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With Jaylen Brown's status in question, Celtics face tall task vs. Nuggets
The Nuggets won at Boston in early January without their best player. ,The Celtics will try to even the score potentially without their top scorer on Wednesday night when they visit Denver.,Nikola Jokic was injured when the Nuggets posted a 114-110 win over Boston on Jan. 7. But he's healthy now and...
With Jaylen Brown questionable, Celtics face tall task vs. Nuggets
The Nuggets won at Boston in early January without their best player. ,The Celtics will try to even the score potentially without their top scorer on Wednesday night when they visit Denver.,Nikola Jokic was injured when the Nuggets posted a 114-110 win over Boston on Jan. 7. But he's healthy now and...
Donovan Mitchell, James Harden carry Cavs into clash vs. Bucks
The Cleveland Cavaliers will travel to Milwaukee to challenge the Bucks on Wednesday, one night after each team recorded an important victory., ,Cleveland picked up a convincing 109-94 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Tuesday. The result got the Cavaliers back into the win column after their...
Battered clubs battle as Warriors hobble into Memphis
The Memphis Grizzlies are going through a difficult stretch because of the abundance of injuries, particularly at one key position.,The shortcoming -- emphasis on short -- is beginning to take its toll on a team that is operating without true centers.,Zach Edey and Brandon Clarke are out with injuri...
Raptors face Spurs to cap back-to-back vs. West powers
The San Antonio Spurs, the hottest team in the NBA, will shoot for their 10th consecutive victory Wednesday night when they visit the Toronto Raptors.,The Spurs kept their streak alive on Monday with an impressive 114-103 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons in the opener of a fiv...
Two of NBA's heavyweights finally meet as Pistons host Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Detroit Pistons have led their respective conferences most of the season, but they haven't measured up against each other. That changes on Wednesday night when the defending champions visit the Motor City.,The Eastern Conference-leading Pistons had their five-game w...
NBA roundup: Magic edge Lakers as LeBron James misses at buzzer
Paolo Banchero scored 36 points with 10 rebounds and Desmond Bane added 22 points as the Orlando Magic finished off a successful road trip against Western Conference foes with a 110-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.,Wendell Carter Jr. scored 20 points and Tristan da Silva added 13 ...
Paolo Banchero scores 36 in Magic's tight win over Lakers
Paolo Banchero scored 36 points with 10 rebounds and Desmond Bane added 22 points as the Orlando Magic finished off a successful West Coast road trip with a 110-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday., ,Wendell Carter Jr. scored 20 points and Tristan da Silva added 13 as the Magic went 3...
Anthony Edwards nets 34 as Wolves hold on vs. Blazers
Anthony Edwards scored 34 points and Jaden McDaniels added 29 points, matched his career best of five blocked shots and had three steals to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 124-121 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,Donte DiVincenzo added 19 points as the Timberwolves...
Led by Derrick White, Celtics roll over short-handed Suns
Derrick White scored 22 points, Neemias Queta had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and the visiting Boston Celtics rolled over the short-handed Phoenix Suns 97-81 to extend their winning streak to four.,Sam Hauser scored 16 points and Bailey Scheierman had 11 points and 11 rebounds in his third career dou...
Pelicans withstand late Warriors push behind Zion Williamson's 26
Zion Williamson scored 26 points as the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the visiting Golden State Warriors 113-109 on Tuesday.,Saddiq Bey scored 18 points as the Pelicans got off to a strong start, then survived a tough late challenge from Golden State.,De'Anthony Melton posted a game-high 28 points f...
Bucks outlast Heat, win again without Giannis Antetokounmpo
Kevin Porter Jr. scored 32 points and added seven rebounds and seven assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 128-117 victory over the visiting Miami Heat on Tuesday night.,Ryan Rollins added 21 for Milwaukee, which won its seventh game in its last nine tries without Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf). Bo...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavs keep rolling, cool off Knicks
Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points and James Harden had 20 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers won for the eighth time in their last nine games, posting a 109-94 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Tuesday night.,Jarrett Allen collected 19 points on 7-of-8 field-goal attempts and grabbed 10 re...
Hornets rout Bulls for franchise-record 8th straight road win
Brandon Miller scored 23 points and Kon Knueppel added 21 to pace seven players in double figures as the visiting Charlotte Hornets routed the skidding Chicago Bulls 131-99 on Tuesday.,Matas Buzelis had a career-best 32 points for Chicago, which has lost 10 straight games for the first time since th...
Marvin Bagley III's 22 points help Mavericks take down skidding Nets
Marvin Bagley III scored 22 points, including a clutch basket down the stretch as the Dallas Mavericks went ahead for good in the first quarter and earned a 123-114 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.,The blizzard in the New York area caused the Mavericks to arrive from Indianapolis ear...
Thunder hold off Raptors after Isaiah Joe erupts in third quarter
Isaiah Joe scored 19 of his 22 points in the third quarter Tuesday night and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 116-107.,Cason Wallace added a game-high 27 points with eight rebounds and seven assists for the Thunder, who have won three games in a row and five o...
Hawks handle Wizards, but Jalen Johnson (hip flexor) exits
Jonathan Kuminga scored a season-high 27 points in his Atlanta debut and the Hawks led wire-to-wire, beating the visiting Washington Wizards 119-98 on Tuesday for their second straight win.,Kuminga, acquired from Golden State at the trade deadline, was 9 of 12 from the floor and scored 18 points in ...
Sixers smash Pacers again as Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid shine
Tyrese Maxey collected 32 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and Joel Embiid added 27 points to fuel the Philadelphia 76ers to a 135-114 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday in Indianapolis.,Maxey made 10 of 22 shots from the floor and all 10 attempts from the free-throw line for the 76er...
Rockets vow to let defense keep fueling offense vs. Kings
While the Houston Rockets remain entrenched as a top-10 team in both offensive and defensive ratings, there have been moments this season where effectiveness on one end of the court impacts the other.,The Rockets struck a better balance in their 125-105 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday, before they ...
Coby White set to make Hornets debut against Bulls, his former team
Coby White is slated to make his franchise debut against his former club on Tuesday night when the Charlotte Hornets visit the Chicago Bulls.,White spent 6 1/2 seasons with the Bulls before being traded to the Hornets on Feb. 4. He hasn't played for Charlotte yet due to a left calf strain.,The serio...