Basketball Page 232 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Late 14-0 run caps Pacers' comeback against Clippers
Pascal Siakam collected 33 points and 11 rebounds and Bennedict Mathurin added 25 points as the Indiana Pacers overcame a 22-point first-half deficit to earn a 119-112 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday in Inglewood, Calif.,A 14-0 run in the last three-plus minutes completed the Pacer...
LeBron James scores 42 as Lakers hold off Warriors
LeBron James poured in 42 points to join Michael Jordan as the only 40-year-olds to score 40 points in an NBA game as the Los Angeles Lakers notched a 120-112 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night.,James also grabbed a season-best 17 rebounds to go with eight assists and six 3-poi...
Anfernee Simons' long-range success leads Blazers past Kings
Anfernee Simons scored 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers made it six straight wins with a 108-102 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.,Simons hit 8 of 12 3-point attempts and added six assists. He was aided by Shaedon Sharpe, who contributed 24 points off the bench, a...
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets manhandle Magic
Nikola Jokic contributed 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds and Michael Porter Jr. finished with 30 points as the host Denver Nuggets beat the Orlando Magic 112-90 on Thursday night.,Jokic's triple-double was his NBA-leading 24th of the season, while Porter has hit 30 points in three straight gam...
Pacers' Myles Turner exits due to head injury
Indiana center Myles Turner was ruled out of the Pacers' Thursday road game against the Los Angeles Clippers after taking a blow to the face midway through the first quarter.,Turner was inadvertently hit in the mouth by the left hand of teammate Bennedict Mathurin on a play near the Clippers' basket...
Anthony Edwards tops 40 points again as Wolves top Rockets
Anthony Edwards scored 41 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished six assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 127-114 win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Edwards was coming off a 49-point night on Wednesday, and Minnesota, has won back-to-back contests. Roo...
Short-handed Mavericks go to Boston and handle Celtics
Klay Thompson scored 25 points and Spencer Dinwiddie added 22 off the bench as the undermanned Dallas Mavericks earned a 127-120 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday in a matchup of teams that met in last year's NBA Finals.,Daniel Gafford had eight points and 15 rebounds for the Maverick...
Heat acquire G Davion Mitchell from Raptors
The Miami Heat acquired guard Davion Mitchell from the Toronto Raptors for small forward P.J. Tucker, a 2026 second-round draft pick and cash considerations on Thursday.,Mitchell, 26, is averaging 6.3 points, 4.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 44 games (22 starts) this season. He is set to become a res...
Kevin Durant stays in Phoenix as Suns host Jazz
Kevin Durant wasn't dealt prior to Thursday's NBA trade deadline. As such, the eighth-leading scorer in NBA history still plays for the Phoenix Suns.,Still to be determined is whether the underachieving Suns can salvage their season as they move on with their big three of Durant, Devin Booker and Br...
Chet Holmgren expected back as Thunder host Raptors
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was prescient in the aftermath of Chet Holmgren's injury on Nov. 10.,"This is a resilient, tough, competitive team," Daigneault said in early November. "And that's what we're going to be regardless of the circumstances.",The Thunder proved Daigneault corre...
76ers hope Big 3 reunion rights ship against Pistons
The Detroit Pistons might be catching the Philadelphia 76ers at a bad time.,Injuries have made it a rare occurrence for the Sixers' big three of Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey to play together this season. On Friday, however, there's a good chance that trio will be in the lineup as Philad...
All-Star Draft: LeBron James reunited with Anthony Davis on Team Shaq
LeBron James and Anthony Davis will be teammates once again -- not with the Los Angeles Lakers, but on "Team Shaq" in the 2025 All-Star Game.,"Inside the NBA" analysts Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley on Thursday drafted the teams for which they're serving as honorary captains in th...
Heat begin post-Jimmy Butler era by visiting Nets
The Miami Heat can officially move on from the lengthy Jimmy Butler saga and feel relieved they were able to obtain a younger rotation player for the disgruntled star.,After sending Butler to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, the Heat visit the Brooklyn Nets on Friday for the second time in le...
Report: Nets to buy out Ben Simmons
The Brooklyn Nets are working on a buyout of Ben Simmons' contract, ESPN reported Thursday.,Simmons is in the final season of a five-year, $177.2 million deal. He is being paid $40.3 million this season.,According to the network, the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers are interested in add...
Anthony Davis (abdominal) ruled out to push back Mavs' debut
Anthony Davis was ruled out of Thursday night's game against the host Boston Celtics with an abdominal strain, pushing back his Dallas Mavericks' debut to Saturday at the earliest.,Davis was acquired in the deal that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. The 6-foot-10 big man last played on Ja...
Bucks hope to welcome back Giannis against reeling Hawks
The Milwaukee Bucks hope to get two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo back in the lineup Friday when they complete their three-game road trip with a stop in Atlanta to face the Hawks.,Antetokounmpo has missed the last two games. He did not play on Monday because of right knee soreness and was a lat...
Cavaliers aim for 12th straight win over Wizards
Fresh off a dramatic win, the Cleveland Cavaliers will look to strengthen their lead atop the Eastern Conference on Friday when they travel to face the suddenly streaking Washington Wizards.,Cleveland won its fifth game in six tries on Wednesday, as Darius Garland's 31-foot, buzzer-beating 3-pointer...
De’Aaron Fox, Spurs out to hand Hornets 7th straight loss
The Charlotte Hornets have one more chance to try to make something good out of a long homestand, but De'Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs will attempt to prevent that on Friday night.,Fox is set for his second game with the Spurs after a trade from the Sacramento Kings earlier this week.,"It will...
Valkyries sign veteran G Tiffany Hayes
Tiffany Hayes, the reigning WNBA Sixth Player of the Year, signed with the expansion Golden State Valkyries on Thursday.,Contract details were not announced.,Hayes spent 2024 with the Las Vegas Aces, her first year with the club, and came off the bench for 28 of her 33 appearances. She contributed 9...
Reports: Clippers trade Kevin Porter Jr. to Bucks
The Los Angeles Clippers dealt Kevin Porter Jr. to the Milwaukee Bucks for forward MarJon Beauchamp at Thursday's trade deadline, multiple reports said.,Porter, 24, was in his first season with the Clippers and sat out 2023-24 following a domestic violence arrest while he was signed with the Houston...