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Without biggest star, Bucks look to keep rolling against Pelicans
The Milwaukee Bucks are attempting to limit the noise surrounding the health and cloudy future of their superstar by taking care of matters on the court.,Playing without two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks will bid for their sixth win in seven games on Friday when they return from the ...

Knicks acquire G Jose Alvarado from Pelicans
The New York Knicks acquired guard Jose Alvarado from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard Dalen Terry and two second-round draft picks on Thursday ahead of the NBA trade deadline.,New Orleans also sent the draft rights for Latavious Williams to New York.,Alvarado, 27, is averaging 7.9 poi...

Knicks acquiring G Jose Alvarado from Pelicans
The New York Knicks acquired guard Jose Alvarado from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard Dalen Terry and two second-round draft picks on Thursday ahead of the NBA trade deadline.,New Orleans also sent the draft rights for Latavious Williams to New York.,Alvarado, 27, is averaging 7.9 poi...

Timberwolves prep for Pelicans by adding Ayo Dosunmu
Jaden McDaniels can breathe a sigh of relief.,The versatile forward heard his name mentioned in plenty of rumors as the Minnesota Timberwolves explored the idea of adding a star player before the trade deadline.,However, Giannis Antetokounmpo stayed put with the Milwaukee Bucks and McDaniels stayed ...

Report: Knicks acquiring G Jose Alvarado from Pelicans
The New York Knicks acquired guard Jose Alvarado from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard Dalen Terry, two second-round draft picks and cash, ESPN reported on Thursday ahead of the NBA trade deadline.,Alvarado, 27, is averaging 7.9 points, 3.1 assists, 21.9 minutes and a career-high 2.8 r...

Struggling without key players, Grizzlies visit woeful Pelicans
A season filled with key injuries, including those to star guard Ja Morant and second-year big man Zach Edey, is taking a toll on the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Grizzlies, riding a four-game losing streak, visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. Memphis has dropped seven of its past nine games, includ...

Wrexham captain James McLean leaving club
Wrexham is losing another popular player from the team's rise through the English football leagues, with James McClean leaving to "pursue another opportunity.",McClean, 36, is under contract through the summer of 2027, but the Irish Independent reported that a permanent transfer has been reached wit...

Pacers want to see more progress against woeful Pelicans
The Indiana Pacers look to close out a four-game homestand on a high note Friday when they welcome the New Orleans Pelicans to Indianapolis.,Indiana concludes its stretch at home after a loss that snapped its longest winning streak of the season at three games. The Pacers won at Charlotte and knocke...

Jamal Murray puts up 35 as Nuggets run past Pelicans
Jamal Murray collected 35 points and nine assists and Peyton Watson added 31 points and seven rebounds, lifting the visiting Denver Nuggets to a 122-116 victory over the reeling New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,Murray made five 3-pointers in his return from a two-game absence caused by an ankle inju...

Nuggets limp into New Orleans with sights set on season sweep
The Denver Nuggets are continuing their winning ways despite dealing with a myriad of injuries.,Bruised and bandaged, the Nuggets will look to complete a three-game season sweep of the spiraling Pelicans on Tuesday in New Orleans.,Nikola Jokic collected 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in Denve...

Desmond Bane, Anthony Black help Magic beat Pelicans
Desmond Bane scored 27 points, Anthony Black had 26, Goga Bitadze had a double-double and the host Orlando Magic defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 128-118 on Sunday., ,Bitadze finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds, Paolo Banchero has 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and backup Tristan d...

Inconsistent Magic get Moritz Wagner back vs. Pelicans
The Orlando Magic are looking for consistency as they head into a home game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.,The Magic have alternated wins and losses over their last 13 games which means a 103-91 home loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday suggests a positive result ahead.,Orlando coac...

Wizards on positive run while awaiting Trae Young; Pelicans keep sliding
When the New Orleans Pelicans lost to the Hawks on Wednesday night, four-time All-Star guard Trae Young was sitting in street clothes on Atlanta's bench. When the Pelicans face Washington on Friday night, they could see Young again, but on the Wizards.,The biggest news regarding Friday night's Pelic...

Battling through injuries and losing, Pelicans face the Heat
The New Orleans Pelicans have injury-prone star Zion Williamson ... and not much else.,On Sunday night, the Pelicans will look to snap a six-game losing streak when they visit the Miami Heat.,Williamson, the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, is a two-time All-Star whose career scoring averag...

Deni Avdija scores 34 as Blazers extend Pelicans' misery
Deni Avdija scored 34 points and dished 11 assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers sent the host New Orleans Pelicans to a sixth consecutive loss with 122-109 decision on Friday.,Avdija buoyed the Blazers for much of the first half, having scored almost half of Portland's points deep into the second...

Surging Falcons, Saints aim to end season on high note
Ahead of the regular-season finale on Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons and visiting New Orleans Saints are undoubtedly the hottest teams in the NFC South.,Unfortunately for the two rivals, their respective December hot streaks will amount to nothing more than momentum heading into 2026.,Atlanta (7-9) has...

Devin Booker, Mark Williams carry Suns past Pelicans
Devin Booker scored 12 fourth-quarter points and Mark Williams added 10 as the visiting Phoenix Suns held off the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, 115-108.,Booker, who finished with a game-high 30 points, and Williams, who scored 24 points, buoyed Phoenix in a tightly contested final period, includin...

Pelicans look to resume recent surge against visiting Suns
The Phoenix Suns begin a four-game road swing on Friday night with the first of back-to-back contests against the New Orleans Pelicans.,The weekend double-dip in the Big Easy marks the second and third of four matchups between the Western Conference counterparts, with the Suns winning the first in P...

Nine Cavs hit double figures during blowout of Pelicans
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and Sam Merrill tied his season high with 22 points and made six 3-pointers as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away for a 141-118 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,Cleveland, which has scored at least 30 points in six consecutive quarters, ha...

Western Kentucky rallies late to top Southern Miss in New Orleans Bowl
Maverick McIvor, George Hart III and Marvis Parrish rushed for touchdowns and Western Kentucky rallied to defeat Southern Miss 27-16 in the New Orleans Bowl on Tuesday.,McIvor, the starting quarterback for the Hilltoppers (9-4, 6-2 Conference USA) before injuring his non-throwing shoulder in October...