Basketball Page 359 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
After firing coach Mike Brown, Kings square off with Lakers
LeBron James has the Los Angeles Lakers surging again in advance of Saturday's visit from the struggling Sacramento Kings, a team experiencing changes after head coach Mike Brown was fired on Friday.,James, set to play his final game before turning 40 years old, has guided the Lakers to four victori...
Nuggets F Aaron Gordon (calf) to miss games Friday, Saturday
Denver forward Aaron Gordon will miss at least the next two games due to a right calf strain, coach Michael Malone announced before the Nuggets hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.,Malone said he doesn't think Gordon's injury will keep him out for many games but did say he will not play Saturda...
Healthy for a change, 76ers optimistic entering meeting with Jazz
The Philadelphia 76ers will strive to continue their improved play of late when they visit Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.,Philadelphia has had a few days off since picking up an impressive 118-114 win over the host Boston Celtics on Christmas Day. That was the Sixers' eig...
Bucks, even without stars, look for another win against Bulls
The Chicago Bulls, mired in a three-game losing skid, welcome the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday for the second matchup between the Central Division counterparts in six days.,Milwaukee returns to Chicago for the second time this week, having routed the Bulls 112-91 on Monday despite missing Al...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder set sights on Hornets
The Oklahoma City Thunder and host Charlotte Hornets couldn't look much different going into Saturday night's contest.,The Thunder have won four games in a row since falling to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Cup championship.,"It's the extra plays that put you over the edge," Oklahoma City guard Sha...
Reports: Kings fire coach Mike Brown
The Sacramento Kings fired coach Mike Brown on Friday, ESPN and The Athletic reported, halfway into his third season at the helm.,Brown, 54, guided the Kings to the Western Conference playoffs in his first year on the job (2022-23), when he was voted NBA Coach of the Year, and to the play-in round l...
Heat aim to display 'grit' in encounter vs. Hawks
The Miami Heat and Hawks both are coming off consecutive victories when they meet for the first of four times this season on Saturday in Atlanta.,The Heat recorded an 89-88 win over the Orlando Magic on Thursday, while the Hawks scored 50 points in the final quarter for a 141-133 come-from-behind vi...
Pat Riley, Miami Heat Officially Playing Hard Ball With Jimmy Butler
Pat Riley and the Miami Heat don't plan on honoring Jimmy Butler's trade request, and we're in for a few months of drama with this latest saga....
Offense clicking, Rockets take on low-scoring Wolves
When the Rockets had their turn in the national spotlight during the NBA Cup semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder two weeks ago, poor shooting undermined Houston once again.,On Thursday, the Rockets capped a 3-0 road trip with a 128-111 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, extending their ...
Celtics pursue consistency against improving Pacers
The Boston Celtics will look to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season when they oppose the visiting Indiana Pacers on Friday night.,The Celtics are coming off losses to the host Orlando Magic (108-104) and the visiting 76ers (118-114). The setback against Philadelphia dropped Bost...
High-scoring Grizzlies to face leaky Pelicans' defense next
The Memphis Grizzlies' offense is on a remarkable roll, setting up a quite favorable matchup on Friday night when they visit a New Orleans Pelicans team that's having a hard time slowing anybody down.,In their last five victories, the Grizzlies have averaged 140.4 points. That includes an NBA season...
Victor Wembanyama focuses on big picture as Spurs face Nets
Victor Wembanyama enjoyed a memorable performance on Wednesday against the New York Knicks but was not a fan of the outcome for the San Antonio Spurs.,After his 42 points and 18 rebounds were not enough to earn visiting San Antonio a victory in his first NBA appearance on Christmas Day, Wembanyama a...
December wins keep coming for Knicks, who visit Magic next
The New York Knicks aim to continue what is shaping up as a December to remember when they face the Orlando Magic to open a three-game road trip on Friday night.,The red-hot Knicks have won 15 of their last 19 games overall, including nine of 11 this month.,The Knicks have already beaten the Magic t...
Report: Mavs star Luca Doncic (calf) out at least a month
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will be re-evaluated in a month due to a left calf strain, ESPN reported late Thursday night.,The five-time All-Star sustained the injury during a 105-99 loss to the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. After straining the calf on a seemingly harmless play ...
Jaden Ivey's four-point play sends Pistons past Kings
Jaden Ivey connected on a 3-pointer while being fouled with 3.1 seconds remaining and dropped in the free throw as the Detroit Pistons rallied for an improbable 114-113 road win over the reeling Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.,Having surged from 10 points down in the final 2:41, the Pistons had ...
Scoot Henderson, Blazers beat Jazz in final second
Scoot Henderson hit a game-winning step-back jumper with one-tenth of a second remaining to lift the Portland Trail Blazers to a 122-120 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Thursday night.,Henderson's clutch shot helped Portland win for just the second time in 10 games. The Trail Blazers overcame...
NBA roundup: Hawks dig out of 21-point hole, outscore Bulls
Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 30 points, including the go-ahead basket late in the fourth quarter, to help the Atlanta Hawks erase a 21-point deficit and defeat the visiting Chicago Bulls 141-133 on Thursday.,Johnson scored 11 of Atlanta's 50 points in the fourth quarter, and his basket with 2:...
Nets use strong 4th quarter to slide past Bucks
Cameron Johnson scored 29 points, Noah Clowney and Shake Milton added 20 apiece and the visiting Brooklyn Nets rallied to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-105 on Thursday.,Brooklyn outscored the Bucks 35-23 in the fourth quarter and snapped a two-game losing skid. Milwaukee played without Giannis Anteto...
Grizzlies score franchise-best 155 points, rout Raptors
Jaren Jackson Jr. and rookie Zach Edey each posted a 21-plus double-doubles and the Memphis Grizzlies set a franchise record for points in a game with a 155-126 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Thursday.,Memphis, the NBA's top-scoring team, won for the seventh time in nine games while se...
Jalen Green, Cam Whitmore propel Rockets past lowly Pelicans
Jalen Green scored 30 points, Cam Whitmore added 27 off the bench and the visiting Houston Rockets never trailed during a 128-111 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night., ,Fred VanVleet netted 25 points, Alperen Sengun added 10 points and 13 rebounds and Jae'Sean Tate scored 10 off the b...