Devin Booker made the decisive free throw with 32.6 seconds left to cap a 30-point performance as the Phoenix Suns nipped the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 125-124 on Wednesday night. Chris Paul added 28 points and seven assists as Phoenix earned its fourth straight win and its seventh in the past eight games. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored […]
RECAP: Paul Millsap’s birthday surge lifts Nuggets over Cavs
Paul Millsap scored a season-high 22 points on his 36th birthday, Michael Porter Jr. added 19 points and the host Denver Nuggets demolished the Cleveland Cavaliers 133-95 on Wednesday night. Nikola Jokic had 12 points and 12 assists, Will Barton scored 16 points, Zeke Nnaji added 14 and Monte Morris had 12 for Denver, which […]
RECAP: Bulls’ record 3-pointer total sinks Pelicans
Zach LaVine scored a game-high 46 points, Coby White scored 30 and the Chicago Bulls set a franchise record with 25 3-pointers in a 129-116 win over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. LaVine and White became the first teammates in league history to make at least eight 3-pointers during the same game. […]
PREVIEW: Houston Rockets bid to tighten up defensively vs. Miami Heat
Before embarking upon a brief swing through Charlotte and New Orleans that yielded results they undoubtedly would prefer to forget, the Houston Rockets were lamenting the loss of Christian Wood on the offensive end of the court. Embarrassing losses to the Hornets and Pelicans in back-to-back contests shifted the narrative a bit. Wood not only […]
NBA had just one positive COVID-19 test in the past week
The NBA announced Wednesday that one player was confirmed positive for COVID-19 out of 470 players tested since Feb. 3. That player and anyone considered to be a close contact is being isolated or quarantined until cleared under the NBA and NBAPA’s rules. Related: Check out our NBA TV schedule. Covering every game from now […]
RECAP: Kawhi Leonard’s 36-point night carries Clippers over Wolves
Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 36 points and Lou Williams added 27 off the bench to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 119-112 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday in Minneapolis. Leonard and Williams combined to make 23 of 40 shots from the floor and 7 of 9 from 3-point range for the […]
RECAP: Kyle Anderson leads Grizzlies’ record shooting night
Kyle Anderson made a career-high six 3-pointers, part of a Memphis franchise-record 23 made from beyond the arc, and the Grizzlies routed the Charlotte Hornets 130-114 Wednesday at FedExForum in Memphis. The Grizzlies clung to a narrow 70-68 lead at halftime, but Anderson opened the second half with four consecutive 3-pointers. Dillon Brooks, who shot […]
RECAP: Kyrie Irving leads Nets past Pacers
Kyrie Irving scored 35 points as the host Brooklyn Nets took control in the second quarter and ended a three-game losing streak with 104-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Irving shot 8 of 17 from the field, hit a career-high 17 free throws without a miss and handed out eight assists. James […]
RECAP: Luka Doncic’s triple-double leads Mavs past Hawks
Luka Doncic recorded his NBA-leading seventh triple-double and helped Dallas overcome a 13-point second-half deficit as the Mavericks defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 118-117 on Wednesday. Doncic had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the 32nd triple-double of his career. He extended his streak of 25-point games to a career best 12 straight. […]
Pistons’ Jahlil Okafor to miss 6-8 weeks after knee surgery
The Detroit Pistons announced Wednesday they’ll be without center Jahlil Okafor for six to eight weeks after the third overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft underwent successful surgery to clean the lateral meniscus in his left knee. pic.twitter.com/UPX66CxOeh — Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) February 10, 2021 Okafor, 25, has missed the Pistons’ past four games. […]
