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Amid whispers of tanking, Jazz wrap road trip at Heat
Losers of 18 of their last 22 games, the Utah Jazz are playing for next season.,On Monday night, the Jazz will visit the Miami Heat to conclude a five-game stretch on the road, where they are just 6-20 this season. And just how focused Utah will be on the task at hand provides the backdrop for the g...
Bucks sign former Nets G Cam Thomas
The Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday signed free agent guard Cam Thomas, who had been waived by the Brooklyn Nets after the trade deadline on Thursday.,Thomas, 24, had a sometimes sour relationship with the Nets and signed a $5.9 million qualifying offer last summer after he and the team could not agree to...
NBA roundup: Knicks forge standings tie with Celtics in head-to-head win
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points and had eight assists to lead the visiting New York Knicks to a 111-89 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday.,The victory ended Boston's five-game winning streak and moved the Knicks into a second-place tie with the Celtics in the Eastern Conference standings; both...
Trendon Watford making impressions as 76ers close trip at Blazers
The Philadelphia 76ers aim to wrap up a five-game road trip in style when they face the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,Philadelphia is 3-1 on the Western trip and has won six of its last seven overall games. The 76ers have won by double digits four times during the seven-game run.,Philadelp...
Without star guards, Spencer brothers take Grizzlies-Warriors spotlight
Two teams adapting to life without their star point guard try out their new look on one another Monday night when the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors duel in San Francisco.,Memphis' Ja Morant is expected to miss a 10th straight game because of an elbow injury, and Golden State's Stephen ...
Short-handed Thunder look for others to step up against Lakers
The Oklahoma City Thunder again will be without star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as they try to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season in a visit to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday.,Gilgeous-Alexander has missed two games with an abdominal injury as the Thunder lost to the San A...
James Harden learning on the fly for Cavaliers, who visit Nuggets next
James Harden celebrated his Cleveland Cavaliers debut with a win at Sacramento on Saturday night, but he and his new team will have a tougher challenge when Cleveland visits the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.,Harden had 23 points and eight assists in the Cavaliers' 132-126 win over the Kings despit...
Kings hope to avoid unfortunate franchise history against Pelicans
The Sacramento Kings are looking to avoid setting an ignominious franchise record when they face the host New Orleans Pelicans on Monday evening.,With a 132-126 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night, the Kings lost their 12th straight game. That equals the mark held by the 1997-98 team...
Bucks bring season-long win streak into 2-game set at Magic
Now carrying a smidge of success after a recent drought, the Milwaukee Bucks travel to Orlando to take on the Magic Monday night for the first of two games between the teams in three days.,Milwaukee enters with star Giannis Antetokounmpo still ailing, but riding a three-game win streak, its longest ...
Kawhi Leonard racks up 41 to lead Clippers to runaway win over Wolves
Kawhi Leonard scored 41 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help the Los Angeles Clippers pull away for a 115-96 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,John Collins and Yanic Konan Niederhauser added 15 points apiece for Los Angeles, which won its second game in a r...
Scottie Barnes does it all as Raptors roll Pacers
Scottie Barnes scored 13 of his game-high 25 points in the decisive third quarter and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Indiana Pacers 122-104 on Sunday afternoon.,Barnes also led everyone with 14 rebounds and four blocked shots to help the Raptors sweep the four-game season series from the ...
Two-time champ Damian Lillard to participate in 3-point contest
Rehabbing Portland Trail Blazers icon Damian Lillard will be part of the eight-man field competing in Saturday's 3-point contest as part of All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.,Lillard won the competitions in 2023 in Salt Lake City and 2024 in Indianapolis. He is sitting out this season after sustaining...
Bam Adebayo, Heat rout Wizards to snap out of miniature skid
Bam Adebayo and Kasparas Jakucionis scored 22 points apiece to help the visiting Miami Heat breeze past the Washington Wizards for a 132-101 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Norman Powell added 21 points and Kel'el Ware had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat, who had dropped three of their previous ...
Jalen Brunson leads scorching Knicks past Celtics
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points and had eight assists to lead the visiting New York Knicks to a 111-89 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday., ,The victory ended Boston's five-game winning streak and moved the Knicks into a second-place tie with the Celtics in the Eastern Conference standings. Bo...
Hornets face Pistons in search of 10th straight win
Next on the to-do list for the Charlotte Hornets is picking up their 10th consecutive victory.,That will be the objective against the visiting Detroit Pistons on Monday night.,"It means the world because I've been through a lot with this team," Hornets forward Miles Bridges said. "I've been through ...
New-look Bulls to focus on defense vs. confident Nets
Less than a month after the Chicago Bulls and Brooklyn Nets clashed in consecutive games, the teams will meet again Monday with the Bulls sporting an entirely different look.,On Jan. 18, the Bulls dominated in a 124-102 home win over the Brooklyn Nets that started a four-game winning streak. The run...
Rockets' Alperen Sengun replaces Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in ASG
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun on Sunday was named to replace injured Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Team World for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. ,The selection of Sengun, 23, was made by NBA commissioner Adam Silver. The All-Star Game will take place next Sunday at Int...
Knicks' OG Anunoby out, Karl-Anthony Towns to play vs. Celtics
New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby has been ruled out of Sunday afternoon's game against the host Boston Celtics due to a toe injury.,Anunoby joined center Karl-Anthony Towns (right eye laceration) in sitting out Friday as New York saw its season-best eight-game winning streak come to a halt with a ...
Clippers Took a Big Risk Trading James Harden for Darius Garland
Breaking down the Los Angeles Clippers’ decision to trade James Harden for Darius Garland and why it could be a risky bet....
Heat look to rebound from Boston collapse against Wizards
After a pair of disappointing results, the Miami Heat will travel to face the undermanned Washington Wizards in the nation's capital on Sunday afternoon.,Miami has dropped consecutive games, including a 98-96 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday in which it squandered a 22-point lead. The Heat were ...