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Suns adjusting to life without Devin Booker, face lowly Nets
The Phoenix Suns will look to regain their offensive rhythm when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, understanding things change without leading scorer Devin Booker.,Booker's absence stood out in the Suns' 111-102 home loss to Miami on Sunday, when they shot 37% from the field and made only 7 of...

Clippers remain on roll, take advantage of struggling Nets
Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points in 25 minutes and the Los Angeles Clippers continued their recent domination by sailing to a 126-89 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night.,James Harden had 19 points and eight assists and John Collins scored 18 points as Los Angeles won for the 15th i...

Resurgent Clippers bring new expectations into showdown with Nets
Once a major disappointment, the Los Angeles Clippers are now the NBA's hottest team. They will be out to extend their run of success during a visit from the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.,More than a month removed from their 6-21 start to the season, the Clippers are now 14-3 since De...

Celtics survive poor regulation finish to beat Nets in double OT
Payton Pritchard scored 32 points and found rookie Amari Williams for the go-ahead basket with 3:30 left in double overtime as the Boston Celtics outlasted the Brooklyn Nets for a 130-126 victory Friday night in New York.,The Celtics lost a 10-point lead in the final 3:06 of regulation and overcame ...

Celtics own customary Atlantic Division lead as they visit Nets
During their first month without Jayson Tatum and his injured Achilles tendon, the Boston Celtics hovered around the .500 mark.,Since those opening weeks of life without their perennial first-team All-NBA star, the Celtics have ascended to the upper echelon of the Eastern Conference. Their next stop...

Knicks snap losing streak with historic beatdown of Nets
Jalen Brunson scored 20 points Wednesday night for the New York Knicks, who snapped out of their slump with a historic 120-66 thumping of the visiting Brooklyn Nets.,The win was the most lopsided in franchise history for the Knicks, easily surpassing a trio of 48-point wins, the most recent of which...

Knicks desperate for a turnaround, starting vs. rival Nets
The Brooklyn Nets are 12 games behind the New York Knicks and well into draft prep mode.,But it's the Knicks who will be the team in crisis Wednesday night when they host the Nets in a battle of Big Apple rivals.,Both teams were off after losing at home Monday, when the Knicks were routed by the Dal...

Suns bomb in 20 3-pointers, stave off Nets
Dillon Brooks scored 27 points, hitting a season-high six 3-pointers, and the Phoenix Suns led most of the way in their 126-117 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Monday night in New York.,Brooks hit four 3s in the first half when he scored 16 points and the Suns held a 20-point lead before allowing the...

Suns eager for Jalen Green's return from injury, possibly on road against Nets
After being the centerpiece of the return package from the Houston Rockets for Kevin Durant in a blockbuster seven-team trade last July, Jalen Green experienced the Phoenix Suns' successful first half mostly as a spectator while patiently waiting for his strained right hamstring to heal.,Limited to ...

Hot-shooting Coby White helps Bulls defeat Nets
Coby White scored 24 points Sunday night and canned a season-best seven of the Chicago Bulls' 20 3-pointers as they earned a split of a weekend home-and-home series with the visiting Brooklyn Nets via a 124-102 rout.,Five other players made it into double figures for Chicago, which connected on 52.1...

Nets making strides ahead of rematch with Bulls
The Brooklyn Nets edged the visiting Chicago Bulls on Friday to stop a five-game skid.,On Sunday, the Nets will try to win consecutive games for just the third time this season as they enter a rematch against the Bulls in Chicago.,Brooklyn squandered a 20-point, fourth-quarter lead Friday before rec...

Nets survive blown 20-point lead to stop Bulls
Michael Porter Jr. scored 26 points, including the go-ahead layup with 5.4 seconds remaining, as the host Brooklyn Nets eked out a 112-109 victory over the Chicago Bulls after blowing a 20-point lead Friday night.,After rookie Drake Powell's 11-footer was blocked by Jalen Smith, Tre Jones sped in fo...

Bulls enter two-game set vs. Nets eyeing .500 mark
After hitting the game-winning shot to complete his best showing of the season, Nikola Vucevic described the Chicago Bulls beating the Utah Jazz by saying, "We found a way.",As the Bulls continues to inch closer to the .500 mark, Vucevic will try to help them find more ways to win Friday night when ...

Trey Murphy III scores 34 points as Pelicans rally past Nets
Trey Murphy III had a game-high 34 points and Saddiq Bey made a pair of big plays in the final minute to lift the New Orleans Pelicans past the visiting Brooklyn Nets 116-113 Wednesday night.,It was just the second win for the Pelicans since Christmas. Brooklyn has now lost five games in a row and e...

Pelicans, Nets eager to halt pronounced slides
Two teams trending in the wrong direction will match up when the New Orleans Pelicans host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.,The Pelicans have the worst record in the NBA and have lost 11 of their last 12 games. New Orleans squandered an 11-point lead Tuesday night in a 122-116 loss to the Denve...

Cooper Flagg's all-around effort sparks Mavs past Nets
Cooper Flagg scored 27 points and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the visiting Brooklyn Nets 113-105 on Monday.,Naji Marshall paired 22 points with nine assists, while Klay Thompson had 18 points on 6-of-9 3-pointers as Dallas snapped a two-game skid and extended Brooklyn's losing streak to four.,Mich...

Nets seek more good than bad in matchup with Mavericks
In five succinct words, Brooklyn coach Jordi Fernandez summed up the Nets' most recent frustrating performance -- but he may as well have been talking about their overall season ahead of Monday's clash with the host Dallas Mavericks.,"There's some good, some bad," Fernandez surmised after Brooklyn's...

Grizzlies finish game on 13-0 run to overcome Nets
The Memphis Grizzlies scored the game's final 13 points to erase an eight-point deficit with three minutes remaining and defeat the visiting Brooklyn Nets 103-98 Sunday. ,Rookie Cedric Coward paced the Grizzlies with 21 points and eight rebounds, Jock Landale added 16 points and nine boards and Sant...

Grizzlies face slumping Nets amid Ja Morant trade speculation
During a season in which the Memphis Grizzlies have struggled because of injuries to multiple starters, there is the possibility two-time All-Star guard Ja Morant and the franchise may soon be parting ways.,Reports surfaced Friday before the team's home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder that th...

James Harden, Clippers stay hot with wire-to-wire win at Nets
James Harden scored 31 points and the Los Angeles Clippers started quickly in a wire-to-wire 121-105 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Friday night in New York.,Harden scored 22 in Los Angeles' dominant first half and finished with his ninth 30-point game this season. He made 10 of 13 shots and handed ...