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Jimmy Butler and Steph Curry: The NBA’s New Foul Merchants
Jimmy Butler and Steph Curry are turning foul-drawing into an art form—and the Golden State Warriors are cashing in despite this being what's wrong with the NBA....
Top Potential 2025 NCAA Tournament First Round Upsets & Bracket Busters
As March Madness gets ready to tipoff, you should be aware of these top upset candidates and bracket busters that could shock the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament....
Three Bold Predictions for the 2025 NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Tournament is known to get crazy, that's why they call it March Madness, so here are three bold predictions for the 2025 tournament....
Bucks, jockeying for playoff position, open trip against Warriors
The Milwaukee Bucks will be seeking to improve their playoff positioning when they tip off a five-game road trip Tuesday night in San Francisco against the Golden State Warriors.,The Bucks (38-29) will take the court for the trip opener tied with the Indiana Pacers for fourth place in the Eastern Co...
NBA roundup: Aaron Gordon leads short-handed Nuggets past Warriors
Aaron Gordon scored a season-high 38 points, Russell Westbrook recorded a triple-double and the Denver Nuggets, playing without Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, stunned the Golden State Warriors 114-105 in San Francisco on Monday.,With Jokic nursing a sore elbow and ankle and Murray dealing with a spr...
Pelicans F Trey Murphy III (shoulder) out for season
New Orleans forward Trey Murphy III is out for the season after sustaining a right shoulder injury in the Pelicans' 127-81 home loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday.,According to the team, Murphy underwent an MRI exam that confirmed a labrum tear and partial rotator cuff tear.,In the first minute o...
Minus two stars, Nuggets still upend Warriors
Aaron Gordon scored a season-high 38 points, Russell Westbrook recorded a triple-double and the Denver Nuggets, playing without Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, stunned the Golden State Warriors 114-105 in San Francisco on Monday night.,With Jokic nursing a sore elbow and ankle, and Murray dealing wit...
Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves guide Lakers past Spurs
Luka Doncic had 21 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds, Austin Reaves added 30 points and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their home winning streak to eight games with a 125-109 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.,Jordan Goodwin and Dorian Finney Smith each scored 15 points and Dalton Kne...
Pelicans lose to Pistons by franchise-record-tying 46
Cade Cunningham scored 24 points and the visiting Detroit Pistons never trailed, routing the New Orleans Pelicans 127-81 on Monday night.,Cunningham, who tied his season low with 11 points after being ejected late in the third quarter of a 113-107 loss to visiting Oklahoma City on Saturday, had nine...
Kings end skid, knock off short-handed Grizzlies
Malik Monk scored 28 points, Zach LaVine added 23, and the Sacramento Kings snapped a four-game losing streak with a 132-122 win over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.,DeMar DeRozan had 22 points and nine assists for Sacramento (34-33), which led by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter and ne...
Devin Booker pours in 27 as Suns romp past Raptors
Devin Booker scored 27 points to lead six Phoenix scorers in double-figures, and the Suns opened a five-game homestand with their most lopsided win of the season in a 129-89 blowout of the Toronto Raptors.,Phoenix (32-37) opened the second quarter on a 23-4 run lasting 5:44 and took control from the...
Anfernee Simons pours in 30 as Blazers blitz Wizards
Anfernee Simons made five 3-pointers and scored 30 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers notch a 112-97 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Monday night.,Shaedon Sharpe netted 16 points while Deni Avdija and Duop Reath scored 15 apiece as Portland (30-39) won its second straight game...
Pelicans lose by franchise-record-tying 46 points to Pistons
Cade Cunningham scored 24 points and the visiting Detroit Pistons never trailed, routing the New Orleans Pelicans 127-81 on Monday night.,Cunningham, who tied his season low with 11 points after being ejected late in the third quarter of a 113-107 loss to visiting Oklahoma City on Saturday, had nine...
Bulls' defense shuts down Jazz in fourth quarter
Coby White scored 26 points and the Chicago Bulls held the Utah Jazz scoreless for a 5 1/2-minute stretch of the fourth quarter to earn a 111-97 victory on Monday in Salt Lake City.,Tre Jones added 18 points, 12 assists and three steals, Kevin Huerter and Matas Buzelis each totaled 17 points and nin...
Rockets set team comeback record, defeat 76ers in OT
Jalen Green had 30 points and 13 assists on Monday, helping the Houston Rockets stage the largest comeback in franchise history to defeat the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 144-137 in overtime.,Jabari Smith also scored 30 points for Houston (44-25), which won its seventh straight game and did so despit...
Obi Toppin's late-OT trey pushes Pacers past Wolves
Obi Toppin scored 34 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds remaining in overtime, while leading the Indiana Pacers to a 132-130 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday in Minneapolis.,Toppin made 7 of 10 shots and tied his season-best point total for Indiana (38-29), which ...
Pelicans lose by franchise-record 46 points to Pistons
Cade Cunningham scored 24 points and the visiting Detroit Pistons never trailed, routing the New Orleans Pelicans 127-81 on Monday night.,Cunningham, who tied his season-low with 11 points after being ejected late in the third quarter of a 113-107 loss to visiting Oklahoma City on Saturday night, ha...
Josh Hart ties Knicks' triple-double mark in win vs. Heat
Josh Hart tied a franchise record with his eighth triple-double of the season on Monday night for the host New York Knicks, who overcame a slow start to rout the reeling Miami Heat, 116-95.,Hart finished with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, matching the mark set by current Knicks broadcaster ...
Clippers face major test against Cavaliers
In need of victories and yearning to test just how good they have become in recent weeks, the Los Angeles Clippers will get a chance to accomplish both when they play host to the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.,The Clippers appear revived while winning six of their last seven games. That for...
Celtics aim to complete season sweep of Nets
The Boston Celtics will look to continue their dominance over the visiting Brooklyn Nets when the teams meet Tuesday night.,Boston has won 13 of its last 14 games against Brooklyn, including a 115-113 victory at Brooklyn on Saturday. The Celtics are 3-0 against the Nets this season.,Kristaps Porzing...