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Victor Wembanyama reached the 65-game threshold for awards eligibility on Friday with a 40-point outing that included 13 rebounds in a 139-120 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Kevin Durant scored 29 points and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to eight games with a 113-102 win Thursday night over the Philadelphia 76ers, who were missing Joel Embiid after he had an appendectomy. The 76ers, who are fighting for a playoff spot, will be without Embiid indefinitely. Jabari Smith Jr. and Amen Thompson added 19 points each for the Rockets, who have clinched a postseason berth but are contending with Denver and the Lakers for playoff seeding in the West.
The Spurs look for their 62nd win against the sinking Mavericks
Yup, the Knicks found something.
Obi Toppin had 26 points and nine rebounds and seven Indiana players scored in double figures as the Pacers snapped a three-game skid with a 123-94 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. The Pacers (19-61) won for the fifth time in 27 games. Indiana was without head coach Rick Carlisle, who missed the first of two games to attend his daughter’s spring formal.
Ahead of the New York Knicks’ nationally-televised Thursday night game against the Boston Celtics, reporters asked head coach Mike Brown about the team’s rotational plans for the postseason. The coach revealed that the nine players that saw the court on Monday in a 108-105 win against the Atlanta Hawks would “probably be” the top-nine members […] The post Knicks’ Mike Brown hints at finalizing playoff rotation from gritty Hawks win appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Cavs didn’t bring their best to Atlanta.
If this is the Knicks’ first round opponent, they have to like their chances for an easy series against their personal punching bag.
Kevin Durant backs Ime Udoka and Tari Eason amid their recent criticism as the Rockets extend their winning streak to eight games after defeating the 76ers 113-102 tonight.
LeBron James had 26 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds but didn't get to compete against rival and pal Stephen Curry as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 119-103 on Thursday night. James shot 11 for 17 and made three 3-pointers. After 23 years in the league and at age 41, James' future is uncertain.
The New York Knicks kept their hopes of grabbing the second seed in the East alive after a huge 112-106 win against the Boston Celtics.
JJ Redick makes his feelings known on Luke Kennard after the Lakers guard shines in their win over the Warriors.
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Marcus Smart was available for the Lakers’ home game against the Suns on Friday after being sidelined for the previous three weeks due to an ankle injury. Smart was upgraded to available and taken off the team’s injury report Friday afternoon after being sidelined with a right ankle contusion he sustained during the March 21...
The Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed in a blowout win over the Pelicans on Friday night.
Leonard Miller scored a career-high 26 points and matched his career best with 11 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls eased to a 119-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set. Tre Jones scored 31 points and Collin Sexton added 27 for the Bulls, who won 129-98 at Washington on Tuesday night to snap a seven-game skid. Miller, Jones and Sexton combined to shoot 65.3% (32 of 49) as Chicago (31-49) pulled even with Milwaukee for 11th place in the Eastern Conferenc...
Dillon Brooks versus LeBron James might be the only motivation the Suns need tonight.
Toronto claws to playoff spot as New York fights for high seeding
CJ McCollum scored 29 points and the Atlanta Hawks used a big third quarter to blow out the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-102 on Friday night, clinching a playoff spot and the Southeast Division title. The Hawks had not won the Southeast Division since 2021, when they ultimately advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. James Harden scored 20 points for the Cavs, who are locked into the No. 4 seed in the East.
The Washington Wizards play the Miami Heat at 7 p.m. tonight. Watch the game on Monumental Sports Network.
The NBA has cleared Sacramento Kings coach Doug Christie of tanking following an investigation into his decision to foul Golden State Warriors guard Seth Curry in the final minutes of Tuesday's 110-105 loss, determining the move was a tactical miscalculation rather than a deliberate effort to lose. "The investigation found that Christie made no intentional effort to give the Warriors a shooting foul, or to cause the Kings to lose the game," the league said in a statement. The foul, ordered wi...
The Cavs will look to take down the Hawks for the second time in a row.
The Cavaliers will look to defeat the Hawks for the second-straight game.
The Thunder's latest injury report shows Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and nine other players will miss tomorrow night's matchup against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets.
The push is officially on.
Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 38 points, RJ Barrett had 22 and the Toronto Raptors moved closer to clinching their first playoff berth since 2022 by beating the slumping Miami Heat 128-114 on Thursday night. Collin Murray-Boyles scored 17 points, Scottie Barnes had 13 and Immanuel Quickley 11 as Toronto moved past Atlanta into fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors and Hawks are both 45-35, but Toronto swept the season series.
The Los Angeles Lakers hit the road on Thursday night, looking to snap their three-game losing streak when they took on the Golden State Warriors. Matchups between the Lakers and Warriors always have some added intrigue, although there was some significant star power missing from this game as Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Marcus Smart, Stephen […]
Brooklyn (20-61) stayed third in the race to the bottom with just one game left, their regular season finale Sunday in Toronto.
AJ Green made 11 3-pointers to set the Milwaukee Bucks' single-game record and scored a career-high 35 points in a 125-108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. Green shot 11 of 16 from 3-point range to break the record of 10 3-pointers that Ray Allen and Damian Lillard had shared. Green's now has 227 3-pointers as he chases the franchise single-season record of 229, set by Allen in 2001-02.
