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Milwaukee Bucks’ Performance in NBA Cup Final Could Determine How Rest of Season Pans Out
The Milwaukee Bucks have a lot hinging on their NBA Cup Final matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, including setting the table for how they finish the regular season....
NBA roundup: Jamal Murray's late shot lifts Nuggets past Kings
Jamal Murray scored a team-high 28 points and hit the go-ahead hoop with 8.6 seconds remaining as the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Sacramento Kings 130-129 for a dramatic road win Monday night.,Nikola Jokic recorded his 140th career triple-double (20 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists) to help Denver e...
James Harden pours in 41 as Clippers clobber Jazz
James Harden scored 24 of his 41 points in the first quarter, Norman Powell added 29 points and the Los Angeles Clippers ended a three-game losing streak with an easy 144-107 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday in Inglewood, Calif.,Harden outscored the Jazz 24-20 in the first quarter by shooting 6 ...
Jamal Murray's late basket gives Nuggets wild win over Kings
Jamal Murray scored a team-high 28 points and hit the go-ahead hoop with 8.6 seconds remaining as the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Sacramento Kings 130-129 for a dramatic road win Monday night.,Nikola Jokic recorded his 140th career triple-double (20 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists) to help Denver e...
NBA roundup: Tyrese Maxey puts up 40 as Sixers top Hornets
Tyrese Maxey pumped in 40 points and Paul George racked up 33 points as both sank six 3-pointers, leading the injury-ravaged Philadelphia 76ers past the host Charlotte Hornets 121-108 on Monday night.,The outcome dampened the excitement around the return to action of Charlotte point guard LaMelo Bal...
Bulls win by one, send Raptors to fifth straight defeat
Nikola Vucevic scored 24 points and the visiting Chicago Bulls held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 122-121 on Monday night.,Chicago led by 16 before seeing their lead melt to one point in the fourth quarter.,Coby White added 19 points for the Bulls, who have won two straight. Josh Giddey had 11 po...
NBA-best Cavaliers jump out to huge lead, crush Nets
Evan Mobley scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half, Caris LeVert scored all 19 of his points in the first half and the Cleveland Cavaliers seized control early and cruised to a 130-101 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.,Cleveland led by as many as 37, improved to 23-4 for the best sta...
Pistons blow lede, still eke out OT win over Heat
Malik Beasley had a season-high 28 points, Cade Cunningham supplied a triple-double and the host Detroit Pistons topped the Miami Heat 125-124 in overtime on Monday night.,Cunningham had 20 points, 18 assists and 11 rebounds for Detroit, which squandered a 19-point, fourth-quarter lead. Ausar Thomps...
76ers' long-range success ruins return of Hornets' LaMelo Ball
Tyrese Maxey pumped in 40 points and Paul George racked up 33 points as both sank six 3-pointers, leading the injury-ravaged Philadelphia 76ers past the host Charlotte Hornets 121-108 on Monday night.,Kelly Oubre Jr., a former Hornet, scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed ni...
Postseason feel for Thunder, Bucks in NBA Cup final
LAS VEGAS -- Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks hope to add the NBA Cup to their list of accomplishments, but they'll need to go through an Oklahoma City Thunder group that's established itself as the premier force in the West.,The Bucks and Thunder will square off here Tuesday in the sec...
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich updates recovery from November stroke
Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich provided an update on his recovery from a stroke suffered in November and thanked supporters for well wishes during his absence from the bench.,Popovich, 75, is the NBA's all-time wins leader and the team said on Nov. 13 that physicians expected him to make a full rec...
76ers C Joel Embiid (sinus fracture) out at least 1 week
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, who suffered a sinus fracture last Friday, will be re-evaluated in one week, the team said Monday.,Already ruled out for Monday night's game at the Charlotte Hornets, Embiid will miss Friday's home game against Charlotte, Saturday's visit to the NBA-best Clevel...
Dream, Storm to play first regular-season game outside U.S.
The WNBA will have a test run in Canada in 2025 when the Atlanta Dream face the Seattle Storm on Aug. 15 at Vancouver, B.C., in the league's first regular-season game outside of the United States.,The Canada game comes in advance of the 2026 debut of the expansion Toronto Tempo.,The WNBA has played ...
Report: USC's JuJu Watkins joins Unrivaled ownership group
Southern California sophomore JuJu Watkins made an investment in her future, joining the ownership group of Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women's basketball league that will make its debut in January, Sportico reported Monday.,Also joining Unrivaled's latest $28-million investment round were the Milwaukee B...
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic, Klay Thompson lead Mavs' charge past Warriors
Luka Doncic scored a game-high 45 points as part of a triple-double, Klay Thompson turned back the clock with seven 3-pointers and the Dallas Mavericks avenged an NBA Cup loss to the Golden State Warriors with a 143-133 victory on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Thompson finished with a season-best 2...
Anthony Davis takes over as Lakers top Grizzlies
Anthony Davis shrugged off an injury scare to match season bests of 40 points and 16 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 116-110 on Sunday night.,Austin Reaves had 19 points and eight assists while LeBron James, back after missing two games due to a foot injury...
Luka Doncic, Mavs get best of Warriors in offensive slugfest
Luka Doncic scored a game-high 45 points as part of a triple-double, Klay Thompson turned back the clock with seven 3-pointers and the Dallas Mavericks avenged an NBA Cup loss to the Golden State Warriors with a 143-133 victory on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Thompson finished with a season-best 2...
Devin Booker pours in 28 to carry Suns past Trail Blazers
Devin Booker had a game-high 28 points and Phoenix rode a big fourth quarter to take down the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 116-109 Sunday night.,Despite shooting 1-for-9 from 3-point range, Kevin Durant added 20 for the Suns, who were without Bradley Beal for a second straight game with a sore kn...
Anthony Edwards leads rising Timberwolves over Spurs
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points in 28 minutes of court time to help lift the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 106-92 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday in a Western Conference game created by the results of the NBA Cup.,The Timberwolves led by 15 points at halftime but by just six heading...
Knicks get 20-20 game from Karl-Anthony Towns in win over Magic
Karl-Anthony Towns recorded his first 20-point, 20-rebound game in over five years on Sunday night, when he lifted the visiting New York Knicks to a 100-91 win over the Orlando Magic.,Towns had 22 points and 22 rebounds for his 13th career 20-20 game and his first since March 23, 2019, when he colle...