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Nets' Harden out, Green questionable for Game 4 at Milwaukee

The Brooklyn Nets again won’t have James Harden but could have forward Jeff Green back for Game 4 of their second-round ...

Embiid, 76ers beat Hawks 127-111 to take 2-1 lead in series

Joel Embiid kept taking falls. He also kept rising to his feet. Nothing was going to take Philadelphia's big center off the ...

Clippers facing another 0-2 deficit as series shifts to LA

The Los Angeles Clippers find themselves in familiar territory — down 2-0 in their second straight playoff series and seeing ...

Mitchell has 37, Jazz beat Clippers 117-111 for 2-0 lead

Donovan Mitchell's scoring sent the Utah Jazz into the lead and their defense closed the door. Mitchell scored 37 points and ...

Bucks blow big lead, then rally to edge Nets 86-83 in Game 3

Jrue Holiday figured the Brooklyn Nets expected him to call a timeout as soon as he got the ball with his team trailing by ...

Hawks, Nuggets hope home court provides edge in semifinals

John Collins already has seen what playoff success has done to raise the hometown excitement for the Atlanta Hawks.

Chris Paul has another big night, Suns rout Nuggets 123-98

Chris Paul is a 36-year-old man who can still put together an NBA point guard's version of a virtuoso performance: Fifteen ...

Utah's Gobert wins third Defensive Player of the Year award

Rudy Gobert saved Utah's opening game of the second round with a blocked shot, the kind of play that's earned him recognition ...

Hawks remain confident vs 76ers despite Embiid's dominance

The Hawks return to Atlanta beaming with confidence in their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia ...

Heat's Riley fined $25,000 for remarks about a LeBron return

Miami Heat President Pat Riley was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for being too clear that he'd eagerly welcome a ...

Donovan Mitchell scores 45, rallies Jazz past the Clippers

Donovan Mitchell scored 45 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 112-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 of their ...

Shake Milton saves Sixers as Philly evens series with Hawks

Joel Embiid bounded on the court and pointed at Shake Milton following an electrifying stretch that might have saved ...

Nikola Jokic becomes lowest draft pick ever to win MVP award

Nikola Jokic was selected with the 41st draft pick when he entered the NBA seven years ago. Now, by overwhelming consensus, ...

Boosted by big crowds, Suns try to win again vs Nuggets

It would have been an awesome play even when Phoenix Suns Arena was empty: Cameron Payne floated a pass to a streaking Torrey ...

In the 2021 playoffs, the NBA's class of 2018 is showing up

Phoenix's Deandre Ayton had Guy Fieri leaping out of his courtside seat with a thundering dunk. Atlanta's Trae Young had ...

Injuries deplete WNBA rosters, teams scramble to fill spots

It's been a rough start to the WNBA season with so many stars sidelined due to injures. Diana Taurasi, Candace Parker, Nneka ...

Durant has 32, Nets up 2-0 after 125-86 blowout of Bucks

Kevin Durant left Giannis Antetokounmpo in his tracks and got to the rim for a reverse layup, with James Harden coming way ...

New York's Tom Thibodeau picked as NBA's coach of the year

Tom Thibodeau got the New York Knicks back to the playoffs, guiding the team to its second-best record in 20 years. And in ...

Home sweet home: Clippers beat Mavs 126-111 to win series

No chest-thumping, shouting or theatrics. With very little change of expression, Kawhi Leonard altered the Los Angeles ...

Young scores 35, Hawks top Embiid, Sixers 128-124 in Game 1

Trae Young put an early smackdown on Philly that had the Hawks in control of Game 1 and finished the win with a lob to John ...

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