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Celtics rally in fourth quarter to split two-game set in Orlando
A fourth-quarter run and late flurry of 3-pointers helped the Boston Celtics take the second leg in a pair of road games with the Orlando Magic, 111-107 on Sunday.,Orlando took the first game in two straight matchups with Boston, a 123-110 decision on Friday in NBA Cup group-stage competition. The C...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's big fourth pushes Thunder over Grizzlies
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as visiting Oklahoma City came back from 19 points down in the first half to post a 114-100 victory Sunday over the Memphis Grizzlies., ,Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 of his points in the second half, including nine in a 31-second span of the fourth quarter. H...
Karl-Anthony Towns paces Knicks in rout of Nets
Karl-Anthony Towns posted another double-double Sunday night for the host New York Knicks, who remained perfect at home with a wire-to-wire 134-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets.,Towns had 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks, who have won the first four games of a season-long seven-game homestand t...
Rockets use vintage Kevin Durant performance to storm back on Bucks
Kevin Durant paired 31 points with seven assists and took over down the stretch as the Houston Rockets rallied from a 14-point deficit and defeated the host Milwaukee Bucks 122-115 on Sunday., ,Durant assisted on an Alperen Sengun dunk with 3:59 left that pulled the Rockets to within 108-107 before ...
Loaded Spurs focus on ending losing streak vs. Bulls
De'Aaron Fox shined enough Saturday to inspire San Antonio Spurs teammate Devin Vassell to describe the star guard's season debut simply as "Fox being Fox.",After missing the first two-plus weeks of the season recovering from a hamstring injury, Fox returned to the Southwest Division-leading Spurs w...
Heat, Cavs expected to make their points in high-octane duel
The points are expected to fly on Monday night when the Miami Heat plays host to the Cleveland Cavaliers.,Miami ranked second in the NBA in scoring with 124.1 points per game heading into Sunday's play, while Cleveland was seventh at 120.7. The Cavaliers led the league in scoring last season.,Both t...
Hornets' shaky defense could prove to be cure for scrapping Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers will look for a quick fix to some offensive glitches when they visit the defensive-challenged Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.,Los Angeles dropped a 122-102 decision Saturday night at Atlanta while absorbing its first road loss in five outings.,"Just not a lot to like," said...
Stephen Curry (illness) could return to Warriors; Pacers missing key players
The host Golden State Warriors hope to have Stephen Curry back in the lineup Sunday night when they get their first opportunity to exact revenge against the wounded Indiana Pacers, a team that has beaten them this season.,Curry has missed Golden State's past two games -- road losses to the Sacrament...
Surging Pistons, 76ers to show off top talents in Eastern Conference
Powered by their dynamic duo of Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren, the Detroit Pistons will head to Philadelphia to face the 76ers on Sunday night riding a five-game winning streak and holding the top spot in the Eastern Conference.,Cunningham is averaging 25.6 points and 9.7 assists a game, and Duren...
NBA roundup: Short-handed Hawks halt Lakers' 5-game win streak
Mouhamed Gueye and Zaccharie Risacher combined for 40 points to help the short-handed Atlanta Hawks take a 122-102 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.,Gueye scored a career-high 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting and Risacher scored 19 to set the pace early as the Hawks ended the L...
Devin Booker leads Suns to second straight win over Clippers
Devin Booker scored 21 points with 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Phoenix Suns won for the second time in three days against the Los Angeles Clippers with a 114-103 victory Saturday night at Inglewood, Calif.,Mark Williams scored 19 points, Dillon Brooks added 16 and Grayson Allen had 14 for th...
Nikola Jokic posts triple-double as Nuggets cruise past Pacers
Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 14 assists and 14 rebounds for his sixth triple-double of the season, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 117-100 on Saturday night.,Jokic also had a season-high eight turnovers and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 17 points for Denver, which played without injured ...
Donovan Mitchell's big second half propels Cavaliers past Bulls
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 of his game-high 29 points after halftime and De'Andre Hunter added 29 points to lift the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 128-122 win against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.,Cleveland overcame a 19-point deficit to stretch its winning streak to four games. The Cavaliers...
Nikola Jovic leads Heat bench to big day, late win over Blazers
Nikola Jovic scored a career-high 29 points off the bench and made a key block late in the game to help the Miami Heat outlast the visiting Portland Trail Blazers, 136-131, on Saturday., ,With Miami holding a 129-127 lead with 1:50 remaining in regulation, Portland's Jrue Holiday attacked the rim of...
De'Aaron Fox scores 24 points in return to lead Spurs past Pelicans
De'Aaron Fox poured in 24 points in his first game action since March to lead eight San Antonio players in double-figure scoring as the Spurs held off the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 126-119 on Saturday.,It was the second game of a home back-to-back for the Spurs, who beat the Houston Rockets ...
Mouhamed Gueye's career day sends short-handed Hawks past Lakers
Mouhamed Gueye and Zaccharie Risacher combined for 40 points to help the short-handed Atlanta Hawks take a 122-102 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday., ,Gueye scored a career-high 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting and Risacher scored 19, hitting 7 of 14, to set the pace early as t...
76ers overcome slow start to end Raptors’ win streak
Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points, Joel Embiid added 29, and Trendon Watford recorded his first career triple-double as the Philadelphia 76ers beat Toronto 130-120 on Saturday to snap the visiting Raptors' four-game winning streak.,Watford had 20 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and 10 assists in his f...
Mavericks halt losing streak with narrow win over hapless Wizards
Naji Marshall scored 30 points and pulled down a key rebound in the closing seconds to help the Dallas Mavericks snap a four-game losing streak with a 111-105 win over the host Washington Wizards on Saturday.,The Mavericks were clinging to a three-point lead when Marshall grabbed an offensive reboun...
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Former NBA, WNBA head coach Richie Adubato dies at 87
Richie Adubato, the veteran coach who left his fingerprints on the NBA and WNBA for four decades, died Thursday at 87, his family announced Friday.,"Let's remember him as the funny, smart, energetic, genuinely warm human being he always was," his daughter, Beth, wrote.,Adubato became a New York bask...