Basketball Page 209 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Lakers pound Pelicans as LeBron James hits 50K points
LeBron James scored 34 points on a milestone night and Luka Doncic added 30 points and 15 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated with a 136-115 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,With a 3-pointer in the first quarter, James became the first player to reach 50,000 points...
Kevin Durant, Suns storm back in 4th, upend Clippers
Kevin Durant scored 19 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns overcame a 23-point, third-quarter deficit to notch a 119-117 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.,Devin Booker had 17 points and eight assists, Nick Richards scored 16 points on 8-of-10 sh...
LeBron James reaches point-scoring milestone
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James became the first player to score a combined 50,000 points in regular-season and playoff games when he made a first-quarter 3-pointer during a home game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,James, who became the NBA's all-time leading scorer in regular-sea...
Devin Vassell's career night sparks Spurs past Nets
Devin Vassell hit a career-high eight 3-pointers en route to a career-high 37 points, and the host San Antonio Spurs were at their best in the second half in a 127-113 victory over the slumping Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday., ,The Spurs led by five points at halftime but took charge in the third quarte...
Down 15, Cavs surge past Bulls for 11th straight win
Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and Jarrett Allen notched a 25-point, 17-rebound double-double as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to defeat the Chicago Bulls 139-117 on Tuesday for their 11th straight victory.,NBA-leading Cleveland, which boasts three double-digit winning streaks this sea...
Wolves pull away from 76ers in 4th quarter
Naz Reid scored 23 points on 9-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 126-112 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Nickeil Alexander-Walker finished with 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting off the bench for Minnesota, which won its second game in a ...
Stephen Curry scores 28 as Warriors hold off Knicks
Stephen Curry led the way with 28 points, Gui Santos ignited a late surge with a 3-pointer and the Golden State Warriors outfinished the host New York Knicks for a 114-102 victory on Tuesday.,Playing the second night of a back-to-back, Golden State rallied from a 10-point first-half deficit into a 9...
Giannis Antetokounmpo's triple-double powers Bucks past Hawks
Giannis Antetokounmpo posted his sixth triple-double of the season to guide the visiting Milwaukee Bucks to a 127-121 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. ,Antetokounmpo scored 26 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the floor, grabbed 12 rebounds and handed out 10 assists as the Bucks won their third ...
Raptors defeat Magic on Ja'Kobe Walter game-winner
Rookie Ja'Kobe Walter sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter as the visiting Toronto Raptors posted a 114-113 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.,After Paolo Banchero made a pair of free throws to give Orlando a 113-111 lead with 4.1 seconds to play, Walter...
Tyrese Haliburton's latest double-double powers Pacers past Rockets
Tyrese Haliburton produced his sixth consecutive double-double and the Indiana Pacers turned a fourth-quarter rally into a 115-102 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in Indianapolis.,Haliburton paired 28 points with 15 assists to help send the Rockets to their eighth consecutive road loss. ...
Red-hot Thunder face Grizzlies without Jaren Jackson Jr.
For the slumping Memphis Grizzlies, this isn't the best time to play the best team in the NBA's Western Conference.,The Grizzlies, who have suffered three straight last-second losses, host the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night. That means dealing with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a strong candidate ...
Zach LaVine, Kings aim to gain ground in West vs. Nuggets
The Sacramento Kings lost All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis to a hamstring injury, but that hasn't slowed them down the past two games.,Sacramento overcame the absence of Sabonis to beat Houston and Dallas on the road, and it can sweep its four-game road trip when it visits the Denver Nuggets on Wedne...
Grizzlies standout Jaren Jackson Jr. (ankle) out week-to-week
Memphis Grizzlies All-Star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. was diagnosed with a Grade 2 left ankle sprain and is considered week-to-week, the team announced Tuesday.,Jackson was injured in the first quarter of the Grizzlies' 132-130 home loss against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. He was hurt while trying t...
Last-place clubs clash as Jazz face Wizards
The bottom feeders of each conference square off in the nation's capital on Wednesday, when the Washington Wizards host the Utah Jazz.,Washington's 11-49 mark is the NBA's worst, and having lost eight of its last 10, the team sits firmly in control of receiving the best odds to win the NBA draft lot...
Celtics aim to slow streaking Trail Blazers
The Boston Celtics will be looking for another productive game from their non-starters when they face the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.,Boston, which has been without Kristaps Porzingis (illness) and Jrue Holiday (hand) for its last two games, had a 28-11 advantage in bench poi...
Magic G Jalen Suggs has knee surgery, out for season
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a cartilage fragment in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Tuesday.,Per the Magic, the procedure also involved a mosaicplasty to repair the trochlear joint surface. He is expected to mak...
Report: Mavericks G Kyrie Irving has torn ACL, out for season
Dallas Mavericks standout guard Kyrie Irving suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Irving, 32, was injured on a play in which he was fouled while driving to the hoop during the first quarter of Monday's 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings. He awkwardly landed ...
Kyrie Irving Tore His ACL, the Dallas Mavericks Season Is Embarrassingly Over
Kyrie Irving tore his ACL on Monday evening and Anthony Davis is still recovering from his injury, the Dallas Mavericks season is over after that embarrassing Luka Doncic trade. ...
The NBA’s Title Race: Contenders, Pretenders, and the Chaos to Come
These are the NBA's 2025 championship contenders and pretenders, as with the calendar flipped to March, chaos in the NBA's Playoff race is certainly on the way....
Wolves aim to carry momentum into meeting with 76ers
The Minnesota Timberwolves have not won back-to-back games since early February.,Minnesota has a chance to change that fact when it tips off against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves are coming off a 116-98 victory on the road against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday...