Basketball Page 295 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Trading Chet Holmgren Elsewhere Could Help Oklahoma City Thunder in Long Run
The Oklahoma City Thunder should trade Chet Holmgren now to help sustain their success atop the Western Conference longterm....
Norman Powell, Clippers aim to fluster Nuggets
Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell is off to a great start this season, and it could be even better if he played against the Denver Nuggets more often.,Powell is averaging 23.5 points a game overall this season, including 27 in three games against Denver. He'll get a chance to increase that av...
Pelicans bid to ride potent combination past Trail Blazers
Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray played together on the same team in a game for the first time on Tuesday night.,Both players have missed significant time due to injuries, but they gave a glimpse of what the New Orleans Pelicans envisioned when they traded for Murray from Atlanta in the offseason...
Sixers look to rebound at home vs. struggling Wizards
The Philadelphia 76ers will try to bounce back from a disappointing start to their three-game homestand by hosting the last-place Washington Wizards on Wednesday.,Philadelphia returned home after a successful, six-game road swing in which the Sixers won four, starting with the first three at Boston,...
NBA roundup: Trae Young, Hawks stun Jazz on half-court shot
Trae Young hit a half-court 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Atlanta Hawks a 124-121 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,The Jazz tied the game with four seconds left on a 24-foot trey by Collin Sexton. Atlanta, which had no timeouts remaining, inbounded the ball to Young, who ca...
Trae Young makes half-court shot at buzzer as Hawks edge Jazz
Trae Young hit a half-court 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Atlanta Hawks a 124-121 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,The Jazz tied the game with four seconds left on a 24-foot trey by Collin Sexton. Atlanta, which had no timeouts remaining, inbounded the ball to Young, who ca...
Celtics make move in fourth, tackle Nuggets
Jayson Tatum had 29 points, Kristaps Porzingis finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds and the visiting Boston Celtics beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 118-106 on Tuesday night.,Jrue Holiday scored 19 points and Jaylen Brown contributed 14 for the Celtics, who used a strong fourth quarter to bre...
Heat bounce back, sink Warriors with 3-point accuracy
Nikola Jovic led a balanced attack with 20 points and the Miami Heat won a 3-point shooting duel on tired legs Tuesday night in a 114-98 road win over the Golden State Warriors.,Duncan Robinson did all his scoring on 4-for-5 accuracy from beyond the arc as the Heat, coming off a double-overtime defe...
Trae Young makes halfcourt shot at buzzer as Hawks edge Jazz
Trae Young hit a halfcourt 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the visiting Atlanta Hawks a 124-121 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,The Jazz tied the game with four seconds left on a 24-foot trey by Collin Sexton. Atlanta, which had no timeouts remaining, inbounded to Young, who fir...
Timberwolves ruin Zion Williamson’s return to Pelicans
Anthony Edwards scored 32 points and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Zion Williamson's return by defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 104-97 on Tuesday night.,Julius Randle scored 16, Naz Reid had 13 points and 12 rebounds, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 11 points and Donte DiVincenzo add...
Nikola Jokic, Derrick White out for Celtics-Nuggets matchup
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic will not play against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night due to a non-COVID illness.,It is his fourth missed game this season, after he was away for three games in November for the birth of his son.,Denver coach Michael Malone said Jokic wasn't feeling well Monday...
Quentin Grimes' 23 points lead Mavericks past Lakers
Quentin Grimes scored a game-high 23 points off the bench, including six 3-pointers, helping the Dallas Mavericks beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 118-97 on Tuesday.,Grimes also had nine rebounds and P.J. Washington had 22 points, while Spencer Dinwiddie scored 19 as the Mavericks snapped a five...
LaMelo Ball, Hornets beat Suns to stop 10-game slide
LaMelo Ball pumped in 32 points and the Charlotte Hornets snapped a 10-game losing streak by beating the visiting Phoenix Suns 115-104 on Tuesday night.,Ball added 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals for Charlotte. He had help from Miles Bridges with 21 points, Nick Richards with 15 points an...
Big third quarter sends Rockets past Wizards
Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun combined for 36 points in a runaway third quarter and the visiting Houston Rockets erased an early double-digit deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 135-112 on Tuesday.,Green scored 22 of his game-high 29 points while Sengun added 14 points, four rebounds and four as...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks battle Victor Wembanyama, Spurs
The Milwaukee Bucks are confident Giannis Antetokounmpo's hand injury won't prevent him from lining up against Victor Wembanyama and the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.,Antetokounmpo, who is listed as probable, received three stitches to fix a cut near the base of his right pinky fing...
Pistons try to eclipse .500 mark, keep Nets reeling
About a year ago, the Detroit Pistons were in a stretch in which they dropped 34 of 35 games en route to a 68-loss season.,Now, the Pistons are showing massive improvement and can go over .500 with a fifth straight win Wednesday night when they visit the slumping Brooklyn Nets.,The Pistons are 17-13...
Knicks hope Karl-Anthony Towns returns vs. woeful Raptors
One game without Karl-Anthony Towns was enough to magnify any concerns the New York Knicks might have about their depth.,The Knicks will hope to have their star center back when they try to snap a three-game losing streak on Wednesday night against the visiting Toronto Raptors in a battle of Atlanti...
Pacers, Bulls showing progress in new year ahead of Central clash
As each team begins to find their form in the new year, Central Division rivals square off Wednesday in Indianapolis when the Indiana Pacers face the Chicago Bulls.,The Pacers have won three in a row since the calendar flipped to 2025 and the team holds a winning record for the first time since winn...
Thunder, Cavs carry long win streaks into marquee clash
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Nos. 3 and 2 teams in the Eastern Conference en route to extending their overall winning streak to a franchise-best 15 games.,Next up for the Thunder? Well, it's the team with the best record in the East -- and the NBA, for that matter -- as they visit the Clev...
Raptors waive journeyman C Bruno Fernando
The Toronto Raptors waived center Bruno Fernando on Tuesday, bringing their roster to 14, including three two-way players.,Fernando, 26, played in 17 games (two starts) this season after signing as a free agent in the summer. He averaged 3.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 8.6 minutes per ga...