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• Heat Finally Beat Nets, Still Unbeaten in Playoffs

  07-05-2014 04:02 via rss.nytimes.com
  The Miami Heat reversed their regular season form against Brooklyn and dispatched the Nets 107-86 in the opening game of their Eastern Conference second round series on Tuesday. The Heat had lost all four meetings with the Nets during the regular season, but the two-time defending NBA champions have been dominant in the playoffs, improving to 5-0 after whitewashing Charlotte in the opening round.
  
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• Knicks Injury Tracker: Miles McBride being evaluated for left ankle injury

  07-12-2025 21:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  Here are the latest news updates and possible return dates for Knicks players...Dec. 7, 3:22 p.m.Knicks guard Miles McBride exited Sunday's win over the Orlando Magic in the first half, and according to SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley, the guard is still in the process of being evaluated for a left ankle injury.The Knicks say they will know more on McBride's status on Monday. As a starter or a bench player, McBride has been terrific this season. In 19 games (nine starts), McBride has averaged a
  
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• Without Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks down Magic, 106-100, for third straight win

  07-12-2025 20:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  The Knicks (16-7) defeated the Orlando Magic (14-10) by a final score of 106-100 on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.Here are the key takeaways...-- The Knicks were without Karl-Anthony Towns, as the big man was ruled out before tipoff due to calf tightness. Towns, who went for 35 points and 18 rebounds against Charlotte on Wednesday night, is the team’s leading rebounder and second-leading scorer, so the Knicks were obviously missing a very important piece.With Towns out, Mi
  
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• Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Texans vs. Chiefs, NBA and more

  07-12-2025 20:00 via cbssports.com
  
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• Orlando's Franz Wagner leaves game with very concerning apparent knee injury after fall

  07-12-2025 19:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  Just as the Magic get Paolo Banchero back comes this potentially troubling news.Orlando forward Franz Wagner left Sunday's game against the Knicks in Madison Square Garden after going to the ground when, on a first quarter transition opportunity, New York's Mitchell Robinson came in to block a pass to Wagner, and the German went to the ground and instantly grabbed his left knee. He stayed on the ground for a while before being helped back to the locker room by his brother, Mo Wagner.Orlando Magi
  
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• Karl-Anthony Towns injury update: Knicks star to miss Sunday's game vs. Magic with calf injury

  07-12-2025 16:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  The New York Knicks won't have Karl-Anthony Towns when the team takes on the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Towns — who was initially ruled questionable due to a calf injury — was ruled out for the contest, head coach Mike Brown revealed Sunday. Following Friday's game — a 146-112 win over the Utah Jazz — there was some uncertainty over Towns' injury. Brown was asked about Towns receiving treatment on his calf during the game. Brown said he was unaware of that situation, a
  
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• Warriors provide encouraging update on Steph Curry's quad injury rehab

  07-12-2025 15:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  Warriors provide encouraging update on Steph Curry's quad injury rehab originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaSteph Curry’s return to the Warriors might be right around the corner. Golden State’s superstar point guard, who has been sidelined five games (including Sunday vs. the Chicago Bulls) with a left quadriceps contusion sustained in the 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets on Nov. 26, is progressing in his rehab and could return to game action later this week.The Warriors prov
  
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• Should the Knicks trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo?

  07-12-2025 15:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  The murmurs surrounding a potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade have heated up in recent days, which has naturally thrust the Knicks — now at 15-7 and winners of seven of their last 10 — into the rumor mill. The Mecca of Basketball is reportedly atop the perennial MVP candidate’s preference list, so the Knicks should have a fair shot at the star if they put together their best offer, the question is should they?The case for trading for GiannisDespite having seven different
  
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• Why Guerschon Yabusele has yet to find footing with Knicks and how things can improve

  07-12-2025 14:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  It took nearly 40 minutes of the Knicks’ 146-112 win against the Utah Jazz on Friday night for Guerschon Yabusele to see the floor. The forward was able to cobble together a season-high 11 points in just nine-plus minutes of an already decided game. But the final quarter signified that Yabusele is far away from the role he was expected to assume this season. The return of OG Anunoby from a nine-game absence in the 34-point drubbing pushed Yabusele further out of the rotation. Rookie s
  
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• Pat Spencer explains how his old lacrosse stardom helps NBA career with Warriors

  07-12-2025 12:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  Pat Spencer explains how his old lacrosse stardom helps NBA career with Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaPat Spencer was a lacrosse superstar before becoming the two-way Warriors guard that Dub Nation loves today.Over four seasons between 2016-19 at Loyola University Maryland, the former attackmen set the record for assists at the Division I level with 231 and won the Tewaaraton Award — which is equivalent to the Heisman Award — as a senior. It wasn’t until Sp
  
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• Fantasy Basketball Week 8 Schedule Primer: On to the NBA Cup knockout rounds

