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James Harden scored 30 points and Donovan Mitchell added 21, including seven in overtime, as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.Max Strus had 20...

Detroit Pistons starter Duncan Robinson did not dress for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night due to lower-back soreness.Robinson was 14 of 24 from 3-point range over the first three g...

Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points Thursday as the surging Philadelphia 76ers posted a 106-93 win over the visiting Boston Celtics, forcing a decisive Game 7 in a first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.The second-seeded Celtics led the series 3-1 fol...

OG Anunoby scored 26 of his 29 points in the first half to lead visiting New York to a historic 140-89 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday as the Knicks won their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series 4-2.It was the most points scored by...

The one distinct advantage the Houston Rockets carried into their Western Conference first-round series with the Los Angeles Lakers was a youthful core that, if deployed effectively, would yield an unmistakable edge.Playing without Kevin Durant for the...

Magic standout forward Franz Wagner will miss his second straight game when Orlando attempts to close out its first-round series against the visiting Detroit Pistons on Friday night.Wagner is bothered by a right calf strain that also caused him to miss...

The Cleveland Cavaliers feel they passed the toughness test in winning Game 5 at home.The next step is to show the same grit on the road Friday night in Game 6 against the Toronto Raptors and clinch the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.Cle...

Cade Cunningham and Paolo Banchero are proving they know how to put on a show, and they're going to be called upon in another possible elimination game in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.Cunningham's heroics Wednesday night bought t...

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ayo Dosunmu is listed as questionable with a sore right calf for Thursday's Game 6 of the Western Conference first-round series versus the Denver Nuggets in Minneapolis.Dosunmu is a late addition to the injury report for th...

Charlotte Hornets big man Moussa Diabate was named the winner of the 2025-26 NBA Hustle Award on Thursday.A first-time winner, Diabate ranked in the top 11 in six of the nine hustle categories used to determine the award recipient, including first in o...

The Los Angeles Lakers are relocating and rebranding their NBA G League team, the club announced on Thursday.Starting in 2026-27, the Coachella Valley Lakers will call California's Greater Palm Springs region their new home.The team will play its home ...

If the Rockets force a Game 7 with a third consecutive win in the best-of-seven playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston will have to get there without Kevin Durant.According to multiple reports, Durant is down for a fourth game in a row and...

The Knicks will try to ride a tone-setting first quarter from Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks into Game 5 on Tuesday in New York.The Knicks responded to consecutive one-point losses by securing a seven-po...

In court Monday to seek a dismissal of federal charges, former Miami Heat point guard Terry Rozier learned prosecutors are expanding the case against him with intentions to present new charges to a grand jury.Federal prosecutors informed Rozier's legal...

He celebrated his 81st birthday last month but Heat president Pat Riley is "really pissed" and fully committed to getting Miami back to the playoffs next season."I'm not going to retire. I'm not going to resign," Riley said Monday. "I'm not going to st...

The Boston Celtics can close out the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with the visiting Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5 on Tuesday night.After splitting two games in Boston, the second-seeded Celtics took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven serie...

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is week-to-week with a knee injury, the team announced Monday.He avoided serious ligament damage in his left knee, with an MRI revealing a hyperextension and a bone bruise.The timeline means Edwards, 24, is l...

De'Aaron Fox scored 28 points and Victor Wembanyama had 27 in his return from concussion protocol, helping the visiting San Antonio Spurs to a 114-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Su...

Amen Thompson scored a game-high 23 points, Tari Eason added 20 added 19 and the Houston Rockets averted elimination with a 115-96 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round playoff se...

Payton Pritchard scored a career-playoff-high 32 points off the bench and the Boston Celtics took a 3-1 series lead with a convincing 128-96 road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night.Jayson Tatum made five treys and recorded 30 points, 1...

The NBA fined Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic $50,000 and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle $35,000 for their parts in an on-court fracas at the end of Game 4 of their teams' first-round playoff series.The fines were handed down by NBA exec...

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be aiming for a third consecutive first-round playoff series sweep when they take the court Monday night in Phoenix.The Suns have a different task -- avoiding being swept in the first round for the second consecutive post...

Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid was active and in the starting lineup for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the visiting Boston Celtics on Sunday.Embiid has not played since April 6, as he required an emerge...

De'Aaron Fox scored 28 points and Victor Wembanyama had 27 in his return from concussion protocol, helping the visiting San Antonio Spurs to a 114-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Su...

The Denver Nuggets entered this postseason with hopes of a deep run. Instead, they are in danger of bowing out in five games.The Minnesota Timberwolves overcame two significant injuries to win Game 4, 112-96, on Saturday night and can close out the ser...

Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes each scored 23 points Sunday afternoon and the Toronto Raptors held off the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, 93-89, to even the best-of-seven first-round playoff series at 2-2.Game 5 of the series is Wednesday at Clevelan...

Houston Rockets star forward Kevin Durant is expected to miss Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers with an ankle injury, ESPN reported hours before the start of the Sunday night game.Durant was initially listed as questionable by the Rockets.Durant ha...

San Antonio Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama has cleared concussion protocol and will play in Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series against the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.Wembanyama sustained the injury in Game 2 on Tuesday ...

Detroit center Jalen Duren has been unusually quiet during his team's first-round series against the Orlando Magic.That likely needs to change soon if the Pistons intend to earn their first playoff-series win since 2008.Duren has been a non-factor for ...

Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards will miss "multiple weeks" due to a left knee injury suffered Saturday night in his team's 112-96 playoff win against the Denver Nuggets.Per ESPN, Edwards was diagnosed with a bone bruise and hyperexten...