Basketball Page 49 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Cavs rounding into form down the stretch, but feisty Pelicans await
The Cleveland Cavaliers can complete a perfect three-game road trip as their trek for higher seeding in the NBA playoffs continues on Saturday in New Orleans vs. the Pelicans.,Heading into the final 12 games of the regular season, Cleveland (43-27) already has clinched no worse than a spot in a play...
Celtics come back in 4th to hand Grizzlies another loss
Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Luke Garza added a season-high 22 -- including 11 in the fourth quarter -- and Payton Pritchard had 19 to lead the Boston Celtics to 117-112 victory Friday night over the host Memphis Grizzlies for their fourth consecutive win.,Derrick White contributed 14 points for t...
Luka Doncic takes high-scoring act on the road as Lakers visit Magic
Riding Luka Doncic's dominant stretch, the Los Angeles Lakers look to extend their winning streak to nine games when they visit the struggling Orlando Magic on Saturday night.,Los Angeles (45-25) has won 11 of its last 12 games and can make it nine consecutive victories for the first time since winn...
Jerami Grant hits clutch 3s to lift Blazers past Timberwolves
Jerami Grant scored 26 points on 10-for-16 shooting and the Portland Trail Blazers escaped with a 108-104 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Deni Avdija added 25 points and eight rebounds for Portland, which won its third game in a row. Donovan Clingan registered a d...
Kevin Durant, Rockets halt Hawks' 11-game win streak
Kevin Durant scored 25 points in three periods as the Houston Rockets snapped the visiting Atlanta Hawks' 11-game winning streak with a 117-95 victory on Friday.,Jabari Smith Jr. added 23 points and nine rebounds for the Rockets (42-27), who blitzed Atlanta from the deep in the third quarter. Housto...
Jalen Brunson prevents Knicks meltdown in narrow win over Nets
Jalen Brunson hit two critical baskets down the stretch to help the New York Knicks withstand late shaky play and hang on for a 93-92 victory over the host Brooklyn Nets on Friday.,The Knicks (46-25) beat the Nets (17-53) for the 14th straight time -- a streak that began Feb. 13, 2023 -- and did so ...
Jalen Duren, East-best Pistons stroll past slumping Warriors
Jalen Duren scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds as the host Detroit Pistons rolled past the Golden State Warriors 115-101 on Friday night.,Detroit, which had five other players in double figures, was playing its second game since All-Star guard Cade Cunningham was diagnosed with a collapsed lu...
Jared McCain helping on both ends as rolling Thunder take on Wizards
Coming off a season-high 26-point performance, it's easy to focus on the offensive side of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jared McCain.,Heading into Saturday's road matchup with the Washington Wizards, however, Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault is focusing more on the defensive side of McCain's game ...
WNBA, players agree to wealthy 7-year CBA through 2032
The WNBA labor dispute has reached a positive conclusion after the league, in partnership with the Players Association, officially announced on Friday that a seven-year Collective Bargaining Agreement has been agreed upon.,The agreement will run through the 2032 season. It still needs to be ratified...
Thunder won't visit White House due to 'timing issue'
The reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder will not visit the White House during their trip to the nation's capital this weekend.,A Thunder spokesperson confirmed Friday that a "timing issue" will prevent the team from making the traditional appearance.,"We have been in touch with the White Hou...
Report: Pacers C Ivica Zubac (rib) out for season
Indiana Pacers center Ivica Zubac will miss the rest of the season with a fractured rib, the Indianapolis Star reported Friday.,Zubac, who turned 29 on Wednesday, sustained the injury during that night's 127-119 home loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.,Zubac left that contest with a head contusion a...
Wizards' Anthony Davis (hand) needs more time to heal
The Washington Wizards will have to continue to wait for Anthony Davis to make his debut since a Feb. 5 trade, with the forward/center needing more time to heal the ligament damage in his left hand, the team announced Friday.,Davis was re-evaluated Thursday by Dr. Steven Shin of Los Angeles' Cedars-...
Duke Survives Upset Scare, Now Set to Roll Past TCU
Duke narrowly escaped a shocking first-round upset against Siena, but that wake-up call could spell trouble for TCU. Here’s why the Blue Devils are primed to bounce back in a big way....
Without Cade Cunningham, Pistons host Warriors squad missing its star
The Golden State Warriors got trounced on Wednesday by the team with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. They now visit the club atop the conference standings, the Detroit Pistons, on Friday night.,Detroit received some disturbing news on Thursday, when Cade Cunningham was diagnosed wi...
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic's 60 points propel Lakers to 8th straight win
Luka Doncic scored 60 points -- the most ever recorded against the Heat -- as the Los Angeles Lakers won their eighth straight game, defeating host Miami 134-126 on Thursday night.,The Lakers also got a triple-double from LeBron James, who had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. It was just James...
Sixers trio pours in 97 points en route to demolition of Kings
VJ Edgecombe, Quentin Grimes and Justin Edwards combined for 97 points, Andre Drummond came off the bench to produce a double-double and the visiting Philadelphia 76ers thumped the Sacramento Kings 139-118 on Thursday night.,Edgecombe, taking over leadership of the team in the absence of Joel Embiid...
Ace Bailey's 33 points help Jazz beat Bucks to end skid
Rookie Ace Bailey scored a season-best 33 points and matched his high of seven 3-pointers to lead the Utah Jazz to a convincing 128-96 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night at Salt Lake City.,Elijah Harkless produced career bests of 23 points and 10 assists and Cody Williams also had 23...
James Harden scores 36 as Cavs hang on against Bulls
James Harden knocked down seven 3-pointers on his way to 36 points, Evan Mobley added 26 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a furious second-half rally to beat the host Chicago Bulls 115-10 on Thursday. ,Cleveland (43-27) used early 16-5 and 19-0 runs to build what was a double-digit lead f...
Victor Wembanyama's late hoop caps Spurs' rally vs. Suns
Victor Wembanyama hit the game-winning jumper with 1.1 seconds left, capping a 34-point, 12-rebound outing as the host San Antonio Spurs earned a 101-100 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday.,The Suns led by seven points at halftime, by six heading into the final period and by 10 when Khaman Maluac...
Luka Doncic nets 60 points, most allowed in Heat history, in Lakers' win
Luka Doncic scored 60 points -- the most ever recorded against the Heat -- as the Lakers won their eighth straight game, defeating host Miami 134-126 on Thursday night.,James Harden had the previous record against Miami with 58 points. He reached that mark while a member of the Houston Rockets on Fe...