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Injured Bulls F Patrick Williams returns to Chicago for tests
Bulls forward Patrick Williams is out for Wednesday's road game against the Milwaukee Bucks and has returned to Chicago for imaging on his sore foot. ,The team said the tests and his absence are precautionary, a step the Bulls felt was necessary to protect Williams, 23, during the front-loaded early...
Blazers embark on key road trip, starting against Thunder
After a frustrating start to the season, the Portland Trail Blazers have turned things around of late.,Now riding a three-game home winning streak, the Blazers will try to show they can be successful on the road as well.,On Wednesday night, Portland will begin an important five-game road trip agains...
Cavs, smarting from first loss, aim to rebound vs. Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans will do something Wednesday night that no other NBA team has done this season -- face the Cavaliers after Cleveland lost a game.,The Cavaliers, who won a franchise-record 15 games to start the season before losing to the host Boston Celtics 120-117 on Tuesday night, will hos...
Turmoil-tinged Sixers seek turnaround vs. Grizzlies
The Philadelphia 76ers enter their Wednesday road game against the Memphis Grizzlies hoping to find solutions to reversing a four-game losing streak and a 2-11 start that led to a team meeting following their latest defeat.,The 76ers were unable to hold onto a 19-point lead in a 106-89 road loss to ...
NBA roundup: Celtics end Cavs' streak at 15 games
Jayson Tatum had 33 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists on Tuesday to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Cavaliers 120-117, ending Cleveland's season-opening, 15-game winning streak.,The Cavaliers were attempting to become the second team in NBA history to start a season 16-0. The 2015-16...
Dalton Knecht ties rookie 3-pointer mark as Lakers top Jazz
Dalton Knecht scored a career-high 37 points and made nine 3-pointers to tie an NBA rookie record as the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to six games with a 124-118 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday in an NBA Cup group-play game.,Knecht was 9 of 12 from 3-point range an...
Trae Young, Stephen Curry set to do battle as Warriors host Hawks
Trae Young and Stephen Curry go head-to-head for just the sixth time in their NBA careers as the Atlanta Hawks go for a second consecutive win in Northern California when they take on the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in San Francisco.,Young had a season-high 19 assists and Dyson Daniels ...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics drop Cavaliers to 15-1
Jayson Tatum had 33 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists on Tuesday to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Cavaliers 120-117, ending Cleveland's season-opening, 15-game winning streak.,The Cavaliers were attempting to become the second team in NBA history to start a season 16-0. The 2015-16...
Spurs mute Thunder for first NBA Cup win
Keldon Johnson poured in 22 points and Chris Paul had a double-double that included a crucial 3-pointer with 1:27 left as the short-handed San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-104 on Tuesday in a wild West Group B game in the NBA Cup.,It was the first NBA Cup win for San A...
Nuggets knock off Grizzlies for historic win
Jamal Murray scored 27 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 24 points and 11 rebounds and Russell Westbrook posted the 200th triple-double of his career to lead the visiting Denver Nuggets to a 122-110 NBA Cup victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. ,Westbrook came off the bench to contribute 12 ...
Mavs post season-high point total, pound Pelicans
Luka Doncic scored 26 points to lead seven Dallas players in double figures and the host Mavericks never trailed while routing the New Orleans Pelicans 132-91 in an NBA Cup game Tuesday night.,Klay Thompson scored 19, Kyrie Irving added 18, former Pelican Naji Marshall had 15, Quentin Grimes logged ...
Cameron Johnson comes up big as Nets edge Hornets
Cameron Johnson racked up a season-high 34 points with a strong shooting effort from long range as Brooklyn captured a topsy-turvy game against visiting Charlotte, winning 116-115 on Wednesday night in New York.,Johnson made six 3-point baskets on 12 attempts as part of 11-for-20 shooting from the f...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics drop Cavs to 15-1
Jayson Tatum had 33 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists on Tuesday to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Cavaliers 120-117, ending Cleveland's season-opening, 15-game winning streak.,The Cavaliers were attempting to become the second team in NBA history to start a season 16-0. The 2015-16...
Contrasting streaks at odds as Clippers host Magic
The Orlando Magic's new-found success has even translated to the road, as their six-game winning streak now faces a significant test against the host Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif.,After five straight home victories, the Magic hit the road Monday and earned a 109-99 victory o...
Confident Knicks open 5-game trip vs. scuffling Suns
The Phoenix Suns' strong start to the season evaporated the minute forward Kevin Durant strained his left calf on Nov. 8.,The Suns were 8-1 with Durant and have since dropped five of six games entering Wednesday night's home contest against the New York Knicks.,Phoenix has lost four straight games e...
Lynne Roberts leaving Utah to coach Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks hired Utah head coach Lynne Roberts to the same position on Tuesday.,Roberts, 49, is a California native who has excelled at the collegiate level, most recently as the Utes' head coach since 2015.,Utah announced that associate head coach Gavin Petersen was promoted to head coa...
Rockets battling inconsistent shooting, prepare to face Pacers
In Milwaukee on Monday, the Houston Rockets coughed up a 13-point first-quarter lead and rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit, but they stumbled down the stretch in a 101-100 loss to the Bucks that snapped their five-game win streak.,It marked the sixth game in nine days for Houston, which wi...
Improved Bucks seek revenge on encouraged Bulls
After opening the season by losing eight of their first 10 games, the Milwaukee Bucks are gradually rediscovering their winning ways.,Milwaukee has won three of its last four games heading into a matchup against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. Chicago snapped a two-game skid with a 122-112 ...
Report: Sixers' team meeting calls out tardy Joel Embiid
With frustration growing after a 2-11 start to the season, the Philadelphia 76ers held a team meeting Monday night, pointing some of the blame at former league Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid, ESPN reported Tuesday.,With NBA championship aspirations after spending more than $400 million to put toge...
Former Bulls star Bob Love dies at 81
Former Chicago Bulls star forward Bob Love passed away Monday following a long battle with cancer. He was 81.,Love was a three-time All-Star who spent nine of his 11 NBA seasons with the Bulls. He joined Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan in becoming the second member of the Bulls to have his jersey retired ...