NBA Page 446 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Pacers looking to slow hot 76ers, Joel Embiid
The surging 76ers and Indiana Pacers carry winning streaks into their clash on Sunday in Philadelphia....
Clippers face Grizzlies looking to get stars aligned
The Los Angeles Clippers are sure that the best days of the James Harden era are still ahead....
Battling injuries and inconsistency, Nets host Wizards
Through the opening two weeks of the season, injuries forced the Brooklyn Nets to mix and match their lineups....
Knicks look to extend winning streak in clash vs. Hornets
The first three-day break of the season for the New York Knicks arrived just as they were beginning to round into form....
Heat F Jimmy Butler (personal) ruled out vs. Hawks
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler will sit out Saturday's game against the host Atlanta Hawks due to an undisclosed personal family issue, the team announced....
Raptors aim to complete winning trip at Boston
The Toronto Raptors will chase a third consecutive road victory when they face the Boston Celtics on Saturday night....
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic, Mavs overwhelm Clippers
Luka Doncic scored 44 points on 17-of-21 shooting and the Dallas Mavericks blasted the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 144-126 on Friday night as part of the NBA in-season tournament....
Lakers open tournament with impressive win in Phoenix
LeBron James scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, D'Angelo Russell added 19 points with nine assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers ended a three-game losing streak with a 122-119 victory over the host Phoenix Suns in the NBA in-season tournament opener for both teams on Friday....
Domantas Sabonis' triple-double helps Kings thwart Thunder
Kevin Huerter and Keegan Murray combined for 52 points, Domantas Sabonis recorded his first triple-double of the season and the Sacramento Kings posted a 105-98 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder in NBA in-season tournament action Friday night....
Luka Doncic, Mavs hammer Clippers in tournament game
Luka Doncic scored 44 points on 17-of-21 shooting and the Dallas Mavericks blasted the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 144-126 on Friday night as part of the NBA in-season tournament....
Jazz squander big lead, recover to beat Grizzlies
Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen each scored 26 points and the Utah Jazz recovered to beat the host Memphis Grizzlies 127-121 after blowing a 21-point, second-half lead on Friday night....
Fred VanVleet leads rally as Rockets upend Pelicans
Fred VanVleet drilled two late 3-pointers as the Houston Rockets rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 104-101 on Friday in an NBA in-season tournament game....
Big third quarter vaults Wolves past Spurs
Karl-Anthony Towns poured in 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 117-110 come-from-behind victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday in the teams' first game in the NBA In-Season Tournament....
Jaylen Brown lifts Celtics to in-season tournament win vs. Nets
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 28 points to help the Boston Celtics end a two-game losing streak by beating the visiting Brooklyn Nets 121-107 on Friday night....
Mark Williams' big night propels Hornets past Wizards
Mark Williams scored 21 points and grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds, including 12 offensive rebounds, as the Charlotte Hornets opened their pool competition for the NBA in-season tournament on Friday with a 124-117 defeat of the host Washington Wizards....
Joel Embiid powers 76ers past Pistons for 7th straight win
Joel Embiid had 33 points and 16 rebounds and the streaking Philadelphia 76ers won their opener in the NBA's in-season tournament by powering past the slumping Detroit Pistons 114-106 on Friday night....
Up-and-down Cavs look for consistency vs. Warriors
The Cleveland Cavaliers' early run of rematches takes a different spin Saturday night in San Francisco when they seek a second consecutive victory over the Golden State Warriors....
These are the worst NBA player custom sneakers
An NBA player’s signature shoe is the ultimate signifier of their brand. These kicks reflect and refract the personality and power of those who wear them. Since Michael Jordan signed with Nike in 1984, the shoe skyrocketed from casual mediocrity into a phenomenon all its own. Almost every major bask...
Zion Williamson is the NBA’s most polarizing talent
Zion Williamson is a series of contradictions. He’s a near-300-pound space mover who elevates like he’s in zero gravity. He’s both the mythic John Henry racing a machine and the steam-powered drill he beat in a race because it continuously broke down. Williamson has the build of a defensive end, but...
Emphasis on 82-game schedule won’t solve NBA’s biggest problem
In case the NBA has not made itself clear over the last few months, the league office is fed up with load management. There are 82 games on the schedule, and players are expected to play in every single game unless they are actually injured. The NBA is going so far now as to claim it has data that t...