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Ja Morant returns, scores 22 to lead Grizzlies past Blazers
Ja Morant returned to the lineup after missing eight games with a right hip injury and scored 22 points with 11 assists to lead the host Memphis Grizzlies to a 123-98 victory Monday night over the Portland Trail Blazers.,Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 points, six rebounds and three blocks, Santi Aldama ...
Closing surge from Kyrie Irving, Mavericks topples Hawks
Kyrie Irving scored 16 of his game-high 32 points in the fourth quarter, helping lead the visiting Dallas Mavericks to a 129-119 win over the Atlanta Hawks.,Jalen Hardy added 23 points while Naji Marshall and Spencer Dinwiddie each scored 22 as the Mavericks won their fifth game in six tries. PJ Was...
Celtics tie NBA record with 12 3s in quarter, rout Clippers 126-94
Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum led a 51-point second quarter as the Boston Celtics stretched their winning streak to six games by beating the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 126-94 Monday., ,Brown scored 13 points and Tatum added 12 as Boston tied an NBA record by connecting on 12 3-pointers in the sec...
Jaden Ivey, Pistons down Raptors at buzzer
Jaden Ivey made a floater along the baseline as time expired, giving the host Detroit Pistons a 102-100 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.,Ivey finished the contest with 25 points and eight assists as the Pistons ended a three-game slide. Malik Beasley had 14 points, while Jalen Duren sup...
Strong 4th quarter saves Magic vs. Hornets
Franz Wagner scored 21 points and Jonathan Isaac drained three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Orlando Magic wiped away three miserable frames to beat the host Charlotte Hornets 95-84 on Monday night.,Sparked by its shooting from the perimeter, Orlando turned a 62-58 hole into an 88-77 lead ...
Pacers slip past Pelicans despite Elfrid Payton's 21 assists
Tyrese Haliburton had 34 points and 13 assists and the Indiana Pacers held off the New Orleans Pelicans 114-110 on Monday night in Indianapolis., ,Myles Turner added 17 points, Pascal Siakam scored 14 and Bennedict Mathurin and Quenton Jackson had 12 each for the Pacers. Both Turner and Mathurin gra...
Surprising Rockets looking to tame Timberwolves
The Houston Rockets have not lost back-to-back games all season.,Houston will try to maintain the truth of that statement when it visits the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,The Rockets are coming off a 104-98 loss against the Portland Trail Blazers, which marked only their se...
Suns expect Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal to play vs. Lakers
Phoenix Suns stars Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are expected to return to action Tuesday night when the Phoenix Suns host the Los Angeles Lakers.,Both players have been dealing with strained left calf injuries. The Suns listed both players as probable for the game.,"Brad and Kevin did everything to...
Bucks, Heat pointing in right direction entering NBA Cup clash
The Milwaukee Bucks won an NBA championship as recently as 2021. The Miami Heat won a conference title as recently as 2023.,Yet, despite their pedigree, the Bucks and Heat -- who will meet on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup East Group B game in Miami -- have struggled this season.,That's especially true...
Points aplenty expected when Bulls face Wizards
The Chicago Bulls are mired in a tough stretch with losses in four of their last six games, and will receive little to no sympathy from the Washington Wizards.,The Bulls look to get back on track in an NBA Cup East Group C game on Tuesday night when they visit the nation's capital to face the Wizard...
Report: G Ja Morant set to return Monday for Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is expected to return from an eight-game absence to play against the Portland Trail Blazers at home Monday night, NBA insider Chris Haynes reported.,Morant, 25, has been out with a hip injury. In eight games earlier this season, the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year av...
Rockets G Fred VanVleet fined $50K for late-game outburst
Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet was fined $50,000 by the NBA for using "profane language" toward game officials near the end of a 104-98 home loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.,VanVleet scored eight points on 4-of-13 shooting in a game that was tied 96-96 with under a minute remaini...
Report: Pelicans G Dejounte Murray to return Wednesday
New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray is set to return from a broken hand on Wednesday night against the Toronto Raptors, NBA insider Chris Haynes reported Monday.,Murray injured his left hand on opening night and was expected to miss four to six weeks following surgery in late October.,He was ...
Report: Kristaps Porzingis to make season debut Monday
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is expected to return from offseason ankle surgery in Monday's matchup against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers, ESPN reported Monday.,The original timetable for his return from his surgery in late June was five to six months. The torn medial retinaculum inj...
Bench play could be key for Nets against Warriors
The Brooklyn Nets hope a productive bench will provide energy to a team on a back-to-back when they visit the Golden State Warriors on Monday night in San Francisco.,Noah Clowney hit five 3-pointers among 18 points and Shake Milton chipped in 10 as the Nets, getting 44 points from their reserves, op...
Thunder's Isaiah Hartenstein aims to make impact vs. Kings
Isaiah Hartenstein's return to action came at a good time for the Oklahoma City Thunder.,With star center Chet Holmgren out with a fractured pelvis, Hartenstein is a pivotal player for the Thunder. Hartenstein will look to follow a strong season debut when Oklahoma City visits the Sacramento Kings o...
Winning streaks collide as Clippers visit Celtics
The NBA's hottest teams will meet Monday night when the Boston Celtics take on the visiting Los Angeles Clippers., ,Each team will enter Monday's matchup with a five-game winning streak. The team that wins Monday's game will own the NBA's longest winning streak., ,Both teams will be playing their se...
Rested Hawks look to keep Mavericks in check
The Hawks hope Monday night's meeting with the visiting Dallas Mavericks has a different result than the last time the teams matched up in Atlanta. ,On Jan. 26 of last season, superstar Luka Doncic scored 73 points in the Mavericks' 148-143 win.,Doncic, who was traded for Atlanta point guard Trae Yo...
Pacers focus on defense ahead of encounter vs. skidding Pelicans
The Indiana Pacers extended the visiting Washington Wizards' losing streak to 11 games in a 115-103 victory Sunday night.,The Pacers will try to extend New Orleans' skid to five games Monday night when they face the Pelicans in Indianapolis.,Indiana, which had lost straight three games on a winless ...
Shorthanded Pistons look to halt skid in clash vs. Raptors
The Detroit Pistons already knew how much they need Cade Cunningham in the lineup. His absence on Saturday served to reinforce that.,With Cunningham sidelined by a hip injury, they lost at Orlando 111-100. ,Detroit is unlikely to have its franchise player again when it hosts Toronto on Monday night....