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Payton Pritchard’s season-high 42 helps Celtics hold off Cavaliers
Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 42 points and Jaylen Brown collected his fourth career triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, allowing the visiting Boston Celtics to edge the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-115 on Sunday.,Cleveland trailed 110-99 with 1:49 remaining but had an oppor...

Celtics eager to find consistency in clash with Cavaliers
A historic performance by Jaylen Brown and a career-best game from Neemias Queta were wasted by the Boston Celtics in a 119-115 loss at the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.,The Celtics won't have time to pout, though, as they travel to Cleveland on Sunday to take on the Cavaliers.,Boston erased a...

Rookie Cooper Flagg to lead Mavs against veteran Clippers
Two skidding teams coming off losses will meet Saturday night when the Dallas Mavericks visit the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, Calif.,The Mavericks welcomed back Anthony Davis from a 14-game injury absence on Friday, but it wasn't enough to prevent a 129-119 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers...

Lakers top Mavericks, storm into NBA Cup knockout round
Luka Doncic scored 35 points with 11 assists against his former team and the Los Angeles Lakers finished perfect in NBA Cup group play with a 129-119 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Friday.,Austin Reaves scored 38 points with eight rebounds, Deandre Ayton scored 17 points with eight re...

Lakers top Mavericks, storm into NBA Cup knockout round
Luka Doncic scored 35 points with 11 assists against his former team and the Los Angeles Lakers finished perfect in NBA Cup group play with a 129-119 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Friday.,Austin Reaves scored 38 points with eight rebounds, Deandre Ayton scored 17 points with eight re...

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...

Tyler Herro makes season debut in style, nets 24 as Heat edge Mavs
Tyler Herro scored 24 points in his season debut and Kel'el Ware paired 20 points with 18 rebounds as the Miami Heat defeated the visiting Dallas Mavericks 106-102 on Monday.,Herro missed his first four shots in his first game back from left ankle surgery, before hitting 12 of his next 14.,Ware also...

Red-hot Raptors beat depleted Cavs for 8th straight win
Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 37 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 110-99 on Monday to extend their winning streak to eight.,Scottie Barnes added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who shot 48.9% from the field and swept the three-game season seri...

Donovan Mitchell's big game fuels Cavaliers past Clippers
Donovan Mitchell collected 37 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Evan Mobley scored 18 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away for a 120-105 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.,De'Andre Hunter added 17 points and Darius Garland had eight points and eight as...

Grizzlies win back-to-back games, surge late to knock off Mavs
Santi Aldama had 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Cam Spencer came off the bench to add 17 points and five assists as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks 102-96 Saturday night to win back-to-back games for the first time this season.,Zach Edey contributed his f...

Fresh off rout, injury-riddled Grizzlies take aim at Mavericks
The Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks are discovering that the first month of the NBA season is challenging with their key players sidelined.,The Grizzlies, who will visit the Mavericks on Saturday night, had lost five straight games before posting a lopsided home victory over the Sacramento Ki...

Darius Garland returns as Cavs best Pacers in NBA Cup match
Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points and Darius Garland had 20 points and seven assists in his first game since Nov. 10, to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 120-109 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers in an NBA Cup matchup Friday night., ,Garland played 27 minutes and made 3-of-4 3-point attempts an...

Pacers take 'Why not?' attitude into playoff rematch with Cavaliers
The Indiana Pacers haven't had many opportunities to celebrate this season, but they are heading to Cleveland on a high after winning for just the second time.,Bennedict Mathurin had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Pascal Siakam scored 22 points for Indiana in a 127-118 victory over the visiting Char...

Offensive-foul call seals' Knicks victory over Mavericks
Jalen Brunson scored 28 points in his return to the lineup and Landry Shamet hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final 1:03 as the New York Knicks beat the Dallas Mavericks 113-111 for their first road win of the season on Wednesday.,Dallas guard Brandon Williams was called for an offensive foul after a...

Alperen Sengun leads Rockets to fifth straight win over Cavaliers
Alperen Sengun scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Kevin Durant had 20 points to lead the visiting Houston Rockets to a 114-104 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.,Aaron Holiday added 18 points, Jabari Smith Jr. had 14 and Amen Thompson amassed 12 points, nine boards, ...

Mark Cuban: Mavs won't be trading Anthony Davis despite poor start
Despite the team's poor start and his extended injury absence early this season, Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban told The Athletic Wednesday that the organization has no intention of trading Anthony Davis this season.,"We won't. We want to try to win," Cuban told The Athletic Wednesday.,T...

Naz Reid comes off bench to lead Timberwolves past Mavericks
Naz Reid registered a double-double off the bench with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 120-96 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert added 15 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota, which bounced back from a loss against ...

Donovan Mitchell collects 37 as Cavaliers outclass Bucks
Donovan Mitchell collected 37 points and seven assists, and Sam Merrill scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 118-106 on Monday night.,Evan Mobley added 14 points, six rebounds, six assists and six turnovers for the Cavaliers, w...

Jason Kidd: Mavs C Anthony Davis needs 7-10 more days
Dallas Mavericks center Anthony Davis needs another week before he's under consideration for a return to game action. ,Davis played five games this season before sitting out with a left calf strain that forced him out of an Oct. 29 game against the Indiana Pacers in the first quarter. ,He targeted N...

Timberwolves look to bounce back against Mavericks
The Minnesota Timberwolves insist they are not too worried about a one-game setback.,They just want to make sure that a hiccup does not turn into something more serious.,Minnesota will have a chance to reassert its winning ways when it tips off against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night in Minneap...