Aaron Gordon scored a season-high 38 points, Russell Westbrook recorded a triple-double and the Denver Nuggets, playing without Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, stunned the Golden State Warriors 114-105 in San Francisco on Monday. With Jokic nursing a sore elbow and ankle and Murray dealing with a sprained right ankle, the Nuggets rode Gordon, Westbrook … Read more
Luka Doncic had 32 points and 10 rebounds, LeBron James scored 25 points and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers beat the Nuggets 123-100 on Saturday night to end Denver’s nine-game winning streak. Doncic logged 31 minutes in his fourth game since being traded to Los Angeles, which won for just the second time in its … Read more
Jayson Tatum had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to five games with a 118-105 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday. Jaylen Brown added 24 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics, who have also won nine of their past 10. Boston received … Read more
Evan Mobley had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Darius Garland added 20 points and nine assists to lead the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to their franchise-record 16th consecutive victory, a 133-124 win Friday over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Cavaliers, the NBA’s best team with a 56-10 record, also won their 11th straight road game. De’Andre … Read more
Malik Beasley scored 26 points in 22 minutes off the bench and the host Detroit Pistons extended its winning streak to eight games by cooling off the Boston Celtics 117-97 on Wednesday. Detroit now has its longest winning streak in 17 years. The last time the Pistons won eight or more consecutive games came in … Read more
Stephen Curry became the first player in NBA history to make 4,000 career 3-pointers on Thursday as the Golden State Warriors extended their winning streak to a season-best six games with a 130-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings in San Francisco. A day before his 37th birthday, Curry needed two 3-pointers to reach the milestone, … Read more
Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points, including 26 in the second half, as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers extended its winning streak to nine games by beating the Boston Celtics 123-116 Friday night in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top teams. Darius Garland added 20 points for Cleveland, which trailed by 22 points less than five … Read more
INDIAN WELLS LeBron James reached another milestone in his unprecedented NBA career on Tuesday, becoming the first player to score 50,000 total points after hitting a three pointer in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ home game against New Orleans Pelicans. James entered the contest with 49,999 combined regular season and playoff points … Read more
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
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