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Clippers look to avoid letdown against Jazz
The Los Angeles Clippers are on the short list of teams that have lost to the Utah Jazz this season....
Kings, Suns aim to climb out of recent funks
After they both missed out on a trip to Las Vegas, the Phoenix Suns and visiting Sacramento Kings will meet Friday in what effectively amounts to a consolation game of the NBA in-season tournament....
Rockets face Nuggets, eye season-series victory and first road win
While the NBA reached the Las Vegas portion of the inaugural in-season tournament, the rest of the league is playing in the consolation bracket....
Pacers top Bucks in semifinals of in-season tournament
Bruce Brown gave Indiana the lead for good with 6:15 remaining, Tyrese Haliburton capped a monster performance with a back-breaking 3-pointer, and the Pacers surprised the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks 128-119 Thursday in the semifinals of the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament in Las Vegas....
Grizzlies seek revenge on red-hot Timberwolves
The resurgent Memphis Grizzlies get an opportunity to avenge one of their most lopsided defeats of the season when they host the streaking Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night....
Rolling Bulls out to hand Spurs 16th straight loss
The Chicago Bulls will carry a season-best three-game winning streak into San Antonio when they square off against the reeling Spurs on Friday....
Facing surging Thunder, Warriors try to get 'puzzle' to fit
Steve Kerr wants to let his team work through issues on its own....
Cavs riding momentum into rematch with Heat
The Cleveland Cavaliers seek their fifth win in the last six games on Friday when they begin a four-game road swing against the Miami Heat....
Mikal Bridges, Nets try to keep Wizards reeling
The Brooklyn Nets probably would prefer to win a game without 43 lead changes but feel reassured Mikal Bridges can deliver winning plays in the final minutes....
After in-season tourney exit, Celtics return home to meet Knicks
The Boston Celtics will try to remain unbeaten at home this season and defeat the New York Knicks for the third time in as many meetings when the teams face off on Friday....
Magic eye return to form as Pistons try to halt growing skid
Paolo Banchero offered another reminder why he's one of the league's emerging stars on Wednesday, when he scored a career-high 42 points in a 121-111 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers....
Joel Embiid, 76ers look to add to Hawks' troubles
The Philadelphia 76ers will hope to ride the momentum of Joel Embiid's 50-point performance into their game against the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Friday....
The Clippers are starting to gel, but P.J. Tucker wasn’t wrong
NBA journeyman P.J. Tucker had some interesting comments about the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this week about there not being enough basketballs to fulfill the team’s needs. Of course, he’s referring to his Clippers recently adding James Harden to a roster that already included Paul George, Kawhi ...
Bulls G Zach LaVine denies sitting over trade speculation
One day after foot pain derailed his plans to return to the Chicago Bulls' lineup, Zach LaVine denied he's sitting out for any other reason than his current injury....
Hornets, Raptors look to snap out of doldrums
The Toronto Raptors and Charlotte Hornets have a lot in common. And that isn't necessarily good....
If NBA teams can raise division-title banners, they should be able to raise a banner for the In-Season Cup
The inaugural In-Season Tournament is nearing its conclusion, which can only mean one thing: How can we find a new way to dump on it? Fortunately, a contrived controversy has been delivered on cue. The winner of this weekend’s In-Season Tournament will have to navigate the thorny situation over how ...
Why is no one screaming about the NBA’s MVP race yet?
There’s one unquestioned upside to the NBA’s In-Season Tournament. The endless promos and exhausting exposure to promote Adam Silver’s baby — and debate over if it’s working or if it matters — has overshadowed the usual topic de jour as we hit the quarter-season mark: The MVP race....
America is better at shooting people than basketballs
The United States set a record over the weekend. There were two mass shootings on Sunday, one in Texas and another thousands of miles to the northwest in Washington. Those were the 37th and 38th mass killings of 2023 — a new record. With 24 days left in the year the 2022 record of 36 has been surpas...
NBA roundup: Nets score late, edge Hawks in seesaw battle
Mikal Bridges capped a 32-point performance by hitting the game-winning jumper with 4.5 seconds left as the visiting Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Atlanta Hawks for a 114-113 victory on Wednesday....
Stephen Curry, Warriors close door on Blazers in final seconds
Stephen Curry saved 22 of his game-high 31 points for the second half, capped by a clinching 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining, and the Golden State Warriors rallied past the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 110-106 on Wednesday night....