DeMar DeRozan crowned a 42-point display with a crucial overtime basket as the Toronto Raptors came from behind to down the Chicago Bulls 122-120 in a bruising battle on Tuesday. DeRozan’s masterclass saw Toronto end an 11-game losing streak in matches against the Bulls which has included two losses already this season. A stormy clash … Read more
Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry outshined Russell Westbrook as the Golden State Warriors romped to victory against Oklahoma City on Monday, while James Harden produced another heroic display to hand Houston a dramatic win over Denver. Triple-double machine Westbrook was effectively stifled by the Warriors’ potent offense and defense, restricted to only 15 points in … Read more
Croatian forward Dario Saric scored 23 points and Robert Covington sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:41 to play Sunday, sparking the Philadelphia 76ers over visiting Boston 105-99. Covington, who finished with 16 points, and Saric combined for nine points in the NBA contest’s final 5:27 as the 76ers rallied from what had been a 13-point … Read more
Brooklyn guard Jeremy Lin, the NBA’s first American player of Chinese or Taiwan heritage, lasted only seven minutes in Sunday’s 111-104 loss to Dallas before leaving with a sprained right ankle. The 28-year-old Californian, who sparked “Linsanity” during a rags to riches run with the New York Knicks in 2012, limped to the bench during … Read more
The Portland Trail Blazers continued their quest to secure the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 113-97 win over Atlanta, that also snapped a five game losing skid to the Hawks. Portland, who are trying to overtake the Denver Nuggets in the postseason race, led by 23 points just 10 minutes into … Read more
NBA scoring leader Russell Westbrook netted a game-high 28 points but missed out on a fifth consecutive triple-double Saturday in Oklahoma City’s 110-94 home victory over the Sacramento Kings. Westbrook, averaging a league-high 31.7 points a game, also passed off 10 assists but managed only eight rebounds before being removed with 58 seconds remaining and … Read more
Russell Westbrook delivered his 34th triple double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder won their fourth straight with a 123-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Westbrook also had 16 assists and 10 rebounds for the Thunder who led by as many as 32 after grabbing a 30-point advantage early in the final quarter. … Read more
LeBron James scored his 10th triple-double of the season as the Cleveland Cavaliers avenged an earlier loss to the Detroit Pistons with a 128-96 drubbing on Tuesday. James, 32, who has notched four triple-doubles in March alone, brought up his latest with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists before sitting out the fourth quarter. … Read more
James Harden’s 16th triple-double of the season led the Houston Rockets to victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday as Boston sent Chicago spinning to their fifth consecutive defeat. Harden topped the scoring with 38 points as the Rockets improved to 46-21 to strengthen their grip on third spot in the Western Conference standings in … Read more
Sparked with 22 points from Isaiah Thomas to power a balanced attack, the Boston Celtics ripped visiting Chicago 100-80 Sunday, inflicting a fifth consecutive NBA loss upon the Bulls. Avery Bradley had 17 points and grabbed six rebounds while Al Horford contributed 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Celtics, who scored the … Read more
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook moved past Wilt Chamberlain for the second-most triple doubles in an NBA season on Saturday in the Thunder’s 112-104 win over visiting Utah. Westbrook collected his 32nd triple double of the 2016-17 campaign with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists — his third triple double against the Jazz this season. … Read more
Head coach Mike D’Antoni recorded his 500th career win as the Houston Rockets rallied from a first quarter deficit to defeat the Chicago Bulls 115-94. James Harden tallied 19 points and 11 assists as the Rockets were able to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season with Friday’s victory in front of a … Read more
The San Antonio Spurs delivered the biggest comeback of the National Basketball Association season on Wednesday with a 114-104 win over the Sacramento Kings to extend their winning streak to nine games. Coming back from as many as 28 points, the Spurs improved to 50-13 on the season, giving them their 18th straight 50-win season. … Read more
Rudy Gobert and Gordon Hayward led the offensive charge as the Utah Jazz claimed the season series against the Houston Rockets with a 115-108 NBA victory on Wednesday. The Jazz improved to 41-24 on the season and closed to within three games of the third seed in the Western Conference standings. Gobert tallied a double-double … Read more
Andrew Bogut, the Australian center who suffered a season-ending injury only seconds into his Cleveland Cavaliers debut, will not require surgery to repair his broken left leg, the NBA club announced Wednesday. Bogut underwent additional imaging and evaluation on Tuesday. Doctors set his fractured left tibia and began non-surgical treatment, which includes an extended period … Read more
Kawhi Leonard won an epic duel with James Harden as the San Antonio Spurs downed the Houston Rockets 112-110 in a thrilling NBA battle on Monday. Leonard and Harden, two of the most in-form players in the league, both finished with identical tallies of 39 points after a pulsating shoot-out between the Texas rivals in … Read more
Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala weighed in with 24 points each as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 119-111 on Monday. The Warriors maintained their grip on the Western Conference rankings after an inspired performance from Iguodala, who scored his points after coming off the bench to lead a second-quarter rally. Iguodala made … Read more
The New York Knicks’ experiment to ban music inside Madison Square Garden during Sunday’s game against the Golden State Warriors hit a bum note with the visiting Western Conference leaders. A message posted on a screen inside the stadium on Sunday advised fans that no music would be played during the first half in order … Read more
Phoenix Suns rookie Tyler Ulis and Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert shared the limelight Sunday with a pair of stunning buzzer beaters to lift their NBA Western Conference clubs to victory. Gobert’s tip-in game winner in overtime was originally ruled no good, but after a video review the basket counted and the Jazz defeated … Read more
Stephen Curry moved into 10th place on the all-time three-point list as the Golden State Warriors rebounded from back-to-back defeats with a 112-105 NBA win over the struggling New York Knicks on Sunday. The Warriors had dropped two straight games since losing Kevin Durant to injury and one factor was a lack of production from … Read more