NBA Page 231 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Aaron Nesmith's career-best 27 points lead Pacers past Bulls
Aaron Nesmith scored a career-high 27 points and the Indiana Pacers notched their fifth win in the last seven games with a 127-112 defeat of the Chicago Bulls on Sunday in Indianapolis.,Nesmith, who came into Sunday's contest averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers per game, canned 6 of 11 from deep to lead t...
Kings, Mavericks battle for ground in tight West terrain
Two teams dealing with injured big men and looking to move out of the play-in portion of the Western Conference standings go head-to-head Monday night when the Sacramento Kings visit the Dallas Mavericks.,Three consecutive wins by the Kings and three losses in four games by the Mavericks have left t...
Ja Morant on the upswing as Grizzlies prepare for Hawks
Ja Morant is returning to the form that made him a two-time NBA All-Star and one of the league's premier players.,Morant -- who has endured back-to-back seasons interrupted by injury, with a league suspension tossed in -- enters Monday's game against the visiting Atlanta Hawks on a roll, minus an ab...
Celtics fend off Nuggets to avoid three-game slide
Jaylen Brown had 22 points, eight assists and five rebounds to help the Boston Celtics end a two-game losing streak by beating the visiting Denver Nuggets 110-103 Sunday.,The Celtics were coming off losses to Detroit and Cleveland, and avoided what would have been their first three-game losing strea...
Stephen Curry guides Warriors to face his hometown Hornets
While there's not lots to be excited about regarding the Charlotte Hornets, Monday night's home game should create some buzz.,That's because the opponent is the Golden State Warriors, who'll be playing in Stephen Curry's hometown.,The Warriors had a strong February even though March began with a dud...
Thunder's Chet Holmgren (ankle) out vs. Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder center/forward Chet Holmgren has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the host San Antonio Spurs due to a sprained left ankle.,Holmgren scored seven points and played just 15 minutes in Oklahoma City's 135-119 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.,The 7-foot-1 Holmgren i...
Agent: Wizards' Justin Champagnie signing 4-year deal
Enjoying the best season of his young career, Washington Wizards forward Justin Champagnie landed a four-year, $10 million contract, his agent told ESPN on Sunday.,Champagnie, 23, in his second season in Washington, is averaging career highs in points (7.5), field goal percentage (50.4), 3-point per...
Warriors' Jimmy Butler faces lawsuit over unpaid rent, property damages
Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler has been sued for allegedly failing to pay $260,000 in rent and leaving behind more than $127,000 in damages related to a luxury home he leased in Miami Beach, Fla.,Butler was traded from the Miami Heat to the Warriors last month after requesting a trade.,F...
Magic G Jalen Suggs to have surgery, out indefinitely
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove a cartilage fragment in his left knee and is out indefinitely.,Suggs has been sidelined since sustaining what was reported as a left quad contusion during Orlando's 121-113 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Jan. 25.,Signed...
Bulls G Ayo Dosunmu (shoulder) out for season
Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu will undergo surgery on his left shoulder and miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Sunday.,Dosunmu sat out three games due to left shoulder subluxation before returning to collect 11 points and five rebounds in Chicago's 125-115 overtime victory over t...
Thunder visit Spurs, look to inch closer to West title
The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to move closer to clinching the best record in the Western Conference when they travel to San Antonio to face the struggling, short-handed Spurs on Sunday. ,The Thunder have won two consecutive games and four of their past five, including a 135-119 victory at Atla...
NBA roundup: Quentin Grimes scores 44, Sixers top Warriors to snap losing skid
Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points on 18-of-24 shooting as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 126-119 home victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.,Guerschon Yabusele made five 3-pointers en route to 18 points for Philadelphia, which played its firs...
Pistons bounce back from loss, blow out Nets
Jalen Duren powered for 18 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high six blocks and the host Detroit Pistons won for the ninth time in 10 games, downing the Brooklyn Nets 115-94 on Saturday night.,Detroit bounced back from a 15-point loss to Denver on Friday as Tobias Harris had 18 points and nine rebou...
76ers halt losing skid as Quentin Grimes drops career-high 44 points vs. Warriors
Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points on 18-of-24 shooting as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 126-119 home victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.,Guerschon Yabusele made five 3-pointers en route to 18 points for Philadelphia, which played its firs...
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Bucks to comeback win over Mavs
Giannis Antetokounmpo led six Milwaukee scorers in double-figure scoring with 29 points and the Bucks cruised to a 132-117 road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.,Milwaukee trailed 57-50 with 4:50 remaining before halftime, but Gary Trent Jr.'s 3-pointer off an Antetokounmpo assist began a 2...
Suns set to host Timberwolves in a matchup of underachievers
Two disappointing squads match up when the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night.,Minnesota has dropped six of its past eight games while falling to ninth place in the Western Conference. Phoenix has lost 10 of 13 games and is in 11th place, outside the final play-in berth.,T...
De'Aaron Fox hits winner as Spurs edge Grizzlies
De'Aaron Fox capped a back-and-forth affair with a tiebreaking 20-footer with 2.1 seconds remaining Saturday night, allowing the visiting San Antonio Spurs to complete a 130-128 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.,Fox finished with 20 points, as did Devin Vassell, and Stephon Castle had a team-high ...
Balanced scoring pushes Kings past Rockets
DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine combined for 41 points as the visiting Sacramento Kings rode a balanced offensive attack to a 113-103 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,Six Kings players scored in double figures as the team completed a sweep of the three-game season series with Houston. The...
Clippers, Lakers set to square off for final time in regular season
After the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to five games with a home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, the teams will battle for the last time in the regular season on Sunday.,Luka Doncic continues to round into form with the Lakers, scoring 31 points in F...
Pistons bounce back from loss to win 9th in 10
Jalen Duren powered for 18 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high six blocks and the host Detroit Pistons won for the ninth time in 10 games, downing the Brooklyn Nets 115-94 on Saturday night.,Detroit bounced back from a 15-point loss to Denver on Friday as Tobias Harris had 18 points and nine rebou...