Basketball Page 200 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Reports: Lakers, Clippers set to resume home schedules Monday
The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers are set to resume their home schedules with games on Monday, multiple outlets reported.,The Lakers had two home games postponed and the Clippers had one following a spate of wildfires in the Los Angeles area that began on Tuesday.,The Lakers will play ...
Raptors intend to halt slide against ailing Warriors
The Toronto Raptors aim to cut their losses at five in a row Monday night against the visiting Golden State Warriors.,The Raptors, who have lost 16 of their past 17 games, are coming off a 123-114 road loss to the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.,The game was within reach when it was tied at 109-1...
Detroit Pistons Have Been the Biggest Surprise of 2024-25 NBA Season
The Detroit Pistons have surprised everybody and are taking the NBA by storm as this year's biggest surprise, but can they maintain this level of play and make the playoffs?...
After two postponements, Hornets ready for rematch vs. Suns
The Charlotte Hornets have seen their past two games postponed due to the tragic Los Angeles wildfires to shorten a five-game road trip into a three-contest excursion.,The Hornets will make their return to the court on Sunday night when they visit the Phoenix Suns, who happen to be their most recent...
A losing streak will end when shorthanded Jazz, Nets meet
The Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets have had similar results since they played each other in New York three weeks ago -- and that's nothing to brag about.,Heading into a showdown on Sunday in Salt Lake City, the Jazz and Nets both are 2-8 since Utah's home 105-94 victory on Dec. 21.,Along with seemingly...
NBA roundup: Ja Morant's late baskets propel Grizzlies past Wolves
Ja Morant made back-to-back baskets in the final minute to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 127-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Morant finished with 12 points on just 5-for-19 shooting but came up when it mattered most for Memphis, which won the opener of a f...
Devin Booker (34 points), Suns continue dominance of Jazz
Devin Booker matched his season high with six 3-pointers and scored 34 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and the Phoenix Suns never trailed in a 114-106 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Saturday.,Utah rallied from a 16-point, second-quarter deficit and trailed 91-88 with 8:36 left in the co...
Tyler Herro shines from deep as Heat bully Blazers
Tyler Herro made seven 3-pointers and recorded 32 points, five rebounds and five assists to lead the Miami Heat to a 119-98 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.,Nikola Jovic added season highs of 21 points and eight rebounds as the Heat won their third consecutive game, al...
Nikola Jokic-Russell Westbrook duo clicking as Nuggets set to face Mavericks
The Denver Nuggets established a little history Friday night against the Brooklyn Nets, but more importantly, they got their sixth win in eight games.,The Nuggets will try for its seventh win in nine games at the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon.,In the 124-105 win over Brooklyn on Friday night,...
Ja Morant's late heroics help Grizzlies top Timberwolves
Ja Morant made back-to-back baskets in the final minute to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 127-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Morant finished with 12 points on just 5-for-19 shooting but came up when it mattered most for Memphis, which won the opener of a f...
Cade Cunningham nets triple-double, Pistons down Raptors
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 27 points and the host Detroit Pistons held off the Toronto Raptors 123-114 on Saturday night.,Hardaway made all but one of his eight 3-point attempts. Cade Cunningham notched a triple-double with 22 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds as the Pistons won for the ...
Surging Pacers set for back-to-back vs. sizzling Cavs
The Indiana Pacers have enjoyed quite the start to the calendar year, winning all five of their games in 2025 by double-digit margins.,The Pacers have a tall task on their hands as they vie for a season-high winning streak on Sunday when they visit the white-hot Cleveland Cavaliers in the opener of ...
Devin Booker (34 pts.), Suns continue dominance of Jazz
Devin Booker matched his season high with six 3-pointers and scored 34 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and the Phoenix Suns led wire-to-wire in a 114-106 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Saturday.,Utah rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second quarter and trailed 91-88 with 8:36 left ...
With Paolo Banchero back, Magic try to knock off 76ers
Paolo Banchero's return couldn't have come at a better time for the Orlando Magic, who have lost 11 of their last 18 games after a torrid stretch in November.,The third-year star couldn't quite get Orlando over the hump in Friday's 109-106 loss to the visiting Milwaukee Bucks, but the silver lining ...
Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues MVP push vs. Wizards
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will try to bolster his case for his first MVP award when the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Washington Wizards on Sunday.,The seventh-year guard tallied another 30-point game on Friday night to help Oklahoma City bounce back after having its franchise-record 15-game winning...
Celtics look to bounce back vs. Pelicans
The Boston Celtics will be trying to avoid back-to-back home losses when they face the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.,After earning three victories during a four-game road trip, the Celtics dropped a 114-97 decision to Sacramento on Friday night. Boston's home record fell to 13-7 with the loss.,The...
Kings put six-game win streak up against resurgent Bulls
Domantas Sabonis downplayed the career- and franchise-best 28 rebounds he snagged for the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.,Citing his teammates' aggressiveness and ability to share the ball, Sabonis said the energy "becomes contagious.",The Kings will hope to channel that energy again during a Sund...
Knicks face Bucks intent on correcting recent slide
The New York Knicks don't have to worry about facing the Oklahoma City Thunder again anytime soon but two double-digit defeats to the best team in the Western Conference have raised some questions.,The Knicks will look to get back on track Sunday afternoon, when they host the Milwaukee Bucks in a ba...
Rockets-Hawks game postponed due to icy conditions in Atlanta
Severe weather and hazardous icy conditions in the Atlanta area forced the postponement of the game scheduled for Saturday afternoon between the host Hawks and Houston Rockets.,The NBA announced the postponement and said the game would be rescheduled for a date to be announced later.,"Stay safe, ATL...
NBA roundup: Nuggets rout Nets behind two triple-doubles
Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds, Russell Westbrook added 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-105 on Friday.,Jokic recorded his league-leading 15th triple-double of the season and the 145th of his career after missing th...