Basketball Page 339 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Spurs pull off-last second win over Nuggets
Little-used reserve Devonte' Graham hit the deciding jumper with 0.9 seconds left to cap a torrid comeback as the host San Antonio Spurs stunned the Denver Nuggets 121-120 on Friday....
Wolves nip Hawks, pull into tie for first in West
Rudy Gobert scored 25 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 109-106 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night in Minneapolis....
Thunder defeat Bucks, move into tie atop West
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points and Chet Holmgren added 22 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-107 win over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Friday....
Playoff-bound Heat overwhelm Raptors from start to finish
Nikola Jovic scored 22 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 points and nine assists off the bench to help the Miami Heat notch a 125-103 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Friday night....
Jalen Brunson puts up 30 as Knicks overtake Nets
Jalen Brunson scored 30 points as the host New York Knicks overcame a 17-point, first-half deficit and hung on a 111-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night....
Cavaliers lock up playoff berth by beating Pacers
Donovan Mitchell scored a team-high 33 points, helping lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 129-120 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers Friday....
Makeshift Bulls edge past struggling Wizards
Javonte Green scored 24 points and Dalen Terry led a late surge as the visiting Chicago Bulls used a makeshift lineup to defeat the Washington Wizards 129-127 on Friday night....
Celtics sit top six players, still blow out Hornets
Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 31 points and had 11 assists to help the Boston Celtics end a two-game losing streak with a 131-98 rout of the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Friday....
76ers beat Magic to swap into sixth place in East
Joel Embiid racked up 32 points and 13 rebounds to lead the host Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-113 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night....
Top prospect Alex Sarr declares for NBA draft
French big man Alex Sarr, projected among the top three picks in the 2024 NBA Draft, made his intentions official Friday on ESPN....
UConn's Donovan Clingan declares for NBA draft
Sophomore center Donovan Clingan has played a sizable role in leading UConn to back-to-back championships. On Friday, Clingan announced the next step of his journey by declaring to enter the 2024 NBA Draft....
Reports: BYU G Dallin Hall enters portal after head coach departs
BYU guard Dallin Hall reportedly entered the transfer portal Friday just hours after Cougars coach Mark Pope officially departed to be the new head man at Kentucky....
Furman hero JP Pegues transfers to Auburn
Former Furman standout guard JP Pegues told On3 on Friday that he is transferring to Auburn....
Stanford C Maxime Raynaud to exit portal, return to Cardinal
Center Maxime Raynaud is withdrawing his name from the NCAA transfer portal and returning to Stanford for the 2024-25 season, he announced Friday....
G League Ignite F Matas Buzelis declares for NBA draft
NBA G League Ignite forward Matas Buzelis officially declared for the 2024 NBA Draft on Friday....
BYU's Mark Pope named coach at alma mater Kentucky
BYU coach Mark Pope, who won a national title as a player with Kentucky, will return to his alma mater and succeed John Calipari as head coach, Wildcats athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced Friday....
Kings bid to regain footing in showdown vs. Suns
The Sacramento Kings are on a downhill slide at a very bad time....
Clippers seek to silence Jazz, clinch No. 4 seed in West
The Los Angeles Clippers will look to secure the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference on Friday when they host the Utah Jazz....
Playing for .500 finish, Rockets visit Blazers
An 11-game winning streak in March was not enough to put the Houston Rockets into playoff position, and the measuring stick of their improvement will be on display in the final weekend of the regular season....
Pelicans bid to strengthen hold on No. 6 seed in visit to Warriors
The New Orleans Pelicans and Golden State Warriors will have plenty at stake on Friday night when they tip off in San Francisco....