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Pascal Siakam collected 28 points and Ivica Zubac and Andrew Nembhard each added a double-double, lifting the Indiana Pacers to a 114-101 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday in Indianapolis.Siakam made all 12 of his foul shots and added ei...

After making a season-high 22 shots from 3-point range in a lopsided victory over the Los Angeles Clippers the last time out, the Phoenix Suns want to continue their success from deep when they host the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday.Suns coach Jordan O...

Much of the outside chatter around the Minnesota Timberwolves this season focused on the front office's decision to trade size for athleticism.The team sent Julius Randle to the Brooklyn Nets, and it shipped Naz Reid to the Charlotte Hornets in a deal ...

Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen will be sidelined at least one month with a hand injury, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.The Finnish forward sustained a non-displaced fracture in his right hand in last Friday's 112-100 defeat in Dallas, per the repo...

This is the upside of the game between the Utah Jazz and Orlando Magic on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City: One of those teams will win.Ten games into the NBA season, the Magic have three wins. That is an embarrassment of riches against the Jazz, who ...

It hasn't taken Damian Lillard long this season to regain his status as one of the top players in the NBA.One night after scoring 25 points in a rare Portland victory over Oklahoma City, Lillard will lead the Trail Blazers into a rematch with the visit...

The Los Angeles Lakers bring a six-game winning streak to Milwaukee as they take on the Bucks on Wednesday night.The Lakers opened four-game road trip with a 121-116 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday before posting a 124-114 win over the Atlan...

The New York Knicks are starting to look like they did during their run to the NBA championship last season.And just like last season, New York might get to torment the Cleveland Cavaliers multiple times in the span of less than a week.The Knicks will ...

Toronto guard Jamal Shead's strength may be his on-ball defense, but he likely will be asked to contribute more on offense Wednesday night when the injury-plagued Raptors face the visiting Boston Celtics.Kawhi Leonard (knee swelling) hasn't played in t...

Paul George scored 36 points against his former team to highlight the Boston Celtics' 123-101 road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.George, who was traded to the Celtics in the Jaylen Brown blockbuster in July, finished 6 of 11 from...

Damian Lillard scored 13 of his 25 points in the third quarter and the Portland Trail Blazers prevailed 123-103 over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday in the first of back-to-back games between the teams.Deni Avdija added 24 points, eight a...

Franz Wagner put up a season-high 33 points, Desmond Bane and Wendell Carter Jr. contributed key hoops to two lead-stretching runs in the second half and the Orlando Magic snapped a four-game losing streak with a 107-100 road triumph over the Sacrament...

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to a 115-109 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City.Davion Mitchell had 19 points and eight assists to help the Heat close out a five-game road trip with ...

Jordan Goodwin had 18 points on six 3-pointers, Devin Booker added 17 points and the host Phoenix Suns made a season-high 22 3-pointers in a 133-110 blowout of the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.Goodwin, who had missed the previous four games with a r...

Paul George scored 36 points against his former team to highlight the Boston Celtics' 123-101 road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.George, who was traded to the Celtics in the Jaylen Brown blockbuster in July, finished 6 of 11 from...

Karl-Anthony Towns continued his season-opening streak of double-doubles Tuesday night and the host New York Knicks rode dominant second- and fourth-quarter runs to a 117-85 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.The defending NBA champion Knicks outscored the B...

Two teams still "figuring it out" will meet Wednesday night in New Orleans when the Pelicans face the Brooklyn Nets.New Orleans (4-7) is coming off the franchise's worst regular-season loss, a 51-point beatdown by the Golden State Warriors on Monday ni...

The Memphis Grizzlies host the Denver Nuggets Wednesday, but the Grizzlies wouldn't be opposed to playing another game away from FedExForum.Memphis enjoys being at home, but so far this season the Grizzlies have particularly embraced competition on the...

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama continues to be dazzling as his fourth NBA season progresses.Asked to explain a 40-point, 11-rebound, nine-block effort that fueled the Spurs' ninth straight victory -- 122-96 in Phoenix on Monday -- Wembanyam...

The Golden State Warriors put an emphatic end to their six-game homestand on Monday, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 138-87 and extending their winning streak to eight games with their largest margin of victory ever at Chase Center.The Warriors, who w...

Anthony Davis returned to the court with a flourish on Monday. Unfortunately for Davis, the Washington Wizards did not do the same as a team.Fresh off a 44-point outburst following a two-game absence due to a right ankle sprain, Davis will look to help...

Futures Basketball League, founded and funded, in part, by some of the biggest names in the NBA, will begin play next spring with 120 of the best under-18 boys basketball players in the nation, the group announced Tuesday.The inaugural season will feat...

Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard will be out at least one more week with a knee injury, the team announced Tuesday.The Raptors said Leonard "is continuing the reconditioning process after treatment to address left knee swelling."The seven-time All...

The Phoenix Suns have about 24 hours to digest the latest Victor Wembanyama-fication of the NBA before hosting the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.Wembanyama had 40 points, 11 rebounds, nine blocked shots and three assists in 25 minutes in the San Anto...

Cooper Flagg scored 30 of his season-high 43 points in the second half and Kyrie Irving added 35 as the Dallas Mavericks overturned a 13-point deficit to post a 125-122 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Monday.Flagg hit 16 of 25 from the floor an...

Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski and Yaxel Lendeborg combined for 73 points and the Golden State Warriors completed a 6-0 homestand with a 138-87 shellacking of the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.The win was Golden State's eighth in a r...

Victor Wembanyama racked up 40 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocked shots in 25 minutes of court action as the visiting San Antonio Spurs took apart the Phoenix Suns 122-96 on Monday to win their ninth straight game.The Spurs led by 15 points at halft...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have dominated the Trail Blazers in recent seasons and look to continue the mastery Tuesday night in the first of two games in two nights in Portland.The Thunder went 3-1 against Portland last season and have won 19 of the pas...

Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun posted double-doubles, and the Houston Rockets withstood a furious rally by the visiting Denver Nuggets and held on for a 110-100 victory on Monday.Durant finished with 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists; Sengun ad...

Cooper Flagg scored 30 of his season-high 43 points in the second half and Kyrie Irving added 35 as the Dallas Mavericks overturned a 13-point deficit to post a thrilling 125-122 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday.Flagg hit 16 of 25 from the floor, ...