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...
There had never been a unanimous NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Until now. Victor Wembanyama — as expected — was announced Monday, April 20, as the league 's top defensive player. The San Antonio center was second in the voting for DPOY as a rookie, was the favorite last season until a...
Oklahoma City 's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander might be adding a couple more trophies to his collection. San Antonio 's Victor Wembanyama has a shot at doing the same. And for the eighth consecutive year, the MVP will be an international one. Gilgeous-Alexander — the reigning NBA MVP — is...
DETROIT (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 23 points, nine rebounds and four assists to lead the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic to a 112-101 win over the top-seeded Detroit Pistons on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round series, extending the longest home playoff losing streak in NBA history....
