Basketball Page 382 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
76ers C Joel Embiid (knee) expected to return this week
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is expected to return this week from a left knee injury sustained in late January, ESPN reported Monday....
Bulls bid for season sweep of Hawks
The race for playoff positioning will intensify on Monday night when the Chicago Bulls host the Atlanta Hawks in a battle for home court in the NBA play-in tournament....
Pacers, in tight race for 6th in East, face Nets twice
There are two weeks left in the NBA regular season, but the Indiana Pacers already have a playoff mindset....
Celtics aim to avenge early-season loss to Hornets
The Boston Celtics complete an extended road trip when they face the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night....
NBA roundup: Thunder edge Knicks, clinch playoff berth
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drained a go-ahead fallaway jumper with 2.6 seconds left and then helped produce a defensive stop just before the buzzer on Sunday night for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who clinched a playoff spot with a 113-112 victory over the host New York Knicks....
Kings complete season sweep of Jazz
Harrison Barnes and Keegan Murray combined for 49 points, DeAaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis registered double-doubles and the Sacramento Kings broke a third-quarter tie with a 15-0 flurry that produced a run-away, 127-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night....
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's late shot lifts Thunder past Knicks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drained the go-ahead fallaway jumper with 2.6 seconds left and then helped produce a defensive stop just before the buzzer Sunday night for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who outlasted the host New York Knicks 113-112....
DeMar DeRozan, Bulls hold off Wolves
DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and dished out eight assists and the Chicago Bulls held on for a 109-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday evening in Minneapolis....
Stephen Curry, Draymond Green lead Warriors past Spurs
Stephen Curry tallied 33 points and eight assists and Draymond Green added 21 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and six steals as the visiting Golden State Warriors defeated the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 117-113 on Sunday in a late-season Western Conference clash....
Luka Doncic (47 points), Mavs end Rockets’ win streak at 11
Luka Doncic matched his career high with nine 3-pointers and finished with 47 points as the visiting Dallas Mavericks extended their winning streak to seven games, beating the Houston Rockets 125-107 on Sunday....
Sixers sink club-record 24 3-pointers, extend Raptors' skid
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 32 points as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers hit a team-record 24 3-pointers and defeated the Toronto Raptors 135-120 Sunday....
Terry Rozier, Heat banish Wizards to third straight loss
Terry Rozier scored 20 of his game-high 27 points in the first half, Bam Adebayo added 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and the visiting Miami Heat sent the Washington Wizards another loss closer to their worst final record in franchise history with a 119-107 decision on Sunday....
LeBron James knocks down 9 triples as Lakers sink Nets
LeBron James tied a season high with 40 points and matched a career high by hitting nine 3-pointers as the Los Angeles Lakers raced out to a big lead and never trailed in a 116-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night in New York....
Paul George drops 41 points as Clippers beat Hornets
Paul George heated up from the perimeter for eight 3-point baskets on his way to a season-high 41 points and the Los Angeles Clippers won another road game, beating the Charlotte Hornets 130-118 on Sunday night....
DJ Burns Jr. lifts NC State over Duke, into Final Four
DJ Burns Jr. scored 29 points on 13-of-19 shooting and streaking North Carolina State secured an unlikely Final Four berth with a 76-64 victory over Duke on Sunday at Dallas....
3-point lines not the same distance at Portland Regional
In a well-known scene in the movie "Hoosiers," Gene Hackman's character gets out a tape measure to show his players that the dimensions of the court where they are about to play are the same as usual as a means of encouraging his team not to be intimidated by a larger playing venue....
Nikola Jokic strikes again; triple-double leads Nuggets past Cavs
Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored a season-high 22 points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-101 on Sunday....
Aziaha James, NC State top Texas to reach Final Four
PORTLAND, Ore. — Aziaha James poured in 27 points and North Carolina State led most of the way in a 76-66 victory over Texas on Sunday in the Portland 4 Region final....
Zach Edey's career day powers Purdue past Tennessee, into Final Four
DETROIT — Zach Edey dominated inside with a career-high 40 points and 16 rebounds and Purdue advanced to the Final Four for the first time in 44 years with a 72-66 victory over Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region final on Sunday afternoon....
Challenging closing slates figure big for both Suns and Pelicans
The Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans are both down to their final eight games of the regular season....