Basketball

Murray scores 34, Nuggets beat Suns 125-107 in Game 1

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray kept imploring the crowd to get louder and louder with each trip down the floor. As if the Nuggets point guard even needed to. His play was already rocking the arena.

Apr 29, 2023 9:17 PM Read more >

Young Grizzlies must grow up after early exit from playoffs

The Memphis Grizzlies must prove the NBA's second-youngest team can learn the league's toughest lesson that the playoffs are nothing like the regular season. It's also time these young Grizzlies grow up.

Apr 29, 2023 3:38 PM Read more >

LeBron sets Lakers on playoff run with limitless possibility

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James didn't respond at first after Dillon Brooks called him old and questioned his abilities early in the Lakers' first-round playoff series with Memphis.

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Kings hope for crowd to carry them in Game 7 vs. Warriors

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — His team huddled up before taking the floor, Harrison Barnes hollered a message to the Kings with their special season on the line: “Leave it all on the floor and take this series back to Sac!” With spectacular performances on bo

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Heat, Knicks start 2nd round Sunday in rivalry's return

NEW YORK (AP) — Back when the New York Knicks and Miami Heat were meeting every year in the postseason, nobody had the kind of series Jimmy Butler just did . Get as hot as he was against Milwaukee and a player was going to get clobbered.

Apr 29, 2023 12:09 PM Read more >

Injured Embiid 'doubtful' for Game 1, says 76ers coach

CAMDEN. N.J. (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers says NBA MVP finalist Joel Embiid is doubtful for Game 1 of the playoff series against the Boston Celtics with a sprained right knee.

Apr 29, 2023 10:45 AM Read more >

Canadian men in group with France, Latvia, Lebanon at 2023 FIBA World Cup this summer

MANILA, Philippines — The Canadian men's basketball team will play France, Latvia and Lebanon in Group H at the 2023 FIBA World Cup this summer.

Apr 29, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >

USA will open Basketball World Cup against New Zealand

The United States will open Basketball World Cup play against New Zealand this summer, with Greece and Jordan also awaiting the Americans in the group stage. And the earliest the U.S. can see France in an Olympic final rematch is the semifinals.

Apr 29, 2023 8:59 AM Read more >

Lakers obliterate Grizzlies 125-85, advance to 2nd round

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James made sure the Lakers had the appropriate urgency for a closeout playoff game. Their raucous fans constantly urged them to end an infuriating decade without a postseason celebration on the Lakers' home court.

Apr 28, 2023 11:30 PM Read more >

Brunson and the Knicks host Miami to begin second round

Miami Heat (44-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (47-35, fifth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Knicks -4; over/under is 207.

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