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Clippers look to extend home streak, make NBA Cup quarters
The Los Angeles Clippers will put their eight-game home winning streak on the line when they face the road-weary Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in the finale of NBA Cup group play in Inglewood, Calif.,Neither team enters the night eliminated from advancing to the knockout round of the tournament,...
Josh Giddey's triple-double powers Bulls past Nets
Josh Giddey amassed 20 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists while leading the host Chicago Bulls to a 128-102 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.,The triple-double was Giddey's first of the season. Giddey has 12 career triple-doubles.,Nikola Vucevic added a team-high 21 points in addition to 1...
Wolves run away from Lakers for easy 109-80 win
Rudy Gobert scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 109-80 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle finished with 18 points for Minnesota, which picked up its second straight win. Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Wa...
Warriors visit Nuggets, looking to finish 4-0 in NBA Cup group stage
The Golden State Warriors have already clinched a spot in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, so they are simply looking to get back to their winning ways in their final group game.,Golden State has dropped four straight games overall after winning 12 of its first 15 this season. The Warriors are scuffling a...
De'Andre Hunter helps Hawks handle stumbling Pelicans
De'Andre Hunter celebrated his 27th birthday by scoring 22 points to lead Atlanta past the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 124-112 on Monday, extending the Hawks' season-best winning streak to four games.,Hunter shot 8-for-14 from the field and made 4 of 7 3-point attempts to help the Hawks reach the ...
Celtics keep rolling at home, club Heat
Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 29 points and also had seven rebounds as the Boston Celtics beat the visiting Miami Heat 108-89 on Monday night.,Payton Pritchard added 25 points while hitting five 3-pointers for the Celtics, who received 19 points, eight assists and six rebounds from Derrick White...
Marcus Smart, Grizzlies battle Mavs in clash of surging clubs
Marcus Smart is not used to coming off the bench.,The 11-year veteran had spent the majority of his previous six seasons as a starter, and he held that role for the Memphis Grizzlies early in the current campaign before an illness sidelined him for four games.,But since returning as a reserve, Smart...
Versatile Victor Wembanyama guides Spurs against Suns
Victor Wembanyama is playing like a beast and the San Antonio Spurs are winning games.,The Spurs take aim at their sixth victory in seven games when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup matchup.,Wembanyama is coming off his third career triple-double as he recorded 34 points, 1...
Thunder face Jazz needing win, help to reach NBA Cup knockout stage
Despite ending a four-game road trip with a loss at Houston on Sunday, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was pleased with his team's performance away from home.,"We're a better team right now than we were eight days ago when we took off for this trip," Daigneault said. ,The Thunder will hi...
Pacers battle Raptors with first NBA Cup win at stake
One team will finally secure its first NBA Cup victory on Tuesday night when the Indiana Pacers visit the Toronto Raptors.,Each squad has an 0-3 record with one game left in group play of the in-season tournament.,The Raptors opened a seven-game homestand with a 119-116 win over Miami on Sunday, whi...
Knicks host Magic with both vying for key NBA Cup win
On Tuesday night, the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks will play for a berth in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.,It might just be a hint of a bigger battle to come between the teams.,The East Group A title and automatic bid to the NBA Cup quarterfinals will be at stake Tuesday, when the Magic visit the K...
Pistons looking for key NBA Cup win vs. surging Bucks
The NBA in-season tournament may not mean much to perennial contenders, but the Detroit Pistons look at it as a major event.,The Pistons are 3-0 in the NBA Cup and can win Group B by defeating Milwaukee in Detroit on Tuesday night. The Bucks are also undefeated in group play.,The Pistons rolled to a...
NBA’s best and worst meet as Cavaliers face Wizards
After coming out ahead in a matchup between the NBA's top two teams, the Cleveland Cavaliers will seek to avoid a letdown when they face the visiting Washington Wizards in NBA Cup play on Tuesday.,Donovan Mitchell scored 20 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Cavaliers to a 115-111 wi...
Sixers hope to build on recent momentum in visit to Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets haven't played often in December against teams with a worse record than them in recent years, but that doesn't necessarily make Tuesday night's task any easier, when the Hornets will receive a visit from the Philadelphia 76ers.,The 76ers have won just four games this season, bu...
Expansion Valkyries part of WNBA's '25 opening triple-header
The expansion Golden State Valkyries will be part of an opening-night triple-header when the 2025 WNBA season tips off on May 16.,The league's 29th regular season, featuring a record 44-game schedule for each of the 13 franchises, runs through Sept. 11. ,The Valkyries will debut against the Los Ange...
Cleveland Cavaliers Sink Boston Celtics, Still Have Long Way To Go
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics on Sunday night, but they still have a long way to go to reach the level of the defending NBA champions....
Tired Lakers may be shorthanded vs. rested Timberwolves
The Los Angeles Lakers will go for their second victory in as many nights when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday in Minneapolis.,Los Angeles is coming off a 105-104 win against the Utah Jazz on Sunday night in Salt Lake City. The Lakers did not have much time to celebrate before trav...
Celtics, Heat look to get back to winning ways
The Boston Celtics will try to avoid back-to-back losses when they take on the visiting Miami Heat on Monday.,Cleveland beat a short-handed Boston team 115-111 at home Sunday night. The Celtics played without starters Jaylen Brown (illness) and Derrick White (foot). Brown is averaging 24.7 points pe...
Dejounte Murray returns to Atlanta as Pelicans face Hawks
Dejounte Murray makes his return to Atlanta on Monday when the New Orleans Pelicans play the Hawks, who have won three straight games for the first time this season.,While Atlanta defeated Charlotte 107-104 on Saturday, New Orleans dropped its eighth straight decision with a 118-85 setback to the Ne...
NBA roundup: Rockets edge Thunder in battle of top 2 West teams
Fred VanVleet scored a game-high 38 points and Dillon Brooks nailed a midrange jumper to beat the shot clock and give Houston the lead for good as the host Rockets eked out a 119-116 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday in a matchup between the top two seeds in the Western Conference.,VanVle...