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Cavs cruise past Hawks as win streak hits 7
Donovan Mitchell and Sam Merrill each scored 18 points to lead the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to a 116-95 wire-to-wire win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday....
Spurs erase late 12-point deficit to top Wizards
Jeremy Sochan scored five of his 23 points in the final minute to help the San Antonio Spurs rally from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit en route to a 131-127 victory over the host Washington Wizards on Saturday night....
Joel Embiid stays hot as 76ers hold off Hornets
Joel Embiid's 33 points and 10 rebounds lifted the Philadelphia 76ers to a 97-89 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night....
Blazers take on Lakers in search of third straight win
With consecutive victories for the first time since just after Thanksgiving, the Portland Trail Blazers hit the road on Sunday to face the Los Angeles Lakers in an effort to match their longest winning streak of the season....
Damian Lillard steps up to lead Bucks past Pistons
Damian Lillard scored a season-high 45 points and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons 141-135 Saturday afternoon....
New-look Pacers try to end road trip on high note at Suns
The Indiana Pacers try to close out a six-game road swing on a high note on Sunday when they visit the recently surging Phoenix Suns....
Surging Clippers get next test from 'grittier' Nets
James Harden was in the infancy of his Los Angeles Clippers' tenure back in early November, figuring out the flow with co-stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, when the guard faced the Brooklyn Nets....
Heat visit Magic while adjusting to moving parts
The Miami Heat and Orlando Magic will aim to end their respective two-game losing skids at the other's expense on Sunday when the Sunshine State rivals meet in Orlando, Fla....
Hawks hope red-hot Dejounte Murray helps cool off Cavs
If the trade value for Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray wasn't high enough before this week, game-clinching jumpers in back-to-back games likely will give it a bump....
Spurs out to capitalize on Wizards' porous defense
The Washington Wizards, hoping to escape their slide, open a four-game homestand on Saturday against a San Antonio Spurs team on the second night of a back-to-back set....
Hornets face uphill battle against 76ers
The Charlotte Hornets had a rare taste of success to begin the weekend....
NBA roundup: After 20-0 home start, Celtics fall to Nuggets
Jamal Murray scored a game-high 35 points and Nikola Jokic added 34 to help the Denver Nuggets hand the Boston Celtics their first home loss of the season with a 102-100 victory on Friday night....
Blazers spoil Tyrese Haliburton's return, Pascal Siakam's Pacers debut
Jerami Grant poured in 37 points and the Portland Trail Blazers posted consecutive wins for the first time since late November after defeating the visiting Indiana Pacers 118-115 on Friday night....
Nets hammer Lakers, end four-game slide
Cam Thomas scored 33 points and Nic Claxton added 22 points and 14 rebounds as the visiting Brooklyn Nets ended a four-game losing streak with a convincing 130-112 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday....
Dejounte Murray fuels Hawks past Heat
Dejounte Murray scored a team-high 22 points, including a game-winning 3-pointer with two seconds left, to help lead the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 109-108 win over the Miami Heat on Friday....
Devin Booker pours in 52 as Suns pound Pelicans
Devin Booker scored a season-high 52 points and the hot-shooting Phoenix Suns defeated the host New Orleans Pelicans 123-109 on Friday night....
Nuggets hand Celtics first home loss of season
Jamal Murray scored a game-high 35 points and Nikola Jokic added 34 to help the Denver Nuggets hand the Boston Celtics their first home loss of the season with a 102-100 victory on Friday night....
West-leading Timberwolves to clash with streaking Thunder
The Minnesota Timberwolves will try to win their fifth game in a row when they welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night in Minneapolis....
LaMelo Ball, Hornets fend off Spurs to halt 6-game skid
LaMelo Ball scored 28 points in his first home game in almost two months and the Charlotte Hornets beat the San Antonio Spurs 124-120 on Friday night, ending a six-game losing streak....
Reports: Bulls' Zach LaVine (ankle) to miss one to two weeks
Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine is expected to miss one to two weeks due to a sprained right ankle, multiple outlets reported Friday night....