Lakers look for boost after falling behind Nuggets in Conference Finals
LOS ANGELES(AP) — Although the Los Angeles Lakers’ late-season transformationis one of this NBA season’s best stories, LeBron James and histeammates f...
Nuggets on brink of NBA Finals with 119-108 win over Lakers in Game 3
LOS ANGELES(AP) — Jamal Murray scored 37 points, Nikola Jokic added 24 pointsand eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 3-0 lead inthe West...
One win from NBA Finals, Nuggets credit teamwork for playoff dominance
EL SEGUNDO,Calif. (AP) — When the Denver Nuggets faced the most crucialstretch of the biggest road game in franchise history, Nikola Jokictook over bo...
Brittney Griner gets warm welcome in first home game since Russia
PHOENIX (AP)— Brittney Griner won the opening tip and ran to her familiar spotin the low post.There wasnowhere else the ball was going to go on the Ph...
Heat roll past Celtics 128-102, take 3-0 lead in Conference Finals
MIAMI (AP)— Gabe Vincent scored a career-high 29 points, Duncan Robinsonadded 22 and the eighth-seeded Miami Heat moved one win from theNBA Finals aft...
Can the Celtics or Lakers make NBA history by coming back from down 0-3?
The Miami Heat and DenverNuggets are each one win away from the NBA Finals.That means the Boston Celticsand Los Angeles Lakers are each trying to do s...
NBA Playoffs: The conference finals might be finished in record time
The NBAconference finals might be finished faster than anyoneexpected.Faster thanever, too.There hasnever been a pair of 4-0 sweeps in the third round...
Carmelo Anthony retires after 19-year NBA career, 3 Olympic gold medals
CarmeloAnthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championshipin his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in theNBA,announced...
Jokic leads Nuggets to first NBA Finals, eliminating LeBron's Lakers
LOS ANGELES(AP) — Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, andthe Denver Nuggets advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time inteam h...
LeBron James questions future after Lakers eliminated by Nuggets
LOS ANGELES(AP) — LeBron James began the final game of his 20th NBA seasonwith the highest-scoring postseason half of his matchless NBAcareer.He ended...