NBA Page 228 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Payton Pritchard, Derrick White make Celtics history vs. Blazers
Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 43 points and Derrick White tossed in a career-high 41 to lead the short-handed Boston Celtics to a 128-118 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.,It was the first time in franchise history that two Boston players scored 40-plus poi...
Reports: Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns expected to return vs. Lakers
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to return to the lineup on Thursday against the Los Angeles Lakers, according to multiple reports.,Towns missed the Knicks' game against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday due to personal reasons. Without the All-Star big man, the Knicks lost 1...
Jimmy Butler, Warriors take on slumping Nets
Jimmy Butler was hoping for a trade the last time he was on a team scheduled to visit the Brooklyn Nets.,Now, Butler is on a new team and fitting in well, as the Golden State Warriors make their annual visit to the Nets on Thursday night on the one-month anniversary of his acquisition from the Miami...
Pacers look to continue winning ways vs. Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks will look to end their futility against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Thursday, as the two teams meet for the first of a two-game set in Atlanta.,Atlanta has dropped five in a row against Indiana, including a five-point loss in Indianapolis on Feb. 1, and all four meetings last se...
Magic seeking confidence boost against Bulls
Orlando star Paolo Banchero says the Magic need to do some soul searching in order to regain their "swag" against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.,That fixture will be the last of a seven-game homestand that Orlando began with the hope of rising above .500 again. Instead, it ends with t...
High-octane Pistons look to stay hot vs. Clippers
One of the NBA's hottest teams will continue to test itself on the road when the Detroit Pistons face the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif.,The Pistons have won 10 of their past 11 games in a run that is second only to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who began their 11-game run with a ...
Surging Bucks take aim at injury-riddled Mavericks
The Milwaukee Bucks will return home to welcome the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in the second matchup between these teams in five days.,The Bucks recorded their seventh win in the past eight games with a 127-121 victory in Atlanta on Tuesday.,Milwaukee surged ahead in the fourth, thanks in l...
Streaking Cavaliers set to face short-handed Heat
Another month, another streak for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have won 11 straight heading into a matchup against the visiting Miami Heat on Wednesday.,Cleveland extended its third double-digit winning streak of the season with a 139-117 road victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday.,Donovan Mitch...
Wolves aim to avoid slipup vs. lowly Hornets
The Minnesota Timberwolves need to take care of matters against lowly teams, and they will have one such opportunity Wednesday night when they visit the Charlotte Hornets.,Minnesota produced a big fourth quarter on Tuesday in a 126-112 victory against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers. It was a one-ga...
NBA roundup: Lakers win as LeBron James hits milestone
LeBron James scored 34 points on a milestone night and Luka Doncic added 30 points and 15 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated with a 136-115 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,With a 3-pointer in the first quarter, James became the first player to reach 50,000 points...
Lakers pound Pelicans as LeBron James hits 50K points
LeBron James scored 34 points on a milestone night and Luka Doncic added 30 points and 15 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated with a 136-115 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,With a 3-pointer in the first quarter, James became the first player to reach 50,000 points...
Kevin Durant, Suns storm back in 4th, upend Clippers
Kevin Durant scored 19 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns overcame a 23-point, third-quarter deficit to notch a 119-117 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.,Devin Booker had 17 points and eight assists, Nick Richards scored 16 points on 8-of-10 sh...
LeBron James reaches point-scoring milestone
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James became the first player to score a combined 50,000 points in regular-season and playoff games when he made a first-quarter 3-pointer during a home game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,James, who became the NBA's all-time leading scorer in regular-sea...
Devin Vassell's career night sparks Spurs past Nets
Devin Vassell hit a career-high eight 3-pointers en route to a career-high 37 points, and the host San Antonio Spurs were at their best in the second half in a 127-113 victory over the slumping Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday., ,The Spurs led by five points at halftime but took charge in the third quarte...
Down 15, Cavs surge past Bulls for 11th straight win
Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and Jarrett Allen notched a 25-point, 17-rebound double-double as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to defeat the Chicago Bulls 139-117 on Tuesday for their 11th straight victory.,NBA-leading Cleveland, which boasts three double-digit winning streaks this sea...
Wolves pull away from 76ers in 4th quarter
Naz Reid scored 23 points on 9-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 126-112 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Nickeil Alexander-Walker finished with 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting off the bench for Minnesota, which won its second game in a ...
Stephen Curry scores 28 as Warriors hold off Knicks
Stephen Curry led the way with 28 points, Gui Santos ignited a late surge with a 3-pointer and the Golden State Warriors outfinished the host New York Knicks for a 114-102 victory on Tuesday.,Playing the second night of a back-to-back, Golden State rallied from a 10-point first-half deficit into a 9...
Giannis Antetokounmpo's triple-double powers Bucks past Hawks
Giannis Antetokounmpo posted his sixth triple-double of the season to guide the visiting Milwaukee Bucks to a 127-121 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. ,Antetokounmpo scored 26 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the floor, grabbed 12 rebounds and handed out 10 assists as the Bucks won their third ...
Raptors defeat Magic on Ja'Kobe Walter game-winner
Rookie Ja'Kobe Walter sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter as the visiting Toronto Raptors posted a 114-113 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.,After Paolo Banchero made a pair of free throws to give Orlando a 113-111 lead with 4.1 seconds to play, Walter...
Tyrese Haliburton's latest double-double powers Pacers past Rockets
Tyrese Haliburton produced his sixth consecutive double-double and the Indiana Pacers turned a fourth-quarter rally into a 115-102 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in Indianapolis.,Haliburton paired 28 points with 15 assists to help send the Rockets to their eighth consecutive road loss. ...