Basketball Page 242 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Spurs look to rely on depth in encounter vs. Warriors
Shorthanded or not, the San Antonio Spurs will seek their first three-game winning streak of the season when they host the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.,The Spurs followed a 110-104 victory over Oklahoma City on Tuesday with a 126-118 win over Utah on Thursday. Harrison Barnes had 25 poin...
Surging Bucks out to avenge earlier loss to Hornets
The Milwaukee Bucks will seek a fourth consecutive win and a dose of retribution when they host the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.,The Bucks looked to be in big trouble as they limped through a six-game losing streak and fell to 1-6 earlier in the season, but they have reversed their fortunes ...
Balanced Rockets seek back-to-back wins over struggling Blazers
It seems counterintuitive to expect Houston to thrive offensively when Fred VanVleet, the Houston Rockets' third-leading scorer, takes two shots and scores only two points like he did on Friday.,In their 116-88 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers -- the first of back-to-back games between the te...
Things looking up for Grizzlies as they visit Bulls
The Memphis Grizzlies received good news Friday as it became clear star point guard Ja Morant is moving closer to a return.,The face of the franchise is with the team in Chicago and is listed as doubtful for Saturday night's game against the Bulls.,It is the first time Morant hasn't been ruled out s...
NBA roundup: Warriors first to clinch group in NBA Cup
Andrew Wiggins poured in a season-best 30 points, Stephen Curry added 19 and the Golden State Warriors clinched first place in West Group C of the NBA Cup with a 112-108 road victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.,Draymond Green chipped in with 11 points, eight rebounds and five assi...
Warriors outlast Pelicans, clinch first in NBA Cup group
Andrew Wiggins poured in a season-best 30 points, Stephen Curry added 19 and the Golden State Warriors clinched first place in West Group C of the NBA Cup with a 112-108 road victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.,Draymond Green chipped in with 11 points, eight rebounds and five assi...
Clippers turn away Kings for seventh straight win at home
James Harden had 22 points and nine assists and Derrick Jones Jr. added 17 points as the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to four games with a 104-88 victory Friday against the visiting Sacramento Kings at Inglewood, Calif., ,Kevin Porter Jr. scored 14 points, Amir Coffey had 11 an...
Naji Marshall has big night as Mavericks dump Nuggets
Naji Marshall scored a career-high 26 points, P.J. Washington had 22, and the visiting Dallas Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets 123-120 on Friday night in the NBA Cup West Group C game.,Kyrie Irving finished with 19 points, Quentin Grimes added 14, Daniel Gafford 13 and Dereck Lively II had 11 and t...
Giannis Antetokounmpo's triple-double helps Bucks past Pacers
Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his second triple-double of the season with 37 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks led wire-to-wire in a 129-117 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Friday night in an NBA Cup game.,Damian Lillard had 24 points and 12 assists for his third str...
Rockets roll past Blazers, continue recent surge
Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 28 points and Tari Eason added 22 off the bench as the Houston Rockets rolled to a 116-88 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.,Brooks shot 10 of 15 from the floor and finished 6-for-8 on 3-pointers, leading Houston to its seventh win in its p...
Warriors outlast Pelicans, improve to 3-0 in NBA Cup group play
Andrew Wiggins poured in a season-best 30 points, Stephen Curry added 19 and the Golden State Warriors clinched no worse than a tie for first place in West Group C of the NBA Cup with a 112-108 road victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.,Draymond Green chipped in with 11 points, eigh...
Bulls score season-best 136, take down Hawks
Zach LaVine scored 26 points and Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White added 20 apiece to spark seven Chicago players in double figures and boost the Bulls to a 136-122 victory against the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Friday in an NBA Cup game.,Nikola Vucevic posted 18 points and 13 rebounds for Chicago. Josh Gid...
Short-handed Sixers snap 5-game skid with win over Nets
Jared McCain scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey added 26, and despite playing without Joel Embiid or Paul George, the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game losing skid on Friday with a 113-98 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets for their first NBA Cup victory.,The rookie McCain posted his seventh conse...
Jaylen Brown leads second-half surge to push Celtics past Wizards
Jaylen Brown had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead the visiting Boston Celtics to a 108-96 win over the stubborn Washington Wizards in an NBA Cup game Friday night.,Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday added 16 points each for the Celtics, who have won three straight overall and are 2-1 in East Group C Cup...
Knicks roll into Salt Lake City, out to extend Jazz's woes
Two teams headed in opposite directions square off Saturday afternoon in Salt Lake City when the Utah Jazz host the New York Knicks.,The Jazz come in on a four-game losing streak, having most recently blown a huge lead at San Antonio on Thursday. They entered the weekend last in the Western Conferen...
Soaring Magic shoot to knock off Pistons
The surging Orlando Magic seek their eighth win in the last nine games on Saturday when they host the visiting Detroit Pistons.,Orlando is returning home from a three-game Western swing in which it went 2-1, rebounding from a 104-93 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday with a 119-118 defeat...
NBA roundup: Magic step up late, cool off Lakers
Franz Wagner scored 15 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds remaining, and the visiting Orlando Magic rallied for a 119-118 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.,Orlando's Jalen Suggs scored 23 points, Moritz Wagner had 19 and Tristan da ...
Magic's Franz Wagner sinks Lakers with late trey
Franz Wagner scored 15 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds remaining, and the visiting Orlando Magic rallied for a 119-118 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.,Orlando's Jalen Suggs scored 23 points while Moritz Wagner had 19 and Trista...
Spurs use late surge to rally past struggling Jazz
Harrison Barnes had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Chris Paul made key plays down the stretch and finished with another double-double as the San Antonio Spurs rallied in the fourth for a 126-118 win over the visiting Utah Jazz on Thursday., ,The Jazz led by as many as 20 points late in the first half...
Raptors retain home-court mastery over Wolves
RJ Barrett scored 31 points -- 12 in the fourth quarter -- and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 110-105 on Thursday night.,Scottie Barnes returned to the lineup and produced 17 points and six assists for the Raptors, who have won two in a row since a seven-game losing...