NBA Page 340 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Improved Knicks cross bridge to face stunned Nets
It was just before Christmas when the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets last met — the Knicks about a week away from retooling their roster, the Nets hovering around the .500 mark....
Pacers, Pascal Siakam adjust with Nuggets up next
Indiana and Denver are meeting for the second time in nine days, but it's a different Pacers team the Nuggets beat on Jan. 14....
Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis (knee) out vs. Mavericks
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis was ruled out of Monday's road game against the Dallas Mavericks with right knee inflammation....
The NBA 'superstar' landscape has shifted
There is no greater conduit for NBA hyperbole than the conversation around “superstars.” To have a rational, substantive debate, there must first be basic groundwork for what constitutes superstar status. First, the bad news: former Finals MVPs Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kawhi Leona...
Surging Suns out to extend recent dominance of Bulls
The Phoenix Suns are hitting their stride and the club's Big Three are leading the way....
Mavs rested, ready to take on league-leading Celtics
It'll be a well-rested Dallas Mavericks team that takes the floor against the visiting Boston Celtics on Monday night....
Lakers bounce back by blasting Blazers
D'Angelo Russell scored 34 points to go along with eight assists and LeBron James added 28 points as the Los Angeles Lakers got back on track with a 134-110 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night....
Cavs looking for eighth straight win when they face Magic
The red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers seek their eighth consecutive win when they visit the Orlando Magic on Monday....
NBA roundup: Clippers end game on 22-0 run, shock Nets
Kawhi Leonard hit the go-ahead jumper with 2:50 remaining in the fourth quarter and scored 14 of his 21 points during a game-ending 22-0 run for the Los Angeles Clippers, who stormed back for a 125-114 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Sunday....
Kevin Durant (40 points), Suns put away Pacers
Kevin Durant scored 13 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns recovered after squandering a lead to hold off the visiting Indiana Pacers 117-110 Sunday....
Kristaps Porzingis, Celtics dispatch Rockets
Kristaps Porzingis scored a game-high 32 points while Jaylen Brown added a triple-double as the visiting Boston Celtics outlasted the short-handed Houston Rockets 116-107 on Sunday....
Magic hold Heat to lowest point total this season in win
Paolo Banchero collected 20 points and 10 rebounds to fuel the host Orlando Magic to a 105-87 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday night....
Nuggets roll past Wizards as Nikola Jokic pours in 42
Nikola Jokic scored 42 points on 15-of-20 shooting and pulled down 12 rebounds, and the visiting Denver Nuggets beat the struggling Washington Wizards 113-104 on Sunday night....
Short-handed Hawks hit road to face Kings
The Atlanta Hawks begin a two-game road trip against Western Conference teams without star guard Trae Young when they face the Sacramento Kings on Monday night....
Kawhi Leonard takes over in fourth as Clippers stun Nets
Kawhi Leonard hit the go-ahead jumper with 2:50 remaining in the fourth quarter and scored 14 of his 21 points in a game-ending 22-0 run for the Los Angeles Clippers, who stormed back for a 125-114 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Sunday....
Unfamiliarity a familiar theme as Raptors host Grizzlies
The revamped Toronto Raptors aim to advance the process of getting to know each other better Monday night when they host the injury depleted Memphis Grizzlies....
Timberwolves hope to shake off loss with lowly Hornets in town
The Minnesota Timberwolves will try to bounce back from a home-court loss when they welcome the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night in Minneapolis....
Sixers look to keep rolling against Spurs
The Philadelphia 76ers will look for their sixth consecutive victory when they host the struggling San Antonio Spurs on Monday....
Pistons face big challenges in rematch with Bucks
The Detroit Pistons kept it close against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. If the Pistons want to get a rare victory over the Bucks, however, they'll have to figure out how to stop Damian Lillard and keep Milwaukee's stars off the free-throw line on Monday in the second half of a back-to-back betwee...
Hawks G Trae Young out due to concussion
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young sustained a concussion in Saturday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers and his timetable to return to action has not been determined, the team announced Sunday....