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Reports: Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum on move in 3-team trade
Six-time All-Star guard Jewell Loyd and three-time honoree guard Kelsey Plum are on the move in a three-team trade involving the Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces and Los Angeles Sparks, according to multiple media outlets.,The transaction, which cannot be made official until Feb. 1, also includes signi...
Player-coach rift dogs Suns, who face Clippers next
The Phoenix Suns have won seven of their last nine games as they enter Monday night's home contest against the Los Angeles Clippers, who are on a roll themselves as winners of six of their past eight.,Belying the Suns' surge, however, is a rift between former starting center Jusuf Nurkic and coach M...
West-leading Thunder halt Blazers' win streak
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and Jalen Williams added 24 as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder beat Portland 118-108 on Sunday to snap the Trail Blazers' season-high four-game winning streak.,Isaiah Joe had 16 points off the bench for Oklahoma City, which led by as many as 19 in the seco...
Win streak over, Bucks aim to rebound vs. lowly Jazz
The Utah Jazz, who languish in the basement of the Western Conference, are going from facing one hot team to another when the Milwaukee Bucks visit Salt Lake City on Monday night.,Entering play Saturday, the Bucks and the Memphis Grizzlies had each won five games a row. The Grizzlies ran their strea...
Hurting Mavs hope to capitalize on Wizards' leaky defense
The injury-plagued Dallas Mavericks are looking to build momentum in the weeks ahead of the All-Star break when the slumping Washington Wizards visit Monday.,Dallas, already without superstar Luka Doncic since late December due to a calf strain, added Maxi Kleber to its growing list of players sidel...
Nuggets hope to shrug off flat effort, visit Bulls
Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone wants his players to be sure: Nothing good can come from resting on your laurels.,Monday's visit to the struggling Chicago Bulls offers the chance for a turnaround after Denver sputtered through a 133-104 loss at Minnesota on Saturday in the opener of a five-game ...
With lineup back together, Magic faces Heat
The Orlando Magic, who finally have their preferred starting lineup back, are set to visit the Miami Heat on Monday night.,On Saturday night -- with that starting unit of Paulo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, Wendell Carter Jr. and Kentavius Caldwell-Pope -- the host Magic broke a five-game los...
Knicks face gauntlet of playoff contenders, starting with Grizzlies
The final lengthy homestand of the season for the New York Knicks provides another chance to prove their mettle against fellow playoff-bound teams.,The Knicks will continue their five-game homestand Monday night, when they host the surging Memphis Grizzlies in their first clash this season.,Both tea...
Raptors try to keep stacking wins, host Pelicans
The suddenly surging Toronto Raptors aim to extend their season-best three-game winning streak when they return home to face the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.,Toronto completed a two-game road sweep of the Atlanta Hawks with a 117-94 victory on Saturday. The Raptors have won five of their pa...
Kings out to get revival back on track vs. Nets
The Sacramento Kings are appreciative that De'Aaron Fox has been playing through a thumb injury and other ailments, even as the production has taken a hit in recent games.,Coming off their most lopsided loss under interim coach Doug Christie, the Kings hope to see Fox heat up Monday night when they ...
Rockets bring road success into matchup with Celtics
As if facing the defending NBA champions on the road was not enough, the visiting Houston Rockets must also contend with the development that the Boston Celtics' Derrick White appears to have broken out of his shooting slump when the teams plays Monday night.,White entered Saturday's matchup with th...
Cavaliers to focus on defense as Pistons pay a visit
Defense has become a growing concern for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who look to snap a season-high three-game losing streak when they face the visiting Detroit Pistons on Monday.,The Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers lost to the Houston Rockets for the second time in four days on Saturday in a 135-...
Hornets feeling upbeat ahead of visit from Lakers
The Charlotte Hornets really do want to go full-speed ahead. Much of that depends on available personnel.,A roster that is near full strength will be vital when the Hornets face the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.,"There's a lot of talk about just trying to keep our foot on the gas and ...
Sports world marks fifth anniversary of deaths of Kobe, Gianna Bryant
The Los Angeles Lakers' social media offering on Sunday morning was both delightfully sweet and devastatingly sad.,The sweet part of the post on X was a photo of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant with his arm around Gianna, one of his four daughters and a budding basketball player, as they took in a game to...
Report: Suns benched C Jusuf Nurkic, coach 'don't have a relationship'
Jusuf Nurkic apparently has gone from starting center to persona non grata with the Phoenix Suns.,Nurkic hasn't played since a Jan. 7 loss to the Charlotte Hornets when he scored eight points and pulled down three rebounds in 19 minutes. That's nine games of first-year coach Mike Budenholzer going a...
NBA roundup: James Harden scores 40 in Clippers' win
James Harden scored 17 of his 40 points in the third quarter and Norman Powell added 33 points as the Los Angeles Clippers finished off a 127-117 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks at Inglewood, Calif.,Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points, while matching a season high with 24 minutes in his seventh...
Grizzlies take down Jazz for 6th straight win
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points and Zach Edey added 19 points, seven rebounds and four blocks as the host Memphis Grizzlies beat the Utah Jazz 125-103 Saturday for their sixth straight win to tie a season-best streak.,Utah, which lost its fifth straight and for the eighth time in nine games, was ...
James Harden scores 40 as Clippers knock off Bucks
James Harden scored 17 of his 40 points in the third quarter and Norman Powell added 33 points as the Los Angeles Clippers finished off a 127-117 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks at Inglewood, Calif., ,Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points, while matching a season high with 24 minutes in his seven...
Recent acquisition Nick Richards shines as Suns knock off Wizards
Kevin Durant scored 29 points and Nick Richards continued to make a stellar impression as the Phoenix Suns notched a 119-109 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Saturday night.,Richards scored 20 points and collected a career-best 19 rebounds in his fourth game with the Suns and first at...
Anthony Davis, LeBron James lead Lakers past Warriors
Anthony Davis and LeBron James combined for 61 points as part of double-doubles, Dorian Finney-Smith contributed a 3-pointer to a game-breaking surge early in the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers ran off from the Golden State Warriors for a 118-108 victory Saturday night in San Francisco.,D...