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Surging Hawks look to take advantage of short-handed Grizzlies
The streaking Atlanta Hawks will try to enhance their push for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference when they host the struggling Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.,Atlanta (39-32) has won 12 of its last 13 games and won its 10th straight home game Saturday by defeating the Golden State Warriors ...
Karl-Anthony Towns leads Knicks offensive explosion past Wizards
Karl-Anthony Towns posted a 26-point, 16-rebound double-double and seven Knicks scored in double-figures as New York rolled to its sixth straight win with a 145-113 rout of sputtering Washington on Sunday.,The Knicks (47-25) rebounded from an anemic offensive effort their last time out in a 93-92 wi...
Malik Monk (32 points), Kings hold off Nets
Malik Monk scored 32 points, Maxime Raynaud paired 22 points with 10 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings snapped a two-game losing streak with a 126-122 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.,Monk, as a reserve, also had six assists and knocked down 7 of 13 from 3-point range.,Devin Carter add...
Warriors can eliminate Mavericks with win as play-in race tightens
The Golden State Warriors can boost their playoff chances and officially eliminate the Dallas Mavericks from postseason contention when the teams face off Monday night in Texas.,The Warriors (33-38) have lost eight of nine but have maintained a sizable lead over the competition for the 10th and fina...
After passing Michael Jordan for career points, Kevin Durant, Rockets visit Bulls
Chicago Bulls fans still revere Michael Jordan nearly 30 years after the franchise icon played his last game for the team.,Houston star Kevin Durant, who also has great reverence for Jordan, leads the Rockets into Monday's game in Chicago after passing the NBA legend on the career scoring list Satur...
Spurs look to continue rise as Heat hope to stop fall
The San Antonio Spurs are 21-2 since Feb. 1, the best record in the NBA during that span.,The Spurs (53-18) will look to continue that momentum Monday night in Miami against the Heat (38-33). San Antonio has won five straight games, while Miami has lost four in a row.,This has been a breakthrough se...
Lakers star Luka Doncic gets 16th technical foul rescinded
Luka Doncic will be in the lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Detroit after the NBA rescinded his 16th technical foul that would have triggered an automatic one-game suspension.,Doncic received a technical foul late in the third quarter of Saturday's win over the Orlando Magic, a d...
Thunder G Jared McCain looks to haunt 76ers, his former team
Jared McCain and the Oklahoma City Thunder bring an 11-game winning streak into Philadelphia on Monday when they continue their five-game road trip with a matchup against the 76ers.,Philadelphia's first-round draft pick in 2024, McCain battled injuries and inconsistency during his 1.5 seasons with t...
Healthy once more, Nuggets secure wire-to-wire defeat of Trail Blazers
Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists, Jamal Murray also scored 22 points and the host Denver Nuggets never trailed in a 128-112 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,Peyton Watson scored 14 points off the bench in his return from a 19-game absence with a hamstring strain. ...
Luka Doncic will be available as Lakers oppose playoff-bound Pistons
The Los Angeles Lakers barely kept their winning streak alive on Saturday. They'll go for 10 in a row when they visit the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Monday.,Luke Kennard's buzzer-beating 3-pointer allowed the Lakers (46-25) to pull out a 105-104 win over Orlando. Their last four v...
Luke Doncic facing suspension as Lakers oppose playoff-bound Pistons
The Los Angeles Lakers barely kept their winning streak alive on Saturday. They'll go for 10 in a row when they visit the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Monday.,Luke Kennard's buzzer-beating 3-pointer allowed the Lakers (46-25) to pull out a 105-104 win over Orlando. Their last four v...
Thunder star Jalen Williams (hamstring) to return vs. 76ers
Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Jalen Williams will return from a right hamstring injury to play in Monday's road game against the Philadelphia 76ers.,Williams wasn't listed on the injury report on Sunday. He last played for Oklahoma City on Feb. 11.,Williams has injured his hamstring twice since...
Pacers meet Magic looking to halt franchise-worst 16-game skid
One team will breathe a sigh of relief when its losing streak comes to an end as the Orlando Magic host the Indiana Pacers on Monday.,Orlando (38-32) clings to the eighth position in the Eastern Conference despite suffering four straight defeats, the last a 105-104 heartbreaker on Saturday at home t...
Thunder's Ajay Mitchell, Wizards' Justin Champagnie suspended for brawl
For their roles in an altercation during the Wizards-Thunder game on Saturday night, Washington's Justin Champagnie and Oklahoma City's Ajay Mitchell were suspended one game without pay for fighting, the NBA announced on Sunday.,Champagnie will sit out Sunday night's road game against the New York K...
Raptors, Suns playing for postseason in season's final stretch
Two of the best turnaround stories in the NBA this season belong to the Toronto Raptors and the Phoenix Suns, who each missed the playoffs a year ago.,The teams will continue their journeys back to the postseason when they meet in Phoenix on Sunday. Toronto (39-30) is fifth in the Eastern Conference...
Winning, losing streaks collide when Knicks host Wizards
The New York Knicks will look to extend their five-game winning streak on Sunday night when they host the woeful Washington Wizards. ,New York (46-25) heads into the final 11 games of its regular season 1 1/2 games behind Boston for second place in the Eastern Conference, keeping pace after escaping...
NBA roundup: Rockets' Kevin Durant becomes 5th on all-time scoring list
Amen Thompson tipped in a Kevin Durant missed jumper at the buzzer, and the Houston Rockets escaped with a wild 123-122 victory over the visiting Miami Heat on Saturday night.,Durant passed Michael Jordan's career 32,292 points for fifth on the NBA's scoring list with a corner 3-pointer at the 3:35 ...
Dylan Harper matches career high in first start as Spurs hammer Pacers
Rookie Dylan Harper poured in a career-high-tying 24 points in his first career start and Keldon Johnson also hit for 24 points as the host San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 134-119 win over the hapless Indiana Pacers on Saturday.,The Spurs (53-18) remain on a torrid pace as they won their fifth straigh...
Ryan Rollins (26 points), Bucks hand Suns 5th straight loss
Ryan Rollins had 26 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix 108-105 on Saturday to hand the Suns their fifth straight loss.,Kyle Kuzma scored 20 points before exiting in the third quarter with right Achilles tightness for Milwaukee (29-41), which led by fou...
Sixers close trip with late spurt, knock off Jazz
Quentin Grimes scored 25 points and VJ Edgecombe added 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 126-116 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night at Salt Lake City.,Trendon Watford added 20 points off the bench for the 76ers (39-32), who won for the fourth time in the last fi...