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Rookie sensation Flagg scores 51 in defeat

From rotation experiments to OG Anunoby's All‑Defensive case, Mike Brown details what stands out as the Knicks hit 50 wins.

Two years after she was first drafted into the WNBA Nyadiew Puoch says she's finally ready to make her debut after she was drafted by expansion side Portland Fire.

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Rookie Maxime Raynaud scored 28 points and the Sacramento Kings overcame a 17-point, first-half deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 117-113 on Friday night. Raynaud was 11 of 14 from the field and made 6 of 7 free throws. Nique Clifford added 23 points and seven assists, and Daeqwon Plowden had 17 points.

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The Houston Rockets have clinched a spot in the 2026 NBA playoffs, and they’ve now won five consecutive games, including a 140-106 trouncing of the Utah Jazz on Friday night. With this recent hot streak, the Rockets are now fifth in the Western Conference standings, and as things stand, they are set to face the […] The post Ime Udoka vows to ‘play it out’ regardless of Rockets’ final seeding appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Barrett and Murray-Boyles set the tone for the Raptors as they try to recover their spot in the standings

Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas for a 51-44 win to reach the women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game.

Five different games were decided by more than 30 points.

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Nick Nurse revealed the key to the Philadelphia 76ers prevailing in their matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Nurse is going through his third season as the 76ers’ head coach. After missing the playoffs last season due to injuries on the roster, he is on pace to get them back to that higher […] The post Nick Nurse reveals how 76ers have come alive on offense appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Nets followed the script tonight, losing handily to the playoff-bound Hawks.

Here is the official bracket for the 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Get the bracket, schedule and scores here.

Watch the Game Highlights from UCLA Bruins vs. Texas Longhorns, 04/03/2026

Although multiple reports have suggested Kristaps Porzingis appears to be leaning toward re-signing with the Warriors, he declined to commit to staying with Golden State after Thursday’s loss to Cleveland. The Latvian center is extension-eligible and will be an unrestricted free agent this summer if he doesn’t sign a new deal before then. “It’s hard […]

Many thought Embiid, known for social media hijinks, was trolling, but he was actually upset by the situation

The New York Knicks led by as much as 47 points as they earned a blowout win against the Chicago Bulls, 136-96.

Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg became the youngest player in NBA history to have a 50-point game, as the rookie scored 51 in Friday's 138-127 home loss to the Magic.

The Boston Celtics did no wrong on Friday night as they thoroughly beat down the Milwaukee Bucks in a 32-point blowout.

Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was ejected after just one technical foul and forward Naji Marshall was tossed moments later from the bench after getting his second tech on Friday night in a game against Orlando.

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There’s nothing like facing a couple of also-rans to get a team back on track.

NEW YORK (AP) — CJ McCollum had 25 points and seven assists and the surging Atlanta Hawks routed the Brooklyn Nets 141-107 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory and 18th in 20 games. Fifth in the Eastern Conference at 45-33, the Hawks remained 1 1/2 games ahead of sixth-place Philadelphia and moved within 3 1/2 games of fourth-place Cleveland. Atlanta and Cleveland will play a home-and-set next week. McCollum was 8 of 12 from the field, hitting 4 of 7 3-pointers. Nickeil Alexander...

UConn coach Geno Auriemma apologized to the South Carolina staff on Saturday after his emotional outburst at South Carolina coach Dawn Staley in the closing seconds of their semifinal game in the Women's Final Four.

Giannis Antetokounmpo welcomes NBA's investigation into the Bucks for trying to hold him out of regular season games.

The NBA is investigating Milwaukee's handling of Giannis Antetokounmpo's status, but his public push to return doesn't fully align with the reality of the Bucks' position or his own long-term leverage.

Paul George scored 23 points, Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr. each had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-103 on Friday night. Joel Embiid had 19 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in his return to the lineup to help the 76ers remain sixth in the Eastern Conference with five games to play. Julius Randle and Bones Hyland each had 21 points for the Timberwolves.

The situation between Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks got even messier on Friday.