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Cavaliers throttle Nets, stroll to 8th straight win
Thanks to a 21-0 run to start the second half, the Cleveland Cavaliers put the game out of reach and cruised to their eighth straight win, a 118-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday in New York....
Franz Wagner puts up 34 points as Magic dump Spurs
Franz Wagner racked up 34 points to help the hot-shooting Orlando Magic to an emphatic 127-111 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Thursday....
Stephen Curry on target, Warriors rout Pacers
Stephen Curry hit his first seven 3-point attempts on a 42-point night, Jonathan Kuminga chipped in with 18 points and the Golden State Warriors closed out an impressive trip with a second win in two nights, thumping the Indiana Pacers 131-109 in Indianapolis on Thursday....
NBA trade deadline roundup: Knicks, Thunder make big additions
The ascending New York Knicks, Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder and defense-challenged Milwaukee Bucks made the biggest splashes of NBA trade deadline day on Thursday....
Rockets, minus Fred VanVleet, visit new-look Raptors
Injury will prevent the Houston Rockets' Fred VanVleet from playing Friday night when his current team visits his former team, the Toronto Raptors....
Knicks F OG Anunoby has elbow surgery, out at least 3 weeks
New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby underwent surgery to remove a loose bone fragment from his right elbow, the team said Thursday....
Celtics cap long homestand against struggling Wizards
The Boston Celtics will wrap up a seven-game homestand when they face the Washington Wizards on Friday night....
Amid change, Sixers try to find footing vs. skidding Hawks
The Philadelphia 76ers continue to face the daunting challenge of trying to win games without reigning Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid....
Report: Robin Lopez sent from Bucks to Kings, likely to be cut
The Milwaukee Bucks traded veteran forward Robin Lopez to the Sacramento Kings prior to Thursday's trade deadline, according to multiple reports....
Report: Celtics acquire G Jaden Springer from 76ers
The Boston Celtics are acquiring guard Jaden Springer from the Philadelphia 76ers, ESPN reported Thursday....
The NBA trade deadline was a bit of a dud, but here's a look at who won and who flopped horribly
After last year’s insane trade deadline, which featured Kevin Durant being dealt to the Phoenix Suns, this year brought a bunch of smaller, shrewd moves that moved teams into contention. We have tracked the trades and broken them down by time-tested winners and losers rubric to track how the day wen...
Reports: Spurs trading F Doug McDermott to Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are acquiring forward Doug McDermott from the San Antonio Spurs, ESPN and The Athletic reported Thursday....
Tyrese Maxey is learning that life as Trae Young is harder than it looks
Life as Tyrese Maxey has been an auspicious existence. He entered an ideal scenario as an ancillary piece in Philadelphia behind Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, and James Harden. He’s been able to grow into his role as the second option, and this season has become Robin to Joel Embiid’s Batman. ...
Mac McClung to defend Slam Dunk Contest title
Mac McClung will defend his Slam Dunk Contest title as part of the NBA All-Star Saturday Night festivities on Feb. 17 in Indianapolis....
Report: Nets sending Royce O'Neale to Suns
The Phoenix Suns are acquiring forward Royce O'Neale as part of a three-team deal that also includes the Memphis Grizzlies, The Athletic reported Thursday....
Emirates to sponsor NBA in-season tournament
The NBA's in-season tournament is being rebranded as the Emirates NBA Cup....
Reports: Mavs acquiring F/C P.J. Washington from Hornets
The Dallas Mavericks are acquiring forward/center P.J. Washington from the Charlotte Hornets, ESPN and The Athletic reported Thursday....
Doc Rivers could screw up a one-car funeral. That's what the Bucks are turning into
So, now that we’ve had a couple of weeks to digest things and get all the Doc Rivers 3-1 lead jokes out of our systems, it’s time to get down to business. Now that Milwaukee has played a few games and had some time with their new head coach, it’s painfully clear that this catastrophe is the definiti...
Reports: Patrick Beverley reveals trade to Bucks, Cam Payne to 76ers
Veteran guard Patrick Beverley announced his own trade to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday as part of the wildness that goes on before the trading deadline....
Report: Raptors acquire G Spencer Dinwiddie from Nets
The Toronto Raptors are acquiring guard Spencer Dinwiddie from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for guard Dennis Schroder and forward Thaddeus Young, ESPN reported Thursday....