Basketball Page 205 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Without LeBron James, Lakers try to rebound vs. lowly Nets
The successful pairing of superstars LeBron James and Luka Doncic is going on hold for at least a week and possibly longer.,James will be out Monday night with a left groin injury Monday night when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Brooklyn Nets, who are on a seven-game losing streak.,James suffered ...
Thunder wallop Nuggets in showdown of West's best
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their seventh consecutive victory, a 127-103 rout over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Sunday.,It was the first of back-to-back games in Oklahoma City for the teams that entered the day in the top two spots in the Western C...
Injury-plagued Hornets look for elusive win vs. Heat
The Miami Heat must be thrilled that the Charlotte Hornets are coming in for Monday night's game.,Charlotte has lost nine of its past 10 games.,In addition, the Heat have beaten the Hornets six straight times.,The last time Charlotte defeated Miami was a 108-103 victory on Feb. 25, 2023.,Charlotte h...
Report: LeBron James (groin) out 1-2 weeks
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will be sidelined one to two weeks with a groin strain, ESPN reported Sunday.,He suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of the Lakers' 111-101 loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.,Per ESPN, he was scheduled to undergo another evaluation in 24 hours.,J...
We're Running Out of Time to Appreciate LeBron James
LeBron James could be out for extended time due to a groin injury, and we're running out of time to appreciate his longevity and greatness....
Pistons look to snap losing streak, visit road-weary Blazers
The Detroit Pistons will look to avoid their first three-game losing streak since January when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.,The contest is the finale of a four-game road swing for the Pistons. They routed the Utah Jazz to start the trip before losing to the Los Angeles Clip...
Cavaliers, in charge in the East, visit Bucks
Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference will face off for the final time this season when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night.,It's the second night of a weekend back-to-back at home for Milwaukee, which fell to the Orlando Magic 111-109 on Saturday night. The los...
'Playing for something,' Grizzlies look for season sweep of Pelicans
The Memphis Grizzlies are just two games out of second place in the Western Conference., ,And they're just four games above the top play-in spot., ,In the jam-packed West, every game matters, and the Grizzlies will try to gain a win Sunday night against the lowly Pelicans in New Orleans., ,The Grizz...
NBA roundup: Celtics top Lakers to extend win streak
Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to help the Boston Celtics extend their winning streak to four games by beating the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 on Saturday night.,It was Tatum's fourth game with at least 40 points this season. He was 12 of 28 from the field and play...
Magic win close one against Bucks to end skid
Paolo Banchero scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic, after losing three straight games by one or two points, came away from Milwaukee a two-point winner with Saturday's 111-109 defeat of the Bucks.,The Magic entered Saturday's contest on a five-game skid, with defeats in six of the last seven. Fou...
Stephen Curry reaches milestone as Warriors down Pistons
Stephen Curry had 32 points and hit a major milestone as Golden State downed Detroit, 115-110, in San Francisco on Saturday.,Curry reached 25,000 career points on a third-quarter 3-pointer. Jimmy Butler supplied 26 points, nine rebounds and five assists.,Draymond Green had 12 points -- including a l...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics too much for Lakers
Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to help the Boston Celtics extend their winning streak to four games by beating the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 on Saturday night.,It was Tatum's fourth game with at least 40 points this season. He was 12 of 28 from the field and play...
Timberwolves look to keep winning at struggling Spurs
The Minnesota Timberwolves know they are in the mix for a top-six playoff berth in the Western Conference, which would allow them to avoid the play-in tournament.,But it's too soon to know exactly how the standings will shake out in a tightly packed conference that includes eight teams within 7 1/2 ...
Magic win a close one against Bucks to end skid
Paolo Banchero scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic, after losing three straight games by one or two points, came away from Milwaukee a two-point winner with Saturday's 111-109 defeat of the Bucks.,The Magic entered Saturday's contest on a five-game losing skid, with defeats in six of the last sev...
Bulls rally past Heat with dominant fourth quarter
Josh Giddey recorded his third triple-double of the season and hit a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left as the visiting Chicago Bulls rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 114-109 on Saturday.,Giddey had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for Chicago, which outscored Miami 36-20 in t...
Hawks turn back Pacers for second time in three days
Trae Young had team highs of 36 points and eight assists on Saturday, helping the Atlanta Hawks post a 120-118 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers.,Caris LeVert added 26 points on 10-of-17 shooting off the bench, and Onyeka Okongwu collected 16 points and 16 rebounds. Dyson Daniels added 10 points ...
Wizards edge Raptors as game comes down to the last split-second
Jordan Poole returned after missing three games with an elbow injury to score 34 points and the visiting Washington Wizards defeated the Toronto Raptors 118-117 on Saturday night.,Washington had to wait out a review that ruled that Jamal Shead's shot that could have won the game for Toronto did not ...
Rockets blast Pelicans with season-best 146 points
Dillon Brooks scored a game-high 27 points, Aaron Holiday added 20 off the bench and Amen Thompson flirted with a triple-double as the Houston Rockets opened a six-game homestand with a 146-117 wire-to-wire victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday.,The Rockets capped the four-game season se...
Hornets score last 12 points to surge past Nets
Miles Bridges poured in 26 points and the Charlotte Hornets closed the game by scoring the final 12 points to rally for a 105-102 victory against the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.,Nick Smith Jr. had 19 points, Moussa Diabate added 16 points and 15 rebounds and Bridges pulled in 12 reboun...
Kings on upward trend entering clash with Clippers
A pair of teams intent on improving their playoff prospects in the Western Conference will meet as the Los Angeles Clippers play host to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif., ,The Clippers enter the game eighth in the conference standings, while the Kings are a half-game behind in nin...