Tag: National Basketball Association
Hawks head to playoffs after 124-95 rout of woeful Rockets
ATLANTA — Rookie Onyeka Okongwu set career highs with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks headed to the playoffs on a...
Strange losing season finally over for Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder finally can move on from the strangest of seasons.
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Maxey leads 76ers past Magic 128-117 in meaningless finale
PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey had 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 128-117...
Bulls look to future after frustrating, promising season
CHICAGO — Zach LaVine insisted he had never played on a team as talented as the Chicago Bulls were this season. That made it...
Heat rout Pistons 120-107 with several key players out
DETROIT — Nemanja Bjelica scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half, and the Miami Heat routed the Detroit Pistons 120-107 on...
Divergent paths lead Celtics, Wizards into play-in matchup
BOSTON — The Eastern Conference play-in tournament game between the No. 7 seed Celtics and No. 8 Wizards is a matchup of teams that...
Jazz take top spot in NBA playoffs, thump Kings 121-99
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jordan Clarkson scored 33 points, Rudy Gobert added 13 points and 16 rebounds and the Utah Jazz took the No. 1...
Rookie Edwards makes himself room in top trio for T-wolves
MINNEAPOLIS — More than a year after acquiring D'Angelo Russell as the pick-and-roll initiator for pal Karl-Anthony Towns, the Minnesota Timberwolves finally closed this...
Pokusevski scores 29, Thunder top Clippers in season finale
OKLAHOMA CITY — Rookie Aleksej Pokusevski scored a career-high 29 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 117-112 on Sunday...
Williamson, Griffin, offer different views of Pelicans’ play
NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson takes little comfort in how close the New Orleans Pelicans came to qualifying for the postseason.
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