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LaMelo Ball leads Timberwolves over struggling Bucks
LaMelo Ball scored 34 points on 12-for-21 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 112-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Ball drained a half-dozen 3-pointers in his best performance of the season for Minnesota. Ayo Dosunmu registered a double-double with ...
OG Anunoby helps Knicks defeat Nets
OG Anunoby scored nine of his 18 points in the fourth quarter Monday night for the host New York Knicks, who rode a dominant final 12 minutes to a 103-90 win over the upset-minded Brooklyn Nets.,Landry Shamet scored a team-high 22 points off the bench for the defending NBA champion Knicks, who outsc...
Sharp-shooting Pistons overwhelm Hornets in easy win
Cade Cunningham's 33 points came as part of a wave of sizzling outside shooting by the Detroit Pistons in their 124-91 runaway victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.,Cunningham shot 13-for-20 from the field with four 3-point baskets to go with his game-high seven assists. The Pi...
Hawks overwhelm outmanned Pacers behind Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Nickeil Alexander-Walker matched his career high with nine 3-pointers and scored a season-high 34 points as the Atlanta Hawks beat the short-handed Indiana Pacers 108-104 on Monday night in Indianapolis.,Corey Kispert and Luguentz Dort had 14 points each and CJ McCollum added 13 points, 12 assists a...
Tyrese Maxey helps hot 76ers knock off Bulls
Tyrese Maxey scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and dished out 11 assists to highlight the Philadelphia 76ers' 126-107 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Jaylen Brown provided 25 points and 11 rebounds for Philadelphia, which improved to 7-1 on the season. VJ Edgecombe ...
Anthony Davis helps Wizards get rare road win over Magic
Anthony Davis had 27 points and nine rebounds on Monday to help the visiting Washington Wizards hold on for a 103-94 victory over the Orlando Magic.,Kyshawn George added 22 points on four 3-pointers and AJ Dybantsa scored 21 for Washington, which has won back-to-back games for the first time this se...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 43, lifts Thunder past Cavaliers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a season-high 43 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 33 seconds remaining, as the Oklahoma City Thunder edged the host Cleveland Cavaliers 117-112 on Monday night.,The fourth quarter saw eight ties and eight lead changes, the last on Gilgeous-Alexander's 24-f...
Clippers G Max Strus (foot) set to make season debut
Guard Max Strus is set to make his Los Angeles Clippers debut Monday against the Toronto Raptors after opening the season with a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his right foot.,Strus, 30, was acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a five-team trade in August.,After suffering a left foot frac...
Thunder retiring Russell Westbrook's No. 0 on Feb. 7
The Oklahoma City Thunder will retire Russell Westbrook's No. 0 jersey during a Feb. 7 game against the New York Knicks, the team announced Monday.,Westbrook, who played the first 11 of his 18 NBA seasons with the Thunder (2008-19), announced his retirement from the NBA on Aug. 12.,The nine-time All...
Lakers' Luka Doncic enjoys rarefied air ahead of clash vs. Heat
Luka Doncic strives to continue his lava-hot start when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Miami Heat on Monday night.,Doncic has scored 226 points through his first six games of a season. Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain (twice) are the only others to score 225 or more points in their first six con...
Clippers hope to end skid vs. Raptors, who have their own problems
With the spectacle of Kawhi Leonard facing his former team placed on hold, the focus Monday will be about the Los Angeles Clippers taking on the visiting Toronto Raptors with each trying to figure out a way forward., ,The Clippers are on a five-game losing streak as they return home for the game in ...
Knicks striving to extend lengthy win streak over Nets
A season ago, the New York Knicks were slumping in January when they cruised to a 54-point home win over the Brooklyn Nets.,That decisive victory helped them get rolling again on the way to their first championship since 1973.,New York is off to a slow start in the first six games of its title defen...
Steph Curry, Draymond Green to return as Warriors host Suns
The Golden State Warriors are set to take a different approach to a back-to-back when they expect to welcome a rested Stephen Curry and Draymond Green back to the lineup for a rematch Monday night with the Phoenix Suns in San Francisco.,The Warriors and Suns met on Oct. 24 in Phoenix in a game in wh...
Fred VanVleet expected to return to lineup as Rockets host Celtics
The Houston Rockets entered this season planning to avoid playing veteran guard Fred VanVleet during both games of back-to-backs, which prompted the offseason signing of veteran Marcus Smart.,Smart excelled in his first start with the Rockets on Saturday, scoring 24 points and making seven 3-pointer...
Wizards strive to clamp down defensively vs. Magic
Much of the Washington Wizards' woes the last three seasons under head coach Brian Keefe can be attributed to dreadful defense.,Washington will look to prove that its early-season success on the defensive end isn't a fluke when it visits the Orlando Magic on Monday.,Since Keefe took over in the midd...
Short-handed Pacers seek to end losing skid vs. Hawks
Injuries already have taken a toll on the Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers, who meet on Monday night in Indianapolis.,Indiana has lost four straight while dealing with injuries to several key players. The short-handed Pacers trailed the entire second half in a 98-90 home loss to the previously winle...
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic's 45 points boost Lakers over Raptors
Luka Doncic scored 45 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Austin Reaves added 19 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers finished off a 131-125 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday.,Walker Kessler scored 16 points with 15 rebounds and three blocked shots, while Collin Sexton added 14 points as...
Luka Doncic pours in 45 as Lakers finish off Raptors
Luka Doncic scored 45 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Austin Reaves added 19 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers finished off a 131-125 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday.,Walker Kessler scored 16 points with 15 rebounds and three blocked shots, while Collin Sexton added 14 points as...
Yaxel Lendeborg's early career night powers Warriors past Clippers
Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg drained six 3-pointers as a foundation for a career-best 37 points and the Golden State Warriors, despite resting Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, recorded a fourth straight win, 124-112 over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Playing on the same court...
Lineup intact, Nuggets out to defend home court vs. Blazers
The Denver Nuggets started the season with the same issues they had last year -- injuries to their starting lineup. The problem was temporary, and Denver now has an intact starting five heading into Monday night's home game against the Portland Trail Blazers.,Denver swept a two-game road trip throug...