Basketball Page 416 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
DeMar DeRozan leads high-powered Kings against Heat
DeMar DeRozan has added quite a bit to the Sacramento Kings, who are set to visit the Miami Heat on Monday night.,Both the Kings and Heat had to clear customs in order to arrive in Miami on Monday. The Kings played in Canada on Saturday, the same day the Heat beat the Washington Wizards in Mexico.,D...
Facing Bucks, Cavs out to match franchise's best start
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to match their best start in franchise history when they host the struggling Milwaukee Bucks on Monday in the second game of a home-and-home set.,At 7-0, the Cavs -- the only unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference -- pulled off a dramatic 114-113 road win over the B...
Jason Kelce, Joel Embiid Deserve a Break for Their Saturday Altercations
Jason Kelce and Joel Embiid both got into physical altercations on Saturday for protecting their families, neither man should be punished in the city of brotherly love. ...
NBA roundup: Cavs edge Bucks, improve to 7-0
Donovan Mitchell buried a jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining as the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their unbeaten run with a 114-113 win over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.,Mitchell had 30 points for the Cavaliers, who recorded their seventh successive victory, their best start to a season...
Sixers star Joel Embiid shoves reporter
Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid got into a verbal altercation with a local reporter that turned physical after the team's 124-107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. ,The incident happened in the Sixers' locker room, where Embiid confronted Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Mar...
Thunder get best of Clippers for 6-0 start to season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 points and nine assists as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder remained unbeaten with a 105-92 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.,Oklahoma City has opened the season 6-0 for the first time in franchise history. The Thunder are the last unbeaten tea...
Nikola Jokic gets hot in third, lifts Nuggets past winless Jazz
Nikola Jokic scored 18 of his 27 points in the third quarter, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 129-103 on Saturday night for their first home win this season.,Jokic added 16 rebounds and nine assists to finish just shy of a triple-double for the second straight night. He was a rebound ...
Devin Booker helps Suns turn back Blazers
Devin Booker recorded 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help the Phoenix Suns notch a 103-97 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.,The Suns let a 26-point, fourth-quarter lead dwindle to two before holding off Portland for their fourth straight victory and fi...
Bam Adebayo powers Heat past Wizards in Mexico City
Bam Adebayo scored 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to a 118-98 win over the Washington Wizards in Mexico City on Saturday night.,Tyler Herro added 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting. He and Adebayo combined for 30 of Miami's 56 first-half points. Jimmy Butler chipped in with 18 po...
Buddy Hield scores 27 as Warriors take down Rockets in OT
Buddy Hield scored 27 points off the bench and Jonathan Kuminga added six of his 23 points in overtime as the visiting Golden State Warriors claimed a 127-121 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,After Houston erased a 31-point deficit to force the extra period, Kuminga scored twice in the post...
Raptors take charge in OT to defeat Kings
RJ Barrett scored 31 points, including five in overtime, and had nine rebounds as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Sacramento Kings 131-128 on Saturday night.,Hall of Famer Vince Carter had his No. 15 retired by the Raptors in a halftime ceremony.,Chris Boucher added a season-best 24 points...
Raptors take charge in OT to defeat Bucks
RJ Barrett scored 31 points, including five in overtime, and had nine rebounds as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Sacramento Kings 131-128 on Saturday night.,Hall of Famer Vince Carter had his No. 15 retired by the Raptors in a halftime ceremony.,Chris Boucher added a season-best 24 points...
Keldon Johnson’s 25 points off bench lead Spurs past Timberwolves
Keldon Johnson poured in a season-high 25 points off the bench and Jeremy Sochan and Chris Paul amassed double-doubles as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 113-103 on Saturday evening.,The game was the second of a home-road back to back for the Timberwolves, who didn...
Cavaliers nip Bucks on Donovan Mitchell's last-second jumper to improve to 7-0
Donovan Mitchell buried a jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining as the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their unbeaten run with a 114-113 win over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.,Mitchell had 30 points for the Cavaliers, who recorded their seventh successive victory, their best start to a season...
Grizzlies use balanced effort to pull away from 76ers
Jay Huff scored a career-high 20 points in 14 minutes to highlight a balanced attack by the Memphis Grizzlies, who earned a 124-107 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday., ,A 27-year-old journeyman, Huff was playing under a two-way contract until signing a four-year deal with Memphis on M...
Reports: Sky hiring Tyler Marsh as new coach
Tyler Marsh is set to become the new head coach of the Chicago Sky, according to media reports Saturday night.,ESPN reported that Marsh agreed to a multiyear deal, citing his agent Andy Miller of Klutch Sports.,Marsh was an assistant coach with the Las Vegas Aces over the past three seasons. He was ...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics top Hornets for 2nd time in as many nights
Jayson Tatum pumped in 29 points and Payton Pritchard hit six 3-pointers on the way to 22 points off the bench as the Boston Celtics defeated the host Charlotte Hornets 113-103 on Sunday night. ,It marked Boston's second win over Charlotte in less than 24 hours. ,Luke Kornet's 19 points and Derrick ...
Mavericks to host Magic, adjusting to life without Paolo Banchero
Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley has been forced to shake up his rotation after learning All-Star forward Paolo Banchero will be out indefinitely with a torn right oblique.,Mosley figures to rely on the team's depth when the Magic continue their five-game road trip with a matchup against the Dallas...
Roster-thin Pelicans, Hawks rely on stars, cobbling together lineups
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Atlanta Hawks have both been missing multiple key players due to injuries.,The teams will have makeshift lineups when they meet Sunday in New Orleans. The Pelicans are feeling better after ending a three-game losing streak with a home victory against Indiana on Frida...
Cam Thomas, surprising Nets out to keep rolling vs. Pistons
In his first few weeks on the job, Brooklyn Nets coach Jordi Fernandez is enjoying some of the big shots Cam Thomas is sinking.,Thomas is off to a hot start, helping the Nets get off to a respectable beginning, and they will aim for a third straight victory Sunday afternoon when they host the Detroi...