NBA: Butler hits winning 3 for Sixers
NEW YORK (AP) – Jimmy Butler made a 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds remaining to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 127-125 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Butler’s shot from the right wing, similar to...
View ArticleNBA: Curry, Durant star in Warriors’ 7th win
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Kevin Durant had 33 points and 13 rebounds, Stephen Curry contributed 28 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves...
View ArticleDurant fires 49 as Warriors edge Magic
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ever the perfectionist and competitor, Kevin Durant knows he should have scored well more than 50 points if a few more shots had fallen. “I’m pretty sure all my teammates felt...
View ArticleNuggets rout Lakers
DENVER (AP) — Paul Millsap, Jamal Murray and Malik Beasley scored 20 points apiece, and the Denver Nuggets rolled to their biggest victory ever over the Los Angeles Lakers, a 117-85 rout on Tuesday...
View ArticleWestbrook, Thunder too much for Cavs
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Russell Westbrook moved into a tie for third place on the NBA list for triple-doubles with 23 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder completed a...
View ArticleCurry to return when Warriors face Detroit
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will make his return from injury against the Pistons in Detroit on Saturday, coach Steve Kerr said Wednesday. Kerr ruled Curry out of the...
View ArticleLakers roll back Mavericks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 28 points, Brandon Ingram added 19 and the Los Angeles Lakers won their second game in as many nights, 114-103 over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. It’s the...
View ArticleNBA: Pistons spoil Curry’s return
Blake Griffin scored 26 points and the Detroit Pistons spoiled Stephen Curry’s return, beating the Golden State Warriors 111-102 on Saturday night.
View ArticleLakers overpower Suns; Spurs triumph
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points and LeBron James had 22 before both sat out the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ third home victory in four days, 120-96 over the Phoenix Suns on...
View ArticleNBA: Warriors down Hawks
ATLANTA (AP) – Golden State’s Big Three went for balance. Stephen Curry scored 30 points, Kevin Durant had 28 and Klay Thompson chipped in with 27 as the Warriors cruised past the Atlanta Hawks,...
View ArticleKobe confident of Lakers recovery
Kobe Bryant is confident the Los Angeles Lakers are on the road to recovery and will soon be “laughing” at fans of the all-conquering Golden State Warriors.
View ArticleNBA: Curry, Warriors dump Cavs in Finals rematch
CLEVELAND (AP) – Stephen Curry made nine 3-pointers and scored 42 points, Kevin Durant added 25 and the Golden State Warriors came back to face a very different looking Cleveland team for the first...
View ArticleIrving leads Celtics past NY Knicks
BOSTON (AP) – Kyrie Irving heard all of the doubts when the Celtics, who were among the favorites to win the Eastern Conference, still had a .500 record through Thanksgiving. The low point may have...
View ArticleDellavedova returns to Cavs in three-team trade
CLEVELAND (AP) – Matthew Dellavedova is coming back to the Cavaliers. He won’t recognize them. Cleveland re-acquired the popular, scrappy guard on Friday in a three-team trade with the Milwaukee Bucks...
View ArticleNBA: Warriors bury 19 3s to beat Bucks
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry each scored 20 points, and the Golden State Warriors wrapped up a five-game trip with their third straight win, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 105-95 on...
View ArticleBucks hand Raptors 2nd straight loss
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Milwaukee Bucks bounced back from a disappointing defeat with a big win in Toronto on Sunday, edging the Raptors, 104-99, in a battle of the NBA’s top Eastern Conference teams....
View ArticleNBA: LeBron’s Lakers outlasts Wade’s Heat in final meeting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers survived Dwyane Wade’s 15-point performance in the second half of the superstars’ probable final on-court meeting for a...
View ArticleWarriors: SI’s ‘Sportsperson of the Year’
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) – The all-conquering Golden State Warriors have become only the fourth team in history to be awarded Sports Illustrated’s annual “Sportsperson of the Year” award, the...
View ArticleCurry fires 38 as GSW tame Wolves
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Stephen Curry had 38 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Golden State beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-108 on Monday night in Draymond Green’s return to the Warriors’...
View ArticleNBA: Harden fuels Rockets past Trail Blazers
HOUSTON (AP) – James Harden had 29 points and seven Rockets scored in double-figures as Houston used a big second-half run and snapped a three-game losing streak with a 111-104 victory over the...
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