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Bulls, Timberwolves clash in search for more energy
The Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves are both miffed about circumstances that have little to do with the other.,On Monday at Chicago, the teams will try to work through those annoyances on the way to victory.,What has the Bulls steamed? It's the way Saturday's 112-103 home loss to Milwaukee ...
With restored confidence, Heat out to solve woes vs. Nuggets
In the space of 24 hours, the Miami Heat have rediscovered their old mojo., ,After losing eight of nine and sliding from 14-7 to .500 at 15-15, Miami bounced back to its high-octane best with a resounding pair of back-to-back wins ahead of Monday's clash with the visiting Denver Nuggets., ,The Heat'...
With edge restored, Bucks set to face Hornets
With Giannis Antetokounmpo back from injury, the Milwaukee Bucks look to finally gain some momentum as they visit the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.,It was an eventful return for Antetokounmpo on Saturday in a 112-103 victory at Chicago. The superstar scored 29 points, including a last-second wi...
Five Upcoming NBA Games With More Impact Than Christmas Day
With the NBA trade deadline looming, these five games carry massive playoff and betting implications — from Pistons vs. Clippers to Thunder vs. Lakers....
Minus key piece, Lakers out to shore up defense vs. Kings
One team eager to show off a new weapon and another beginning a stretch without one of its big guns go head-to-head Sunday night when the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers duel in Southern California.,The Kings and Lakers met once earlier this season, but a whole lot has changed since Los Ange...
NBA roundup: Magic pull escape act, upend Nuggets
Anthony Black scored a career-high 38 points, Desmond Bane tallied 24 including two free throws with 6.9 seconds left, and the host Orlando Magic beat the Denver Nuggets 127-126 on Saturday night, overcoming another triple-double by Nikola Jokic.,Black knocked down seven 3-pointers, also a career hi...
Cam Thomas' 30-point return boosts Nets over Wolves
Cam Thomas scored 30 points off the bench in an impressive return from a hamstring injury and the surging Brooklyn Nets earned a 123-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Thomas was the first reserve to enter the game after being out since the first quarter of...
Knicks extend hot stretch, sneak past free-falling Hawks
OG Anunoby scored 15 points and hit four free throws in the final 30 seconds to help the visiting New York Knicks hang on for a 128-125 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.,Atlanta erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit and took the lead on a 3-pointer by Onyeka Okongwu with 2:01 remaining. Aft...
Lauri Markkanen helps carry Jazz to road win over Spurs
Lauri Markkanen poured in 29 points and Keyonte George added 28 as the visiting Utah Jazz made all the winning plays in the final minutes to beat the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 on Saturday.,The Jazz led by 10 points at the half, by 17 early in the third quarter and by 11 heading into the final period...
Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to lead Bucks past Bulls
In a return from injury, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a game-high 29 points to help the visiting Milwaukee Bucks earn a 112-103 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.,Antetokounmpo had missed eight straight games with a right calf strain for Milwaukee, which had dropped four of its last five ga...
Cam Thomas' big return boosts Nets to win over Timberwolves
Cam Thomas scored 30 points off the bench in an impressive return from a hamstring injury and the surging Brooklyn Nets earned a 123-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Thomas was the first reserve to enter the game after being out since the first quarter of...
Heat set team mark with 83-point 2nd half, rout Pacers
Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Andrew Wiggins scored 28 points apiece as the Miami Heat pulled away with a dominant fourth quarter to beat the visiting Indiana Pacers 140-116 on Saturday.,Norman Powell had 23 points, Nikola Jovic scored 19 and Pelle Larsson added 16 for Miami, which led 98-94 at the end of th...
Kevin Durant comes up big in Rockets win over Cavaliers
Kevin Durant scored a game-high 30 points, while Reed Sheppard added 18 off the bench as the host Houston Rockets rolled to a 117-100 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.,Durant shot 11 for 17 from the floor and added seven assists to pace Houston in the absence of Alperen Sengun (calf), th...
Desmond Bane converts 2 FT's in waning seconds as Magic nip Nuggets
Anthony Black scored a career-high 38 points, Desmond Bane tallied 24, including two free throws with 6.9 seconds left, and the host Orlando Magic beat the Denver Nuggets 127-126 on Saturday night.,Black knocked down seven 3-pointers, also a career high, Wendell Carter Jr. contributed 18 points, Tri...
Devin Booker comes up big in fourth as Suns beat Pelicans again
Devin Booker finished with 20 points, including six in the fourth quarter, and Dillon Brooks added 18 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 115-106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, completing the two-game road sweep.,Collin Gillepsie and Jordan Goodwin were among the seven Suns players ...
Surprising Celtics look to add to Blazers' road woes
Not having Jayson Tatum was supposed to make things extremely difficult for the Boston Celtics.,But 30 games into the season, Boston has won 19 and stands in third place in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics take aim at victory No. 20 when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,Boston has...
Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to starting lineup vs. Bulls
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from a right calf strain on Saturday night, starting against the host Chicago Bulls.,The two-time MVP forward needed to clear pregame testing before he would play for the first time in 24 days, and the team confirmed his availability shortly before...
Keon Ellis' season-best 21 points key for Kings' victory vs. Mavericks
Keon Ellis had a season-best 21 points, Russell Westbrook matched it with 21 of his own and the Sacramento Kings held off the visiting Dallas Mavericks 113-107 on Saturday afternoon to win for just the second time in their last eight games.,Rookie Maxime Raynaud chipped in with 19 points for the Kin...
Resurgent Clippers aim to extend win streak against Pistons
After a rare bump in the road, the Detroit Pistons will be out to regain their stride against the suddenly resurgent Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif.,The Pistons dropped a shootout Friday, losing 131-129 on the road against the Utah Jazz. It was the most points Detroit has allowed...
Thunder look to bounce back against Joel Embiid, Sixers
In the middle of their toughest stretch of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder aren't about to panic.,The Thunder have dropped back-to-back games for the first time this season and have lost four of six since starting the season 24-1.,Oklahoma City will try to turn around its recent struggles begi...