-quarter dunk.,Wells was in the clear and going up for a jam when Charlotte Hornets guard KJ Simpson upended him from below...
Cavaliers rout Bulls, clinch East's No. 1 seed
Darius Garland scored 28 points and Evan Mobley added 21 to go along with 11 rebounds and seven assists, helping the host Cleveland Cavaliers clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 135-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday.,Garland sank six 3-pointers and finished 10 of 17 from...
Jazz, Blazers search for positives as they wind down seasons
With only pride and draft lottery positioning on the line, the Utah Jazz will host the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,Both teams come into the contest having already been eliminated from postseason play. The Jazz (16-63) were out of the running months ago, but the Blaze...
Florida Capitalizes on Houston’s Cold Shooting to Win NCAA Title
Florida rallies late to defeat Houston in the NCAA title game, capitalizing on the Cougars' cold second half and missed free throws....
Beware the Rockets: Houston’s the Playoff Matchup Nobody Wants
The Rockets are red-hot and rising — and shaping up to be the playoff matchup no one in the West wants....
Nuggets fire head coach Michael Malone, won't extend GM Calvin Booth
The Denver Nuggets fired head coach Michael Malone and announced the team won't extend the contract of general manager Calvin Booth on Tuesday.,David Adelman will assume the Nuggets' head coaching role for the remainder of the season.,The winningest head coach in franchise history, Malone guided the...
Bulls G Coby White (rest) out vs. Cavaliers
Chicago Bulls star guard Coby White will sit out Tuesday's road game against the Cleveland Cavaliers for rest purposes.,The Bulls (36-42), who reside in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, are playing the first game of a back-to-back set. They face the 10th-place Miami Heat (36-43) on Wednesday i...
Heat's 4th-quarter run sends 76ers to 12th straight loss
Kel'el Ware's 19 points and career-high 17 rebounds helped lead a makeshift Miami Heat lineup to a 117-105 home win on Monday over the slumping Philadelphia 76ers, who lost their 12th straight game.,Miami (36-43) rebounded from a two-game skid and won without Bam Adebayo, who was scratched from the ...
Zach LaVine (43 points), Kings storm back vs. Pistons
Zach LaVine scored a season-high 43 points, DeMar DeRozan added 37 points and the visiting Sacramento Kings beat the Detroit Pistons 127-117 on Monday for their third straight win.,Domantas Sabonis recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for Sacramento (39-40), which eras...
Stephen Curry, Warriors aim to rebound vs. fading Suns
Looking to hold their ground in the packed Western Conference standings, the Golden State Warriors travel to face the freefalling Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.,Golden State (46-32) enters the final week of the regular season in a four-way tie with the Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Memp...
Clippers roll into matchup with eliminated Spurs
One of the hottest teams in the NBA is starting to see significant results from its recent hard work as the Los Angeles Clippers take a full head of steam into a matchup against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday in Inglewood, Calif.,The Clippers have gone 14-3 since March 5 and only recently have mov...
Can Lakers muffle Thunder for second time in three days?
The Los Angeles Lakers showed just how dangerous their Big Three can be in Sunday's road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team with the NBA's best record.,The Lakers (48-30) can reinforce that impression Tuesday when they run it back against the host Thunder.,"All three of those guys that we ...
Bobby Portis returns from suspension as Bucks host Timberwolves
Bobby Portis returns just in time for the Milwaukee Bucks to gear up for a playoff run.,Portis is expected to take the court when the Bucks (44-34) host the Minnesota Timberwolves (46-32) on Tuesday night. It is the first game in which he's eligible to play since completing a 25-game suspension for ...
Playing out the string, Pelicans and Nets unleash rookies
The New Orleans Pelicans and Brooklyn Nets have combined for 100 losses and 84 different starting lineups.,While injuries derailed the Pelicans following a 49-win season, the Nets went into this season starting a rebuild. Regardless of the circumstances, two teams playing out the string get together...
Knicks out to deny Celtics regular-season sweep
The Boston Celtics will go for a regular-season sweep of the Knicks when they travel to New York on Tuesday night.,The Celtics (58-20) have a top-two seed in the Eastern Conference locked up, while the Knicks (50-28) need just one more win to sew up the No. 3 seed. Though there are no playoff implic...
Hawks, Magic battle with play-in positioning on line
The Orlando Magic face the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday in what could be a play-in tournament preview.,Seventh-place Orlando (38-40) has won two straight heading into the matchup against eight-place Atlanta (37-41), which has lost five of its last seven.,The Magic have had four days off since b...
Pacers, closing in on top-four seed in East, greet lowly Wizards
Winners of four straight and 10 of 12, the Indiana Pacers roll into the regular season's closing stretch looking to solidify home-court advantage for the playoffs with the Washington Wizards visiting Indianapolis on Tuesday.,The Pacers (47-31) continued their hot play on Sunday with a 125-120 win at...
Grizzlies gear up for critical stretch with visit to Hornets
The Memphis Grizzlies are learning on the fly a bit down the stretch of a season with still plenty at stake.,So while Tuesday night's road game against the Charlotte Hornets won't look anything like a showdown, it could be a crucial opportunity for the Grizzlies.,Memphis is hoping interim coach Tuom...