Basketball Page 287 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Joel Embiid scores 13 in season debut as 76ers fall to Knicks
OG Anunoby scored 24 points and Josh Hart recorded a triple-double as the New York Knicks spoiled Joel Embiid's season debut with a 111-99 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.,In both teams' first NBA Cup game this season -- not to mention a rematch of last season's first-round playoff s...
Pistons beat Heat in OT, aided by technical FT
Malik Beasley made a go-ahead technical free throw with 1.1 seconds left in overtime and the host Detroit Pistons escaped with a wild 123-121 victory over the Miami Heat in the NBA Cup opener for both teams on Tuesday night.,Tyler Herro, who scored the last nine points of regulation, all on 3-pointe...
Franz Wagner continues scoring surge as Magic rout Hornets
Franz Wagner pumped in 32 points on Tuesday as the Orlando Magic cruised past the visiting Charlotte Hornets, 114-89, in NBA Cup action., ,Moritz Wagner scored 18 points off the bench and Jalen Suggs tallied all 17 of his points in the first half for Orlando, which has its first three-game winning s...
Hawks catch Celtics in closing seconds for 117-116 win
Jalen Johnson had 18 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists and three steals to lead the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 117-116 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday in the first NBA Cup game for each team.,Jaylen Brown and Derrick White scored season highs of 37 points and 31 points, respectively, for t...
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs host struggling Wizards
The San Antonio Spurs will look to win consecutive games for just the second time this season and get to the .500 mark when they host the struggling Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.,The Spurs will play the fourth game of a five-game homestand after a dominant 116-96 win over Sacramento on Mond...
Alperen Sengun, Rockets prepare to face balanced Clippers
When the situation suddenly and surprisingly became dire against the Washington Wizards early in the fourth quarter on Monday, the Houston Rockets reclaimed stability by utilizing their most reliable offensive option.,Houston center Alperen Sengun led the way down the stretch of a 107-92 victory by ...
Pelicans, Thunder trying to cope as injuries stack up
The Oklahoma City Thunder are still reeling from losing one of their promising young players for an extended period of time.,The New Orleans Pelicans, meanwhile, keep absorbing injury after injury.,The Pelicans and Thunder will face off Wednesday in Oklahoma City with both rotations looking drastica...
Raptors G Immanuel Quickley out with partial UCL tear
Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley will be out at least a week after he suffered a partial tear to the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, the team announced Tuesday.,The injury occurred in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 123-103 loss to the host Los Angeles Lakers, which was just Quick...
G Jose Alvarado (hamstring) joins Pelicans' injury list
Point guard Jose Alvarado has joined the New Orleans Pelicans' lengthy injury list with a left hamstring strain, the team announced Tuesday.,While the Pelicans said he'd be re-examined in approximately three weeks, ESPN reported that the injury would sideline him for six weeks.,Alvarado was injured ...
Report: G Jose Alvarado (hamstring) joins Pelicans' injury list
Point guard Jose Alvarado has joined the New Orleans Pelicans' lengthy injury list with a hamstring issue that is expected to sideline him for six weeks, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The Pelicans (3-8) already are missing Zion Wiliamson (hamstring), Dejounte Murray (hand), Jordan Hawkins (back), Herbert J...
What We’ve Learned One Week Into College Basketball Season
College basketball has one week in the books, and here's what we've learned in the first week of the 2024 NCAA hoops season....
NBA roundup: Cavs make it 12-0 with win over Bulls
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 36 points and Evan Mobley had a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers remained undefeated with a 119-113 win against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Cleveland continued the best start in franchise history with its 12th victo...
After 'embarrassing' loss, Blazers to host Wolves
Most teams would experience growing pains following a blockbuster trade, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are no exception.,After seeing its three-game win streak come to an end with a head-scratching home loss to the Miami Heat on Sunday, Minnesota opens up NBA Cup play against the host Portland Trai...
Klay Thompson returns to Bay Area as Mavs visit Warriors
The NBA Cup tips off with one of the most highly anticipated games of the season Tuesday night when Klay Thompson returns to San Francisco with the Dallas Mavericks to face his old pals, the Golden State Warriors.,The 34-year-old Thompson, a first-round pick by the Warriors in 2011, elected to leave...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pours in 45, lifts Thunder past Clippers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points to lead the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 134-128 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.,Oklahoma City is 3-0 this season on the second night of a back-to-back. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak by the Clippers.,The Clipp...
Donovan Mitchell scores 36 as Cavs beat Bulls to remain perfect
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 36 points and Evan Mobley had a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers remained undefeated with a 119-113 win against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Cleveland continued the best start in franchise history with its 12th vict...
Alperen Sengun dominates as Rockets knock off Wizards
Alperen Sengun produced his eighth double-double and helped the Houston Rockets fend off a fourth-quarter charge from the visiting Washington Wizards in a 107-92 victory on Monday.,Sengun paired 27 points with 17 rebounds to pace the Rockets, who overcame the absence of point guard Fred VanVleet (ha...
Nets rally late to extend Pelicans' skid
Cam Thomas scored 17 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining, and the visiting Brooklyn Nets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 107-105 on Monday night.,Cameron Johnson and Noah Clowney added 15 points each and Dennis Schroder scored 14 as seven Brooklyn players scored in dou...
Wembanyama’s double-double helps Spurs wallop Kings
Victor Wembanyama amassed 34 points and 14 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 116-96 win on Monday night over the visiting Sacramento Kings.,Sacramento was playing the second game of a road back-to-back and was worse for wear in the second half when the Kings were outscored by San Antonio 5...
Suns visit Jazz to open NBA Cup competition
The Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz started the season on much different trajectories, but they each have blank slates on Tuesday when they meet in Salt Lake City for the first game in group play in the NBA Cup.,In last season's inaugural edition of the NBA Cup, then called the NBA In-Season Tournament, ...