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James Harden's triple-double leads Clippers past Raptors
James Harden racked up 22 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists for his first triple-double of the season and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Toronto Raptors 127-107 on Friday night....
Luka Doncic scores 73 points as Mavericks defeat Hawks
Dallas guard Luka Doncic scored a franchise-best 73 points, the most scored in the NBA this season, on Friday and helped the visiting Mavericks end their three-game losing streak with a 148-143 win over the Atlanta Hawks....
Jalen Green nets 36 points as Rockets hammer Hornets
Jalen Green scored 36 points and the Houston Rockets broke out of a funk with a 138-104 road victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night....
Pacers overcome Devin Booker's 62 points, edge Suns
Obi Toppin sank a tiebreaking basket with 3.4 seconds remaining as the Indiana Pacers withstood a 62-point performance from Devin Booker to beat the visiting Phoenix Suns 133-131 on Friday....
Disappointing Lakers, Warriors renew acquaintances
Two United States Olympic hopefuls — one named an NBA All-Star for the 20th time, the other hoping to get a 10th invitation next week — go head-to-head as rivals Saturday night when LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lock horns with Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco....
NBA announces schedule changes after Warriors postponements
Four games were rescheduled by the NBA Friday night after the passing of Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic prompted a pair of postponements....
High-wattage stars collide when 76ers face Nuggets
The Joel Embiid-Nikola Jokic rivalry is not even close to the Magic-Bird battles of the 1980s, but it has generated some must-see action....
Lakers F Cam Reddish (ankle) out at least two weeks
Los Angeles Lakers forward Cam Reddish is nursing a right ankle sprain and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team announced Friday....
Mavericks' Kyrie Irving ruled out vs. Hawks
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has been ruled out for Friday's game against the host Atlanta Hawks due to a sprained right thumb....
Knicks put winning streak up against struggling Heat
Things have quickly started to spiral for the Miami Heat....
Pistons lean into new 'dynamic,' aim to upend Wizards again
The Pistons will seek their second victory over the Washington Wizards this month when the teams meet on Saturday afternoon in Detroit....
Report: Stephen Curry, Sabrina Ionescu to battle in 3-point duel
Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu will meet in a 3-point shootout during NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis next month, The Athletic reported Friday....
Luka Doncic does what players never do: Apologize to heckler
During an appearance on TNT’s NBA Tip-Off, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic apologized for getting a heckler thrown out of Wednesday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns....
Milwaukee Bucks should trade Doc Rivers for Jrue Holiday
The NBA has done a spectacular job with Rivalry Week. Sam Presti vs. his mentors in Oklahoma City took a backseat to Chet Holmgren vs. Victor Wembanyama. That clash felt like a future NBA Finals showdown. Devin Booker and Luka Doncic exchanged their usual vitriol and potshots at one another. However...
Suns put 7-game win streak on line against Pacers
The Phoenix Suns acquired guard Bradley Beal in June, but the team struggled while the three-time All-Star missed 24 of the season's first 30 games due to injury....
NBA roundup: Kings eke out win over Warriors
Harrison Barnes exploded for a career-high 39 points against his old team, then contributed a crucial block in the final seconds as the Sacramento Kings held on for a 134-133 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday in San Francisco....
Harrison Barnes scores 39 as Kings edge Warriors
Harrison Barnes exploded for a season-high 39 points against his old team, then contributed a block to two game-saving defensive stands down the stretch as the Sacramento Kings held on for a 134-133 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night in San Francisco....
D'Angelo Russell puts up 29 as Lakers outrun Bulls
D'Angelo Russell made a season-high eight 3-pointers and scored 29 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a high-octane, 141-132 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Thursday night....
Rudy Gobert's last-minute dunk lifts Timberwolves past Nets
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points and found Rudy Gobert for the tiebreaking dunk with 58.1 seconds left as the Minnesota Timberwolves survived a shaky fourth quarter and hung on for a 96-94 victory over the skidding Brooklyn Nets Thursday night in New York....
Surging Knicks rout Nuggets for 5th straight win
OG Anunoby scored 26 points and Jalen Brunson added 21 as the New York Knicks led wire-to-wire and extended their winning streak to five games with a 122-84 win over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Thursday....