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Clippers eager to even record in clash vs. Knicks
The Los Angeles Clippers will take aim at reaching the .500 mark for the first time since early in the season when they host the New York Knicks on Monday night.,The Clippers were last at .500 on Nov. 3 after losing to the Miami Heat and falling to 3-3. That setback was the first of 19 in a 22-game ...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers take aim at undermanned 76ers
Cleveland was thoroughly outplayed Sunday by the Boston Celtics, who ended the Cavaliers' seven-game home winning streak.,There won't be time for Cleveland to lick its wounds because the team will host the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.,All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell scor...
NBA roundup: Suns halt Hornets' 10-game road winning streak
Devin Booker had 30 points and 10 assists, Jalen Green and Collin Gillespie each added 24 points and the host Phoenix Suns ran away from Charlotte in the second half for a 111-99 victory on Sunday to break the Hornets' 10-game road winning streak.,Rookie forward Rasheer Fleming had career highs with...
Devin Booker, Suns solve Hornets' mastery in road games
Devin Booker had 30 points and 10 assists, Jalen Green and Collin Gillespie each added 24 points and the host Phoenix Suns ran away from Charlotte in the second half for a 111-99 victory on Sunday to break the Hornets' 10-game road winning streak.,Rookie forward Rasheer Fleming had career-highs with...
Led by Russell Westbrook, Kings take down Bulls for rare win
Malik Monk and Maxime Raynaud combined for 56 points, Russell Westbrook added to his unmatched triple-double total, and the Sacramento Kings won for just the third time in their last 23 games with a 126-110 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.,Monk led the way off the bench with ...
Scoot Henderson, Blazers add to Pacers' misery in dominant win
Scoot Henderson scored a season-high 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to an easy 131-111 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Sunday night.,Jrue Holiday (five 3-pointers) and Jerami Grant (four) scored 21 points apiece as the Trail Blazers won for the second t...
Spurs cruise to highest point total of season in romp over Rockets
Four Spurs scored 20 or more points, led by Victor Wembanyama's 29, as host San Antonio rolled to a 145-120 win over the up and down Houston Rockets on Sunday in a Lone Star State dustup.,The Spurs scored their most points in a game this season and have captured four straight outings and 15 of their...
Magic cruise past short-handed Bucks to take season series
Paolo Banchero scored a game-high 33 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 130-91 victory over the Bucks in Milwaukee on Sunday night.,Jalen Suggs added 20 for Orlando, which won its fourth consecutive game. Desmond Bane scored 18 with a game-high nine assists.,The Bucks fell for the fifth time in t...
Pelicans down woeful Wizards to match season win total from 2025
Trey Murphy III knocked down four of nine 3-pointers on the way to 24 points, Saddiq Bey recorded a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double, and the New Orleans Pelicans routed the visiting Washington Wizards 138-118 on Sunday.,Murphy fueled a pivotal, 12-0 New Orleans run in the fourth quarter with a pa...
RJ Barrett, Raptors cruise past skidding Mavericks
RJ Barrett scored a season-best 31 points Sunday night and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Dallas Mavericks 122-92.,Scottie Barnes added 17 points for the Raptors, who had lost their two previous games and four or five. Jakob Poeltl had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon Ingram and Ja'Kobe...
Heat keep rolling, hand East-leading Pistons fourth straight loss
Tyler Herro scored 25 points as the host Miami Heat won their fifth straight game, defeating the Detroit Pistons 121-110 on Sunday afternoon.,Miami, on its hottest streak since winning six in a row in November, also got 24 points and nine rebounds from Bam Adebayo. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 19 points, ...
76ers All-Star G Tyrese Maxey (finger) to miss at least 2 games
Tyrese Maxey's late-game scare Saturday is set to cost him at least the next two games.,The 76ers announced Sunday that Maxey has a sprain in the fifth finger on his right hand and will sit out Philadelphia's upcoming back-to-back on Monday at Cleveland and Tuesday at home against Memphis, while he ...
Warriors look to steady form against slumping Jazz
Heading into Monday's clash with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, the Golden State Warriors finally had a positive development on the injury front.,Kristaps Porzingis returned to action for the Warriors on Saturday in their 104-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing six games due to illn...
Thunder, Nuggets clash again after recent feisty OT meeting
There were plenty of fireworks the last time the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets squared off.,Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander returning after missing nine games with injury. Gilgeous-Alexander being called for an early technical foul after throwing the ball at Nuggets star Nikola Jokic...
Lakers hold off Knicks for wire-to-wire win
Luke Doncic scored 35 points as the Los Angeles Lakers weathered some shaky moments in the fourth quarter, along with LeBron James sitting out, and recorded a wire-to-wire 110-97 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday.,James sat out with a bruised left elbow he sustained in Thursday's l...
Nets host Grizzlies aiming to ride momentum of comeback win
The Brooklyn Nets spent Saturday night pulling off a miraculous comeback against the top team in the Eastern Conference.,The Memphis Grizzlies spent the same evening blowing a sizable lead after Ja Morant addressed his elbow injury and state of the team.,The Nets attempt to earn consecutive wins for...
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum help Celtics dump Cavaliers
Jaylen Brown collected 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Boston Celtics built a 26-point lead on their way to a 109-98 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon.,Jayson Tatum had 20 points on 6-of-16 shooting for the Celtics, who are second in the Eastern Conferen...
Bucks star PF Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) sitting out vs. Magic
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will sit out Sunday night's game against the visiting Orlando Magic, marking his 30th missed game of the season.,Antetokounmpo recently returned from a right calf strain that caused him to miss 15 games. The Bucks are holding him out on the second night of ...
Lakers star LeBron James (elbow, foot) ruled out vs. Knicks
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been downgraded to out for Sunday afternoon's game against the visiting New York Knicks.,James, who was considered a game-time decision, is nursing a left elbow contusion and left foot arthritis. ,The four-time NBA MVP and 22-time All-Star was injured du...
Confident Magic, experimenting Bucks tangle in Milwaukee
Coming in hot on a three-game win streak, the Orlando Magic will look to help solidify their playoff standing as they travel to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks Sunday night., ,It will be night two of a back-to-back for both teams. The Magic played Saturday night in Minnesota, where they dominated the...