Articles filed under NBA
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76ers close regular season by breezing past Rockets 134-96Aug 15, 2020 7:00 am - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Tobias Harris scored 18 points and the Philadelphia 76ers closed the regular season by trouncing the Houston Rockets 134-96 on Friday night...
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Spurs await DeRozan decision as young guards show promiseAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - Gregg Popovich brushed off a question about whether he will return as coach of the San Antonio Spurs after their attempt to set an NBA record for consecutive playoff app...
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Mavs' Luka Doncic set to begin his first NBA playoff runAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Luka Doncic would like to clear up a bit of a misconception: He has playoff experience. Then again, he also knows what awaits now is differ...
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Day after Divac departs as Kings GM, Stojakovic resigns tooAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A day after Vlade Divac stepped down as Sacramento Kings general manager, Peja Stojakovic resigned as assistant GM on Saturday. Another former ...
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Bucks seeking return to form as they open against MagicAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - The Milwaukee Bucks head into the playoffs seeking to regain the form that enabled them to earn the NBA's best record. Milwaukee (56-17) has gone 3-5 since the NBA resum...
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Surprising Suns ready to build off bubble successAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Coach Monty Williams could sense a few eye rolls earlier this summer when the Phoenix Suns and their extremely mediocre 26-39 record were invited to the N...
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Feeling tough to beat, Raptors set to open playoffs vs NetsAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - So many roadblocks could have knocked the Toronto Raptors off course on the path toward a repeat. Kawhi Leonard's departure. The season's s...
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Play-in time: Blazers, Grizzlies to play Game 1 on SaturdayAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Heroics were needed to get Portland and Memphis on the doorstep of the playoffs. For the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard averaged more than 5...
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After 25-win season, Wizards need Wall, Beal to be 'fun'Aug 15, 2020 7:00 am - Rui Hachimura just wrapped up his rookie year -- and it was a rough one for his Washington Wizards, who yet again missed the playoffs -- but he knows enough to recognize...
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Pelicans fire Alvin Gentry after 5 seasons as team's coachAug 15, 2020 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Pelicans are looking for a new coach to oversee the still nascent Zion Williamson era. The Pelicans fired 65-year-old coach Alvin Gent...