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LeBron James is Embracing Being the Second Option With Los Angeles Lakers
LeBron James returned to the Lakers’ lineup with a noticeably different play style, showing reduced usage and new offensive habits alongside Luka Doncic....
Josh Giddey, Bulls out to attack banged-up Blazers
The Chicago Bulls ended a five-game slide earlier this week, and now look to land a split of a four-game road trip when they face the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.,The Bulls saw their splendid 6-1 start diminish into a .500 record before notching a solid 130-127 victory over the host De...
Jimmy Butler III leads weary Warriors in return to Miami
Jimmy Butler III returns to his old home for a second annual reunion Wednesday night, but there is no guarantee the marquee attraction will perform for his longtime fans when the Golden State Warriors close out a grueling road trip against the host Miami Heat.,Butler began a two-night Florida tour w...
NBA roundup: LeBron James makes season debut in Lakers' win
Luka Doncic scored 37 points with 10 assists and LeBron James added 11 points in 30 minutes of his season debut as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 140-126 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday.,After missing the first 14 games of the season because of sciatica on his right side, James ...
Surging Suns make it 6 of 7 with easy win over Trail Blazers
Devin Booker recorded 19 points, five assists and three steals in three quarters of action as the Phoenix Suns cruised to a 127-110 road victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,Reserve Collin Gillespie made four 3-pointers and also scored 19 points as the Suns won for the sixth tim...
In LeBron James' season debut, Lakers storm past Jazz
Luka Doncic scored 37 points with 10 assists and LeBron James added 11 points in 30 minutes of his season debut as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 140-125 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday., ,After missing the first 14 games of the season because of sciatica on his right side, Jame...
De'Aaron Fox, Harrison Barnes lead late rush as Spurs surge past Grizzlies
De'Aaron Fox scored 26 points and Harrison Barnes added 23 that included seven straight points in the final, decisive stretch as the short-handed San Antonio Spurs ran past the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 111-101 on Tuesday night.,Both teams were without superstar players as San Antonio was missing V...
Celtics move above .500 with victory over Nets
Jaylen Brown scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half as the Boston Celtics did enough in the fourth quarter and moved above .500 for the first time this season with a 113-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday night in New York.,The Celtics won their third straight and for the eighth time i...
Cade Cunningham, Pistons run past Hawks for 11th straight win
Cade Cunningham returned from a three-game absence and posted a double-double to help the visiting Detroit Pistons to a 120-112 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, extending their NBA-best winning streak to 11 games.,Cunningham, who missed time with a left hip contusion, had 25 points, 10 assists and si...
Magic ride balanced scoring to win over road-weary Warriors
Desmond Bane had a team-high 23 points, Anthony Black led a strong bench performance with a season-best 21 and the Orlando Magic took advantage of a road-weary Golden State Warriors team to claim a 121-113 home win on Tuesday night.,Franz Wagner chipped in with 18 points and Wendell Carter Jr. logge...
Knicks head to Dallas in search of first road victory
The New York Knicks' search for their first road win of the season continues when they face the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.,As good as the Knicks have been at home this season (8-1), that success has not traveled well in the early season. New York fell to 0-4 away from Madison Square Garden with ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo (groin) likely to miss two weeks
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will likely miss two weeks with a left groin strain, Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers said Tuesday.,Antetokounmpo injured his groin during the first half of Monday's 118-106 road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was initially hurt during the first quarter and eventually...
Pelicans interim coach James Borrego seeks 'players' spirit' vs. Nuggets
Two games into James Borrego's head-coaching stint for New Orleans, the Pelicans are still struggling. ,The team might continue down that path when it hosts the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.,Borrego replaced the fired Willie Green on Saturday after New Orleans started the season 2-10. Borrego's...
Unsung Luguentz Dort leads sizzling Thunder vs. Kings
Amid Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's otherworldly production, Chet Holmgren's third-season progression and Oklahoma City's blazing-hot start, it might be easy to overlook Luguentz Dort's contributions.,But Dort continues to be a major piece of the Thunder's success. He figures to be in the center of Oklah...
Timberwolves aim to keep rolling, meet struggling Wizards
Winners in five of their last six games, the Minnesota Timberwolves will look to extend its balanced scoring effort on Wednesday, when they face the plummeting Washington Wizards in Minneapolis.,Averaging 120.6 points per game, Minnesota's 38.5% 3-point success rate ranks second in the Western Confe...
Report: Spurs standout Stephon Castle (hip) sidelined
Reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle will be sidelined with a left hip flexor strain and will be re-evaluated within two weeks, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Castle was injured during the first half of Sunday's 123-110 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings and sat out the second half. He rev...
Smoldering Raptors look for fifth straight win at 76ers
Fresh off their most exciting win of the season, the Toronto Raptors now find themselves in first place in the Atlantic Division., ,The surging Raptors aim for their fifth straight victory Wednesday when they visit Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers., ,Toronto enters Wednesday's action a half-g...
Scuffling Pacers, Hornets desperate for a win in matchup
Bennedict Mathurin is maintaining a glass-half-full outlook as the Indiana Pacers aim to end an eight-game losing streak when they take on the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Indiana currently has the worst record in the league, after just last season taking the Oklahoma City Thunder...
Cavaliers fined $100K for player participation violation
The Cleveland Cavaliers were fined $100,000 by the NBA on Tuesday after All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley missed last Wednesday's 130-116 loss to the Miami Heat.,The absence for both players was listed as "rest" on the official box score, with the league imposing the fine as a violation of ...
Contending Cavaliers, Rockets set for clash
The Cleveland Cavaliers took a chance on shooting guard Sam Merrill three seasons ago, then gave him a four-year contract extension this past summer. It continues to pay dividends for them.,Merrill scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter Monday, including three 3-pointers, as Cleveland rall...