NBA: Phoenix Suns rains 18 threes over Houston Rockets
Jae Crowder scored 26 points, Devin Booker added 24 and the Phoenix Suns tied an NBA record with 18 3-pointers in the first half on the way to a 126-120 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night. The long balls came in bunches for both teams in this contest, which at times resembled a […]
NBA: Utah Jazz home winning streak snapped by Washington Wizards; Bradley Beal fires 34
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 34 points to help the Washington Wizards beat Utah 125-121 on Monday night, ending a franchise-record, 24-game home winning streak for the Jazz. Russell Westbrook had 25 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists for the Wizards. Daniel Gafford matched his season high with 15 points. The Wizards […]
NBA: Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram combine for 34; New Orleans Pelicans beat Sacramento Kings
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 34 points, Zion Williamson added 30 and the New Orleans Pelicans held off a furious Sacramento Kings comeback bid for a 117-110 victory on Monday night. Steven Adams had 16 rebounds and Eric Bledsoe scored 13 points for the Pelicans, who had their 26-point, second-quarter lead trimmed to […]
NBA: Steph Curry finishes 53 in historic night; Golden State Warriors down Denver Nuggets
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 53 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain for the most in Warriors franchise history as Golden State beat the Denver Nuggets 116-107 on Monday night. Draymond Green had 18 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points and Kent Bazemore added 14 for the Warriors. Nikola […]
Golden State Warriors: Steph Curry surpasses Wilt Chamberlain for most points in franchise history
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry passed Wilt Chamberlain for the most points in Warriors franchise history Monday night in Golden State’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Curry scored 21 points in the first quarter, giving him 17,786 in his career. That passes Chamberlain’s 17,783 with the franchise, a record he’d held since 1964. “It’s […]
ONE: Eduard Folayang faces Shinya Aoki in trilogy match
The trilogy bout is official. Former ONE Lightweight World Champions Eduard “Landslide” Folayang and Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki will meet for the third time. Both Folayang and Aoki were scheduled to make their Circle returns against different opponents at the end of April. But an unlikely turn of events now see them facing each other […]
NBA: San Antonio Spurs, DeMar DeRozan extend Orlando Magic losing streak to six
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 19 points in under three quarters, Dejounte Murray added 17 and the San Antonio Spurs routed the slumping Orlando Magic 120-97 on Monday night. San Antonio was playing a night after winning in Dallas on a last-second shot by DeRozan, and it showed no signs of fatigue in […]
NBA: Philadelphia 76ers spoil JJ Redick’s Dallas Mavericks debut; Joel Embiid drops 36
DALLAS (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 36 points and the Philadelphia 76ers wrapped up a long stretch of mostly road games with a 113-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. Embiid made all six of his free throws in the first four-plus minutes and was 14 of 15 from the line as the […]
NBA: Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox fined $20,000 for criticizing officials
NEW YORK (AP) — Sacramento guard De’Aaron Fox was fined $20,000 on Monday for criticizing the officiating following the Kings’ 128-112 loss to the Utah Jazz over the weekend. Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell kept Fox from going after the officials after Saturday night’s game in Salt Lake City. The Kings guard had been bothered throughout […]
NBA: Nets-Timberwolves game postponed following Daunte Wright’s fatal shooting aftermath
The National Basketball Association has issued a statement to postpone the game between the Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright and the potential unrest in the area. The shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright occurred Sunday after a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, a suburb […]
