Trae Young scores 32, Hawks beat Celtics 130-122 to close to 2-1
ATLANTA (AP)— Trae Young scored 32 points in his best game of the playoffs andthe Atlanta Hawks gave themselves a glimmer of hope, beating theBoston C...
Knicks romp past Cavaliers 99-79, take 2-1 series lead
NEW YORK (AP)— Back when the NBA playoffs were always part of the springtimeschedule at Madison Square Garden, this is what they lookedlike.Tough tosc...
Jokic has triple-double, Nuggets beat Timberwolves for 3-0 lead
MINNEAPOLIS(AP) — Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets delivered the type ofdisciplined performance that’s a prerequisite for lasting a longtime in the...
76ers finish sweep of Nets without Embiid in 96-88 win
NEW YORK(AP) — Tobias Harris had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and thePhiladelphia 76ers overcame the absence of Joel Embiid to beat theBrooklyn Nets 96-...
Durant scores 31, Suns beat Clippers 112-100 for 3-1 lead
LOS ANGELES(AP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Devin Booker added 30 and thePhoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers without KawhiLeonard 112-...
Bucks rule Giannis Antetokounmpo out for Game 3 vs. Heat
MIAMI (AP) —Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks was ruled out of Game3 of his team’s Eastern Conference first-round series against theMiami H...
Draymond Green won’t change post-suspension, ready for Game 4
SANFRANCISCO (AP) — Draymond Green is certain this is far from hislast suspension, andhe had some strong words for theNBAtrying to make him an example...
Butler scores 30, Heat top Giannis-less Bucks 121-99
MIAMI (AP) —Jimmy Butler took a hard fall.VictorOladipo took a harder one.And the Miami Heat still founda way to knock off the Milwaukee Bucks, reclai...
LeBron’s Lakers beat Grizzlies 111-101, take 2-1 series lead
LOSANGELES—Anthony Davis had 31 points and 17rebounds, LeBron James finished with 25 points after Dillon Brookswas ejected for striking him in the gro...
Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks tossed for blow to LeBron James in Game 3
LOS ANGELES(AP) — Memphis Grizzlies agitator Dillon Brooks was ejected fromGame 3 of their first-round playoff series Saturday night afterstriking LeB...