NBA Page 254 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Knicks' OG Anunoby leaves loss to Lakers with sprained foot
New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby left Saturday night's loss to the visiting Los Angeles Lakers after suffering a sprained right foot early in the third quarter.,Anunoby, who was open on the wing, took a pass from Jalen Brunson but grimaced and went to his left knee after planting his foot just bey...
LeBron James' triple-double carries Lakers past Knicks
LeBron James put on another show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, posting a triple-double as the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away from the host New York Knicks to win 128-112.,James, who turned 40 in December, led all players Saturday with 33 points and 12 assists while adding 11 rebounds a...
Bam Adebayo hits at buzzer as Heat stun Spurs
Bam Adebayo capped a 30-point performance by sinking a jumper at the buzzer, lifting the visiting Miami Heat to a 105-103 win over the shorthanded San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.,Kel'el Ware rebounded a miss by Chris Paul with 3 seconds left and the Heat called time out to set up a final shot in regu...
Wizards snap 16-game losing skid, top Timberwolves
Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 31 points to help the visiting Washington Wizards snap a 16-game losing streak with a 105-103 win over the shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.,The Wolves cut the deficit to 105-102 on Mike Conley's three foul shots with 15.1 seconds left. They had a chance...
Aaron Wiggins enjoys career night as Thunder trounce Kings
Aaron Wiggins recorded a career-high 41 points and 14 rebounds to lift the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 144-110 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.,Wiggins' previous career highs were 28 points as a rookie in 2021-22 and 10 rebounds the following season.,Wiggins was in the starting lin...
Nets build 22-point lead in road upset of Rockets
D'Angelo Russell scored 18 points, Ziaire Williams flirted with a double-double and the visiting Brooklyn Nets claimed a surprising 110-98 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,After snapping a seven-game losing streak with a road win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, the Nets recorde...
Pacers hold on as Hawks' skid hits 8 games
Pascal Siakam had a team-high 20 points to lead seven scorers in double figures, helping the Indiana Pacers to a 132-127 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday in Indianapolis. ,Andrew Nembhard added 19 points and Obi Toppin supplied 18 as the Pacers won their third straight game. Bennedict Mathurin...
Nikola Jokic's triple-double helps Nuggets edge Hornets
Nikola Jokic produced a triple-double and provided crucial final-minute offense and the Denver Nuggets scored the game's final seven points to rally for a 107-104 road victory against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.,In his 22nd triple-double this season, Jokic racked up 28 points, 17 assist...
High-flying Grizzlies look to stay hot vs. slumping Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks return home after a strenuous road trip to welcome the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.,It was a 1-3 trip out West for the Bucks, who lost to the Clippers, Trail Blazers and 144-118 to the Spurs in San Antonio on Friday night.,The Spurs set a season-high in scoring, le...
Out to avenge holiday loss, Celtics face undermanned Sixers
After the Boston Celtics lost at home to the Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas Day, Jayson Tatum was honest in his assessment that the defending champions had plenty of room for improvement., ,The Celtics have been inconsistent since that performance, although they have won five of seven heading into ...
Pacers hold on as Hawks' skid hits 8
Pascal Siakam had a team-high 20 points to lead seven players in double figures, helping lead the Indiana Pacers to a 132-127 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.,Andrew Nembhard added 19 points, followed by Obi Toppin's 18 as the Pacers won their third straight. Bennedict Mathurin and T...
Balanced Jazz top slumping Magic, halt 8-game slide
Collin Sexton had 22 points with eight assists and John Collins scored 19 to help the Utah Jazz snap a season-high eight-game losing streak with a 113-99 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,The victory was Utah's first since a 112-111 overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets on ...
Mavericks see better days ahead, visit red-hot Cavaliers
Last month wasn't kind to the Dallas Mavericks.,Dallas put up only six wins in 16 games in January, but the team is confident that better days are ahead as it prepares to face the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon.,The Mavericks ended the first month of the calendar year on a sour note, f...
Raptors to face familiar faces when hosting Clippers
Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell will remind Toronto Raptors fans of their team's better days when the Los Angeles Clippers visit on Sunday afternoon.,Leonard and Powell were with the Raptors when they won their only NBA championship in 2019.,The Clippers arrive in Toronto seeking a third straight wi...
All-Star Cade Cunningham, Pistons welcome Bulls
Cade Cunningham validated his All-Star selection with a 40-point eruption. Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons will try for an encore performance when they host Chicago on Sunday afternoon.,Cunningham's outburst lifted the Pistons to a 117-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. He was selec...
Report: Clippers to trade PJ Tucker, Mo Bamba to Jazz
The Los Angeles Clippers are trading disgruntled veteran PJ Tucker and former first-round pick Mo Bamba to the Utah Jazz in a deal involving multiple players and a draft pick, ESPN reported on Saturday.,The Clippers reportedly will get young center Drew Eubanks and veteran guard Patty Mills in retur...
Pelicans G Dejounte Murray (Achilles tendon) out for season
New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray will miss the rest of the season after tearing his right Achilles tendon during Friday's game against the visiting Boston Celtics.,With four minutes remaining in the first quarter, Murray grabbed his own rebound after missing a floater. But as he clutched t...
Kevin Durant, Suns play first of two vs. Trail Blazers
Kevin Durant's streak of 20-point outings came to an end on Friday, but the potency of the Phoenix Suns wasn't affected.,Now, the Suns will seek another strong offensive performance on Saturday night when they visit the Trail Blazers for the first of two consecutive games in Portland. ,The teams als...
Enigmatic Heat face Spurs, aim to get 'a lot more physical' in rebounding
There's no telling what to expect when the circus called the Miami Heat roars into San Antonio on Saturday night for an inter-conference clash. ,The Heat will face the Spurs to open a four-game road trip after a 126-106 loss at home to Cleveland on Wednesday. Terry Rozier scored 22 points off the be...
Nuggets visit Hornets, look to curtail turnovers
The Denver Nuggets won't have a winless road trip, but they would like to return home with more than one victory on the trek.,To do so, they must take down the host Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night on the last stop of Denver's five-game road stretch.,The Nuggets doused a season-worst three-game l...