NBA Page 229 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Red-hot Thunder face Grizzlies without Jaren Jackson Jr.
For the slumping Memphis Grizzlies, this isn't the best time to play the best team in the NBA's Western Conference.,The Grizzlies, who have suffered three straight last-second losses, host the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night. That means dealing with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a strong candidate ...
Zach LaVine, Kings aim to gain ground in West vs. Nuggets
The Sacramento Kings lost All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis to a hamstring injury, but that hasn't slowed them down the past two games.,Sacramento overcame the absence of Sabonis to beat Houston and Dallas on the road, and it can sweep its four-game road trip when it visits the Denver Nuggets on Wedne...
Grizzlies standout Jaren Jackson Jr. (ankle) out week-to-week
Memphis Grizzlies All-Star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. was diagnosed with a Grade 2 left ankle sprain and is considered week-to-week, the team announced Tuesday.,Jackson was injured in the first quarter of the Grizzlies' 132-130 home loss against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. He was hurt while trying t...
Last-place clubs clash as Jazz face Wizards
The bottom feeders of each conference square off in the nation's capital on Wednesday, when the Washington Wizards host the Utah Jazz.,Washington's 11-49 mark is the NBA's worst, and having lost eight of its last 10, the team sits firmly in control of receiving the best odds to win the NBA draft lot...
Celtics aim to slow streaking Trail Blazers
The Boston Celtics will be looking for another productive game from their non-starters when they face the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.,Boston, which has been without Kristaps Porzingis (illness) and Jrue Holiday (hand) for its last two games, had a 28-11 advantage in bench poi...
Magic G Jalen Suggs has knee surgery, out for season
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a cartilage fragment in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Tuesday.,Per the Magic, the procedure also involved a mosaicplasty to repair the trochlear joint surface. He is expected to mak...
Report: Mavericks G Kyrie Irving has torn ACL, out for season
Dallas Mavericks standout guard Kyrie Irving suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Irving, 32, was injured on a play in which he was fouled while driving to the hoop during the first quarter of Monday's 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings. He awkwardly landed ...
Kyrie Irving Tore His ACL, the Dallas Mavericks Season Is Embarrassingly Over
Kyrie Irving tore his ACL on Monday evening and Anthony Davis is still recovering from his injury, the Dallas Mavericks season is over after that embarrassing Luka Doncic trade. ...
The NBA’s Title Race: Contenders, Pretenders, and the Chaos to Come
These are the NBA's 2025 championship contenders and pretenders, as with the calendar flipped to March, chaos in the NBA's Playoff race is certainly on the way....
Wolves aim to carry momentum into meeting with 76ers
The Minnesota Timberwolves have not won back-to-back games since early February.,Minnesota has a chance to change that fact when it tips off against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves are coming off a 116-98 victory on the road against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday...
Road Warriors visit Knicks, look to create breathing room in West race
Two teams hoping travel fatigue is more of a factor for the opponent than themselves will meet at Madison Square Garden when the Golden State Warriors visit the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.,The game matches clubs that have made the most of rough travel schedules of late. The Warriors will be pl...
Hawks, facing Bucks, aim to build on stunning comeback win
The Atlanta Hawks hope to build on a thrilling come-from-behind win when they return home to begin a six-game homestand on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks.,The Hawks ended a two-game losing streak when Caris LeVert scored on a layup at the buzzer to beat the host Memphis Grizzlies 132-130 on Mon...
Rockets need depth to step up against Pacers
While the Indiana Pacers have been unable to replicate the otherworldly success they enjoyed last season when they finished second in the NBA in offensive rating, their play on that side of the court remains well above average.,The Pacers have certainly benefited from their offensive balance, with s...
NBA roundup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (51), Thunder win 50th game
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 51 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 137-128 home win over the Houston Rockets on Monday.,It was Gilgeous-Alexander's fourth game with 50 or more points this season and ninth game with 40 or more points -- both tops in the NBA. He had never produced a 50-po...
Cade Cunningham nets 29 as surging Pistons rout Jazz
Cade Cunningham scored 29 points and the Detroit Pistons cruised to their 10th win in 11 games by beating the Utah Jazz 134-106 Monday night in Salt Lake City.,Cunningham also dished out nine assists -- and scored 17 points in the first half as Detroit built a 23-point lead -- to help the Pistons ki...
Kings roll past Mavs after Kyrie Irving (knee) leaves
Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan combined for 42 points and the Sacramento Kings took advantage of a knee injury sustained by Kyrie Irving to run away from the host Dallas Mavericks 122-98 on Monday.,Irving left the game for good with 2:35 remaining in the first quarter after it appeared he hyperextend...
Hawks edge Grizzlies on Caris LaVert's buzzer-beater
Caris LeVert's reverse layup at the buzzer lifted the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 132-130 victory Monday night over the Memphis Grizzlies, spoiling the first career triple-double by Desmond Bane.,LeVert's basket followed a turnover by Bane, who lost control near Memphis' free throw line with four se...
Eyeing 7th straight win, Lakers face improving Pelicans
While continuing to blow through opponents, even after drastically altering their roster, the Los Angeles Lakers will take a six-game winning streak into a home matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday., ,The Lakers are coming off consecutive victories against the Los Angeles Clippers in ...
Mavericks G Kyrie Irving (knee sprain) exits vs. Kings
Dallas Mavericks standout guard Kyrie Irving left Monday night's game against the Sacramento Kings with a left knee sprain sustained in the first quarter.,Irving was injured on a play in which he was fouled while driving to the hoop. He awkwardly landed on the court, immediately grabbed his left leg...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 51 as Thunder top Rockets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 51 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 137-128 home win over the Houston Rockets on Monday.,It was Gilgeous-Alexander's fourth game with 50 or more points this season and ninth game with 40 or more points -- both tops in the NBA. He had never produced a 50-po...