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Victor Wembanyama puts up 36 points as Spurs slip past Jazz in OT
Victor Wembanyama posted 36 points and 14 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the injury-plagued Utah Jazz 117-111 in overtime in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.,Devin Vassell scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the extra period for the Spurs, who won their third straight game.,...
Stephen Curry, Warriors start strong in win over Timberwolves
Stephen Curry scored 44 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors escaped with a 119-114 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Yaxel Lendeborg added 26 points for Golden State, which won its second straight game after losing its first three con...
Jalen Brunson pours in 38 points as Knicks outlast Bulls
Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds to boost the visiting New York Knicks to a 133-127 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.,OG Anunoby contributed 23 points for New York, which trailed by as many as 19 points in the third ...
Fred VanVleet gets hot as Rockets blast Bucks
Fred VanVleet scored 15 of his 24 points in the third quarter while Amen Thompson added 23 points as the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 132-100 on Wednesday.,Thompson tallied 11 first-quarter points and fueled a 15-2 run that bridged the opening two frames and enabled Houston to s...
Nuggets use clutch shooting late to hold off Pelicans’ surge
Christian Braun knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers during a critical late-game stretch as the Denver Nuggets held off the host New Orleans Pelicans 104-91 on Wednesday.,Denver never trailed winless New Orleans, thanks to an early onslaught.,Despite building a 22-point lead by the second quarter, h...
Scottie Barnes bounces back as Raptors defeat Magic
Scottie Barnes scored a game-high 28 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 129-99 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Wednesday.,Barnes bounced back from a scoreless performance in Sunday's road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, when he missed all 12 of his field-goal attempts.,RJ Barrett...
Anfernee Simons fuels fourth-quarter flurry as 76ers power past Pacers
Tyrese Maxey led a balanced attack with 27 points, and Anfernee Simons ignited a deficit-erasing, fourth-quarter run, as the Philadelphia 76ers overtook the Indiana Pacers for a 114-109 victory Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,Simons finished with 20 points off the bench, while Joel Embiid had 21 po...
Cade Cunningham helps Pistons overcome slow start, beat Hornets
Cade Cunningham scored 30 points and the Detroit Pistons used a strong second half to defeat the visiting Charlotte Hornets 97-89 on Wednesday night.,Paul Reed added 16 points, reserve Daniss Jenkins posted 14 points and Duncan Robinson chipped in 13 points. Cunningham, who also supplied seven assis...
Evan Mobley, Cavaliers spoil AJ Dybantsa's Wizards debut
Evan Mobley scored 24 points and Peyton Watson had a season-high 22 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Washington Wizards 121-111, spoiling the NBA debut of top overall draft pick AJ Dybantsa on Wednesday night.,Dybantsa had a team-high 19 points in 27 minutes, making 8 of 12 field ...
Bam Adebayo, Heat topple Hawks for first win of season
Bam Adebayo scored a season-high 24 points and became Miami's all-time leading rebounder as the Heat claimed their first victory of the season, a 129-117 road win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.,Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 points and a season-high 18 rebounds for Miami, which had dropped its...
Thunder's Jalen Williams undergoes successful leg surgery
Jalen Williams might not be ready to return this season, but the Oklahoma City Thunder termed his Thursday surgery a success.,Williams underwent an operation in New York to address a broken left fibula and to reconstruct ligaments in his dislocated and fractured ankle, according to the team.,Per the...
Mavericks pick up Zaccharie Risacher’s $17.4M option
The Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday announced the retention of Zaccharie Risacher for the 2027-28 season.,The team exercised a fourth-year option on the small forward, worth $17.4 million, after acquiring him in a July three-team trade.,The 21-year-old was the first overall selection in the 2024 NBA D...
Wolves prez: Anthony Edwards will be ‘good as new’ after knee procedure
Minnesota president of basketball operations Tim Connelly confirmed that arthroscopic right knee surgery is in the cards for Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards on Wednesday, offering additional information on the nature of the injury and the thought process on the surgery.,Speaking with reporter...
Lakers' Luka Doncic (back) to miss game vs. Clippers
The Los Angeles Lakers ruled guard Luka Doncic out of Wednesday night's game against the crosstown Clippers with back tightness.,Los Angeles is holding out Doncic on the second night of a back-to-back. He scored 41 points in 37 minutes Tuesday in the Lakers' 136-129 home loss to the Portland Trail B...
Ernie Johnson to leave 'Inside the NBA' after 2026-27 season
Beloved broadcaster Ernie Johnson will step down as host of "Inside the NBA" following the 2026-27 season.,"It's just time," Johnson, 70, said Wednesday in a video posted to social media.,Johnson made it clear in his message that he was not pushed out of the role, nor retiring but just "just cutting...
Wizards F Justin Champagnie undergoes foot surgery
Washington Wizards forward Justin Champagnie underwent surgery to repair a fracture in his right foot, the team announced Wednesday.,Champagnie sustained the injury during the first quarter of Monday's 110-103 loss to the host Charlotte Hornets.,While the Wizards did not provide a timeline for Champ...
Valkyries sounding alarm ahead of Game 6 in Finals vs. Dream
ATLANTA -- The Golden State Valkyries will be out to manifest a champagne brunch when they take the floor against the Atlanta Dream in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday afternoon.,The second-year club has a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series and can wrap up the first championship in franchise ...
Report: Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) to miss time
Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton is expected to miss an undetermined amount of time with a strained left hamstring, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,Per the report, team doctors and Haliburton are working on a clear timeline for his recovery.,Haliburton is averaging 21.8 points and a team-best...
Wizards No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa to debut Wednesday
No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa debuts for the Washington Wizards on Wednesday after missing the first four games of his rookie season with an ankle injury. ,Dybantsa is slated to start for the Wizards as part of a lineup featuring Trae Young, Anthony Davis, Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George when Washington welco...
Dream blame WNBA's lack of 'urgency' for midday Finals game
Owners of the Atlanta Dream blame the league's lack of "urgency" for a scheduling issue that resulted in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals being played at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. ,"Playing a midday game on a Thursday is not what we would have chosen and not what we fought for," owners Larry and Robyn Got...