Basketball Page 233 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Tyrese Maxey's late surge helps 76ers hold off Hornets
Paul George poured in 29 points to match his season high and Tyrese Maxey notched the final 11 Philadelphia points as the 76ers survived for a 110-104 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night.,Maxey ended up with 10 of his 21 points on free throws as Philadelphia won consecutive g...
Bucks rout Pistons, finish early NBA Cup play undefeated
Giannis Antetokounmpo racked up 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks advanced in the NBA in-season tournament with a 128-107 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.,Damian Lillard had 27 points and five assists for the Bucks, who won all four of the...
NBA-best Cavs hand Wizards 15th straight loss
Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley scored 19 points apiece as the Cleveland Cavaliers led wire-to-wire in a 118-87 win over Washington in NBA Cup action on Tuesday night, handing the visiting Wizards their 15th consecutive defeat.,Seven players scored in double figures for Cleveland, which led by as m...
Inconsistent squads collide when Lakers battle Heat
Wednesday's game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the host Miami Heat appears to be a marquee matchup, but the NBA standings suggest otherwise.,Both teams have struggled to sustain momentum in the season's early weeks, with the Lakers entering at 12-9 and the Heat coming in at 9-10. Each squad sit...
Four-time All-Star Paul Millsap officially retires
Four-time All-Star forward Paul Millsap has officially retired, he told ESPN on Tuesday.,Millsap earned all his All-Star appearances with the Atlanta Hawks (2013-17) and also was a stalwart for the Utah Jazz (2006-13) during his 16-year career.,Millsap, 39, averaged 13.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.2...
Return on hold for Lakers F Jarred Vanderbilt
Jarred Vanderbilt's return to the Los Angeles Lakers will take longer than expected.,The Lakers said in a statement Tuesday that a setback in his recovery from offseason surgery has left the forward with fluid in his left knee, and that he isn't expected to play until 2025. The team originally hoped...
NBA roundup: Wolves limit Lakers to 80 points
Rudy Gobert scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 109-80 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle finished with 18 points for Minnesota, which picked up its second straight win. Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Wa...
Rockets, clashing with Kings, shoot for West's top seed in NBA Cup
The Houston Rockets can complete a clean sweep of their NBA Cup pool and will likely lock up the Western Conference's top seed in the quarterfinals if they can pull out a victory on Tuesday night when they face the host Sacramento Kings.,The Rockets have beaten the Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Tra...
Clippers look to extend home streak, make NBA Cup quarters
The Los Angeles Clippers will put their eight-game home winning streak on the line when they face the road-weary Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in the finale of NBA Cup group play in Inglewood, Calif.,Neither team enters the night eliminated from advancing to the knockout round of the tournament,...
Josh Giddey's triple-double powers Bulls past Nets
Josh Giddey amassed 20 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists while leading the host Chicago Bulls to a 128-102 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.,The triple-double was Giddey's first of the season. Giddey has 12 career triple-doubles.,Nikola Vucevic added a team-high 21 points in addition to 1...
Wolves run away from Lakers for easy 109-80 win
Rudy Gobert scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 109-80 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle finished with 18 points for Minnesota, which picked up its second straight win. Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Wa...
Warriors visit Nuggets, looking to finish 4-0 in NBA Cup group stage
The Golden State Warriors have already clinched a spot in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, so they are simply looking to get back to their winning ways in their final group game.,Golden State has dropped four straight games overall after winning 12 of its first 15 this season. The Warriors are scuffling a...
De'Andre Hunter helps Hawks handle stumbling Pelicans
De'Andre Hunter celebrated his 27th birthday by scoring 22 points to lead Atlanta past the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 124-112 on Monday, extending the Hawks' season-best winning streak to four games.,Hunter shot 8-for-14 from the field and made 4 of 7 3-point attempts to help the Hawks reach the ...
Celtics keep rolling at home, club Heat
Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 29 points and also had seven rebounds as the Boston Celtics beat the visiting Miami Heat 108-89 on Monday night.,Payton Pritchard added 25 points while hitting five 3-pointers for the Celtics, who received 19 points, eight assists and six rebounds from Derrick White...
Marcus Smart, Grizzlies battle Mavs in clash of surging clubs
Marcus Smart is not used to coming off the bench.,The 11-year veteran had spent the majority of his previous six seasons as a starter, and he held that role for the Memphis Grizzlies early in the current campaign before an illness sidelined him for four games.,But since returning as a reserve, Smart...
Versatile Victor Wembanyama guides Spurs against Suns
Victor Wembanyama is playing like a beast and the San Antonio Spurs are winning games.,The Spurs take aim at their sixth victory in seven games when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup matchup.,Wembanyama is coming off his third career triple-double as he recorded 34 points, 1...
Thunder face Jazz needing win, help to reach NBA Cup knockout stage
Despite ending a four-game road trip with a loss at Houston on Sunday, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was pleased with his team's performance away from home.,"We're a better team right now than we were eight days ago when we took off for this trip," Daigneault said. ,The Thunder will hi...
Pacers battle Raptors with first NBA Cup win at stake
One team will finally secure its first NBA Cup victory on Tuesday night when the Indiana Pacers visit the Toronto Raptors.,Each squad has an 0-3 record with one game left in group play of the in-season tournament.,The Raptors opened a seven-game homestand with a 119-116 win over Miami on Sunday, whi...
Knicks host Magic with both vying for key NBA Cup win
On Tuesday night, the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks will play for a berth in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.,It might just be a hint of a bigger battle to come between the teams.,The East Group A title and automatic bid to the NBA Cup quarterfinals will be at stake Tuesday, when the Magic visit the K...
Pistons looking for key NBA Cup win vs. surging Bucks
The NBA in-season tournament may not mean much to perennial contenders, but the Detroit Pistons look at it as a major event.,The Pistons are 3-0 in the NBA Cup and can win Group B by defeating Milwaukee in Detroit on Tuesday night. The Bucks are also undefeated in group play.,The Pistons rolled to a...