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Jalen Brunson, Knicks KO Bucks, advance in NBA Cup
Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 37 points on Friday, helping the New York Knicks earn a 118-109 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks and advance to the NBA Cup knockout stage.,Josh Hart finished with 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists and Miles McBride scored 19 for the Knicks, who won t...
Pascal Siakam posts double-double as Pacers throttle Wizards
Pascal Siakam amassed 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers cruised to a 119-86 win over the Washington Wizards in the final NBA Cup game for both teams on Friday in Indianapolis.,Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points and matched his season high with four assists for Indiana, which led by as...
Desmond Bane, Magic overcome Cade Cunningham to drop Pistons
Desmond Bane poured in 37 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the visiting Orlando Magic edged the Detroit Pistons 112-109 on Friday to advance to the knockout round of the NBA Cup.,Orlando finished 4-0 in the East Group B of the event and won for the fifth time in its past six games. The Pistons, ...
Brandon Miller heats up to airlift Hornets over Bulls
Brandon Miller's season-high 27 points and Miles Bridges' 22 points carried Charlotte to a 123-116 NBA Cup victory over visiting Chicago on Friday night that snapped a seven-game losing streak.,Reserve Collin Sexton poured in 21 points, LaMelo Ball had 16 points and eight assists and Kon Knueppel ad...
Tyrese Maxey fills voids, carries 76ers past Nets
Tyrese Maxey totaled 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers never trailed in their 115-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night in New York.,The Sixers were without Joel Embiid (right knee) for a ninth straight game along with rookie VJ Edgecombe ...
Jalen Johnson's triple-double steers Hawks past Cavaliers
Jalen Johnson produced his second triple-double of the season and the Atlanta Hawks held off the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 130-123 on Friday in NBA Cup play.,Johnson finished with 29 points, shooting 9-for-18 from the floor, to go with 12 rebounds and 12 assists.,Atlanta has won three of its last...
Raptors G/F RJ Barrett (knee sprain) out at least a week
Toronto Raptors swingman RJ Barrett will be sidelined for at least a week with a right knee sprain, the team announced Wednesday.,An MRI revealed no structural damage for Barrett, who sustained the injury on Sunday in the third quarter of Toronto's 119-109 win against the Brooklyn Nets.,Barrett, 25,...
Fixing the NBA’s Troubled Teams: Five Stars Who Need New Homes
The NBA is thriving. Except for the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Dallas Mavericks. Here’s a five-player “best interests of basketball” plan to fix the league fast....
NBA roundup: Lakers win 5th straight, clinch West Group B
Luka Doncic scored 24 of his 43 points in the first quarter and finished with 13 assists and nine rebounds as the host Los Angeles Lakers notched a 135-118 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday to clinch West Group B of the NBA Cup.,Austin Reaves scored 18 of his 31 points in the fourth q...
Luka Doncic, Lakers brush aside Clippers, advance in NBA Cup
Luka Doncic scored 24 of his 43 points in the first quarter and finished with 13 assists and nine rebounds as the host Los Angeles Lakers notched a 135-118 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday to clinch West Group B of the NBA Cup.,Austin Reaves scored 18 of his 31 points in the fourth q...
Magic demolish 76ers, set franchise scoring records
Anthony Black scored a career-high 31 points to highlight the Orlando Magic's 144-103 annihilation of the host Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday in an NBA Cup game.,Black scored 27 points in the first half, including a 20-point second quarter as Orlando set a franchise record for points in any quarter w...
DeMar DeRozan guides Kings into NBA Cup tilt with Suns
DeMar DeRozan and the Sacramento Kings will try to build on a two-game win streak when they host the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night for an NBA Cup group match.,DeRozan, 36 and in his 17th season, moved to 24th on the NBA's all-time scoring list in a stirring comeback win over Minnesota on Monday, p...
Rockets itching to avenge playoff exit to Warriors
With a shiny NBA Cup court as the backdrop, the Houston Rockets get their first shot at revenge against last year's playoff antagonist when they visit the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in San Francisco.,There will be no Kevin Durant, Fred VanVleet, Al Horford and possibly Draymond Green w...
Surprising Blazers can clinch their NBA Cup group by beating Spurs
The Portland Trail Blazers were supposed to be the easy target in West Group C of the NBA Cup.,But now they can win "The Group of Death" if they knock off the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.,Portland is 2-1 in the tough five-team group that includes the Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Golden S...
CJ McCollum's 46 downs Hawks, gives Wizards first win in a month
CJ McCollum scored a season-high 46 points on 10 3-pointers Tuesday, leading the Washington Wizards to a rare 132-113 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks in NBA Cup group play., ,Alex Sarr had 27 points and 11 rebounds, while Corey Kispert totaled 19 points for the Wizards, who led by as many as...
Pelicans host Grizzlies in NBA Cup after snapping 9-game skid
The New Orleans Pelicans are on a roll, if you can call snapping a lengthy losing streak a roll.,The Pelicans head into Wednesday's NBA Cup group stage game against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies, coming off a dominant 143-130 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday. The victory ended a nine-game losin...
Thunder still playing like champs, get 1st shot at Timberwolves since playoffs
The Oklahoma City Thunder haven't displayed any signs of a championship hangover through the first month of the season.,The Thunder enter Wednesday's home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, an NBA Cup matchup, on a nine-game winning streak and with an NBA-best 17-1 record.,"We don't have anybo...
Raptors put win streak up against optimistic Pacers
The Indiana Pacers get another chance to end an opponent's long winning streak Wednesday night when they visit the Toronto Raptors for an NBA Cup East Group A game.,The Pacers nearly derailed a red-hot opponent Monday when they made a late run before falling short in a 122-117 home loss to the Detro...
Streaking Heat put up-tempo offense up against Bucks
Teams headed in opposite directions clash in NBA Cup East Group C action on Wednesday when the Miami Heat chase a sixth consecutive victory and the Milwaukee Bucks try to avoid a sixth successive defeat.,Milwaukee's bid to end its skid has been made more difficult by the absence of superstar Giannis...
Karl-Anthony Towns heating up as Knicks visit Hornets
Karl-Anthony Towns is becoming more comfortable as the New York Knicks are in the second month of their season.,That's the last thing the Charlotte Hornets need to hear.,The Knicks visit the Hornets for a Wednesday night game and New York is 2-2 so far on a five-game road swing, including Monday's 1...