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NBA roundup: Magic stun Heat after franchise-record rally
Holding visiting Miami to just eight fourth-quarter points, the Orlando Magic set a franchise record in rallying from 22 points down at the start of the final period to beat the Heat, 121-114, on Saturday.,Orlando, having trailed by as many as 25 points in the first half, began chipping away at the ...
Hot-shooting Pistons top Suns, big night from Kevin Durant
Cade Cunningham recorded 28 points and 13 assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 133-125 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.,Jaden Ivey had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the Pistons thrived in the opener of a four-game road trip. Malik Beasley scored 18 points of...
Stephen Curry nets 31 as Warriors end skid with win over Wolves
Stephen Curry scored 31 points and dished 10 assists, and the Golden State Warriors held on for a 113-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 15 points and nine rebounds for Golden State, which snapped a three-game losing streak an...
Mavericks avenge Thursday loss to Clippers with 15-point win
Quentin Grimes scored a team-high 20 points off the bench, helping guide the Dallas Mavericks to a 113-97 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.,Klay Thompson added 16 points, while Spencer Dinwiddie and Kyrie Irving each chipped in 15 for the Mavericks, who have won nine of the...
Victor Wembanyama scores 30, swats 10 as Spurs blast Blazers
Victor Wembanyama poured in 30 points and tied a career high with 10 blocked shots as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 114-94 win over the struggling Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.,The Spurs turned a close game into a decisive victory with a 13-2 run late in the second quarter that helped them...
Jalen Brunson's second-half surge steers Knicks past Pelicans
Jalen Brunson scored 29 of his season-high 39 points in the second half for the visiting New York Knicks, who overcame a 14-point third-quarter deficit to beat the upset-minded New Orleans Pelicans 104-93 on Saturday.,Brunson scored 20 points during a decisive 37-13 run bridging the third and fourth...
Jayson Tatum pours in 43 to carry Celtics past Bulls
Jayson Tatum collected 43 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists to help the visiting Boston Celtics avoid back-to-back losses by beating the Chicago Bulls 123-98 Saturday night.,Tatum made 16 of 24 field-goal attempts, including 9 of his 15 shots from 3-point range, in 36 minutes.,Kristaps Porzingis ad...
Rockets attempt to stretch Raptors' skid to seven games
After coming close recently, the Toronto Raptors aim to take the next step against the visiting Houston Rockets on Sunday night and end a six-game losing streak.,The Raptors lost 122-121 to the Chicago Bulls on Monday and lost 101-94 to the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday despite leading by 10 points in ...
Behind Bobby Portis, short-handed Bucks top Wizards
Bobby Portis scored a season-high 34 points while leading the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-101 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday.,The NBA Cup champion Bucks played without Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) and Damian Lillard (calf).,Portis was on triple-double watch, adding 10 boards a...
League-best Cavaliers rout Embiid-less 76ers behind balanced attack
Darius Garland scored 26 points to lead six players in double figures as the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to a league-best 25-4 with a 126-99 win over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.,Evan Mobley had 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for Cleveland, which led by as many as 35 and w...
Magic tie franchise record with 25-point comeback in win over Heat
Holding visiting Miami to just eight fourth-quarter points, the Orlando Magic set a franchise record in rallying from 22 points down at the start of the final period to beat the Heat, 121-114, on Saturday.,Orlando, having trailed by as many as 25 points in the first half, began chipping away at the ...
Grizzlies use explosive first half to cruise past Hawks
Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 22 points starting in place of the injured Ja Morant on Saturday to lead the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 128-112 win over the Atlanta Hawks.,Memphis was playing without Morant because of lingering back soreness. Pippen entered the game averaging 10.2 points and turned in...
Jazz dump Nets for first two-game win streak of season
Lauri Markkanen scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz pulled away in the second half for a 105-94 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday in New York.,The Jazz won consecutive games for the first time this season by allowing a season low in points and holding an oppon...
LeBron James pours in 32 points as Lakers sweep Kings
LeBron James scored a game-high 32 points, D'Angelo Russell came off the bench to chip in with 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to complete a three-day, two-game road sweep of the Sacramento Kings with a 103-99 victory Saturday afternoon.,The Lakers had won the first game of the sequence 113-10...
Suns G Devin Booker to miss two games with groin soreness
The Phoenix Suns announced on Saturday that Devin Booker will be out the next two games with left groin soreness.,The Suns will be without Booker for Saturday's home game against Detroit as well as Monday's contest at Denver.,They will be the first games Booker has missed this season.,The four-time ...
NBA fines Nets C Nic Claxton $25K for throwing ball into stands
Brooklyn center Nic Claxton was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Saturday for throwing a basketball into the stands during the Nets' 101-94 victory over the host Toronto Raptors on Thursday.,Claxton received a technical foul and was ejected from the game for the incident with 8:46 left in the second quar...
NBA fines Celtics' Joe Mazzulla $35K for actions toward official
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official.,Mazzulla charged the court to voice his displeasure with official Justin Van Duyne near the conclusion of the Celtics' 117-108 l...
After 'flat' performance, Bucks look to bounce back vs. Wizards
The Milwaukee Bucks will look to shake off a blowout loss when they host the Washington Wizards on Saturday night in the second night of a back-to-back set.,In a 124-101 setback to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 33 points and 14 rebounds for Milwaukee, which t...
League-best Cavaliers face improving Sixers
After recording another statement win, the Cleveland Cavaliers will look to avoid a letdown when they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.,Cleveland improved to a league-best 24-4 with a 124-101 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. The Bucks trailed by as many as 36 points in their ...
Heat, Magic face injury-riddled matchup
Looking to end a three-game skid, the injury-ravaged Orlando Magic continue a seven-game homestand on Saturday when they host their in-state counterparts, the Miami Heat.,Miami, playing the second leg of a back-to-back set, comes into Orlando on a two-game losing streak after falling 104-97 to the O...