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Cavaliers shake off quick 22-point deficit to top Celtics
Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points, including 26 in the second half, as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to nine games by beating the Boston Celtics 123-116 Friday night in a matchup of the Eastern Conference's top teams.,Darius Garland added 20 points for Cleveland, whi...
Kyrie Irving gets Mavs back on track vs. Hornets
Kyrie Irving poured in 25 points while powering the Dallas Mavericks past the visiting Charlotte Hornets 103-96 on Thursday.,Irving, who tallied 19 points in the second half, tied his season best with nine rebounds.,Moses Brown tacked on season bests of 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Klay Thompson l...
Celtics launch long homestand against NBA-best Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be looking to extend their eight-game winning streak Friday night when they visit the Boston Celtics in a matchup between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference standings., ,Cleveland leads Boston by 6.5 games, but has lost two of the three meetings against the Celt...
Mavericks return home in hopes of righting ship against Hornets
The Dallas Mavericks return home to face the struggling Charlotte Hornets on Thursday following an emotional loss to the Los Angeles Lakers and former franchise star Luka Doncic.,Dallas fell to Luka's Lakers 107-99 on the road on Tuesday, marking the Mavericks' second consecutive loss after tumbling...
Cavaliers rout Magic for eighth consecutive victory
Ty Jerome scored 20 points off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth straight game by steamrolling the host Orlando Magic 122-82 on Tuesday night.,Evan Mobley had 17 points and eight rebounds, Max Strus made five 3-pointers while scoring 17 points and De'Andre Hunter also had 17 poi...
Mavericks face Luka Doncic for first time since trading star to LA
After their front offices put on a show at the trade deadline, the visiting Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers will try to rise to the occasion on the court Tuesday and settle their differences.,Their league-shaking trade that leaked late on Feb. 1 made Luka Doncic the Lakers' star of the futur...
Cavs fend off Grizzlies, stretch win streak to 7
Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers won their seventh straight game, beating the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 129-123 on Sunday night.,Sixth man Ty Jerome added 26 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and Evan Mobley posted 25 points and 13 rebounds.,Jaren Jackson Jr. s...
Warriors trounce Mavericks as Jimmy Butler makes home debut
Stephen Curry had 16 of his game-high 30 points in the third quarter, Jimmy Butler celebrated his home debut in front of his new fans with 18 points and the Golden State Warriors blitzed the Dallas Mavericks 126-102 on Sunday afternoon in San Francisco.,Brandin Podziemski chipped in with 17 points a...
Cavs' Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland questionable vs. Grizzlies
Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen and guard Darius Garland are questionable to play in Sunday's home game against the Memphis Grizzlies.,Allen sustained a sprained finger on his right hand and Garland is dealing with a bruised left hip following Cleveland's lopsided 142-105 rout of the New Yo...
Dirk Nowitzki 'disappointed and sad' for Luka Doncic after trade
Basketball Hall of Fame member Dirk Nowitzki admitted he, like most everyone else, was shocked that the Dallas Mavericks sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster trade earlier this month.,"I think I was as shocked and surprised as anyone was. ... I really couldn't believe it," Now...
Cavaliers C Jarrett Allen expected to get MRI on hand
Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen is expected to undergo an MRI on Saturday, one day after injuring his right hand during the team's lopsided 142-105 rout of the visiting New York Knicks.,Allen told reporters that he sustained the injury while either attempting to block a shot or make a dunk ...
Kyrie Irving lifts Mavericks to win over Pelicans
Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 35 points and the host Dallas Mavericks came to life at the start of the fourth quarter on the way to a 111-103 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.,P.J. Washington added 24 points and seven rebounds for Dallas, which led by only two, 86-84, after Pe...
Cavs shoot 61 percent to blow out Knicks
Donovan Mitchell scored 17 of his 27 points in the second quarter and Evan Mobley finished with 21 points, fueling the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 142-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday.,Mitchell made 10 of 15 shots from the floor -- including 5 of 7 from 3-point range -- before sittin...
Second-half surge guides Cavaliers to win over Nets
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points on Thursday for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who found their footing late in the third quarter and pulled away in the fourth for a 110-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in New York.,The Cavaliers sputtered on offense for most of the first 2 1/2 quarters before doing eno...
Depleted Mavs hope to tap back into their game vs. Pelicans
A slew of injuries hasn't slowed down the Dallas Mavericks.,Dallas was getting contributions from nearly everyone before it went into the All-Star break. The Mavericks will try to harness that momentum again when they face the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.,Playing without Anthony Da...
Cavaliers ride latest win streak into meeting with Nets
A significant measure of how the regular season is unfolding for the Cleveland Cavaliers is that they can talk about pursuing other trophies after Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley teamed up to win the All-Star skills competition.,After a season-opening 15-game winning streak and another 12-game run,...
Mavs assistant coach arrested on assault charge
Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Darrell Armstrong was arrested Saturday and faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.,The Dallas Police Department confirmed the arrest Sunday. The Mavericks said in a statement that they had suspended an unidentified employee.,"The Dallas Mavericks ...
Short-handed Mavericks hold on to beat Heat
Dante Exum scored a season-high 27 points to lead seven Dallas players in double figures as the Mavericks beat the visiting Miami Heat 118-113 on Thursday in the final game before the All-Star break for both teams.,In a game that featured 32 lead changes and 15 ties, Dallas used a 12-0 run to move a...
New-look Mavs hope to enter break on high note
Max Christie is making a strong first impression with the Dallas Mavericks, who host the Miami Heat on Thursday in the final game before the All-Star break for both teams.,Christie was considered a throw-in by many when the Mavericks traded star Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package hi...
Kyrie Irving's big night lifts Mavs past Warriors
Kyrie Irving made a season-high seven 3-pointers and scored 27 of his 42 points in the second half as the Dallas Mavericks beat the visiting Golden State Warriors 111-107 on Wednesday.,Klay Thompson and Max Christie scored 17 apiece, Brandon Williams added 12 off the bench, and Naji Marshall had 10 ...