Basketball Page 314 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Magic return home, end 5-game skid by beating Pelicans
Franz Wagner scored a game-high 27 points and the Orlando Magic ended a five-game losing streak by beating the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 115-88 on Friday night.,Moritz Wagner netted 17 points, Goga Bitadze and Anthony Black had 11 each and Jonathan Isaac added 10 as the Magic began a five-game h...
Spurs take on struggling Jazz, aim to reach break-even mark
The San Antonio Spurs are striving to get back to .500 when they host the struggling Utah Jazz on Saturday afternoon.,The Spurs will play the second of a five-game homestead after walloping Portland 118-105 on Thursday. Eight players scored in double figures in the win for San Antonio, which snapped...
Pelicans G Jordan Hawkins (back) out 1-2 weeks
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Hawkins will be sidelined one-to-two weeks with a low back strain, the team said Friday.,The second-year player is averaging 16.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in eight games (three starts) this season.,Hawkins, 22, did not take the court in Monday's 118-100 setback to Po...
Bronny James expected to make G League debut on Saturday
Bronny James is expected to play in his first G League game on Saturday, following a schedule that will see the rookie shuttle between the Los Angeles Lakers and their G League affiliate.,James will be with the NBA club and available to play on Friday at home against the Philadelphia 76ers, then hea...
Wings hire Curt Miller as general manager
The Dallas Wings named former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Curt Miller as their new general manager and executive vice president on Friday.,Miller, 56, coached the Sparks the past two seasons after serving as head coach (2016-22) and general manager (2017-22) of the Connecticut Sun.,"Curt Miller is...
J.J. Redick Frustrated as Lakers Struggle on 1-4 Road Trip, Focus Shifts to Effort
J.J. Redick stormed out of a press conference as the Los Angeles Lakers will focus on effort moving forward....
After rallying past Bulls, Wolves eye another win over Blazers
The Minnesota Timberwolves will go for their third win in a row when they host the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Minnesota rallied for a wild 135-119 road win against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. The Timberwolves outscored the Bulls 45-24 in the fourth quarter to ear...
Knicks return home, hope to cool off Bucks' stars
After a four-game road trip, the New York Knicks return home on Friday looking to end a two-game slump and facing a Milwaukee Bucks team playing the second leg of a back-to-back set.,Milwaukee snapped a six-game skid on Thursday with a 123-100 rout of the visiting Utah Jazz. Damian Lillard scored 34...
NBA roundup: Big names help Bucks end losing streak
Damian Lillard poured in 34 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 31 points and a game-high 16 rebounds to lift the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 123-100 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.,Lillard also dished out seven assists for Milwaukee, which snapped a six-game skid. Bobby Portis netted...
Spurs spread points around in blowout of Blazers
Malaki Branham and Keldon Johnson each scored 17 points off the bench as the San Antonio Spurs used an uber-balanced attack to defeat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 118-105 on Thursday.,The Spurs were playing the second game of a road-home back-to-back and beginning a five-game homestand.,San A...
Spurs spread the points around in defeating Blazers
Malaki Branham and Keldon Johnson each scored 17 points off the bench as the San Antonio Spurs used an uber-balanced attack to defeat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 118-105 on Thursday.,The Spurs were playing the second game of a road-home back-to-back and beginning a five-game homestand.,San A...
Bucks pull away from Jazz to snap skid
Damian Lillard poured in 34 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 31 as part of a double-double to lift the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 123-100 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.,Lillard also dished out seven assists while Antetokounmpo hauled in a game-high 16 rebounds for Milwaukee, whic...
Wolves score 45 points in fourth to rally past Bulls
Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 33 points with eight rebounds and six assists, and Julius Randle added 22 points and 10 rebounds as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves rallied past the Chicago Bulls 135-119 on Thursday.,Minnesota outscored Chicago 45-24 in the fourth quarter to win for the third ...
Clippers, Kings leaning on supporting players for recent success
Two teams riding two-game winning streaks in large part due to unheralded players will square off Friday night when the Los Angeles Clippers visit the Sacramento Kings.,The Clippers wrapped up what began as a potentially disastrous five-game homestand with a pair of wins, including a decisive 110-98...
Lakers, 76ers navigating difficulties of new season
A pair of teams still trying to find their way in the early season will go head-to-head when the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,The Lakers are a middling 4-4 and will return home from a 1-4 road trip that concluded Wednesday with a 131-114 defeat to the Memphis Gri...
Rockets-Thunder tilt shaping up as defensive battle
On an Oklahoma City Thunder roster that also includes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, last season's runner-up for Most Valuable Player, and Chet Holmgren, who finished second in Rookie of the Year voting, Jalen Williams can sometimes get overlooked.,But heading into Friday's matchup with the visiting Houst...
Heat look for better finish at surging Nuggets
The Miami Heat kicked off one of their longest road trips of the season with a good start in Phoenix. It didn't end well, however, and now Miami moves on to Denver on Friday night for the second leg of their six-game trek.,The Heat led the Suns by 15 in the third quarter on Wednesday night but event...
Grizzlies could be minus Ja Morant vs. youthful Wizards
When Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is forced to leave a game with another injury -- the result of his high-flying athleticism -- other aspects of a victory tend to be overlooked.,Morant suffered a right hamstring injury during the third quarter of the Grizzlies' 131-114 win Wednesday over the Los...
Scorching Suns aim for 7th straight win in rematch vs. Mavs
Everything has gone right lately for the Phoenix Suns, who are hunting their seventh straight win and their eighth in their first nine games as they travel to Dallas to face the Mavericks on Friday.,Phoenix overcame a season-high 40 points from Dallas' Luka Doncic in a 114-102 home win on Oct. 26, t...
9-0 Cavaliers battle Warriors in Kenny Atkinson reunion
Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell doesn't want to see Cleveland get complacent just because of a historic start to the season.,The Cavaliers set a franchise record by opening the campaign with nine straight wins, and they don't plan on taking their foot off the gas when the visiting Golden State Warri...