Basketball Page 180 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Nets eager to ignite offense versus reeling Raptors
The Brooklyn Nets spent their two days off figuring out ways to rebound from their least productive offensive showing of the season.,The Toronto Raptors spent Saturday attempting their most 3-pointers while struggling to consistently rebound.,Coming off disappointing performances, the Atlantic Divis...
NBA roundup: Clippers down Lakers as Luka Doncic exits with leg injury
Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points with 12 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped an eight-game home losing streak with a 103-88 win over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Inglewood, Calif.,The Lakers not only opened the game without three starters in Deandre Ayton (elbow), Rui H...
Clippers rout Lakers, halt 3 skids; Luka Doncic injures leg
Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points with 12 rebounds, James Harden added 21 points with 10 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers ended an eight-game home losing streak with a 103-88 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Inglewood, Calif., ,The Lakers not only opened the game with...
Blazers hang on, sweep home-and-home set vs. Kings
Deni Avdija recorded 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers notch a 98-93 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Saturday night to sweep a home-and-home set.,Shaedon Sharpe had 23 points, Toumani Camara added 15 points and four steals while Donovan Clingan reg...
Jazz rally from 19 down to force OT, but Magic prevail
Desmond Bane drove for a go-ahead layup with 0.9 seconds left to lift the Orlando Magic to a 128-127 overtime victory over the host Utah Jazz on Saturday night. ,Bane led Orlando with 32 points and six rebounds. Paolo Banchero added 23 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and two blocks. Anthony Blac...
Lakers G Luka Doncic (leg contusion) ruled out vs. Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic was ruled out after halftime of Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers because of a left leg contusion., ,Doncic struggled in the first half, going 4 of 13 from the floor with 12 points. At one point, he could be seen sitting on the Lakers bench with a ...
Warriors build cushion in 4th, then fend off pesky Suns
Stephen Curry had 28 points and Jimmy Butler III 25 as the Golden State Warriors avenged a road loss two days earlier with a 119-116 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the second half of a home-and-home sequence Saturday night in San Francisco.,Curry compiled a game-high nine rebounds and a game-high-...
Wizards pick up rare win at short-handed Grizzlies' expense
CJ McCollum and Kyshawn George scored 28 points apiece and the visiting Washington Wizards overcame a 20-point first-half deficit to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 130-122 on Saturday night.,The Wizards snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Grizzlies in Memphis and won for the first time at FedExF...
Pelicans claim first four-game winning streak with Pacers rout
Zion Williamson scored 29 points off the bench and every Pelican to play scored as New Orleans extended its season-high winning streak to four games with Saturday's 128-109 rout of visiting Indiana.,Williamson's game-high scoring performance came on 9-of-14 shooting from the floor with 11-of-13 made...
Hot fourth quarter pushes Pistons to victory over Hornets
Cade Cunningham recorded a triple-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as the Detroit Pistons pulled away from the visiting Charlotte Hornets 112-86 on Saturday night.,Detroit shot 44.1% from the field for the game and outscored Charlotte 33-14 in the fourth quarter. Jalen Duren supplie...
Payton Pritchard leads balanced effort as Celtics upend Raptors
Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter and added 10 assists and seven rebounds Saturday night as the visiting Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors 112-96.,Derrick White and Anfernee Simons each added 15 points for the Celtics, who won two in a row on a back-to-back.,...
76ers stay hot, top Mavericks without Joel Embiid, Paul George
Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe combined for 64 points, including all 11 in a fourth-quarter burst that propelled the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-114 home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.,Maxey finished with a game-high 38 points, Edgecombe added 26 and Dominick Barlow had 21 for the 7...
Riding high, Timberwolves wary of letdown vs. Bucks
The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off their biggest win of the season.,Now, the challenge is to avoid an emotional letdown in their follow-up performance.,Minnesota will go for back-to-back victories when it tips off against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday evening in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves ...
Knicks aim to rebound against shorthanded Heat
There will be no NBA Cup banner hanging at Madison Square Garden in honor of the New York Knicks' tournament title.,But there has been an NBA Cup hangover for the Knicks, who will look to further shake off the cobwebs Sunday night when they host the Miami Heat in a battle of longtime rivals.,Both te...
Kevin Durant, Rockets surge ahead, hold off Nuggets
Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Reed Sheppard went 6-for-9 on 3-pointers on his way to 28 points and the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 115-101 on Saturday.,Jabari Smith Jr. had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Amen Thompson contributed 16 points and Steven Adams pulled down 12 rebounds f...
Lakers' Marcus Smart fined $35,000 for obscene gesture
Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart has been fined $35,000 for making an obscene gesture toward a game official at halftime of his team's 143-135 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday in Salt Lake City, the NBA announced Saturday.,With the Lakers losing 78-73 at the end of the second period, Smar...
Skidding Hawks look to get right vs. suddenly trending Bulls
The Atlanta Hawks will try to regain their footing on Sunday when they host the resurgent Chicago Bulls for the first leg of a two-game series.,Atlanta has lost six of its last eight games and was blown out 126-98 in its last game vs. San Antonio on Friday.,The Bulls have won two straight and three ...
Kings star C Domantas Sabonis (knee) to miss 4 to 5 more weeks
Sacramento Kings standout center Domantas Sabonis will miss an additional four to five weeks as he recovers from a partially torn meniscus in his left knee.,Sabonis, who has already been out a month, will miss his 14th straight game Saturday night when the Kings host the Portland Trail Blazers. Sacr...
How Cooper Flagg Is Giving Mavericks Fans Hope After Luka Doncic Trade
Cooper Flagg’s rapid growth has helped Texas move past the Luka Doncic trade, giving Dallas Mavericks fans a new reason to believe....
Why the Cavaliers Make the Most Sense in a Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade
The Cleveland Cavaliers have the best mix of young All-Stars and flexibility to make a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade work for both sides....