Basketball Page 514 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

76ers off to face Nets feeling good again
The Philadelphia 76ers descended into a skid when they first lost Joel Embiid to a left knee injury. While it is still unknown when Embiid will return, the 76ers may be starting to regain their footing....

NBA roundup: Damian Lillard (41) lifts Bucks past Clippers
Damian Lillard scored a game-high 41 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 113-106 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Monday....

Lakers dispatch Thunder, move 5 games over .500
LeBron James scored 19 points to go along with 11 rebounds and eight assists as the host Los Angeles Lakers earned a 116-104 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday....

Coby White powers Bulls to comeback win over Kings
Coby White capped a career-best scoring effort with game-tying and go-ahead hoops in the final 1:32 Monday night, completing a huge Chicago Bulls comeback that produced a 113-109 victory over the host Sacramento Kings....

Jordan Clarkson's late run leads Jazz over Wizards
Jordan Clarkson scored a season-high 38 points, including 12 straight late in the fourth quarter, to lead the Utah Jazz to a 127-115 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night in Salt Lake City....

Damian Lillard's 41 lead Bucks past Clippers
Damian Lillard scored a game-high 41 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 113-106 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Monday....

Rudy Gobert's big night lifts Wolves past Trail Blazers
Rudy Gobert scored 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who held on for a 119-114 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night in Minneapolis....

Grizzlies edge Nets, snap five-game skid
Luke Kennard scored a season-high 25 points as the Memphis Grizzlies held on in the final minute and snapped a five-game losing streak with a 106-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in New York....

Jazz G Keyonte George (illness) leaves game vs. Wizards
Utah guard Keyonte George exited the Jazz's Monday game against the visiting Washington Wizards due to an illness and will not return....

Suns, trying to build momentum, go up against Nuggets
The Phoenix Suns felt they had found the missing piece for a title run when they traded for Bradley Beal in the offseason, but their version of a Big Three has constantly been hampered by injuries....

Mavericks, Pacers trying to turn page on rough stretches
For the second time in nine days, a pair of playoff hopefuls will square off when the Dallas Mavericks host the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday....

Raptors All-Star F Scottie Barnes has surgery on broken left hand
Toronto Raptors All-Star forward Scottie Barnes had surgery in Los Angeles to repair a fracture to the third metacarpal bone of his left hand, the team announced Monday....

Charleston Southern removes interim tag for coach Saah Nimley
Saah Nimley will remain the head coach of his alma mater, Charleston Southern, after serving as the interim coach for most of this season....

Clippers G Russell Westbrook week-to-week after hand surgery
Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook is considered week-to-week after he underwent surgery on his fractured left hand, the team said Monday....

Victor Wembanyama, Spurs finding groove with Rockets on deck
The confluence of rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama excelling individually with the Spurs succeeding collectively might have finally arrived in the past week, with San Antonio claiming back-to-back victories over playoff contenders on the heels of losing 12 of 13 games....

Pelicans make their case with defense, take on Raptors
New Orleans may be rested but the Pelicans do not intend to let the defense cruise when they visit the revamped Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night....

Raptors sign F-C Kelly Olynyk through 2025-26 season
The Toronto Raptors signed post player Kelly Olynyk to a multi-year contract extension on Monday....

Cavaliers G Donovan Mitchell (bone bruise) out at least 3 games
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will miss at least the next three games after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection Monday to treat a bone bruise, the team announced....

Knicks could meet Hawks without sparkplug Jalen Brunson
New York Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson has ravaged the Atlanta Hawks on two occasions this season....

Heat and Pistons, heading in opposite directions, meet in Miami
The Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat, who haven't met since Opening Night, are set for a rematch....