Basketball Page 29 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Rockets' Kevin Durant to miss Game 4 against Lakers
With the season on the line, Houston Rockets star forward Kevin Durant will miss Game 4 against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night with an ankle injury.,Durant was initially listed as questionable by the Rockets before being downgraded to out about five hours before gametime. Houston tr...
Nikola Jokic fined $50k, Julius Randle $35k for altercation
The NBA fined Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic $50,000 and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle $35,000 for their parts in an on-court fracas at the end of Game 4 of their teams' first-round playoff series.,The fines were handed down by NBA executive vice president and head of basketball ope...
Thunder set sights on 3rd straight 1st-round sweep in Game 4 vs. Suns
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be aiming for a third consecutive first-round playoff series sweep when they take the court Monday night in Phoenix.,The Suns have a different task -- avoiding being swept in the first round for the second consecutive postseason appearance.,One of the teams will get th...
76ers star Joel Embiid active for Game 4 vs. Celtics
Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid was active and in the starting lineup for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the visiting Boston Celtics on Sunday.,Embiid has not played since April 6, as he required an emergency appendectomy during a team trip through Tex...
Spurs dominate 2nd half to go up 3-1 on Trail Blazers
De'Aaron Fox scored 28 points and Victor Wembanyama had 27 in his return from concussion protocol, helping the visiting San Antonio Spurs to a 114-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday.,Fox sank 11 of 17 shots from the floor and...
Injury-depleted Timberwolves seek to eliminate Nuggets in Game 5
The Denver Nuggets entered this postseason with hopes of a deep run. Instead, they are in danger of bowing out in five games.,The Minnesota Timberwolves overcame two significant injuries to win Game 4, 112-96, on Saturday night and can close out the series in Denver on Monday night. The Nuggets are ...
Raptors win low-scoring Game 4 over Cavaliers to level series
Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes each scored 23 points Sunday afternoon and the Toronto Raptors held off the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, 93-89, to even the best-of-seven first-round playoff series at 2-2.,Game 5 of the series is Wednesday at Cleveland.,RJ Barrett added 18 points for the Raptors, ...
Report: Kevin Durant to miss Game 4 against Lakers
Houston Rockets star forward Kevin Durant is expected to miss Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers with an ankle injury, ESPN reported hours before the start of the Sunday night game.,Durant was initially listed as questionable by the Rockets.,Durant has a bone bruise in his sprained ankle, accordi...
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama cleared to play in Game 4 vs. Blazers
San Antonio Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama has cleared concussion protocol and will play in Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series against the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,Wembanyama sustained the injury in Game 2 on Tuesday and sat out Game 3 three days later. The Spurs ...
Pistons need All-Star version of Jalen Duren to hang with Magic
Detroit center Jalen Duren has been unusually quiet during his team's first-round series against the Orlando Magic.,That likely needs to change soon if the Pistons intend to earn their first playoff-series win since 2008.,Duren has been a non-factor for the top-seeded Pistons, who trail 2-1 in this ...
Report: Minnesota's Anthony Edwards out 'multiple weeks'
Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards will miss "multiple weeks" due to a left knee injury suffered Saturday night in his team's 112-96 playoff win against the Denver Nuggets.,Per ESPN, Edwards was diagnosed with a bone bruise and hyperextension of the knee on Sunday. Testing did not rev...
NBA roundup: Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo hurt in T-wolves' win
Ayo Dosunmu came off the bench to score a career-high 43 points on 13-for-17 shooting, and the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 112-96 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,The victory, which gave...
T-wolves beat Nuggets, lose Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo to injuries
Ayo Dosunmu came off the bench to score a career-high 43 points on 13-for-17 shooting, and the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 112-96 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,The victory, which gave...
Timberwolves' Donte DiVincenzo (leg), Anthony Edwards (knee) exit early in win over Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo was ruled out after injuring his lower right leg in the first quarter and was late joined on the sidelines by injured teammate Anthony Edwards in the first half of Saturday's 112-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of their playoff series in Min...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pours in 42 points as Thunder beat Suns
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff career-high 42 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-109 road win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday.,The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player finished 15 of 18 from the floor with eight assists to give the Thunder a commanding 3-0 lead in their first...
T-wolves star Anthony Edwards (knee) exits game vs. Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards injured his left knee and needed help to get to the locker room in the second quarter of Saturday night's home playoff game against the Denver Nuggets.,Edwards leaped to try to block a shot and landed awkwardly on his left leg. He immediately dropped to t...
Donte DiVincenzo (leg) ruled out for T-Wolves after non-contact injury
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo was ruled out after injuring his lower right leg in the first quarter of Saturday's game against the Denver Nuggets.,DiVincenzo sustained the injury on a non-contact play. He planted his foot to go toward a loose ball, and he quickly went down as he grab...
Jayson Tatum's improvement bodes well for Celtics in Game 4 vs. 76ers
Jayson Tatum has only been back on the court for seven-plus weeks but the Boston Celtics star is making a stellar impact.,While putting last May's devastating ruptured right Achilles tendon further in the rearview mirror, Tatum's comeback story is reading superbly. He will look to help Boston take a...
Knicks even series as Hawks can't contain Karl Anthony-Towns (triple-double)
Karl Anthony-Towns totaled 20 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career playoff triple-double as the New York Knicks earned a 114-98 victory over the host Atlanta Hawks and evened their Eastern Conference first-round series at two games apiece on Saturday night.,Towns ensured Game 5 on...
Lakers' vets paving way for series sweep over Rockets
The two elder statesmen of the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James and Marcus Smart, had shouldered the load of a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback against the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of that first-round series, performing with the ideal blend of poise and desperation., ,In the aftermath of the Lakers...