Tyler Herro scored 30 points as the Miami Heat reached the NBA playoffs with a thrilling 123-114 overtime defeat of the Atlanta Hawks in their Eastern Conference play-in clash on Friday. The Heat, which recovered from a 10-game losing streak in March to reach the play-in, will now face top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening … Read more
Nikola Jokic will average a triple-double for the season, making the Denver star the third player in NBA history to pull off such a feat. It became statistically certain on Friday night when Jokic got his fourth assist of Denver’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. That assist was his 700th of the season — so, … Read more
Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware had double-doubles, eight of their Miami teammates scored in double figures and the visiting Heat made history in a 153-104 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. The Heat posted the highest-scoring game in franchise history, topping a 149-141 double-overtime win over the Denver Nuggets on March 19, 2018. … Read more
Trae Young scored the game-winning basket with 1.6 seconds left as the visiting Atlanta Hawks snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 132-130 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. Young led Atlanta with 34 points and nine assists. De’Andre Hunter had 20 points, and Dyson Daniels supplied 19 points, seven assists, six rebounds, … Read more
Victor Wembanyama made a go-ahead free throw with 2.9 seconds remaining and De’Aaron Fox shined on his Spurs debut as San Antonio escaped with a 126-125 win over the host Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Fox, acquired from the Sacramento Kings on Monday as part of a three-team trade that also involved the Chicago Bulls, … Read more
Julius Randle scored 26 points on 9-for-18 shooting and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 123-104 win over the Detroit Pistons in a game that featured a physical fracas Sunday in Minneapolis. Anthony Edwards added 25 points and Rudy Gobert posted 19 points and a season-high 25 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Malik Beasley scored 27 … Read more
The NBA will not bring back its All-Star Game mini-tournament next season. Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that the format used last month — a four-team tournament made up of 24 NBA All-Stars and another team of rookies and sophomores, all playing to a target score of 40 points — “was a miss.” The game … Read more
LeBron James revealed a few hours before the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday that he will not play due to ankle and foot pain. “You won’t see anything from me tonight, unfortunately. I will not be in uniform tonight,” James said at a pregame press conference. “Still dealing with ankle and foot discomfort, so I … 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