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Inconsistent Celtics guarding against back-to-back L's, visit Mavs
The Boston Celtics will be trying to avoid losing back-to-back games for the second time this season when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.,Boston dropped a 117-96 decision to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. It was Boston's fifth game in seven nights, and, in terms of the final margin...
Mavericks issue Thunder rare home loss
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 28 points and Kyrie Irving added 24 points as the visiting Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-115 on Thursday.,P.J. Washington added 22 points and 19 rebounds as Dallas shot 52.7 percent from the floor. Daniel Gafford tallied 12 points and Olivier-Maxence Pr...
Cavaliers try to rebound from tough loss against scuffling Sixers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are hoping to recover from a tough loss, but they certainly won't be getting much sympathy from the Philadelphia 76ers.,The Sixers will aim to snap a seven-game losing streak when they host Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers on Friday.,Cleveland had won 12 straight games prio...
West-best Thunder set for rematch against Mavs
Less than a week after a heated game between the teams, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks will square off again.,The Thunder will host the Mavericks on Thursday night, six days after Dallas handed visiting Oklahoma City a 106-98 defeat.,Five technical fouls and a flagrant foul were call...
Rockets make clutch plays, hold off Cavaliers
Alperen Sengun sank two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets survived a seven-minute scoring drought in the fourth quarter to outlast the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 109-108 on Wednesday.,Sengun rebounded a Donovan Mitchell miss and absorbed a foul from Jarrett Allen before sna...
Jaden McDaniels leads Wolves past short-handed Mavs
Jaden McDaniels scored a career-high 27 points and Anthony Edwards added 21 as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-114 on Wednesday night.,Mike Conley added a season-high 18 points for Minnesota, which snapped a two-game losing skid and won the season series ...
Report: Mavs' Dereck Lively II (foot) out 2-3 months
Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II has a small fracture in his foot and will be out two to three months, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The 7-foot-1 Lively has been out with a right foot ailment since a Jan. 14 loss to the Denver Nuggets, one of several Mavericks impacted by injury.,On the season, L...
Virginia breaks five-game losing streak, beats stumbling Boston College
Isaac McKneely scored 21 points to fuel Virginia's wire-to-wire 74-56 victory over Boston College in Atlantic Coast Conference play Tuesday in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (9-10, 2-6 ACC) snapped a five-game losing streak, their longest in 15 years, by shooting 55 percent (11 of 20) from 3-poi...
Rockets prepare for teams to focus on Jalen Green as Cavs visit
Considering how well the Detroit Pistons were stifling the Houston Rockets' offense on Monday, the NBA announcing guard Jalen Green as the Western Conference Player of the Week during the game qualified as dubious timing.,Green missed 13 of 21 shots while scoring 19 points and committed five turnove...
Rudy Gobert, Wolves try to bounce back vs. Mavs
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is asking for more production from center Rudy Gobert ahead of the team's matchup against the host Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.,Gobert managed just four points and four rebounds -- two on the defensive end -- in a 108-106 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Mo...
Donovan Mitchell (33 points) helps Cavaliers crush Suns
Donovan Mitchell erupted for 33 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers cooled off the visiting Phoenix Suns with a 118-92 victory on Monday., ,Mitchell also had five rebounds and five assists for Cleveland, which seemed unaffected by the absences of Evan Mobley (calf), Caris LeVert (wrist) and Isaac Okor...
Kevin Durant, Devin Booker lead rising Suns vs. Cavaliers
It's been weeks since any team has been able to figure out a way to slow down Phoenix Suns stars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker.,Durant and Booker have been tormenting opponents, and the duo will try to keep rolling on Monday when Phoenix collides with the host Cleveland Cavaliers.,The Suns have caug...
Donovan Mitchell has big night as Cavaliers down Timberwolves
Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished seven assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 124-117 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis., ,Darius Garland finished with 29 points, five rebounds and six assists for Cleveland. Georges N...
Cavaliers, facing Wolves, attempt to shake mini slump
The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of a stretch that qualifies as their second worst of the season entering the finale of a three-game road trip against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Cleveland is off to a tremendous start with 34 wins in its first 40 games, but the tea...
Thunder, without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, fall to Mavs
Kyrie Irving scored 25 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 106-98 home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.,The Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak, while the Thunder lost for just the second time in their past 21 games.,Oklahoma City, which came into the game having won four ...
Thunder look to keep pressure on vs. Mavericks
The Oklahoma City Thunder put forth a supreme effort on the front end of a back-to-back set, and they will look to play just as well on the second side when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.,Oklahoma City dismantled the visiting Cavaliers 134-114 on Thursday night and now shares the b...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder romp over Cavaliers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 134-114 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.,The game was a marquee matchup between the two teams with the NBA's best records.,But it turned into a blowout early, as the Thunder reeled off a 22-2 run over t...
Cavs, Thunder set for rematch of marquee matchup
Both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder have some breathing room atop their respective conferences, leaving them -- at this point at least -- with few games that singularly affect the standings.,The Thursday meeting between the two in Oklahoma City, though, will be different.,Heading ...
Dejounte Murray's 30 points help Pelicans get by Mavericks
Dejounte Murray scored 30 points, Trey Murphy III added 24 and a game-saving blocked shot and the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Dallas Mavericks 119-116 on Wednesday night.,Javonte Green scored 13, Yves Missi and Jordan Hawkins added 12 points each, CJ McCollum scored 11 and Murphy added 10...
Pelicans trending up, Mavericks down as teams clash
The New Orleans Pelicans are improving. ,The Dallas Mavericks are struggling. ,The Pelicans are coming off their best road trip of the season and the Mavericks are coming off a lopsided home loss as both teams complete a back-to-back when they meet Wednesday night in New Orleans. ,New Orleans still ...