Basketball Page 357 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Lakers pull out first road win of season over Raptors
Anthony Davis had 38 points and 12 rebounds and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Toronto Raptors 131-125 on Friday night.,LeBron James added 27 points, six rebounds and 10 assists for the Lakers, who had lost their two previous games to start a five-game road trip, their first of the sea...
De’Aaron Fox fuels Kings past Hawks for third straight win
De'Aaron Fox scored a game-high 31 points to help the visiting Sacramento Kings to a 123-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. ,DeMar DeRozan added 27 points, while Domantas Sabonis tallied 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for the Kings, who won their third straight. Keegan Murray chipped...
Cam Thomas keeps points flowing as Nets trim Bulls
Cam Thomas scored 32 points to continue his strong start as the Brooklyn Nets made enough plays down the stretch for a 120-112 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Friday night in New York.,Thomas scored at least 30 for the third time in Brooklyn's initial six games and delivered down the stre...
Cavaliers cruise past depleted Magic for NBA-best sixth win
Darius Garland scored 25 points and Donovan Mitchell added 22 as the Cleveland Cavaliers remained unbeaten with a 120-109 win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Friday.,Cleveland has won its first six games to start the season, matching the franchise's best start since 2016-17.,Evan Mobley had 14 po...
Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown help Celtics down Hornets
Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and Jaylen Brown pumped in 25 as the Boston Celtics fended off the host Charlotte Hornets in a 124-109 victory Friday night., ,Derrick White added 17 points, Jrue Holiday posted 14 points and Neemias Queta had 12 points as the Celtics responded from their overtime loss ...
Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns help Knicks crush Pistons
Jalen Brunson poured in 36 points in the first three quarters and the New York Knicks continued their dominance of the host Detroit Pistons with a resounding 128-98 victory on Friday night.,The Knicks have won the last 16 meetings between the Eastern Conference clubs.,Brunson made 14 of 22 field goa...
Tyler Herro leads new-look Heat offense vs. Wizards in Mexico City
Two Eastern Conference foes meet as the NBA Global Games series returns Saturday night with the Heat and Wizards facing off in Mexico City.,The Dia de Los Muertos showdown is one of the league's three international games this season. It is the 14th time the NBA has played a regular season contest in...
Warriors try to remain stingy vs. maturing Rockets
With star guard Stephen Curry sidelined due to an ankle injury, the Golden State Warriors atoned for the missing firepower on offense with stingy defense in their most recent game.,Golden State clamped down on the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday to win 104-89 and sweep the teams' back-to-back set. ...
Sixers, still without stars Joel Embiid and Paul George, take on Grizzlies
It appeared that All-Star center Joel Embiid might make his season debut for the Philadelphia 76ers in Saturday's home game against the Memphis Grizzlies, but that won't be the case.,Embiid, who has not played in the preseason or in the first four games of the regular season, is building strength in...
76ers All-Stars Joel Embiid, Paul George practice, still not game-ready
Joel Embiid and Paul George are not ready to play in a regular-season game but did practice and participate in a full-court scrimmage with the 76ers on Friday in what the team framed as a sign of progress. ,Embiid and George are out with left knee injuries and were ruled out for the fifth consecutiv...
Pelicans' CJ McCollum, Herbert Jones nursing injuries
The New Orleans Pelicans will be without guard CJ McCollum and forward Herb Jones for a few weeks, the team announced Friday.,McCollum, 33, will be sidelined approximately two-to-three weeks after being diagnosed with a right adductor strain.,He is averaging 18.8 points, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals i...
Homecoming: Fever welcome back Stephanie White as head coach
Stephanie White will be patrolling the sideline once again for the Indiana Fever.,On Friday, the Fever named the West Lebanon, Ind., native as their head coach. White previously held the same post from 2015-16 following a four-year stint as the club's assistant coach.,"As we enter this new era of Fe...
NBA roundup: Spurs' Victor Wembanyama tallies 5x5 vs. Jazz
Victor Wembanyama bounced back from one of his worst NBA outings with a rare 5x5 to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-88 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night in Salt Lake City., ,A night after scoring a career-low six points in a loss at Oklahoma City, Wembanyama amassed 25 points, nine re...
Devin Booker pours in 40 as Suns rally past Clippers
Devin Booker scored a season-high 40 points as the visiting Phoenix Suns rallied from a 21-point third-quarter deficit to earn a 125-119 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday at Inglewood, Calif.,Royce O'Neale added 21 points, Kevin Durant scored 18, rookie Ryan Dunn had 16 in his second...
Victor Wembanyama puts up 5x5 as Spurs overtake Jazz
Victor Wembanyama bounced back from one of his worst NBA outings with a rare 5x5 to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-88 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.,A night after scoring a career-low six points in a loss at Oklahoma City, Wembanyama amassed 25 points, nine rebo...
Magic’s Paolo Banchero out indefinitely with oblique injury
The Orlando Magic said Thursday that forward Paolo Banchero is out indefinitely after suffering a torn right oblique.,The 21-year-old star will be evaluated again in four to six weeks. Banchero was injured in the fourth quarter of Orlando's 102-99 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.,Banchero lea...
Victor Wembanyama dominates as Spurs overtake Jazz
Victor Wembanyama bounced back from one of his worst NBA outings with a rare 5x5 to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-88 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.,A night after scoring a career-low six points in a loss at Oklahoma City, Wembanyama amassed 25 points, nine rebo...
Jalen Green, Rockets survive Mavericks' late rally
Jalen Green scored a team-high 23 points and the visiting Houston Rockets fended off a fourth-quarter comeback from the Dallas Mavericks to claim a 108-102 victory on Thursday.,Green buried a 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining to stabilize the Rockets and answer a Luka Doncic 3-pointer that pulled Dallas...
Ja Morant's triple-double propels Grizzlies over Bucks
Ja Morant recorded 26 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds to carry the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies to a 122-99 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.,The triple-double was the 12th of Morant's career.,The Grizzlies, who snapped a two-game losing streak, also got 19 points and nine ...
Thunder out to remain perfect, win 13th straight over Blazers
The Oklahoma City Thunder have dominated the Portland Trail Blazers in recent seasons, including a historic 62-point victory last January.,The Thunder strive to keep the success going and increase their winning streak over Portland to 13 games when they visit the Trail Blazers on Friday night.,The 1...