Basketball Page 22 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Benedict Mathurin pushes Clippers past Bucks
Benedict Mathurin scored 28 points and John Collins added 22 to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 127-113 road victory in Milwaukee against the Bucks.,It's the fifth consecutive victory for Los Angeles, who also got 20 points and eight rebounds from Kawhi Leonard and 15 points with 11 assists from ...
Spurs’ juggernaut returns home to host reeling Bulls
The San Antonio Spurs look to finish off a spectacular month of March with a bang and continue on the hunt for the best record in the NBA when they host the Chicago Bulls on Monday., ,The Spurs (56-18) have won eight straight outings and have captured 13 of their 15 games in March after going undefe...
Suns chasing top-six playoff berth as they visit Grizzlies
The Phoenix Suns remain in the hunt for one of the six guaranteed NBA Western Conference playoff spots as they embark on a grueling end-of-regular-season schedule.,The Suns (41-33) will play six of their remaining eight regular season games on the road, starting with Monday's game in Memphis against...
Kings vie for elusive road win in visit to spiraling Nets
For the past three-plus months, every time the Sacramento Kings visited an Eastern Conference city, they fell short.,The next chance at redemption on the road against an Eastern foe will occur Sunday night when the Kings visit the Brooklyn Nets. ,Brooklyn (17-57) has a 10-game losing streak, the lon...
Behind Payton Pritchard -- playing 'winning basketball' -- Celtics set for Hornets
The Boston Celtics might need another big offensive performance from backup point guard Payton Pritchard when they visit the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night., ,Jaylen Brown, Boston's leading scorer this season, didn't play Friday night in a 109-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks because of Achille...
Bucks get second chance against Clippers in same week
The Milwaukee Bucks will take on a familiar Western Conference opponent as they host the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon., ,This is the sixth straight game for Milwaukee against a team from that conference, and they have lost four of five, including a blowout 129-96 loss to the Clippers on ...
NBA roundup: Fortified 76ers cool off Hornets
Joel Embiid had 29 points and made a big block in the final seconds as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from 15 points down to edge the host Charlotte Hornets 118-114 on Saturday.,Philadelphia stopped Charlotte's five-game winning streak and won the season series 2-1, giving them the tiebreaker in the...
Hawks retain No. 6 seed with win over struggling Kings
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 27 points, Jalen Johnson added 26 points and 10 assists and the Atlanta Hawks held off the visiting Sacramento Kings for a 123-113 victory on Saturday.,CJ McCollum scored 22 points, while Jock Landale finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks (42-33), who ...
Suns pile on points, woeful Jazz in cruising to victory
Jalen Green scored 31 points and made five 3-pointers, Devin Booker added 26 points and the host Phoenix Suns tied their season scoring high in a 134-109 blowout of the tanking Utah Jazz on Saturday.,Grayson Allen scored 19 points and Oso Ighodaro had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Suns (41-33...
Grizzlies snap 5-game skid, edge Bulls on late FTs
Cedric Coward scored 24 points, including two free throws with 6.5 seconds remaining, to lead the host Memphis Grizzlies to a 125-124 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.,Coward's game-winning free throws nearly were erased when his inbounds pass with 4...
Hawks retain No. 6 seed with win over last-place Kings
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 27 points, Jalen Johnson added 26 points and 10 assists and the Atlanta Hawks held off the visiting Sacramento Kings for a 123-113 victory on Saturday.,CJ McCollum scored 22 points, while Jock Landale finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks (42-33), who ...
Lakers star Luka Doncic suspended 1 game after 16th technical foul
The NBA suspended Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic for one game without pay on Saturday for receiving his 16th technical foul this season, and he will miss Monday's game against the visiting Washington Wizards.,Doncic, the league's leading scorer, was assessed a technical along with Brooklyn forw...
Warriors aim to take season series over peaking Nuggets
Riding their first three-game winning streak in more than two months, the Golden State Warriors will try to make it four in a row when they visit the surging Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.,Golden State (36-38) holds the 10th and final spot in the play-in, trailing Portland by half a game with eight...
Joel Embiid, 76ers surge to win, end Hornets' 5-game streak
Joel Embiid had 29 points and made a big block in the final seconds as the Philadelphia Sixers rallied from 15 points down to edge the host Charlotte Hornets 118-114 on Saturday night.,Philadelphia (41-33) stopped Charlotte's five-game winning streak and won the season series 2-1 giving them the tie...
Tobias Harris sparks Pistons to road win over Timberwolves
Tobias Harris scored 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting, and the Detroit Pistons pulled away for a 109-87 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Ronald Holland II and Daniss Jenkins chipped in 13 points apiece for Detroit (54-20), which won for the sixth time in its pa...
Trail Blazers hosting Wizards as they hunt down No. 8 seed
Fresh off a painful slip-up, the Portland Trail Blazers continue their pursuit of the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference when they host the Washington Wizards on Sunday.,The Trail Blazers had won five of six games, the previous two by 35 and 31 points, before dropping a 100-93 home decision agains...
Stephon Castle posts triple-double, Spurs cruise past Bucks
Stephon Castle amassed his fourth triple-double of the season and was among seven teammates in double-figure scoring, as the visiting San Antonio Spurs cruised to their eighth straight win via a 127-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday afternoon.,The Spurs (56-18) were victorious for the ...
Pelicans turning to Zion to end 4-game skid vs. Rockets
Interim New Orleans coach James Borrego wants to see an aggressive, attack-minded Zion Williamson from the opening tip, when the Pelicans seek to end a four-game skid with a victory against the visiting Houston Rockets on Sunday.,Williamson took the game by the scruff of the neck in the third quarte...
Knicks look to limit SGA in rematch vs. Thunder
The last time the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder squared off, Knicks coach Mike Brown had some things to say about Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after the game.,"SGA, he's a tough cover, and he does a great job of convincing the referees -- probably better than anyone in the league...
Raptors, Magic clash in game with major playoff implications
A pivotal matchup in the hotly contested Eastern Conference playoff race sees the Toronto Raptors welcome the Orlando Magic to Canada on Sunday.,Toronto (41-32) defeated New Orleans 119-106 on Friday. The Raptors hold the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference but are only 2.5 games ahead of the 10th-...