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Donovan Mitchell, Ty Jerome power Cavaliers past Heat
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and Ty Jerome scored 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away for a 121-100 victory over the visiting Miami Heat in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday.,Backup point guard Jerome, making his...
Battle-tested Heat ready for top-seeded Cavs
Fifteen years after LeBron James left Northeast Ohio to take his talents to South Beach, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat meet in the playoffs for the first time.,Miami locked up its berth with a 123-114 road victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, becoming the initial 10th seed to qualify t...
Ja Morant guides Grizzlies past Mavs, into playoffs
Ja Morant recorded 22 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and three steals while playing on his sprained right ankle and the Memphis Grizzlies earned the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a convincing 120-106 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks in the play-in round on Friday...
Mavs keep comfortable lead, eliminate Kings in play-in
Anthony Davis recorded 27 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots and the Dallas Mavericks kept their playoff bid alive with a convincing 120-106 victory over the host Sacramento Kings in a Western Conference play-in game on Wednesday night.,Klay Thompson scored 23 points, P.J. Washington had ...
Mavs keep comfortable lead, eliminate Kings in play-in game
Anthony Davis recorded 27 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots and the Dallas Mavericks kept their playoff bid alive with a convincing 120-106 victory over the host Sacramento Kings in a Western Conference play-in game on Wednesday night.,Klay Thompson scored 23 points, P.J. Washington had ...
Mavericks GM: 'No regrets' on trading away Luka Doncic
Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison didn't back down on his decision to trade star guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, a move that sparked outrage among the team's fanbase.,The Lakers officially acquired Doncic on Feb. 2 for perennial All-Star forward Anthony Davis in ...
Grizzlies rout Mavericks in battle of backups
Lamar Stevens, Marvin Bagley III, Cam Spencer and Jay Huff combined for 101 points to lift the host Memphis Grizzlies to a 132-97 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon.,Stevens had 31 points and six rebounds, Bagley added 25 points and 12 boards, Spencer contributed 23 points and seven a...
Grizzlies rout Mavericks in battle of the backups
Lamar Stevens, Marvin Bagley III, Cam Spencer and Jay Huff combined for 101 points to lift the host Memphis Grizzlies to a 132-97 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon.,Stevens had 31 points and six rebounds, Bagley added 25 points and 12 boards, Spencer contributed 23 points and seven a...
Pacers rally from 27 down to dispatch Cavaliers
Two-way player RayJ Dennis scored seven straight points in the second overtime as the fourth-place Indiana Pacers rallied from 27 down to beat the first place Cleveland Cavaliers 126-118 in a battle of Eastern Conference playoff teams Sunday in Cleveland., ,Rookie Johnny Furphy added six points in t...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell (ankle) expected to practice in full this week
The Cleveland Cavaliers have apparently avoided disaster, as head coach Kenny Atkinson provided an update Sunday on star Donovan Mitchell, saying the six-time All-Star would participate fully in practice this week.,Mitchell had to exit a 120-113 loss to the Sacramento Kings on April 6 with a spraine...
East-best Cavaliers to rest most starters in clash vs. Pacers
The Cleveland Cavaliers have clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference and the Indiana Pacers are locked into the fourth spot, setting up a potential second-round playoff matchup.,Cleveland also is guaranteed the second-best overall record behind West-leading Oklahoma City, leaving it and the ...
Cavaliers complete massive rally, but Knicks still clinch No. 3 seed
Darius Garland scored 13 fourth-quarter points Friday night for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who overcame a 23-point first-half deficit to beat the host New York Knicks 108-102 in the penultimate regular-season game for both teams.,Despite the loss, the Knicks (50-31) clinched the third seed in the East...
Knicks look to lock-in Eastern Conference playoff seed against No. 1 Cavs
The New York Knicks didn't want to show the Detroit Pistons too much Thursday night in a potential preview of a first-round matchup in the upcoming NBA playoffs.,But the Knicks could certainly use a statement-type effort Friday night, when they close out their home schedule by hosting the Eastern Co...
Knicks face No. 1 Cavs, look to lock in No. 3 seed in East
The New York Knicks didn't want to show the Detroit Pistons too much Thursday night in a potential preview of a first-round matchup in the NBA playoffs.,But the Knicks certainly could use a statement-type effort Friday night when they close their home schedule by hosting the Eastern Conference-leadi...
Pacers edge Cavs, secure home-court advantage in 1st round
The Indiana Pacers secured home-court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 114-112 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday in Indianapolis.,With the New York Knicks' loss to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, the Pacers (49-31) could still earn the N...
Pacers edge undermanned Cavs, secure home-court advantage
The Indiana Pacers secured home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 114-112 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday in Indianapolis.,With the New York Knicks' loss to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, the Pacers (49-31) could still earn the No. 3 seed in the E...
Mavericks trying to pull out of funk as Raptors visit
The Dallas Mavericks will set out to snap an untimely three-game losing streak when they play host to the Toronto Raptors on Friday.,The Mavericks' recent skid has caused them to fall into the 10th and final play-in spot in the Western Conference, and a turnaround doesn't seem likely based on recent...
Lakers win as Luka Doncic nets 45 in return to Dallas
Luka Doncic scored 31 of his 45 points in the first half of his highly anticipated Dallas homecoming as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Mavericks 112-97 on Wednesday.,Doncic's 46th career 40-point game was complemented by eight rebounds and six assists, while connecting on 16 of 28 from...
Cavaliers rout Bulls, clinch East's No. 1 seed
Darius Garland scored 28 points and Evan Mobley added 21 to go along with 11 rebounds and seven assists, helping the host Cleveland Cavaliers clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 135-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday.,Garland sank six 3-pointers and finished 10 of 17 from...
Kings keep postseason hopes alive with win over Cavaliers
Zach LaVine made seven 3-pointers, including three in the fourth quarter, to finish with a game-high 37 points as the visiting Sacramento Kings pushed past the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-113 on Sunday night.,The win sends the Kings (38-40) to the ninth seed in the Western Conference, a half-game ahead ...