LeBron James scored 34 points on a milestone night and Luka Doncic added 30 points and 15 assists as Los Angeles Lakers celebrated with a 136-115 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. With a three-pointer in the first quarter, James became the first player to reach 50,000 points in regular-season and playoff … Read more
Coby White scored a career-best 44 points as the Chicago Bulls notched a 125-123 victory over the host Orlando Magic on Thursday. White scored his team’s last nine points and 14 of its last 17 to help the Bulls overcome a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit to inflict the Magic’s fifth successive home defeat. Paolo Banchero missed … Read more
Sacramento Kings swingman DeMar DeRozan was handed down a $25,000 fine by the NBA for criticizing officials, the league announced Friday. DeRozan, 35, called out the officiating following his team’s 116-110 road loss to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. After building a nine-point lead, the Kings got outscored 32-17 in the fourth quarter as … Read more
Nikola Jokic produced 31 points, a career-high 22 assists and 21 rebounds as the host Denver Nuggets rallied after losing a 21-point lead to beat the Phoenix Suns 149-141 in overtime on Friday. Jokic logged the first 30-20-20 stat line in NBA history. He notched his 29th triple-double of the season and 159th of his … Read more
Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to help the Boston Celtics extend its winning streak to four games by beating the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 on Saturday night. It was Tatum’s fourth game with at least 40 points this season. He was 12 of 28 from the field and played … Read more
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will be sidelined one to two weeks with a groin strain, ESPN reported on Sunday. He suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ 111-101 loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. Per ESPN, he was scheduled to undergo another evaluation in 24 hours. James, 40, … Read more
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead Oklahoma City Thunder to its seventh consecutive victory, a 127-103 rout over visiting Denver Nuggets on Sunday. It was the first of back-to-back games in Oklahoma City for the teams that entered the day in the top two spots in the Western Conference. The loss dropped the Nuggets … Read more
LeBron James is still being evaluated to determine the severity of his groin injury, Lakers coach JJ Redick said Monday. James strained his left groin in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ 111-101 loss at Boston on Saturday. The Lakers have not said how long they expect the All-Star forward to be sidelined. James said … Read more
Cameron Johnson scored 18 points, including a clutch foul-line jumper over Luka Doncic with 59.6 seconds remaining as the Brooklyn Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak by holding on for a 111-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday in New York. Johnson made 6 of 14 shots, none bigger than the 14-footer he … Read more
Darius Garland had team highs of 30 points and eight assists as Cleveland rallied for a 109-104 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, the Cavaliers’ 15th consecutive win. Jarrett Allen added 23 points and 13 rebounds as Cleveland matched the longest win streak in franchise history, which the current group set to begin … Read more