Rockets grounded; GSW coach ejected in loss to Blazers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Jeff Teague scored 27 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame James Harden’s 42 points to beat the Houston Rockets 121-111 on Wednesday night....
View ArticleDavis leaves with shoulder injury, Pelicans survive Thunder
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Julius Randle capped a 33-point, 11-rebound performance with three clutch baskets in the final minutes, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 131-122 on...
View ArticleKerr fined for ref rant
Kerr needed to be escorted from the court at Portland's Moda Center on Wednesday after angrily objecting to a flagrant foul called against Draymond Green.
View ArticleNBA: Curry ‘family reunion’ has special start at All-Star Weekend
Not surprising, except it was Sonya Curry. Yes, Dell's wife and the mother of Stephen and Seth showed she also hit a dramatic game-winning shot from deep.
View ArticleDiallo is NBA dunk champion
The high-flying rookie put out a call over the loudspeaker for the ‘‘biggest person in the building’’ and out strolled the 7-foot-1 O’Neal who is considered one of the greatest players in league history.
View ArticleUS tops World in Rising Stars
Dunks, layups, 3-pointers and little else. That was the playsheet for the Rising Stars game Friday night, one where Kuzma led all scorers with 35 points on the way to MVP honors and the US team...
View ArticleNBA: Davis welcomes trade to Celtics
New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis said Saturday he would welcome a trade to the Boston Celtics or any other NBA team, stretching his desired list of prospective new clubs.
View ArticleNBA: ‘LeBron’ drubs ‘Giannis’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – LeBron James was trading lob passes with Dwyane Wade again, one last time. Catching lobs from former teammate Kyrie Irving once again, too. And after making a stepback 3-pointer...
View ArticleVideo recaps of all NBA games coming to Facebook Watch
The league, which resumes regular-season play Thursday following a break for Sunday's NBA All-Star Game, has 400 million followers across all league, team and player Facebook accounts.
View Article76ers All-Star Embiid out a week with sore left knee
The 24-year-old Embiid is averaging 27.3 points and 13.5 rebounds in 54 games for the Sixers. He had 10 points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes in last Sunday's All-Star game.
View ArticleLeBron set to pass Jordan
James is 211 points shy of passing Jordan (32,292) for the No. 4 spot in NBA history.
View ArticleGSW, Lakers outlast rivals
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Stephen Curry scored 36 points, hitting 10 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors survived a hectic finish to beat the Sacramento Kings 125-123 on Thursday night. Kevin Durant...
View ArticleNBA: Reduced playing time for Davis
“You will see a reduction in Anthony’s minutes,’’ Ferry said as the Pelicans get set to visit the Indiana Pacers on Friday. It will be the first game back from the All-Star break for both teams.
View ArticleT-Wolves center Towns recovering after car smash
Coach Ryan Saunders said Friday that Towns would miss the NBA team's game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. It is the first time Towns has missed a game in his career.
View ArticleKawhi, Raptors spoil DeMar’s Toronto return
Traded to San Antonio in the offseason deal that sent Leonard to Toronto, DeRozan received a warm welcome in the homecoming, but was denied a second victory over his former team. He finished with 23...
View ArticleSaric criticizes W’Cup qualifying system
The Croatians had a strong run in the 2016 Olympics, winning their group and reaching the quarterfinals. But they will be sitting home this summer after a 77-69 loss to Poland on Friday.
View ArticleNBA: No Harden, no problem
Stephen Curry's 3 with 1:57 to play pulled the Warriors to 114-108 then his two free throws at 1:26 made it a four-point game before Houston came through at the line. #NBA
View ArticleNBA: Knicks shock Spurs, end skid at Madison
Kevin Knox, Dennis Smith and Emmanual Mudiay all had 19 points in the Knicks' first home victory since December 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks.
View ArticleHarden’s streak ends; Lakers fall
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – James Harden missed all 10 three pointers he attempted, snapping his 32-game streak with at least 30 points as the Houston Rockets defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 119-111, on Monday....
View ArticleNuggets trip OKC; Raps drub Celtics
DENVER (AP) – Nikola Jokic scored 36 points, including five free throws in the final moments, and the Denver Nuggets fended off Oklahoma City’s late rally for a 121-112 victory Tuesday night in a...
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