NBA: Detroit Pistons escape in Cleveland Cavaliers in the clutch, 109-105
DETROIT (AP) — Frank Jackson scored 20 points, including a tiebreaking baseline drive in the final minute, lifting the Detroit Pistons to a 109-105 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. Jackson was fouled on his basket with 29 seconds left. He missed the free throw but the Cavaliers couldn’t secure the rebound. Josh […]
NBA: Shorthanded Miami Heat beats Houston Rockets by 22
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat were missing their three leading scorers, and still had more than enough to get past the Houston Rockets. Kendrick Nunn scored a season-high 30 points, Duncan Robinson and Goran Dragic each added 19 and Miami beat Houston 113-91 on Monday night. The Heat were playing without Jimmy Butler, Bam […]
NBA: Chicago Bulls snap Boston Celtics streak behind Nikola Vucevic’s 29 points
Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and nine rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls held off the Boston Celtics 102-96 on Monday night. Coby White added 19 points and seven assists to help the Bulls snap Boston’s season-high six-game winning streak. Chicago has won its last two since a five-game skid.Boston led by 12 in second quarter […]
NBA: Bradley Beal, Russell Wesbrook hammer OKC Thunder; Washington Wizards win 5th straight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 30 points, Davis Bertans was made six 3-pointers in his return from paternity leave, and the Washington Wizards beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-107 on Monday night. Bertans, who missed the previous two games while his wife gave birth to a son, finished with 21 points. The Wizards have […]
NBA: Steph Curry scores 49; Golden State Warriors upset Philadelphia 76ers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Stephen Curry hit 10 3-pointers and scored 49 points to extend his sizzling stretch, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 107-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. Curry’s 3 that tied the game at 86-all gave him 11 straight games with 30 or more points, topping Kobe Bryant for […]
NBA: LaMelo Ball nearing return form injury for the Charlotte Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been cleared to return to individual basketball activity by doctors after having a cast removed from his right wrist. It’s unclear at this point when he’ll be ready to play in a game. Ball sustained a fractured right wrist during the Hornets’ March 20 game against […]
NBA: Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant ruled out vs New Orleans Pelicans with thigh contusion
NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn forward Kevin Durant will not play Tuesday when the Nets visit the New Orleans Pelicans because of a left thigh contusion. It will be Durant’s 34th missed game this season. He has appeared in 24, the latest of those being Sunday in Miami. He had to leave that game after […]
Houston Rockets’ Sterling Brown attacked, injured in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — The Houston Rockets say that guard Sterling Brown was assaulted by unknown individuals after the team arrived in Miami late Sunday night, suffering cuts to his face. Brown was not playing Monday against the Heat, though the team said that was because of a recent knee injury that has kept him out […]
Scottie Pippen’s oldest son, Antron Pippen, dies at 33
Antron Pippen, the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen and once a top college prospect, has died. He was 33. Scottie Pippen announced the death on his social media platforms, saying his oldest child died Sunday. He did not give a cause. “I’m heartbroken to share that yesterday, I said goodbye to my […]
NBA: Sacramento Kings upset Dallas Mavericks to stop losing streak at 9
DALLAS (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 30 points, Harrison Barnes added 24 and Terence Davis II 23 as the Sacramento Kings snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 121-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night. Barnes scored 11 in the third quarter as the Kings built a 21-point lead midway through the period. […]
