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NBA roundup: Hawks' Trae Young puts up 45 vs. Spurs
Trae Young poured in a season-high 45 points and dished out 14 assists and Dejounte Murray added 24 points as the visiting Atlanta Hawks rallied for a 137-135 victory over the reeling San Antonio Spurs on Thursday....
Bench boosts Warriors to win over Clippers
Stephen Curry had a team-high 26 points, Jonathan Kuminga led a difference-making bench performance with 17 and the short-handed Golden State Warriors kept the visiting Los Angeles Clippers at arm's length for most of the night in a 120-114 victory Thursday in San Francisco....
Suns, Nuggets meet amid star guards' injury troubles
The Phoenix Suns may be without star guard Devin Booker when they attempt to take down the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Friday night....
Shorthanded Bulls take down Bucks in OT
Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Coby White scored 23 points to help the shorthanded Chicago Bulls beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 120-113 in overtime on Thursday to stop a five-game losing streak....
Jimmy Butler steps up as Heat win shootout vs. Pacers
Jimmy Butler tied his season high with 36 points as the host Miami Heat rallied past the Indiana Pacers 142-132 on Thursday night....
Spurs drop 13th straight as Trae Young (45), Hawks prevail
Trae Young poured in a season-high 45 points and dished out 14 assists and Dejounte Murray added 24 points as the visiting Atlanta Hawks rallied for a 137-135 victory over the reeling San Antonio Spurs on Thursday....
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder blitz Lakers in 133-110 win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points to lead the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 133-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday....
Wolves' third-quarter surge sends Jazz to defeat
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 101-90 win over the visiting Utah Jazz on Thursday night in Minneapolis....
Jalen Brunson, Knicks hand Pistons 16th straight loss
Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, Julius Randle finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and the New York Knicks recovered after giving up a 16-point lead to hand the visiting Detroit Pistons their 16th consecutive loss 118-112 Thursday....
Terry Rozier (37), Hornets hang on, edge Nets 129-128
Terry Rozier scored a season-high 37 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:38 remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the visiting Charlotte Hornets to a 129-128 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night....
Shaedon Sharpe, Blazers pull away from Cavaliers
Shaedon Sharpe recorded his first double-double with 29 points and 10 rebounds as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-95 on Thursday....
Ball don't lie: NBA life not what Lonzo and LaMelo thought it would be
The NBA is Ball-less after Lamelo suffered an ankle injury earlier this week that will leave him sidelined for what sounds like at least a few weeks. Shams Charania reports that it’s a sprain of the same ankle Ball fractured last season. As the Charlotte Hornets prepare for life without LaMelo, the ...
Pelicans F Larry Nance Jr. (rib) out 4-6 weeks
New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr. will miss four to six weeks after aggravating a fractured right rib, the team announced Thursday....
Mavs not taking Luka Doncic 'for granted' as Grizzlies pay a visit
Luka Doncic will try to continue his torrid play on Friday night when the Dallas Mavericks host the Memphis Grizzlies....
Joel Embiid's status unknown for Sixers-Celtics showdown
The key question entering Friday night's matchup between the visiting Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics involves Philadelphia center Joel Embiid, who was scratched from Wednesday's loss to New Orleans because of an illness....
Report: Pistons F Bojan Bogdanovic could return Saturday
Detroit Pistons forward Bojan Bogdanovic could make his season debut Saturday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, ESPN reported....
Magic bring 8-game win streak into rematch vs. Wizards
These are heady times for the Orlando Magic, who can match the franchise record for most consecutive wins when they face the visiting Washington Wizards on Friday....
Don’t let the In-Season tourney distract you from Orlando and Minnesota
The story of this early NBA season in the In-Season Tournament for no other reason than the league wants to cram it down our throats. However, this is not another diatribe about that mockery of a cup. That’s been done, so allow me to present to you the real stories at the quarter-ish mark of the sea...
We've seen Klay Thompson overcome the whispers that he's washed
The Golden State Warriors should be reeling after squandering a 24-point lead against the Sacramento Kings in their NBA In-Season Tournament’s group stage exit. Yet, they’re oddly sanguine about backsliding below .500 since they launched out of the regular season gates to a 6-2 start. Klay Thompson ...
Hate James Harden all you want, but the Clippers are actually good
Some people in this world delight when James Harden is not successful as an NBA basketball player. His iso-heavy style of play is an acquired taste, but so is coffee and yet a Starbucks gift card can win the heart of the average American adult. What really grinds peoples’ gears in regard to Harden i...