LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell scored a stunning 71 points -- matching the eighth-most ever in an NBA game -- as the Cavaliers erased a 21-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 145-134 in overtime on Monday, Jan. 2. Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers drives to the...
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Nikola Jokic delivered a triple-double with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to spark host Denver over Boston 123-111 in a Sunday showdown of NBA conference leaders. Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets puts up a shot against Grant Williams of the Boston Celtics during...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Luka Doncic scored 51 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to their sixth victory in a row while the Brooklyn Nets stretched their NBA win streak to 11 on Saturday, Dec. 31. Reggie Bullock, Luka Doncic and Spencer Dinwiddie of the Dallas Mavericks smiles during the game against...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- LeBron James celebrated his 38th birthday by scoring a season-high 47 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and adding nine assists to spark the Los Angeles Lakers to a 130-121 victory in Atlanta on Friday, Dec. 30. LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks against Onyeka Okongwu of...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Brooklyn Nets pushed their NBA winning streak to 10 games in dramatic style on Wednesday, Dec. 28, rallying in the second half then hanging on to edge the Hawks 108-107 in Atlanta. Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets drives to the basket during the game against the Atlanta...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Boston's Jayson Tatum scored 41 points to power the NBA-best Celtics over Milwaukee 139-118 on Sunday, Dec. 25, in a Christmas showdown of the league's two top teams. Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics dunks the ball during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks on December 25, 2022...
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry, sidelined since suffering a partially dislocated left shoulder, will be out for at least another two weeks, the reigning champion Golden State Warriors said Saturday, Dec. 24. Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors looks on from the...
MIAMI (AFP) — Jaylen Brown scored 36 points as the Boston Celtics returned to the top of the Eastern Conference standings with a 121-109 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, Dec. 23. Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics goes in for a dunk past D'Angelo Russell #0 of the Minnesota...
MIAMI (AFP) -- The New Orleans Pelicans got back to winning ways on Thursday, Dec. 22, with CJ McCollum scoring a season-high 40 points in a 126-117 win over the struggling San Antonio Spurs. In this file photo, CJ McCollum of the New Orleans Pelicans drives to the basket against Zach LaVine of the...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season high 45 points and grabbed 14 rebounds but couldn't stop his Eastern Conference leading Milwaukee Bucks from falling to a 114-106 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers drives to the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 42 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to power the Milwaukee Bucks to a 128-119 NBA victory Monday, Dec. 19, over Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks the ball during the game against the New...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Nikola Jokic joined rare NBA company on Sunday, Dec. 18, with a 40-point, 27-rebound, 10-assist triple-double for the Denver Nuggets in a 119-115 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball during the game against the Charlotte...
