Basketball Page 211 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
76ers' Quentin Grimes bids to build off career night in clash vs. Blazers
Quentin Grimes may not be the best player the Dallas Mavericks traded away last month, but the Philadelphia 76ers seem awfully happy to have him.,The newly acquired guard aims to build off the best game of his career Sunday when the Sixers host the road-weary Portland Trail Blazers.,In his first nin...
Jazz look for 'refocusing' moment as they prepare for Pistons
Though he's been patient as his team goes through a rebuilding phase, Utah Jazz coach Will Hardy didn't hold back on Sunday after a 128-121 home loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.,Considering how well the Detroit Pistons are playing coming into Monday's matchup in Salt Lake City, the Jazz will have t...
Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards posts 44 points in win over Suns
Anthony Edwards recorded 44 points, seven assists and five rebounds to help the Minnesota Timberwolves post a 116-98 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Sunday night.,Donte DiVincenzo scored 24 points on a season-high eight 3-pointers and also had a career-best six steals as Minnesota won for just...
Lakers hold off late Clippers rally to notch 6th straight win
Luka Doncic scored 29 points with six rebounds and nine assists as the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers continued their surge into March with a 108-102 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.,LeBron James scored 17 points with nine assists and rookie Dalton Knecht added 19 points of...
NBA roundup: Cavs edge Blazers with late 3 in OT
De'Andre Hunter made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30.8 seconds remaining in overtime, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a stunning 133-129 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,Hunter finished with 32 points and came up in the clutch after Anfernee Simons put Portland ahead 129-1...
Knicks waive Matt Ryan, Jacob Toppin
The New York Knicks have waived Matt Ryan and Jacob Toppin, the team announced Sunday.,Playing on two-way deals, neither Ryan (19) nor Toppin (16) exceeded 20 appearances this season for the Knicks.,According to a report from SNY, New York now has an open slot on its 15-man roster and can add a play...
Pelicans use big 4th-quarter run to rally past Jazz
Kelly Olynyk netted a season-high 26 points, one of four New Orleans players who scored at least 20 points as the Pelicans earned a 127-121 victory over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Sunday night.,Olynyk, a former Jazz player, hit 10 of 14 shots and finished with nine rebounds and four assists....
Thunder's Jalen Williams drops 41 points on Spurs
Jalen Williams poured in a career-high 41 points to go with seven assists and six rebounds as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the second half in beating the San Antonio Spurs 146-132 on Sunday.,The Thunder trailed by as many as nine points late in the second quarter and by five at halft...
Immanuel Quickley helps Raptors edge past Magic
Immanuel Quickley scored a team-high 24 points, helping the visiting Toronto Raptors post a 104-102 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday.,RJ Barrett added 22 points, while Jakob Poeltl had 16 points and 11 rebounds, as the Raptors snapped a three-game losing streak. Jamal Shead chipped in 12 poi...
Jalen Brunson leads charge as Knicks stop Heat in OT
Jalen Brunson scored 26 of his 31 points after halftime as the New York Knicks rallied to defeat the host Miami Heat 116-112 in overtime on Sunday night.,OG Anunoby added 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 points and 16 rebounds as New York recovered after fal...
Jazz sign G Jaden Springer to multi-year contract
Utah guard Jaden Springer signed a multi-year contract on Sunday with the Jazz, who had brought him in on a 10-day deal on Feb. 20.,Springer, 22, is averaging 3.5 points, one rebound, 1.3 assists and 8.8 minutes in four games with Utah. He played 26 games earlier this season for the Boston Celtics a...
Aaron Nesmith's career-best 27 points lead Pacers past Bulls
Aaron Nesmith scored a career-high 27 points and the Indiana Pacers notched their fifth win in the last seven games with a 127-112 defeat of the Chicago Bulls on Sunday in Indianapolis.,Nesmith, who came into Sunday's contest averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers per game, canned 6 of 11 from deep to lead t...
Kings, Mavericks battle for ground in tight West terrain
Two teams dealing with injured big men and looking to move out of the play-in portion of the Western Conference standings go head-to-head Monday night when the Sacramento Kings visit the Dallas Mavericks.,Three consecutive wins by the Kings and three losses in four games by the Mavericks have left t...
Ja Morant on the upswing as Grizzlies prepare for Hawks
Ja Morant is returning to the form that made him a two-time NBA All-Star and one of the league's premier players.,Morant -- who has endured back-to-back seasons interrupted by injury, with a league suspension tossed in -- enters Monday's game against the visiting Atlanta Hawks on a roll, minus an ab...
Celtics fend off Nuggets to avoid three-game slide
Jaylen Brown had 22 points, eight assists and five rebounds to help the Boston Celtics end a two-game losing streak by beating the visiting Denver Nuggets 110-103 Sunday.,The Celtics were coming off losses to Detroit and Cleveland, and avoided what would have been their first three-game losing strea...
Stephen Curry guides Warriors to face his hometown Hornets
While there's not lots to be excited about regarding the Charlotte Hornets, Monday night's home game should create some buzz.,That's because the opponent is the Golden State Warriors, who'll be playing in Stephen Curry's hometown.,The Warriors had a strong February even though March began with a dud...
Thunder's Chet Holmgren (ankle) out vs. Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder center/forward Chet Holmgren has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the host San Antonio Spurs due to a sprained left ankle.,Holmgren scored seven points and played just 15 minutes in Oklahoma City's 135-119 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.,The 7-foot-1 Holmgren i...
Agent: Wizards' Justin Champagnie signing 4-year deal
Enjoying the best season of his young career, Washington Wizards forward Justin Champagnie landed a four-year, $10 million contract, his agent told ESPN on Sunday.,Champagnie, 23, in his second season in Washington, is averaging career highs in points (7.5), field goal percentage (50.4), 3-point per...
Warriors' Jimmy Butler faces lawsuit over unpaid rent, property damages
Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler has been sued for allegedly failing to pay $260,000 in rent and leaving behind more than $127,000 in damages related to a luxury home he leased in Miami Beach, Fla.,Butler was traded from the Miami Heat to the Warriors last month after requesting a trade.,F...
Magic G Jalen Suggs to have surgery, out indefinitely
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove a cartilage fragment in his left knee and is out indefinitely.,Suggs has been sidelined since sustaining what was reported as a left quad contusion during Orlando's 121-113 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Jan. 25.,Signed...