Basketball Page 183 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Al Horford scores 26 off the bench as Celtics beat Grizzlies
Al Horford came off the bench to score 26 points and grab eight rebounds as the visiting Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to nine games by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 117-103 Monday night.,Horford made six 3-pointers in the win, which gave Boston (56-19) six victories during its six-ga...
Gabe Vincent, Dorian Finney-Smith help Lakers top Rockets
Bench players Gabe Vincent and Dorian Finney-Smith each drained six 3-pointers while scoring 20 points, sparking the Los Angeles Lakers to a 104-98 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Monday night.,Vincent matched his season high for treys and Finney-Smith established a season best for 3-po...
Stout defense leads Clippers to victory over Magic
Ivica Zubac finished with 18 points and 20 rebounds, Norman Powell and Kawhi Leonard each added 21 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers delivered one of their best defensive performances of the season en route to a 96-87 road win over the Orlando Magic on Monday.,The 87 points were the second-fewest...
Nets win tight game, dent Mavs' play-in aspirations
The visiting Brooklyn Nets stunned the streaking Mavericks 113-109 in a back-and-forth thriller on Monday night, dealing a significant blow to Dallas' play-in tournament prospects. ,With a win, the Mavericks (37-39) would have moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Kings for the 10th and final play-in spot....
Thunder thrash Bulls, set mark for nonconference wins
Isaiah Joe led Oklahoma City with a season-high-tying 31 points as the Thunder beat the visiting Chicago Bulls 145-117 on Monday for their 10th win in a row.,The Thunder are 28-1 against Eastern Conference opponents this season, setting a record for most out-of-conference wins in NBA history. The 20...
Al Horford scores 26 off the bench, Celtics beat Grizzlies
Al Horford came off the bench to score 26 points and grab nine rebounds as the visiting Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to nine games by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 117-103 Monday night.,Horford made six 3-pointers in the win, which gave Boston (56-19) six victories during its six-gam...
Clippers' stout defense leads them past Magic
Ivica Zubac finished with 18 points and 20 rebounds, Norman Powell and Kawhi Leonard each added 21 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers delivered one of their best defensive performances of the season en route to a 96-87 road win at Orlando on Monday.,The 87 points the Clippers (43-32) surrendered w...
Bam Adebayo, Heat dump Wizards for fifth straight win
Bam Adebayo scored 28 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out five assists to lead the Miami Heat to a 120-94 victory over the host Washington Wizards on Monday night.,The Heat (34-41) won their fifth in a row as they try to improve their standing for the upcoming Eastern Conference play-in tourn...
Pacers rally past Kings, extend hot stretch
Aaron Nesmith scored a team-high 24 points, helping rally the Indiana Pacers to a 111-109 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday in Indianapolis.,Obi Toppin added 19 points and seven rebounds off the bench for Indiana (44-31), which won its seventh game in nine tries, and did so after trailing ...
Hornets snap losing streak with win over Jazz
Miles Bridges had 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to help the Charlotte Hornets snap a five-game skid with a 110-106 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Monday night.,Mark Williams added 18 points and 13 rebounds, while four other players scored in double figures for the Hornets (19-56)....
Nuggets' fight in question as they host battle-prone Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are fighting to stay out of the Western Conference play-in -- literally.,Minnesota (43-32) beat the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night in a game that escalated into a near-brawl in the second quarter and now takes that attitude into Denver to face the Nuggets on Tuesday night...
Pelicans shut down Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum for season
The New Orleans Pelicans are shutting down forward Zion Williamson and guard CJ McCollum for the rest of the season due to injuries.,Williamson suffered a low back bone contusion on March 19, while McCollum suffered right foot bone contusion on March 23.,Williamson leads the Pelicans with 24.6 point...
Report: Knicks to sign F P.J. Tucker to 2-year deal
The New York Knicks are planning to sign forward P.J. Tucker to a two-year contract, ESPN reported Monday. The second year will reportedly be a team option.,Tucker had signed two 10-day contracts with the Knicks over the past month. However, he only appeared in one game for the team, logging two min...
No Kevin Durant (ankle) as Suns, Mike Budenholzer return to Milwaukee
Mike Budenholzer returns to Milwaukee for the first time since the Bucks parted ways with him in 2023 as the Bucks welcome the visiting Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.,It will be Budenholzer's first time at Fiserv Forum since Game 5 of the 2023 first-round series when the Bucks lost to the Miami Heat...
Blazers' Deni Avdija, Hawks' Zaccharie Risacher sparking postseason hopes
The Atlanta Hawks will try to dampen the diminishing postseason hopes held by the Portland Trail Blazers when they host the final meeting between the teams on Tuesday.,The Blazers (32-43) are in 12th place in the Western Conference, but they need to make up at least four games in the standings over ...
OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges have hot hands as Knicks welcome 76ers
OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges are keeping the New York Knicks afloat as the team navigates the waters in the wake of Jalen Brunson's injury.,Anunoby and Bridges look to continue their torrid play on Tuesday when the Knicks host the free-falling Philadelphia 76ers, who have lost eight in a row.,New Yo...
Report: Suns star Kevin Durant (ankle) to miss at least one week
Phoenix superstar Kevin Durant will miss at least one week after suffering a left ankle sprain in Sunday's 148-109 loss to the visiting Houston Rockets, ESPN reported on Monday.,Durant scored 11 points before his night ended when he rolled his ankle on Jabari Smith Jr.'s foot while driving to the ba...
No Cinderellas, No Problem: Why This All-No. 1 Seed Final Four Still Delivers
An all-No. 1 seed Final Four is set, and while upsets were scarce, the best teams in college basketball are ready for an epic showdown in San Antonio....
Much-improved Rockets take hot streak into matchup with Lakers
The Houston Rockets have won 12 of their past 13 games and can't even claim to be the hottest team in the NBA.,It's not the Rockets' fault that the Oklahoma City Thunder have dropped just one of their past 17 games, but Houston will look to continue its torrid play when it visits the Los Angeles Lak...
Clippers try to keep pace in playoff race, visit Magic
The Los Angeles Clippers try to rebound on the second leg of a back-to-back and the final date of a four-game road swing when they visit the Orlando Magic on Monday.,Los Angeles (42-32) played without Kawhi Leonard (right knee injury management) on Sunday in a 127-122 loss at Cleveland. The Clippers...