Basketball Page 840 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Kyrie Irving (right foot) exits Mavericks game vs. Blazers
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving injured his right foot during the second quarter of Friday night's road game against the Portland Trail Blazers and will miss the rest of the game....
Rockets hold on, hand Nuggets first home loss
Jalen Green had 26 points, Fred VanVleet scored 25, and the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 114-106 on Friday night....
De’Aaron Fox heats up in fourth to lift Kings past Suns
De'Aaron Fox scored 23 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, Domantas Sabonis added 15 points with 17 rebounds and the visiting Sacramento Kings rebounded after getting eliminated from the NBA in-season tournament with a 114-106 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday....
Bulls hand Spurs team-record-tying 16th straight loss
Coby White poured in 24 points and hit 5 of 7 attempts from beyond the arc as the visiting Chicago Bulls came back from a 13-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 121-112 on Friday for their fourth straight win....
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 38 points help Thunder edge Warriors in OT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 138-136 overtime win over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Friday....
Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers cruise past Heat
A 21-2 run that began in the second quarter and extended into the third helped the Cleveland Cavaliers build a double-digit-point lead, and they went on to beat the host Miami Heat 111-99 on Friday....
Big third quarter powers Timberwolves past Grizzlies
Mike Conley scored 19 points against his former team, Karl-Anthony Towns led the way with 24 and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a big third quarter to run past the host Memphis Grizzlies 127-103 on Friday night....
Derrick White notches season-high, Celtics dispatch Knicks
Derrick White scored a season-high 30 points, and Jayson Tatum added 25 to fuel the host Boston Celtics to a 133-123 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday....
Third-quarter explosion propels Nets past Wizards
Mikal Bridges scored 21 points for the Brooklyn Nets, who surged ahead in the third quarter and pulled away for a 124-97 rout of the Washington Wizards on Friday in New York....
ASU, San Diego face off heading in opposite directions
San Diego has lost its last two games as it prepares to face visiting Arizona State, which is on a four-game winning streak, on Saturday....
Balanced-scoring Hornets eke out win over Raptors
Gordon Hayward scored 24 points to lead four Charlotte players who reached the 20-point mark in the Hornets' 119-116 victory against the visiting Toronto Raptors on Friday night....
76ers pull away in fourth quarter to beat Trae Young-less Hawks
Joel Embiid had 38 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Atlanta Hawks 125-114 on Friday....
Magic emphatically send Pistons to 19th straight loss
Franz Wagner scored 27 points and Paolo Banchero added 24 points as the Orlando Magic handed the visiting Detroit Pistons their 19th straight loss, 123-91 on Friday....
Boston College pulls away for rout of Holy Cross
A strong second half carried Boston College to a 95-64 nonconference victory over visiting Holy Cross on Friday night....
Oregon finding ways to win amid injuries with UTEP up next
Oregon will play just its third game in two weeks when the Ducks host UTEP on Saturday night in Eugene, Ore....
Seton Hall, Rutgers look to take home in-state title
Seton Hall is preparing to defend the Garden State Hardwood Classic title against a hungry Rutgers team Saturday night in Newark, N.J....
Efton Reid III, streaking Wake Forest ready for NJIT
Wake Forest should have a different makeup with center Efton Reid III becoming eligible....
Undefeated Cincinnati hopes to end skid in Xavier rivalry series
One of the most intense rivalries in college basketball renews Saturday evening when struggling Xavier hosts unbeaten Cincinnati in the 91st edition of the Crosstown Shootout....
Pitt hopes Blake Hinson has an encore against Canisius
Blake Hinson will have a hard act to follow when Pitt hosts Canisius on Saturday evening....
Ohio State puts 7-game win streak up against Penn State
Ohio State seeks its eighth straight win when the Buckeyes return to conference play Saturday against Penn State in University Park, Pa....