Tag: NBA basketball
Booker, Ayton lead Suns past Lakers in playoff debuts
PHOENIX — Devin Booker scored 34 points, Deandre Ayton had 21 points and 16 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns won their first playoff game...
Khris Middleton lifts Bucks past Heat in OT in Game 1
MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton broke a tie with a jumper with 0.5 seconds left in overtime and had 27 points to help the Milwaukee...
Doncic has 31 points, Mavs beat Clippers 113-102 in Game 1
LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic scored 31 points and the Dallas Mavericks outshot the NBA’s leading team from 3-point range, beating the Los Angeles...
NBA tells head coaches they can go without masks in games
Just in time for the playoffs, the NBA told its head coaches Saturday they may work without masks during games if they have been...
They’re back: Knicks, Hawks to return with big playoff crowd
NEW YORK — It's being hyped as the largest indoor event in New York since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with a crowd...
76ers trust playoff process leads to 1st NBA title since ’83
PHILADELPHIA — Daryl Morey posed for a photo in a bookstore wearing a T-shirt of the Liberty Bell emblazoned with a “Come To Philly...
Suns draw defending champ Lakers in return to NBA playoffs
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns plowed through the regular season in impressive fashion, breaking an 11-year playoff drought by finishing with the second-most wins...
Jazz, Grizzlies hungry to prove themselves in playoffs
This is a nice footnote for the Utah Jazz — finishing the regular season with the NBA's best record. What the Jazz want now...
National teams wait on NBA stars for Olympic qualifier games
MIES, Switzerland — With the NBA playoffs starting Saturday, national team coaches are watching and waiting to get star players back for last-minute qualification...
Jokic, Embiid, Curry announced as NBA MVP finalists
Denver’s Nikola Jokic finished ninth in the MVP voting last season. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Golden State’s Stephen Curry didn’t get listed on a...
