Basketball Page 254 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Lakers get well at home, knock off 76ers
Anthony Davis scored 31 points with nine rebounds and LeBron James scored 21 points in his second triple-double of the season as the Los Angeles Lakers returned home from a rough road trip to earn a 116-106 victory Friday over the Philadelphia 76ers.,Austin Reaves added 20 points for the Lakers, whi...
Nuggets get triple-double from Nikola Jokic in outscoring Heat
Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds for his fifth triple-double of the season, Jamal Murray returned to the lineup with a season-high 28 points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 135-122 on Friday night.,Jokic notched his 135th career triple-double midway through the...
Anthony Edwards hits nine 3-pointers as Wolves pummel Blazers
Anthony Edwards scored 37 points and made nine 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 127-102 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night in Minneapolis., ,Julius Randle added 22 points and six rebounds for Minnesota, which won its second game in as many nights. Naz Reid sco...
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s 39 points help Grizzles rout Wizards
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a season-high 39 points to lead the host Memphis Grizzlies - minus injured two-time All-Star guard Ja Morant -- to a 128-104 victory Friday night over the Washington Wizards.,Jackson made 14 of 28 field goal attempts, including 5 of 12 from beyond the arc.,Scotty Pippen Jr.,...
Thunder bounce back from first loss, thrash Rockets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren scored 29 points each to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 126-107 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Friday.,The win was the seventh in eight games for the Thunder, who were coming off their first loss of the season Wednesday in Denver.,The Rockets ...
Jayson Tatum's 33 points help Celtics rally past Nets in OT
Jayson Tatum racked up 33 points, nine rebounds and six assists to propel the Boston Celtics to a come-from-behind, 108-104 overtime victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Friday.,Tatum was 11-of-25 shooting and hit five 3-pointers en route to his sixth 30-point game of the season.,Boston's Payt...
Last-second free throw lifts Suns past Mavs for 7th straight win
Jusuf Nurkic hit the go-ahead free throw with 0.8 seconds remaining as the Phoenix Suns slipped past the host Dallas Mavericks 114-113 on Friday.,Nurkic was fouled by Daniel Gafford with the score tied at 113 and made the second free throw after missing the first. The Phoenix big man finished with 1...
Cavaliers demolish Warriors, improve to 10-0
Darius Garland put up 27 points as one of six Cavaliers to score in double figures and host Cleveland pummeled the Golden State Warriors 136-117 on Friday night for its 10th straight win to open the season.,With the victory, Cleveland matched the 12th-best start to a season in NBA history. Golden St...
Karl-Anthony Towns leads way as Knicks dump Bucks
Karl-Anthony Towns piled up 32 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and the New York Knicks returned home from a four-game road trip to rout the Milwaukee Bucks 116-94 on Friday.,The Knicks wasted little time pouncing on Milwaukee, which was completing a home-road back-to-back. The Bucks ended a si...
Miller's third-quarter outburst powers Hornets' 103-83 win over Indiana
LaMelo Ball scored 31 points and Brandon Miller poured in 29 points in sparking the Charlotte Hornets to a 103-83 comeback victory against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Friday night.,Cody Martin notched 15 points off the bench to help the Hornets bounce back from a 13-point third-quarter deficit to...
Cade Cunningham's late basket lifts Pistons past Hawks
Cade Cunningham made a running hook shot with nine seconds left and the host Detroit Pistons pulled out a 122-121 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.,Cunningham recorded his third straight triple-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. His clutch basket bailed out the Pistons afte...
Magic return home, end 5-game skid by beating Pelicans
Franz Wagner scored a game-high 27 points and the Orlando Magic ended a five-game losing streak by beating the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 115-88 on Friday night.,Moritz Wagner netted 17 points, Goga Bitadze and Anthony Black had 11 each and Jonathan Isaac added 10 as the Magic began a five-game h...
Spurs take on struggling Jazz, aim to reach break-even mark
The San Antonio Spurs are striving to get back to .500 when they host the struggling Utah Jazz on Saturday afternoon.,The Spurs will play the second of a five-game homestead after walloping Portland 118-105 on Thursday. Eight players scored in double figures in the win for San Antonio, which snapped...
Pelicans G Jordan Hawkins (back) out 1-2 weeks
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Hawkins will be sidelined one-to-two weeks with a low back strain, the team said Friday.,The second-year player is averaging 16.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in eight games (three starts) this season.,Hawkins, 22, did not take the court in Monday's 118-100 setback to Po...
Bronny James expected to make G League debut on Saturday
Bronny James is expected to play in his first G League game on Saturday, following a schedule that will see the rookie shuttle between the Los Angeles Lakers and their G League affiliate.,James will be with the NBA club and available to play on Friday at home against the Philadelphia 76ers, then hea...
Wings hire Curt Miller as general manager
The Dallas Wings named former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Curt Miller as their new general manager and executive vice president on Friday.,Miller, 56, coached the Sparks the past two seasons after serving as head coach (2016-22) and general manager (2017-22) of the Connecticut Sun.,"Curt Miller is...
J.J. Redick Frustrated as Lakers Struggle on 1-4 Road Trip, Focus Shifts to Effort
J.J. Redick stormed out of a press conference as the Los Angeles Lakers will focus on effort moving forward....
After rallying past Bulls, Wolves eye another win over Blazers
The Minnesota Timberwolves will go for their third win in a row when they host the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Minnesota rallied for a wild 135-119 road win against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. The Timberwolves outscored the Bulls 45-24 in the fourth quarter to ear...
Knicks return home, hope to cool off Bucks' stars
After a four-game road trip, the New York Knicks return home on Friday looking to end a two-game slump and facing a Milwaukee Bucks team playing the second leg of a back-to-back set.,Milwaukee snapped a six-game skid on Thursday with a 123-100 rout of the visiting Utah Jazz. Damian Lillard scored 34...
NBA roundup: Big names help Bucks end losing streak
Damian Lillard poured in 34 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 31 points and a game-high 16 rebounds to lift the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 123-100 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.,Lillard also dished out seven assists for Milwaukee, which snapped a six-game skid. Bobby Portis netted...