Basketball Page 208 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Celtics add to single-season 3-point record in blowout of Wizards
Seven Celtics scored in double figures, and Boston shot a blistering 24-of-52 from 3-point range to cruise to its 11th win in the last 12 games, 124-90 against the visiting Washington Wizards on Sunday.,Payton Pritchard's 20 points led the balanced scoring performance for Boston (58-20), which conti...
Raptors use balanced attack to top Nets
Rookie Jonathan Mogbo tied a career high with 17 points to lead eight in double figures as the Toronto Raptors pulled away midway through the fourth quarter and earned a 120-109 victory over the host Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.,The Raptors (29-50) beat the Nets (25-53) for the second time in less than ...
Lakers pour in 22 3-pointers to thrash Thunder
Luka Doncic scored 30 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 126-99 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.,The Lakers finished with a season-high 22 3-pointers on 40 attempts (55 percent). Austin Reaves had 20 points and he and Doncic were two of four Los Angeles players with four or...
In push for playoff positioning, Heat host injury-riddled 76ers
Two Eastern Conference counterparts, the Philadelphia 76ers and host Miami Heat, meet on Monday following tough losses for both teams.,The Heat (35-43) dropped a 121-115 overtime decision at home on Saturday to Milwaukee in a game with postseason implications. Miami is locked into the play-in round,...
Coby White's shooting lifts Bulls over Hornets
Coby White scored 37 points and the visiting Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Hornets 131-117 for a three-game winning streak Sunday afternoon.,White shot 12-for-16 from the field, including 6-for-8 on 3-pointers, in a return to his home state of North Carolina. He also made all seven of his free-th...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks bid to stay hot in clash vs. Pelicans
The Milwaukee Bucks have had quite a week.,They had historic performances twice in three days, then rallied from a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Heat 121-115 in overtime in Miami on Saturday night.,The Bucks (43-34) clinched a playoff berth Saturday and moved into the No. 5 s...
Jalen Brunson could return as Knicks set sights on Suns
A weekend back-to-back set began about as well as it could for the New York Knicks.,Things might get even better on Sunday night with Jalen Brunson possibly returning from a month-long absence as the Knicks host the Phoenix Suns.,New York won despite the absence of Brunson and Mitchell Robinson on S...
Stephen A. Compares Walter Clayton Jr. to NBA Star Who Doesn’t Exist
Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. starred in the Final Four, but Stephen A. Smith stole headlines with a shoutout to fictional NBA player “Wade Cunningham....
As Jazz visit Hawks, Utah looking ahead to next season
As the Utah Jazz extended their franchise record for losses in a season to 62 at Indiana on Friday, the most interesting part happened off the court. ,Second-year player Taylor Hendricks spent time with the broadcast team of the Jazz (16-62) during the telecast, chatting about his progress since suf...
NBA roundup: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks top Heat in OT
Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 36 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his second straight triple-double and 10th of the season as the Milwaukee Bucks secured a 121-115 road win over the Miami Heat in overtime on Saturday.,Kevin Porter Jr. had 24 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists off the bench ...
Clippers keep pace in West, wipe out Mavericks
James Harden and Kawhi Leonard each scored 29 points as the Los Angeles Clippers finished off a convincing 135-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday at Inglewood, Calif.,Ivica Zubac added 25 points with 10 rebounds for the Clippers (46-32), who improved to 11-2 since March 12, while winn...
Triple-double from Giannis Antetokounmpo helps Bucks subdue Heat
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 36 points and Kevin Porter Jr. added 24 to help the Milwaukee Bucks win an overtime battle against the host Miami Heat 121-115 on Saturday night.,Antetokounmpo had a triple-double for Milwaukee (43-34), which won its third in a row, with 15 rebounds and 10 assists. Porte...
Rockets, Warriors meet in late-season clash of contenders
The Houston Rockets can take a big step toward clinching the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference but will have to deal with a longtime nemesis, when they visit the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Sunday night.,A 52nd win by the Rockets (51-27) would assure them at least a tie for second p...
Desmond Bane carries Grizzlies to road win over Pistons
Desmond Bane scored nine of his game-high 38 points in the final 2:50 to lift the visiting Memphis Grizzlies past the Detroit Pistons 109-103 on Saturday.,Jaren Jackson Jr. added 27 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis (46-32), which won its ninth straight game against the Pistons. Grizzlies big man Z...
Anthony Edwards helps Wolves hang on for win over 76ers
Anthony Edwards scored 37 points, including a pair of clutch baskets down the stretch, to help the Minnesota Timberwolves earn a 114-109 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers for the Wolves' fifth consecutive victory. ,Minnesota (46-32) avoided a costly stumble against a 76ers side coming into Saturd...
As playoffs near, Nuggets looking to cut back turnovers as they host Pacers
The Denver Nuggets will be desperate to arrest their potentially terminal form slide when they host the surging Indiana Pacers on Sunday.,After spending much of this season vying for the second position in the Western Conference, Denver (47-31) has slipped below the Los Angeles Lakers into the fourt...
Blazers, Spurs square off with fleeting postseason hopes on the line
The Portland Trail Blazers and San Antonio Spurs look to keep their waning postseason chances alive when they square off Sunday in a late-season Western Conference game.,Neither team has been officially eliminated from playoff contention.,Portland (34-44) still has the best chance of the two of work...
Cavs aim to clinch No. 1 seed against hungry Kings
Cleveland can clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since the 2015-16 season when it hosts the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night at Rocket Arena.,The Cavaliers (62-15) will have to beat a Kings team that is in a three-way dogfight for the last two spots in the play-in tourn...
Wizards attempt to avert season sweep against Celtics
Reigning NBA champion Boston rolls into the final week of its regular season having won 10 of the last 11 games ahead of Sunday's home meeting with the last-place Washington Wizards.,The Celtics (57-20) rebounded from having their nine-game winning streak ended in a loss to Miami on Wednesday, blowi...
Knicks' torrid shooting too much for Hawks
All five New York starters hit double figures, led by 30 points from Karl-Anthony Towns, as the visiting Knicks shot lights-out on Saturday afternoon to rout the Atlanta Hawks 121-105.,Josh Hart finished a rebound shy of a triple-double for the Knicks with 16 points and 11 assists. OG Anunoby scored...