EL SEGUNDO, California (AP) — Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers will wait until game time Wednesday night, April 28, to determine whether he is ready to return from nearly four weeks on the sidelines with a strained oblique muscle. Reaves expressed cautious optimism Tuesday when he spoke...
PHOENIX (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Chet Holmgren added 24 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 131-122 on Monday night, April 27, capping a four-game sweep in the first-round series. The Thunder — who have a 12-0 record in the first round over the last three...
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 27 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks in his return from a concussion and the San Antonio Spurs took a 3-1 lead in their first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers with a 114-93 victory on Sunday, April 26. De 'Aaron Fox added 28...
PHOENIX (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points in a brilliant shooting performance, Ajay Mitchell added 15 in place of the injured Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 121-109 on Saturday, April 25, to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round...
HOUSTON (AP) — LeBron James scored 29 points, including a tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in regulation, Marcus Smart had eight points in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of a Houston Rockets team missing Kevin Durant for a 112-108 win Friday night, April 24, to take a 3-0...
ATLANTA (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker was voted the NBA’s 2026 Most Improved Player on Friday, April 24, beating out finalists Deni Avdija and Jalen Duren to become the second Hawks player to win the award in two years. It was, by far, the best statistical season of Alexander-Walker’s...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves flexed even more of their defensive muscle against the flagging Denver Nuggets, seizing a 2-1 lead in the first-round NBA playoff series with a dominant 113-96 victory on Thursday night, April 23. McDaniels had 20 points and 10...
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker was fined $35,000 for public criticism of officiating following the team 's Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder last Wednesday night, April 22. James Jones, the NBA 's Head of Basketball Operations, made the announcement on...
Keldon Johnson was the ultimate backup for the San Antonio Spurs this season. He played in all 82 games, all off the bench, becoming only the second NBA player in the last decade to do that. He became the first Spurs player to score 1,000 points as a reserve in a season. And all year long, San...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Houston Rockets for a 101-94 victory Tuesday night, April 21, and a stunning 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Marcus Smart had 25 points and seven...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was placed in the NBA 's concussion protocol after tumbling face-first to the court in the second quarter of Tuesday night 's playoff loss to Portland. “He has a concussion. He’s in the protocol,” Spurs coach Mitch...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, James Harden added 28 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 115-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, April 20, for a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Evan Mobley had 25 points and eight rebounds for...
