NBA roundup: Down 16 points in 3rd quarter, Pacers overtake Kings

Aaron Nesmith scored a team-high 24 points, helping the Indiana Pacers rally to a 111-109 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday in Indianapolis. Obi Toppin added 19 points and seven rebounds off the bench for Indiana (44-31), which won its seventh game in nine tries, and did so after trailing by 16 in the … Read more

NBA roundup: Rockets get by Heat for 9th straight win

Fred VanVleet scored 13 of his game-high 37 points in the fourth quarter as the Houston Rockets won its ninth straight game, defeating the host Miami Heat 102-98 on Friday night. After scoring just three points in the first quarter, VanVleet scored nine in the second and 12 in the third to get going. He … Read more

NBA roundup: No Stephen Curry, but Warriors stop Bucks

Jimmy Butler III scored a game-high 24 points, Brandin Podziemski returned from an injury to hit two key late 3-pointers and the host Golden State Warriors, playing without Stephen Curry, held off the Milwaukee Bucks 104-93 on Tuesday night. With Curry resting his 36-year-old back and knees, Golden State rebounded from a home loss to … Read more

NBA Roundup: Quentin Grimes scores 44 and Philadelphia 76ers beats Golden State Warriors to snap losing streak

Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points on 18-of-24 shooting as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 126-119 home victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Guerschon Yabusele made five 3-pointers en route to 18 points for Philadelphia, which played its first game since announcing that Joel Embiid (knee) would … Read more