Basketball Page 286 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Warriors' defense tightens up in final minutes in win over Wolves
Stephen Curry, Buddy Hield and Jonathan Kuminga combined for 77 points, Gary Payton II made two big defensive plays and the Golden State Warriors held the Minnesota Timberwolves scoreless over the final 4:46 of a 114-106 victory on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Curry finished with a game-high 30 po...
Victor Wembanyama's late surge helps Spurs top Pelicans
Victor Wembanyama scored 25 points, including the final seven for San Antonio over the final 36.9 seconds of the game, as the Spurs defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 121-116 on Sunday night. ,San Antonio's lead was at 11 points with 5:02 left in the contest before CJ McCollum converted a la...
Grizzlies blow out Wizards to keep hot streak going
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s 21 points led seven Memphis scorers in double figures and his four blocked shots contributed to a stifling defensive effort as the Grizzlies cruised to their ninth win in their last 10 games with a 140-112 rout of the host Washington Wizards on Sunday in Washington, D.C.,Memphis,...
Jalen Suggs helps Magic top Suns to remain perfect at home
Jalen Suggs had a game-high 26 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, and helped the short-handed Orlando Magic finish with a flourish to beat the visiting Phoenix Suns 115-110 on Sunday night.,The Magic remain the NBA's only unbeaten team at home at 10-0.,Orlando earned the win despite not hav...
Tyler Herro (34 pts) helps Heat cool off Cavs
Tyler Herro scored 19 of his game-high 34 points in the third quarter as the host Miami Heat handed the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers a rare loss, 122-113, on Sunday night.,Cleveland (21-4) still has the best record in the NBA, but the Cavaliers had their four-game winning streak snapped.,Cavaliers st...
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets cool off Hawks
Nikola Jokic scored 48 points to guide the visiting Denver Nuggets to a 141-111 win over Atlanta on Sunday, ending the Hawks' six-game winning streak.,Jokic went 17-for-29 from the field and added 14 rebounds and eight assists. After scoring a career-high 56 points against the Washington Wizards on ...
Hornets end eight-game slide by beating Pacers
Brandon Miller scored 26 points as the Charlotte Hornets snapped an eight-game losing skid by beating the Indiana Pacers 113-109 on Sunday in Indianapolis.,Miller, who also had six rebounds and five assists, iced the drought-breaking victory with two free throws with 7.2 seconds left in regulation.,...
Faster starts a priority for Knicks, Raptors
The visiting New York Knicks and the Toronto Raptors aim to bring more early energy to their game on Monday night than they did in their previous outings.,Both teams did not pick up the pace until it was too late in losses on Saturday night.,The Knicks, who played without center Karl-Anthony Towns, ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks rally to beat Nets
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 points and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks rallied for an 118-113 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.,The Bucks bounced back from losses to the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics for their eighth win in 10 games and improved to 10-3 since dropping eight of their firs...
Joel Embiid scores 31 in return as Sixers upend Bulls
Joel Embiid returned from a seven-game absence to provide 31 points and 12 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers held off the host Chicago Bulls for a 108-100 win on Sunday afternoon., ,Embiid carried Philadelphia to its fourth win in five games after sitting out to manage a left knee injury. Tyrese Ma...
Report: Pelicans' Brandon Ingram (ankle) out indefinitely
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram is sidelined indefinitely after sustaining a low left ankle sprain, ESPN reported on Sunday.,Ingram rolled his ankle when he landed on the foot of Oklahoma City's Lu Dort during the Pelicans' 119-109 loss to the Thunder on Saturday.,That game was the secon...
Spurs host hapless Pelicans, look to snap losing streak
The San Antonio Spurs will try to get back on the winning track when they host the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday in a Western Conference clash.,The possible return of Victor Wembanyama to the lineup would help.,The Spurs have dropped a season-worst three straight games -- the past two without Wemba...
Magic host Suns in first game without Franz Wagner
The Orlando Magic have dealt with the loss of one star and, starting Sunday night, they have to deal with the loss of another.,The Magic will meet the visiting Phoenix Suns without forward Franz Wagner, who tore his right oblique in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,Wagner joins Paolo Banc...
Wizards look to build on rare win in matchup vs. Grizzlies
When the Wizards welcome the Memphis Grizzlies to Washington, D.C., on Sunday night, the home team will have a rare opportunity to mount a winning streak. ,Washington snapped a 16-game losing streak on Saturday, weathering Nikola Jokic's career-high 56 points to beat the Denver Nuggets 122-113. Jord...
Heat preparing for clash with NBA-best Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers, who have the NBA's best record at 21-3, are set to invade Miami to play the Heat on Sunday evening.,Heat center Bam Adebayo, interviewed on the court Saturday night after a 121-111 home win over the Phoenix Suns, shared his thoughts about facing Cleveland.,"It's another test...
Pacers look to take advantage of Hornets' woes
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle can sympathize with the Charlotte Hornets' situation, but that doesn't mean he'll be showing them any mercy in Indianapolis on Sunday.,Back-to-back road losses against the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets last week stretched the Pacers' losing slide to four games ...
Stars on display as Nuggets visit hot Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks will try to extend their winning streak to seven games on Sunday evening when they host the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets.,Atlanta won its sixth straight game, the longest active winning streak by an Eastern Conference team, by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 134-132 in overtime o...
NBA roundup: Wizards end skid despite Nikola Jokic's 56 points
Jordan Poole scored 39 points to help the host Washington Wizards overcome Nikola Jokic's career-high 56 points and beat the Denver Nuggets 122-113 on Saturday to end their 16-game losing streak.,Poole hit a career-high nine 3-pointers and was one of five Wizards to score in double figures. Justin C...
Blazers, Lakers look to finally get on track
Two struggling teams that have absorbed some intensive beatdowns in recent days get together Sunday night when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers.,Both teams have dropped three straight games and seven of their past nine while sinking the Western Conference standings.,Los Angeles...
Rockets face Clippers, aim to salvage one game in California trip
After dropping consecutive games for the first time this season, the Houston Rockets will complete a three-game California visit with a matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.,The Rockets had won 10 of 12 games until they fell at Sacramento 120-111 on Tuesday. Then th...