Basketball Page 281 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Thunder get back to work against Magic after NBA Cup disappointment
With their NBA Cup run behind them, the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder head from Las Vegas to Orlando to meet the Magic on Thursday.,The Thunder advanced to Tuesday's NBA Cup Final, where they fell to the Milwaukee Bucks 97-81. Stifled throughout the game on the offensive end, Oklahoma City suffered...
Hawks G Kobe Bufkin (shoulder) done for season
Atlanta Hawks guard Kobe Bufkin will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder, the team announced Wednesday.,The surgery to address "right shoulder instability" is scheduled for Jan. 7.,In October, the team announced Bufkin had partially dislocated his right shoulder for the second time. ...
One team to snap losing streak when Nets visit Raptors
One losing streak must end when the Brooklyn Nets visit the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.,The Nets have lost three in a row and six of seven. The Raptors have dropped five straight.,The Nets lost at home 130-101 to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday in their first game since trading Dennis Schro...
Celtics, Bulls ready for back-to-back set
The Chicago Bulls could be without shooting guard Josh Giddey when they attempt to extend a two-game winning streak on Thursday with a road game against the Boston Celtics.,Giddey was on pace to record his second triple-double in a Bulls uniform when he left Monday night's 122-121 victory over the T...
Improving Pistons host Jazz, look for back-to-back wins
The Detroit Pistons have shown significant improvement after enduring the worst season in franchise history. Still. they have difficulty stringing two wins together.,They will look to do that for the fourth time this season on Thursday when they host the Utah Jazz.,Detroit is coming off an entertain...
Giannis Antetokounmpo carries Bucks past Thunder in NBA Cup final
LAS VEGAS -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and dished 10 assists and to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA Cup title with a 97-81 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.,Milwaukee becomes the second winner of the Cup, following the Los Angeles Lakers' championsh...
76ers rookie G Jared McCain (knee) undergoes surgery
Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Jared McCain underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.,The team said McCain remains out indefinitely.,McCain was injured during Friday's 121-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The meniscus tear was announced the following day.,McCain, 20, has ...
Bucks F Khris Middleton (illness) out for NBA Cup final vs. Thunder
Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton will miss Tuesday night's NBA Cup final against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to illness.,Bucks coach Doc Rivers delivered the news to reporters about 90 minutes before tip-off in Las Vegas.,"He just didn't feel good and we didn't want to take a chance with hi...
Players skeptical of NBA's new one-day All-Star Game tournament
Four teams, three games, one night. That's the plan for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco, confirmed after months of discussion around the lack of competitiveness and -- well, defense -- in the 2024 event. ,The NBA adopted a new one-night tournament with three teams comprised of eight All-...
NBA Cup Finals: Bucks-Thunder Preview, Props & Prediction
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks hope to add the NBA Cup to their venerable list of accomplishments, but they'll need to go through an Oklahoma City Thunder group that has established itself as the premier force in the West.,The Bucks and Thunder will square off in Las Vegas on Tuesday ...
'Original Sun' Dick Van Arsdale dies at 81
Dick Van Arsdale, the first player added to the roster of the expansion Phoenix Suns in 1968, died at age 81.,No cause of death was revealed for Van Arsdale, known as the "Original Sun.",Later, his identical twin brother, Tom, played with him on the Suns in the 1976-77 season -- the brothers' final ...
Milwaukee Bucks’ Performance in NBA Cup Final Could Determine How Rest of Season Pans Out
The Milwaukee Bucks have a lot hinging on their NBA Cup Final matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, including setting the table for how they finish the regular season....
NBA roundup: Jamal Murray's late shot lifts Nuggets past Kings
Jamal Murray scored a team-high 28 points and hit the go-ahead hoop with 8.6 seconds remaining as the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Sacramento Kings 130-129 for a dramatic road win Monday night.,Nikola Jokic recorded his 140th career triple-double (20 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists) to help Denver e...
James Harden pours in 41 as Clippers clobber Jazz
James Harden scored 24 of his 41 points in the first quarter, Norman Powell added 29 points and the Los Angeles Clippers ended a three-game losing streak with an easy 144-107 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday in Inglewood, Calif.,Harden outscored the Jazz 24-20 in the first quarter by shooting 6 ...
Jamal Murray's late basket gives Nuggets wild win over Kings
Jamal Murray scored a team-high 28 points and hit the go-ahead hoop with 8.6 seconds remaining as the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Sacramento Kings 130-129 for a dramatic road win Monday night.,Nikola Jokic recorded his 140th career triple-double (20 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists) to help Denver e...
NBA roundup: Tyrese Maxey puts up 40 as Sixers top Hornets
Tyrese Maxey pumped in 40 points and Paul George racked up 33 points as both sank six 3-pointers, leading the injury-ravaged Philadelphia 76ers past the host Charlotte Hornets 121-108 on Monday night.,The outcome dampened the excitement around the return to action of Charlotte point guard LaMelo Bal...
Bulls win by one, send Raptors to fifth straight defeat
Nikola Vucevic scored 24 points and the visiting Chicago Bulls held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 122-121 on Monday night.,Chicago led by 16 before seeing their lead melt to one point in the fourth quarter.,Coby White added 19 points for the Bulls, who have won two straight. Josh Giddey had 11 po...
NBA-best Cavaliers jump out to huge lead, crush Nets
Evan Mobley scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half, Caris LeVert scored all 19 of his points in the first half and the Cleveland Cavaliers seized control early and cruised to a 130-101 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.,Cleveland led by as many as 37, improved to 23-4 for the best sta...
Pistons blow lede, still eke out OT win over Heat
Malik Beasley had a season-high 28 points, Cade Cunningham supplied a triple-double and the host Detroit Pistons topped the Miami Heat 125-124 in overtime on Monday night.,Cunningham had 20 points, 18 assists and 11 rebounds for Detroit, which squandered a 19-point, fourth-quarter lead. Ausar Thomps...
76ers' long-range success ruins return of Hornets' LaMelo Ball
Tyrese Maxey pumped in 40 points and Paul George racked up 33 points as both sank six 3-pointers, leading the injury-ravaged Philadelphia 76ers past the host Charlotte Hornets 121-108 on Monday night.,Kelly Oubre Jr., a former Hornet, scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed ni...