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Rested Hawks look to keep Mavericks in check
The Hawks hope Monday night's meeting with the visiting Dallas Mavericks has a different result than the last time the teams matched up in Atlanta. ,On Jan. 26 of last season, superstar Luka Doncic scored 73 points in the Mavericks' 148-143 win.,Doncic, who was traded for Atlanta point guard Trae Yo...
Pacers focus on defense ahead of encounter vs. skidding Pelicans
The Indiana Pacers extended the visiting Washington Wizards' losing streak to 11 games in a 115-103 victory Sunday night.,The Pacers will try to extend New Orleans' skid to five games Monday night when they face the Pelicans in Indianapolis.,Indiana, which had lost straight three games on a winless ...
Shorthanded Pistons look to halt skid in clash vs. Raptors
The Detroit Pistons already knew how much they need Cade Cunningham in the lineup. His absence on Saturday served to reinforce that.,With Cunningham sidelined by a hip injury, they lost at Orlando 111-100. ,Detroit is unlikely to have its franchise player again when it hosts Toronto on Monday night....
NBA roundup: Heat turn back Mavericks in OT
Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 33 points and added nine rebounds and six assists as the host Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks 123-118 in overtime on Sunday night.,Mavericks star Kyrie Irving had 27 points and six assists, while P.J. Washington added 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Mavericks ...
Cam Thomas scores 34 points, helps Nets rally past Kings
Cam Thomas scored a game-high 34 points and the Brooklyn Nets rallied past the Sacramento Kings for a 108-103 road victory Sunday night.,Noah Clowney had 18 points off the bench and Cameron Johnson scored 16 for the Nets, who blew a 19-point, second-quarter lead and trailed 94-90 in the fourth befor...
Cavaliers use balanced attack to roll past Raptors
Ty Jerome came off the bench to score 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley each recorded double-doubles, and the Cleveland Cavaliers led nearly wire-to-wire in a 122-108 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday. ,Jerome has scored at least 24 points in three of his past four games. Do...
Knicks trying to shore up defense with Nuggets on tap
The Knicks left for their five-game road trip on a winning streak and brimming with confidence. Those good feelings evaporated in a loss against the host Utah Jazz on Saturday night, and now New York moves on to Denver to face the Nuggets on Monday.,New York's four-game winning streak stopped an up-...
Heat clamp down in OT to hold off Mavs
Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 33 points and added nine rebounds and six assists as the host Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks 123-118 in overtime on Sunday night.,Mavericks star Kyrie Irving had 27 points and six assists, while P.J. Washington added 21 points and 10 rebounds. Naji Marshall ...
Clippers put together blowout, drop 76ers to 3-13
James Harden scored 23 points and Ivica Zubac had 16 points and 12 rebounds as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers earned their fifth straight win by pounding the Philadelphia 76ers 125-99 on Sunday.,In the opener of a four-game road trip, Los Angeles shot 58 percent from the field and 40 percent from...
Injuries aren't slowing Grizzlies ahead of visit from Trail Blazers
The Memphis Grizzlies return home Monday night to play the Portland Trail Blazers with a momentum boost powered by exemplary teamwork.,The Grizzlies are among the league leaders in assists per game (29.8) and their 38 in Saturday's lopsided win at Chicago tied a season-high. Memphis ranked third beh...
Pacers pull away late, hand Wizards 11th straight loss
Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the visiting Washington Wizards 115-103 on Sunday in Indianapolis.,Moses Brown scored 15 points off the bench for the Pacers, who had lost three straight and five of six. Myles Turner added 10 poin...
Timberwolves lose in Boston for 18th straight time
Jaylen Brown scored 29 points and Jayson Tatum finished with 26 points and eight rebounds to help the Boston Celtics extend their winning streak to five games by beating the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 107-105 Sunday.,Brown made 7 of his 10 3-point attempts, including five in the opening quarter...
Report: Hornets F Grant Williams (knee) out for season
Charlotte Hornets forward Grant Williams will miss the rest of the season because of a serious right knee injury he suffered late in the team's 125-119 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, ESPN reported.,Williams tore his ACL, meniscus and other ligaments on a play during which he drove to the b...
LaMelo Ball, Hornets try to cool off rival Magic
The Magic and the Hornets, who meet on Monday night in Charlotte, have been posting impressive numbers lately, but only Orlando is seeing those numbers translate to multiple wins., ,Meanwhile, the Hornets are searching for more success regardless of certain individual numbers., ,Charlotte guard LaM...
Indiana Pacers Seek Turnaround as Tyrese Haliburton Struggles in Slump
The Indiana Pacers aim to rebound at home as Tyrese Haliburton works through shooting struggles before Thanksgiving. Can they turn things around?...
Cavs out to spoil Raptors' first win streak of season
After successfully bouncing back from their first loss of the season, the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers will attempt to end a rare winning streak by the Raptors when they welcome visiting Toronto to town on Sunday night. ,The Raptors had dropped seven games in a row before beating the Indiana Pacers ...
NBA roundup: LaMelo Ball scores 50 in Hornets' loss to Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks survived a career-best 50-point night from LaMelo Ball to beat the visiting Charlotte Hornets 125-119 and extend their winning streak to four in a row., ,Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Milwaukee, while Damian Lillard scored 31 points., ,Ball,...
Nuggets use big 3rd quarter to pull away from Lakers
Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the visiting Denver Nuggets in a 127-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.,Michael Porter Jr. scored 13 of his 24 points in the third quarter, helping the Nuggets outscore Los Angeles 37-15 to take a 94-78 advantage i...
De'Aaron Fox, Cameron Johnson carry hot hand into Kings-Nets clash
Two teams that have found no luck in the NBA Cup return to the traditional schedule Sunday night when the Brooklyn Nets visit the Sacramento Kings.,Sunday's matchup pits two of the league's surging scorers against each other, as the Nets' Cameron Johnson (19.3 points per game) will square off agains...
Bam Adebayo leads well-rested Heat vs. surging Mavs
The well-rested Miami Heat, led by captain Bam Adebayo, are set to host the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.,Miami has been off since Monday, while Dallas beat the host Denver Nuggets 123-120 on Friday night.,Adebayo, 27, is a three-time All-Star, but he appears to be struggling with his role of ca...