Basketball Page 372 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Cavaliers ready to debut new piece vs. Timberwolves
After adding De'Andre Hunter at the trade deadline, the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers host the surging Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday.,Overshadowed by the jaw-dropping Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks, the Cavaliers still made a s...
Damian Lillard (43 points), Bucks use 3-point barrage to beat 76ers
Damian Lillard scored a season-high 43 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 135-127 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday afternoon.,Lillard added seven rebounds and eight assists for Milwaukee, which played without All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo (strained left calf). Six other B...
Rockets halt skid, but Alperen Sengun exits vs. Raptors
Dillon Brooks scored a team-high 19 points, Jalen Green added 18 and the short-handed Houston Rockets rode a strong performance from their reserves to a 94-87 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday, snapping a six-game skid.,Green drilled a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and a...
Pistons start fast, hang on to defeat Hornets 112-102
Cade Cunningham recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons never trailed while earning a 112-102 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Sunday afternoon.,Tobias Harris had 20 points and Malik Beasley supplied 17 as the Pistons won their second...
Report: Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo out through All-Star break
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will be sidelined for at least one more week and will miss the NBA All-Star Game due to a left calf strain, ESPN reported Sunday.,Per the report, the power forward is expected to return to action shortly after All-Star break. The game is scheduled to be pla...
Ja Morant's father booted from Grizzlies' loss to Thunder
Tensions were so high in Saturday's duel between the two top teams in the Western Conference that even the father of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was ejected.,Tee Morant, a fixture at Grizzlies games, was tossed by game officials late in Memphis' 125-112 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. P...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle) out vs. Pistons
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been ruled out for Sunday afternoon's game against the host Detroit Pistons due to left ankle soreness.,Ball boasts team-leading averages in points (28.0), assists (7.4) and steals (1.3) for the Hornets, who snapped a six-game losing streak with a 117-116 win ...
Anthony Davis Injury Update: Dallas Mavericks Star Leaves Debut With Non-Contact Injury
After a blockbuster trade involving Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks fans everywhere were worried when Anthony Davis went down in his debut. Here's an injury update....
Rockets hope to stop freefall against Raptors
It has taken fewer than three weeks for the Rockets to transition from darlings of the Western Conference to experiencing a calamitous collapse that has them tumbling down the standings.,With their 116-105 road loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, the Rockets' skid reached six games. In that sp...
NBA roundup: Anthony Davis dominates, leaves early in Mavs debut
In his Dallas debut, Anthony Davis scored 26 points with 16 rebounds before leaving in the third quarter with an abdominal injury to guide the host Mavericks to a 116-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,It was Davis' first game with the Mavericks since he was acquired in a league-shaki...
Ivica Zubac, Clippers rally, extend Jazz's road losing streak
Ivica Zubac collected 26 points and 15 rebounds and Norman Powell also had 26 points as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a double-digit deficit in the first half to earn a 130-110 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Saturday at Inglewood, Calif., ,James Harden scored 23 points with a season-...
Kings top Pelicans to halt 2-game skid
Zach LaVine had 22 points in the second game for his new team, Domantas Sabonis led the way with 27 points and 16 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings brought a two-game losing streak to an end with a 123-118 come-from-behind victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.,Keegan Mur...
Thunder dominate Grizzlies in battle of West's top teams
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and Aaron Wiggins added 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder topped the Memphis Grizzlies, 125-112, in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference.,Jalen Williams added 25 points and six assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 12 po...
Undermanned Suns no match for Jamal Murray, Nuggets
Jamal Murray made a season-high six 3-pointers and scored 30 points to help the Denver Nuggets roll to a 122-105 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.,Nikola Jokic recorded 26 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists and didn't play in the final quarter as he missed out on a triple-doubl...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics explode in second half, rout Knicks
Jayson Tatum scored 19 of his 40 points in the third quarter Saturday night for the visiting Boston Celtics, who led wire-to-wire in a 131-104 rout of the New York Knicks.,Starting in place of Kristaps Porzingis (illness), Luke Kornet posted 14 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double of t...
Thunder dominate Grizzlies in battle between top two teams in the West
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and Aaron Wiggins added 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder topped the Memphis Grizzlies, 125-112, in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference.,Jalen Williams added 25 points and six assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 12 po...
Short-handed Timberwolves rally to top Trail Blazers
Jaden McDaniels scored 30 points on 12-for-17 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 114-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Naz Reid finished with 23 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota, which won its third game in...
Down 24, Warriors upend Bulls in Jimmy Butler's solid debut
Steph Curry scored 24 of his game-high 34 points after halftime and Jimmy Butler added 25 points in his team debut to boost the Golden State Warriors to a 132-111 win against the host Chicago Bulls on Saturday.,Golden State shot 57.8 percent in the second half and 50 percent in the game. The Warrior...
Report: Failed physical nixes Lakers' trade for Mark Williams
The trade sending center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets to the Los Angeles Lakers has been rescinded, the Lakers announced Saturday night.,According to ESPN, Williams' physical with the Lakers "showed multiple issues and the team failed him on the exam.",The Lakers agreed to send Dalton Kn...
Trae Young's big night propels Hawks past Wizards
Trae Young scored 35 points, his 14th game with 30-plus points this season, and led the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 125-111 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.,The Hawks have won two straight and three of their last four, and divided the season series with Washington at 2-2. The Wizar...