  07-12-2025 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  After seven weeks in which there were light game nights in short supply, NBA teams should be able to get ample rest during Week 8. With the Emirates NBA Cup moving into the quarterfinal stage with games on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by the semifinals on Saturday and the championship game on Tuesday, December 16, the 22 teams that did not advance were assigned two games each to fill out their 82-game schedules. While some fantasy leagues have combined weeks 8 and 9 due to the light schedules
  
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• 'It's an honour' - Harden into NBA top 10 scorers

  07-12-2025 10:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  James Harden made his NBA debut in 2009 with the Oklahoma City Thunder [Getty Images]James Harden became the 10th highest scorer in NBA history as the LA Clippers were beaten 109-106 by the Minnesota Timberwolves.Starting the night 11th on the all-time list, Harden passed Carmelo Anthony's total of 28,289 points in the third quarter at Target Center in Minneapolis.Harden finished with 34 points, taking his career total to 28,303 - 293 behind Shaquille O'Neal in ninth."It's a blessing - a testame
  
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• James Harden enters top 10 on NBA's all-time scoring list, passing Carmelo Anthony

  07-12-2025 04:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  James Harden certainly has his detractors, but there are few players in NBA history more effective than the Los Angeles Clippers star at putting points on the board. He reached a major milestone there on Saturday.In the third quarter of a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the 36-year-old Harden passed Carmelo Anthony for 10th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list with 28,290 points. LeBron James (first) and Kevin Durant (eighth) are the only active players ahead of him.Fittingly, given
  
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• Michael Porter Jr.'s 35 points, Nic Claxton's triple-double lead Nets over Pelicans, 119-101

  07-12-2025 01:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. tied his season high with 35 points, Nic Claxton had his second triple-double and the Brooklyn Nets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-101 on Saturday.Porter matched his career best by reaching 30 for a third straight game, having also done it last Feb. 3-6 during his final season with Denver. He made five 3-pointers and had nine rebounds after sitting out Thursday to rest his back in the second night of a back-to-back.Claxton finished with 14 points, 11 r
  
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• Lakers star Luka Doncic might play Sunday after birth of second child

  07-12-2025 00:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Lakers guard Luka Doncic announced the birth of his second child, daughter Olivia, on social media Saturday. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)Luka Doncic was removed from the team’s status report entering Sunday’s game at Philadelphia after the Lakers superstar and his fiancee announced the birth of their second childSaturday.Doncicmissed the last two games, but before Friday’s game against Boston, coach JJ Redick was open to the possibility of him rejoining the team in t
  
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• Zach LaVine helps Kings exhale after majestic road performance against Heat

  06-12-2025 22:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  Zach LaVine helps Kings exhale after majestic road performance against Heat originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaThe Kings went to South Beach and played their best game of the 2025-26 NBA season, coasting to a 127-111 win over the Miami Heat on Saturday at Kaseya Center. Yes, you read that correctly: Sacramento, in the midst of a losing skid and on the road, put together four impressive quarters against one of the league’s best defensive teams in a city notoriously known for dis
  
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• Warriors follow unlikely superhero Pat Spencer to encouraging win vs. Cavaliers

  06-12-2025 22:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  Warriors follow unlikely superhero Pat Spencer to encouraging win vs. Cavaliers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaThe Warriors wobbled into Cleveland on Saturday and, for the first time this season, summoned the kind of performance that delivers a warm cup of encouragement to everyone on the payroll.Coming off a distasteful loss Thursday night in Philadelphia, they vanquished a quality opponent, on the road, without the services of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler III and Al H
  
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• Steve Kerr epically quotes Pat Spencer in NSFW podium quip after Warriors' win

  06-12-2025 22:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Steve Kerr epically quotes Pat Spencer in NSFW podium quip after Warriors' win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaIf you’re not familiar with Pat Spencer by this point, then you probably should be.After his defiant declaration on Thursday in Philadelphia, Spencer backed it up in the Warriors’ 99-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night at Rocket Arena. The 29-year-old point guard — in his first career NBA start — scored a career-high 19 points to go wi
  
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• Bulls' rookie Noa Essengue is out for remainder of season following shoulder surgery.

  06-12-2025 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Bulls rookie Noa Essengue will undergo season-ending surgery on his left shoulder.On Saturday, the Bulls made official what coach Billy Donovan had said a few days earlier: surgery was required, and the usual recovery time is six to seven months. Essengue injured his shoulder in a G-League game and, while the team first said it was a contusion, it turned out to be more than that.Essengue was the No. 12 pick in last June's draft and at Summer League showed his fluid athleticism and potential, but
  
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• What we learned as Pat Spencer fuels depleted Warriors' upset win vs. Cavaliers

  06-12-2025 20:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  What we learned as Pat Spencer fuels depleted Warriors' upset win vs. Cavaliers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaBOX SCORERemember all those games where the Warriors played a team without multiple stars yet still found themselves on the losing side? Saturday night in Cleveland finally was the opposite for Golden State.The Warriors, without Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green, continued to show their competitive spirit. They only had 10 healthy players on the first night of a ba
  
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• Chris Paul: 'I'm still scarred by it all. Still processing everything. But I'm staying ready.'

