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Playoff bound: Hawks clinch 1st postseason berth since 2017

The Atlanta Hawks spent three miserable years totally rebuilding their team, all with the idea of finally making a big move ...

Kuzma's late basket gives Lakers 3rd straight win

Despite missing LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers are keeping alive their slim hopes of trying to avoid ...

Blazers win fifth straight, beat Jazz 105-98

Portland took another big step toward securing a top-six seed in the upcoming NBA Playoffs. Damian Lillard scored 30 points ...

Harden returns to score 18 points, Nets beat Spurs 128-116

Forget being a reserve. James Harden was sidelined so long he couldn't remember what it was like even to be a starter. It all ...

Harden returns, comes off Nets' bench against Spurs

James Harden returned to action for the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night after missing more than a month with a strained ...

3s for all: NBA sets season record for 3-pointers per game

The NBA’s 3-point dependence is stronger than ever. For the ninth consecutive season, the league record for 3-pointers made ...

The Latest: Avalanche, Nuggets get OK to increase capacity

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Kroenke Sports & Entertainment ...

Horton-Tucker comes up big in OT as Lakers edge Knicks

Talen Horton-Tucker made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 21.1 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers improved ...

Warriors rally for second straight night, beat Suns 122-116

Facing the Western Conference's two winningest teams on back-to-back nights, the Golden State Warriors pulled off a pair of ...

Heat clinch playoff spot with 129-121 victory over Celtics

Tyler Herro scored 24 points and the Miami Heat clinched a playoff spot and sent the Boston Celtics to the brink of the ...

Pacers rally late for 103-94 win to snap 76ers streak

The Indiana Pacers helped clear up the Eastern Conference's muddled play-in picture Tuesday. Philadelphia's second-half ...

Lakers' James out at least 1 more game due to sprained ankle

LeBron James will miss at least one more game to make sure his sprained right ankle is as healthy as possible. The four-time ...

The Latest: Milwaukee's NBA, MLB teams boosting attendance

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee ...

Stephen Curry's late 3 lifts Warriors past Jazz 119-116

Stephen Curry needed every bit from his supporting cast for the Golden State Warriors to secure a play-in berth, then found ...

Spurs' record-setting 1st half ends Bucks' streak, 146-125

The San Antonio Spurs used the agony of their most humiliating defeat this season as motivation for an uplifting victory, and ...

Westbrook breaks Robertson's NBA triple-double record

Oscar Robertson's NBA record of 181 triple-doubles had stood since 1974 and was once thought to be untouchable — until ...

Westbrook breaks Robinson's record as Wizards fall to Hawks

Russell Westbrook broke Oscar Robertson's 47-year-old NBA record for triple-doubles and missed a potential game-winning ...

Inside Arizona's election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on

On the floor of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where NBA stars like Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan once dunked basketballs ...

DC aims for full reopening, with masks, by June 11

Washington, D.C., is emerging from its pandemic quarantine. With COVID-19 numbers dropping, officials in the nation’s capital ...

Davis takes charge in Lakers' emphatic 123-110 win over Suns

Anthony Davis is playing like his superstar self again. At the same time, he's reminding everyone just how dangerous the Los ...