Basketball Page 35 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Pistons visit Lakers trying to avoid season-worst losing skid
Intent on avoiding a season-high losing streak, the Detroit Pistons will visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday as they close out a five-game road trip.,The Pistons have lost back-to-back games for only the second time this season after falling 112-99 to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.,While Ca...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops 39 as Thunder hand Hawks 7th straight loss
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 140-129 home victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.,The Thunder outscored the Hawks 70-36 in the paint.,Gilgeous-Alexander was 15 of 24 from the field and had six assists, five rebounds and a pair of steals.,Oklahoma ...
OG Anunoby's late bucket helps Knicks escape Pelicans
OG Anunoby scored the go-ahead basket on a dunk with 1:48 left Monday night for the visiting New York Knicks, who overcame a 10-point third-quarter deficit to edge the New Orleans Pelicans 130-125.,With the Knicks down 121-120, Anunoby dribbled around Zion Williamson, drove into the lane past Derik ...
Kevin Durant drops 30 as Rockets surge past Pacers
Kevin Durant scored a game-high 30 points, while Amen Thompson and Jabari Smith Jr. combined for 41 as the Houston Rockets claimed a 126-119 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Monday.,Durant added six rebounds and five assists to his ledger, while Thompson (20 points, eight rebounds and seven a...
Cavaliers shoot past Spurs thanks to 4th-quarter outburst
Jarrett Allen amassed 27 points and 10 rebounds and helped key a decisive fourth-quarter run as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers emerged with a 113-101 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.,San Antonio led by a bucket heading into the final period but came unraveled during a stretch when the Cav...
Timberwolves ride huge second half to thump Bulls
Naz Reid scored a season-high 33 points and Anthony Edwards added 23 to lift the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 136-101 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Minnesota outscored Chicago 81-51 after halftime and had six players in double figures to stop a two-game losing streak. The Bull...
Raptors dig out of 21-point hole to steal game from Magic
Reserve Jamal Shead scored 19 points as the Toronto Raptors overcame a 21-point deficit to defeat the visiting Orlando Magic 107-106.,Brandon Ingram added 17 points for the Raptors, who have won two straight. Scottie Barnes had 13 points and 11 rebounds and made the decisive free throws in the final...
Stephen Curry propels Warriors over Nets
Stephen Curry scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors recovered from a slow start for a 120-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Monday night in New York.,Jimmy Butler added 21, while Trayce Jackson-Davis contributed 11. Gary Payton II, De'Anthony Melton and rookie Will Richard chipped in 10 ap...
Nikola Jokic exits with knee injury as Heat handle Nuggets
Denver's three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic sustained a left knee injury as the Miami Heat defeated the visiting Nuggets 147-123 on Monday.,Norman Powell scored 25 points while Nikola Jovic added 22 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. paired 20 points with 11 assists as the resurgent Heat won their third straight gam...
Dillon Brooks, Suns snap Wizards' rare winning streak
Dillon Brooks scored 26 points, Collin Gillespie added 25 points while sinking five 3-pointers and the Phoenix Suns beat the host Washington Wizards 115-101 on Monday to extend their winning streak to four games.,Devin Booker produced 22 points, Royce O'Neale scored all 15 of his points on five trey...
Bucks top Hornets, earn first back-to-back wins since October
Bobby Portis scored 25 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 to lead the visiting Milwaukee Bucks to a 123-113 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.,Milwaukee has now won consecutive games for the first time since the end of October and has won three of its last four.,Antetokounmpo...
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic (knee) questionable to return vs. Heat
Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic limped off the court in discomfort after injuring his left knee in the closing seconds of the first half of the Denver Nuggets' clash with the host Miami Heat on Monday.,The Nuggets announced at the start of the half that Jokic was questionable to return.,Teammate Spe...
Now proving pesky for contenders, Jazz prepare to host Celtics
Utah is quickly becoming a problem NBA playoff contenders can't solve.,The Jazz notched two straight victories against some of the league's top teams heading into Tuesday night's game against the Boston Celtics in Salt Lake City. They earned wins over Detroit and San Antonio in back-to-back days ove...
Ailing 76ers, Grizzlies seek all-around efforts
Memphis Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo has endured a first half of the season in which his team has battled injuries at every position, from star guard Ja Morant to second-year big man Zach Edey.,The Grizzlies have battled through the shortcomings to play close to .500 through 32 games. But minus Ede...
Trae Young Trade Rumors: Three Teams That Make Sense If the Hawks Move On
The Atlanta Hawks may be ready to move on from Trae Young. Here are three NBA teams that make sense as trade suitors this season....
Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo lead All-Star voting
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic leads the Western Conference and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is atop the Eastern Conferences in the first fan returns of NBA All-Star voting released Monday.,Doncic leads all players with 1,249,518 votes. He is followed in the West by Nikola Jok...
Cameron Boozer vs. Caleb Wilson Has Duke–UNC Rivalry Heating Up
Duke and North Carolina are thriving again behind freshman stars Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson as the ACC looks poised for a major bounce-back season....
Mavericks have recent history on their side against Trail Blazers
The scuffling Dallas Mavericks figure to be happy to see the Portland Trail Blazers on the schedule for Monday night.,Dallas will seek to knock off the host Trail Blazers for the 15th time in the past 18 meetings when the clubs battle for the second time this season.,The Mavericks recorded a 138-133...
Thunder relying more on Chet Holmgren as they face Hawks
When Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren broke into the league in 2023, after missing his first season due to injury, he was wiry and had plenty of room to grow physically.,Now in his third season, Holmgren certainly isn't the most physically imposing 7-footer, but he continues to hold his o...
Scottie Barnes has tough act to follow -- his own -- when Raptors host Magic
Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors will be riding a strong wave of momentum Monday night when they host the Orlando Magic.,Barnes opened Toronto's five-game homestand on Sunday with his seventh career triple-double in a 141-127 overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors.,With 23 points, a c...