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Spurs, Pacers to play two games in Paris in 2025
Victor Wembanyama will return to his native France next year to lead the San Antonio Spurs in two regular-season games against the Indiana Pacers.,The NBA Paris Games 2025 will take place on Jan. 23 and 25, the league announced Monday.,Wembanyama, the presumptive 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year, was ...
Wolves coach Chris Finch needs knee surgery after collision
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch sustained a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee during a sideline collision Sunday night.,Multiple reports Monday said Finch will likely have surgery between playoff rounds, then faces a recovery period of six months to one year.,Finch had to be helped...
NBA roundup: Wolves finish off sweep of Suns
Anthony Edwards scored 31 of his 40 points in the second half and the Minnesota Timberwolves completed a four-game sweep of the host Phoenix Suns with a 122-116 victory on Sunday night in their Western Conference first-round series.,Edwards made seven 3-pointers and had nine rebounds and six assists...
Anthony Edwards' huge 2nd half helps Wolves sweep Suns
Anthony Edwards scored 31 of his 40 points in the second half and the Minnesota Timberwolves completed a four-game sweep of the host Phoenix Suns with a 122-116 victory on Sunday night in their Western Conference first-round series.,Edwards made seven 3-pointers and had nine rebounds and six assists...
Myles Turner, Pacers earn 3-1 series lead over Bucks
Myles Turner scored 29 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 24 to fuel the Indiana Pacers to a 126-113 victory over the undermanned Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series in Indianapolis.,Turner sank seven 3-pointers for the sixth-seeded Pacers, who shot 51....
Lakers know they're still fighting history vs. Nuggets in Game 5
The Los Angeles Lakers ended nearly two seasons of frustration against Denver on Saturday night and stayed alive in the Western Conference quarterfinal series. Now the goal is to make NBA history.,Los Angeles' 119-108 win over the Nuggets in Game 4 on Saturday night snapped an 11-game skid against t...
As Celtics hope to close out Heat, they know defense will be key
The Boston Celtics focused on playing stingy defense against the Miami Heat to swing the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series in their favor the last time the teams met.,On Monday, look for Boston to keep the same mentality as they meet again in Miami for Game 4 of the best-of-seven series. The to...
Thunder’s Mark Daigneault tabbed NBA Coach of the Year
Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault was named the NBA Coach of the Year on Sunday.,Daigneault, 39, guided the Thunder to the Western Conference's best record and top playoff seed with a 57-25 mark. He did that despite coaching the league's youngest roster coming into the season.,This se...
Clippers give up 31-point lead, but knot series with Mavs
Paul George and James Harden each scored 33 points and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied after coughing up a 31-point lead for a 116-111 road win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 on Sunday, evening their Western Conference first-round playoff series.,Harden, who scored 13 points down the stretch, ...
Thunder rolling along, look to finish off Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated Games 2 and 3 of their playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans.,The No. 1 seed Thunder have a 3-0 lead and will try to sweep the No. 8 Pelicans in Game 4 on Monday night in New Orleans and advance to the Western Conference semifinals.,OKC fell behind 14-12...
Jalen Brunson powers Knicks past 76ers for 3-1 series lead
Jalen Brunson scored a playoff career-high 47 points to go along with 10 assists as the New York Knicks defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 97-92 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday.,Brunson set a franchise playoff scoring record and also became the first player in fran...
Clippers F Kawhi Leonard ruled out of Game 4 vs. Mavericks
Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of Sunday's Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series versus the Dallas Mavericks due to inflammation in his right knee.,Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank made the announcement on Leonard, who had n...
Knicks C Mitchell Robinson ruled out vs. 76ers
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has been ruled out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the host Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday due to a sprained left ankle.,The decision was made after Robinson participated in pre-game warmups.,Robinson sustained the injury in the ...
Bucks' Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokoumpo out for Game 4
Milwaukee Bucks stars Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo officially have been ruled out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Indianapolis.,Lillard aggravated an Achilles tendon injury during the late stages of the fourth quarter in Fri...
NBA roundup: Lakers finally solve Nuggets, avoid sweep
Anthony Davis had 25 points and 23 rebounds, and LeBron James added 30 points as the Los Angeles Lakers avoided elimination in a first-round Western Conference playoff series with a 119-108 Game 4 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Saturday.,D'Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves each scored 21...
Lakers end 11-game skid vs. Nuggets, force Game 5
Anthony Davis had 25 points and 23 rebounds, and LeBron James added 30 points as the Los Angeles Lakers avoided elimination in a first-round Western Conference playoff series with a 119-108 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Saturday., ,D'Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves each scored 21 poin...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics stifle Heat, take back home-court edge
Jayson Tatum posted 22 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as the visiting Boston Celtics regained home-court advantage in this first-round playoff series, routing the Miami Heat 104-84 Saturday night.,Boston, the NBA's top seed, leads the best-of-seven series 2-1 with Game 4 set for Monday in Miami...
Thunder cruise past Pelicans for 3-0 first-round series lead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder took a 3-0 series lead by routing the New Orleans Pelicans 106-85 on Saturday afternoon.,Josh Giddey and Jalen Williams added 21 points each and Luguentz Dort had 12 for the No. 1 seed Thunder, who will try to complete a...
Timberwolves on prowl for series sweep over Suns
The Minnesota Timberwolves are one victory away from winning a playoff series for the first time in 20 years.,The Timberwolves look to finish off a four-game sweep of the host Phoenix Suns on Sunday night after winning the first three games of the Western Conference first-round series by an average ...
Magic even series with shellacking of Cavaliers
The Orlando Magic emphatically evened their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series with the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon, using a 37-10, third-quarter flurry to erase a halftime deficit and steamroll toward a 112-89 shellacking in Game 4.,Franz Wagner had 12 of his...