DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 137-132 in overtime on Monday. Denver (51-28) moved into third place in the Western Conference with its season-high ninth straight win. Jokic recorded his 33rd triple-double…
DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 31 points, Nikola Jokic hit the go-ahead shot with 45 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 121-115 on Friday. Jokic finished with 22 points and nine rebounds, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points and was 7 of 10 from 3-point range and…
VJ Edgecombe scored a new career-high 38 points in a lopsided Sixers victory over the Kings, leading Philadelphia to a 139-118 victory with their first 30-ball since opening night in Boston. Justin Edwards also set a new career high with 32 points and seven 3-pointers. This is what I saw. Advertisement A dominant performance from…
The stakes were already high when the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder took the court Thursday night. It was a possible look at an eventual Finals showdown, but there was even more at stake for Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Gilgeous-Alexander rose to the moment, setting a new NBA record by scoring at least 20…
DALLAS (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 33 points and 11 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat Dallas 110-100 on Tuesday night, overcoming another stellar performance by Cooper Flagg and handing the Mavericks their season-worst fifth straight loss. Flagg scored 36 points in the No. 1 rookie’s first game with the team he grew up watching…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 31 points with six 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors welcomed back their regulars Saturday to beat the Utah Jazz 123-114 after a 37-point blowout by the shorthanded Thunder a night earlier. Curry scored 20 points in the third quarter on six of his seven shots, hitting a…
DALLAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg had 33 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and Anthony Davis had 31 points and nine rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets 131-130 on Tuesday. Flagg’s career-high fourth 3-pointer gave Dallas a 126-121 lead with 3:17 left, and he assisted on Naji Marshall’s left corner 3-pointer that…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored at least 30 points for the fourth straight game, a season-high 40, leading the Knicks to a 132-120 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday and sending New York into the NBA Cup Final. The Knicks, who have won five in a row and nine of 10, will…
