Basketball Page 744 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Again without Joel Embiid, 76ers take on surging Magic
When reigning Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid is out of the lineup, the Philadelphia 76ers are quite vulnerable....
NBA roundup: Nets tag Pistons with record 27th straight loss
Cameron Johnson scored 24 points and the visiting Brooklyn Nets beat the Pistons 118-112 on Tuesday night as Detroit set a single-season NBA record with its 27th consecutive loss....
Ja Morant leads Grizzlies to another win over Pelicans
Ja Morant scored 31 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. had four of his 19 points in overtime as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies improved to 4-0 since Morant's return by defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 116-115 on Tuesday night....
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder handle Wolves
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 129-106 win over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday....
Pacers get back on track by holding on vs. Rockets
Tyrese Haliburton paired 33 points with 10 assists to lead eight Indiana scorers in double figures as the visiting Pacers won a riveting back-and-forth affair with the Houston Rockets 123-117 on Wednesday....
Andre Drummond's 20-20 leads Bulls past Hawks
Andre Drummond tallied 24 points and 25 rebounds to help lead the Chicago Bulls to a 118-113 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday....
Lauri Markkanen scores 31 as Jazz overpower Spurs
Lauri Markkanen amassed 31 points and 12 rebounds and hit four 3-pointers in a decisive fourth-quarter surge to help the visiting Utah Jazz earn a 130-118 win over the reeling San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday....
Pistons fall to Nets, set NBA record with 27th straight loss
Cameron Johnson scored 24 points and the visiting Brooklyn Nets beat the Pistons 118-112 on Tuesday night as Detroit set a single-season NBA record with its 27th consecutive loss....
Magic hold off late charge, beat Wizards
Franz Wagner scored 28 points and Paolo Banchero had 24 as the visiting Orlando Magic staved off a late rally by the Washington Wizards in a 127-119 win on Tuesday....
Bulls C Nikola Vucevic to miss time with groin strain
The Chicago Bulls will be without star center Nikola Vucevic for an undetermined length of time due to a groin strain....
Mavs G Kyrie Irving (heel) to miss 10th straight game
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving will not be back to face one of his former teams, the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, on Wednesday....
No. 12 Oklahoma tries to learn from first loss, faces C. Arkansas
After ending a tough nonconference stretch with their first loss of the season, No. 12 Oklahoma will get a bit of a reprieve Thursday when they take on Central Arkansas in Norman, Okla....
Report: Nebraska F Rienk Mast (knee) could return in early January
Nebraska forward Rienk Mast could be back from a knee injury before much longer....
Virginia seeking bounce-back win against Morgan State
After getting knocked out of the Top 25 with a lopsided loss at Memphis, Virginia tries to regroup at home against Morgan State in its final nonconference game Wednesday night in Charlottesville, Va....
How did the Detroit Pistons become the NBA’s lump of coal?
When the Detroit Pistons put their mind to losing, nobody has been better for the last decade, but they’ve outdone themselves now by recklessly assembling one of the worst examples of an ill-fitting roster in a league now predicated on spacing, efficient scoring at the rim or behind the arc, and ada...
Luka Donic joined an elite club on Christmas
Monday night, Luka Doncic became the fastest player since Michael Jordan to hit 10,000 career points in the Mav’s win against the Suns. It puts him seventh on the list of players to hit 10,000 points the fastest in their careers. Here are the rest of the top ten fastest to reach the plateau in leagu...
Cavaliers set to stare down Luka Doncic, Mavericks
The Cleveland Cavaliers seek their fifth win in the last six games Wednesday when they visit the Dallas Mavericks....
The Kevin Durant-Phoenix Suns era could be over before it ever really began
Well, it didn’t take long for Kevin Durant to find something to complain about it on his new super team....
These are the oldest players in NBA history
Of all the oldest players lists that we have compiled, the NBA’s is easily the most star-studded. The list of players who played well into their 40s is decked out with Hall of Famers, All-Rookie players, and NBA Champions, a feat that few on our other lists can manage. Those who have the longevity a...
Luka Doncic lights up Suns for 50 on historic night
Luka Doncic recorded 50 points, 14 assists, six rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots and also went over 10,000 career points while leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 128-114 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Monday night....