Basketball Page 259 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Devin Booker helps Suns turn back Blazers
Devin Booker recorded 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help the Phoenix Suns notch a 103-97 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.,The Suns let a 26-point, fourth-quarter lead dwindle to two before holding off Portland for their fourth straight victory and fi...
Bam Adebayo powers Heat past Wizards in Mexico City
Bam Adebayo scored 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to a 118-98 win over the Washington Wizards in Mexico City on Saturday night.,Tyler Herro added 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting. He and Adebayo combined for 30 of Miami's 56 first-half points. Jimmy Butler chipped in with 18 po...
Buddy Hield scores 27 as Warriors take down Rockets in OT
Buddy Hield scored 27 points off the bench and Jonathan Kuminga added six of his 23 points in overtime as the visiting Golden State Warriors claimed a 127-121 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,After Houston erased a 31-point deficit to force the extra period, Kuminga scored twice in the post...
Raptors take charge in OT to defeat Kings
RJ Barrett scored 31 points, including five in overtime, and had nine rebounds as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Sacramento Kings 131-128 on Saturday night.,Hall of Famer Vince Carter had his No. 15 retired by the Raptors in a halftime ceremony.,Chris Boucher added a season-best 24 points...
Raptors take charge in OT to defeat Bucks
RJ Barrett scored 31 points, including five in overtime, and had nine rebounds as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Sacramento Kings 131-128 on Saturday night.,Hall of Famer Vince Carter had his No. 15 retired by the Raptors in a halftime ceremony.,Chris Boucher added a season-best 24 points...
Keldon Johnson’s 25 points off bench lead Spurs past Timberwolves
Keldon Johnson poured in a season-high 25 points off the bench and Jeremy Sochan and Chris Paul amassed double-doubles as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 113-103 on Saturday evening.,The game was the second of a home-road back to back for the Timberwolves, who didn...
Cavaliers nip Bucks on Donovan Mitchell's last-second jumper to improve to 7-0
Donovan Mitchell buried a jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining as the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their unbeaten run with a 114-113 win over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.,Mitchell had 30 points for the Cavaliers, who recorded their seventh successive victory, their best start to a season...
Grizzlies use balanced effort to pull away from 76ers
Jay Huff scored a career-high 20 points in 14 minutes to highlight a balanced attack by the Memphis Grizzlies, who earned a 124-107 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday., ,A 27-year-old journeyman, Huff was playing under a two-way contract until signing a four-year deal with Memphis on M...
Reports: Sky hiring Tyler Marsh as new coach
Tyler Marsh is set to become the new head coach of the Chicago Sky, according to media reports Saturday night.,ESPN reported that Marsh agreed to a multiyear deal, citing his agent Andy Miller of Klutch Sports.,Marsh was an assistant coach with the Las Vegas Aces over the past three seasons. He was ...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics top Hornets for 2nd time in as many nights
Jayson Tatum pumped in 29 points and Payton Pritchard hit six 3-pointers on the way to 22 points off the bench as the Boston Celtics defeated the host Charlotte Hornets 113-103 on Sunday night. ,It marked Boston's second win over Charlotte in less than 24 hours. ,Luke Kornet's 19 points and Derrick ...
Mavericks to host Magic, adjusting to life without Paolo Banchero
Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley has been forced to shake up his rotation after learning All-Star forward Paolo Banchero will be out indefinitely with a torn right oblique.,Mosley figures to rely on the team's depth when the Magic continue their five-game road trip with a matchup against the Dallas...
Roster-thin Pelicans, Hawks rely on stars, cobbling together lineups
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Atlanta Hawks have both been missing multiple key players due to injuries.,The teams will have makeshift lineups when they meet Sunday in New Orleans. The Pelicans are feeling better after ending a three-game losing streak with a home victory against Indiana on Frida...
Cam Thomas, surprising Nets out to keep rolling vs. Pistons
In his first few weeks on the job, Brooklyn Nets coach Jordi Fernandez is enjoying some of the big shots Cam Thomas is sinking.,Thomas is off to a hot start, helping the Nets get off to a respectable beginning, and they will aim for a third straight victory Sunday afternoon when they host the Detroi...
Bronny James Hype Train Slowing Down, Demoted to G-League
Bronny James scored his first NBA basket on Wednesday night, but the hype train will be slowing down as he gets ready to spend time in the NBA G-League....
Devin Booker, Suns look to topple Trail Blazers
The Phoenix Suns have played teams from Los Angeles in four of their first five games.,Seeing the Lakers and Clippers twice apiece hasn't stopped the Suns from winning four of the five. Now they'll take a swipe at beating the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.,Phoenix coach Mike Bude...
Clippers host Thunder, still waiting to christen new home with win
The Los Angeles Clippers' shiny new home at the Intuit Dome has everything from a double-sided 4K scoreboard to high-tech restrooms. All that's missing is a victory by the home team.,The Clippers are 0-3 at home heading into a matchup against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday in Inglewo...
Winless Jazz have tall task vs. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
The Utah Jazz struggled to stop a special player in Victor Wembanyama on Thursday night and now have to figure out how to contain a three-time NBA MVP when they visit the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.,Wembanyama scorched Utah for 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five steals and five bloc...
Defense on display as Timberwolves tangle with Spurs
Defense will be the focus when the Minnesota Timberwolves travel to San Antonio to battle Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs on Saturday.,The game is the second of a home-road back-to-back for the Timberwolves, who flew to the Alamo City overnight after a 119-116 win over the Denver Nuggets at home on ...
Undefeated Cavaliers continue pursuit of franchise mark vs. Bucks
The Cleveland Cavaliers will eye their best start to a season in almost five decades when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.,By beating the visiting Orlando Magic 120-109 on Friday, the Cavaliers enter the second leg of their back-to-back set armed with a 6-0 record, their finest sinc...
DeMar DeRozan, Kings bring hot streak into Toronto
DeMar DeRozan has been a valuable addition to the Kings, and he will have another chance to show why Saturday night when Sacramento visits his former team, the Toronto Raptors.,DeRozan scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds on Friday night in the Kings' 123-115 road victory over the Atlanta Haw...