Basketball Page 299 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Thunder top Hawks for first 3-0 start since 2016
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists to help the host Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Atlanta Hawks 128-104 on Sunday.,Chet Holmgren added 25 points and nine rebounds, and Jalen Williams scored 20 to lift the Thunder to 3-0 for the first time since 2016.,The Hawks led 9...
Nets avoid 0-3 with controlling win against Bucks
Cam Thomas scored 32 points as the Brooklyn Nets led for virtually the entire second half and pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 115-102 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.,After struggling in the second halves at Atlanta and Orlando, the Nets gave new coach Jordi Fernand...
Jerami Grant, Deandre Ayton help Blazers beat Pelicans
Jerami Grant scored 28 points, Deandre Ayton had a double-double and the host Portland Trail Blazers routed the New Orleans Pelicans 125-103 on Sunday.,Ayton finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds, Anfernee Simons scored 27 points, Toumani Camara had 12 and Deni Avdija added 11 as all five Blazers ...
Tyrese Maxey, 76ers outlast Pacers in OT
Tyrese Maxey scored 45 points, including 10 in overtime, and the Philadelphia 76ers completed a late rally to score their first win of the season with a 118-114 defeat of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Indianapolis.,Maxey's extra-period flourish began with a deep, step-back 3-pointer for the first ...
3-0 Lakers take show on the road, starting with Suns
The Los Angeles Lakers don't typically get off to fast starts, so the current 3-0 run stands out as their best in 14 years.,Los Angeles aims to continue its best start since winning eight straight to begin the 2010-11 campaign when it visits the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.,The clash with Phoenix i...
Jazz looking for answers as they travel to Mavericks
The Utah Jazz will seek their first win of the young season as they embark on their first road trip to play the Dallas Mavericks on Monday evening.,Jazz coach Will Hardy called for an extensive film review session Saturday, a day after his team fell 127-86 at home to the Golden State Warriors. The 4...
Rockets, Spurs battle again as rivalry intensifies
The rivalry between the youthful players for the Spurs and the Rockets is for real, and the fire will be stoked when the teams square off on Monday as San Antonio hosts Houston for the second time in three nights.,Separated by just 193 miles, there has always been a rivalry between the teams, but th...
Grizzlies, with trio finally healthy, take on Bulls
Nearly 300 days had passed since the three core players on the Memphis Grizzlies' roster -- Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane -- had started the same game.,But during Saturday's wire-to-wire 124-111 win over visiting Orlando, Morant, Jackson and Bane were together again. Their reunion ga...
Nuggets hope for better shooting vs. turnover-prone Raptors
The Denver Nuggets will try to find their shooting stroke when they visit the short-handed and turnover-prone Toronto Raptors on Monday night.,The Nuggets shot 40.2 percent (35-for-87) from the field Saturday in a 109-104 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers despite 41 points from Nikola Jokic, who...
Knicks to see how they stack up against undefeated Cavaliers
The New York Knicks experienced mixed results opening the season against the Eastern Conference teams they chased last spring.,Next, the Knicks will find out how they stack up to another unique foe -- the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have been conquered by New York in a playoff setting but are off to a ...
Pistons, winless but optimistic, visit Heat
The Detroit Pistons, who had the worst record in the NBA last season, still are looking for their first win of the 2023-24 campaign.,But that doesn't mean things aren't looking up.,The Pistons, who will visit the Miami Heat on Monday night, are 0-3, with the three losses coming to teams that were in...
Fever fire coach Christie Sides after two seasons
The Indiana Fever fired head coach Christie Sides on Sunday after a 20-20 season that ended in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.,"We are incredibly thankful to Coach Sides for embracing the challenge of leading us through an integral transition period over the last two seasons, while also positi...
James Harden, Clippers take aim at Warriors
Two teams that were flying high when they flew into town about 18 hours apart go head-to-head Sunday night when the Los Angeles Clippers visit the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.,The Clippers rebounded from an overtime loss to the Phoenix Suns at home with a late rally that overtook the Denv...
Chet Holmgren, Thunder out to continue strong start vs. Hawks
Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren was expected to take a step forward during his second season of active competition in the NBA.,So far, so good.,Through two games, Holmgren is averaging 23 points and 15 rebounds and shooting 52.8 percent from the floor. ,He'll look to continue his strong ...
NBA roundup: Kevin Durant hits milestone in Suns win
Kevin Durant recorded 31 points and nine rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 114-102 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.,Durant also became the eighth player in NBA history to top 29,000 career points. He finished the game with 29,010.,Devin Booker scored 21 points, Jusu...
Lakers use 4th-quarter run to top Kings, improve to 3-0
LeBron James had 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and Anthony Davis became the first Laker since Kobe Bryant in 2005-06 to open the season with three straight 30-plus-point games as Los Angeles rode a fourth-quarter surge to down the visiting Sacramento Kings 131-127 on Saturday. ,Los Angeles ...
Kevin Durant hits milestone as Suns beat Luka Doncic, Mavs
Kevin Durant recorded 31 points and nine rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to 114-102 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.,Durant also became the eighth player in NBA history to top 29,000 career points. He finished the game with 29,010.,Devin Booker scored 21 points, Jusuf ...
Spurs hold off late Rockets rally to get first win
Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points and rookie Stephon Castle hit a key free throw with 7.2 seconds to play as the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the visiting Houston Rockets 109-106 on Saturday in the first of a pair of games in three nights between the Lone Star State rivals in the Alamo City.,San Ant...
Grizzlies build huge lead, withstand Magic's comeback
Santi Aldama scored 22 points and Jay Huff had a career-high 18 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 124-111 victory in their home opener Saturday night against the Orlando Magic.,Ja Morant finished with 16 points and 10 assists for the Grizzlies. The double-double by Morant was the 60th of his...
Thunder spoil Lonzo Ball's return to Chicago
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 10 points to a 22-3 run to close the first half and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder spoiled Lonzo Ball's first game before the home fans in almost three years with a 114-95 triumph over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.,Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 23 po...