  06-12-2025 20:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  What's next for Chris Paul?He has been sent away from the Clippers (something handled sloppily), but what comes next? NBA insider Chris Haynes texted with Paul and got this response:"I'm just staying ready. I'm hooping right now. I don't know what's next. I'm still scarred by it all. Still processing everything. But I'm staying ready."Chris Paul texted @ChrisBHaynes with an update about his future after his release from the Clippers.#NBAonPrimepic.twitter.com/f1v33yXz2r— NBA on Prime (@NBA
  
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• Chris Paul: 'I'm still scared by it all. Still processing everything. But I'm staying ready.'

  06-12-2025 20:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  What's next for Chris Paul?He has been sent away from the Clippers (something handled sloppily), but what comes next? NBA insider Chris Haynes texted with Paul and got this response:"I'm just staying ready. I'm hooping right now. I don't know what's next. I'm still scarred by it all. Still processing everything. But I'm staying ready."Chris Paul texted @ChrisBHaynes with an update about his future after his release from the Clippers.#NBAonPrimepic.twitter.com/f1v33yXz2r— NBA on Prime (@NBA
  
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo: 'I want to run through the wall, and make things work'

  06-12-2025 17:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  Before NBA training camp opened, rumors about Giannis Antetokounmpo pushing the Bucks to have trade talks with the Knicks were everywhere. That's when, at media day, Antetokounmpo tried to quash all that saying he was all in on this team now, and in six or seven months maybe he would change his mind.Then the Bucks stumbled out of the gate, and this week the rumor mill cranked up into high gear this week when a report came out that Antetokounmpo and his agent would meet with the Milwaukee front o
  
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• Al Horford admits he needs to ‘be better' amid early struggles with Warriors

  06-12-2025 17:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  Al Horford admits he needs to ‘be better' amid early struggles with Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaWarriors veteran center Al Horford recognizes he has fallen short since his arrival to the Bay Area. In an exclusive interview with The Athletic’s Nick Friedell, the 39-year-old big man reflected on his first two months as a part of Golden State, whom he joined in late September on a multi-year contract.The 19-year NBA veteran’s self-assessment? Harsh yet
  
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• Steve Kerr shares what Warriors need from Jonathan Kuminga, Brandin Podziemski

  06-12-2025 17:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  Steve Kerr shares what Warriors need from Jonathan Kuminga, Brandin Podziemski originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaOn the first night of a Midwest back-to-back, the Warriors will be down several key contributors — namely stars Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green — against the Cleveland Cavaliers. All of these guys are out for the Warriors tonight, Steve Kerr announced: Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, De’Anthony Melton, Al Horford and Seth Curry @NBCSWa
  
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• Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: SEC and Big Ten title games, NBA and more

  06-12-2025 17:04 via cbssports.com
  
  Find best bets and props for the biggest games in sports on Saturday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts
  
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• Why Russell Westbrook is ‘GOAT' point guard to Kings rookie Nique Clifford

  06-12-2025 16:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  Why Russell Westbrook is ‘GOAT' point guard to Kings rookie Nique Clifford originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaProgramming note: Watch the full “Conversations with Deuce & Mo” interview with Nique Clifford, debuting at 4 p.m. PT Saturday on NBC Sports CaliforniaNique Clifford, as a rookie, already is playing with one of his favorite NBA players of all time.After Kings point guard Russell Westbrook racked up his 204th career triple-double in Sacramento’s win over
  
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• Luka Dončić announces birth of second child, could return Sunday for Lakers vs. 76ers

  06-12-2025 15:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić announced the birth of his second daughter on Saturday morning, captioning his Instagram post with her name, Olivia. Dončić and his fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, also have a 2-year-old daughter, Gabriela. Dončić has missed the Lakers' past two games to travel back to his native Slovenia to be with Goltes for the birth. Head coach J.J. Redick said on Friday that Dončić could return for Sunday's game at the Philade
  
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• Granderson: At last, the players themselves are the voice of the NBA

  06-12-2025 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Former NBA player Chandler Parsons is now co-host of the podcast "Run It Back." (David Calvert / Getty Images for American Century Investments)Three words perfectly summed up what LeBron James has been trying to tell us most of his life.His pass to Rui Hachimura in the closing seconds of Thursday’s game led to the game-winning basket. With that pass, James sacrificed a chance to score at least 10 points in an NBA-record 1,298 consecutive games. When the game is on the line, the sports
  
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• Celtics finish tough 15-game stretch looking like much better team

  06-12-2025 10:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  Celtics finish tough 15-game stretch looking like much better team originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonBOSTON — When the Celtics suffered a tough loss at home to the Utah Jazz on Nov. 3 that dropped their record to 3-5, they did not look like a playoff-caliber team. They weren’t in sync offensively, the defense was not executing at a high level and the offseason additions were still settling into their roles.Fast forward one month and the Celtics look like a much better team. And
  
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