The suddenly healthy Atlanta Hawks will try to extend their winning streak to four games and remain unbeaten against the Knicks when the teams meet in New York on Monday afternoon.
Devin Booker scored the game-high 32 points and Kevin Durant had 24 to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 108-84 win at the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday to conclude a five-game road trip.
Kevin Durant scored 24 points in three quarters against his former team Wednesday night and the Phoenix Suns ended an NBA five-game road trip with a wire-to-wire 108-84 victory over the Brooklyn
It was Kevin Durant’s trade request that officially ended the Nets’ window of contention two years ago. Durant has watched their delayed rebuild from afar and insists it’s heading in the right direction.
The Nets lost to the Suns 108-84 despite playing solid basketball for the second and third quarters of a game that Phoenix led by as many as 28 points. Keon Johnson had one of his best outings this season as he put up 20 points and seven rebounds against his former team while Jalen Wilson dropped 15 points,
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Stephen Curry were voted as the backcourt representatives in the Western Conference.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-114 home win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. Neither team led by double digits until the Thunder pulled away in the last three minutes.
The NBA revealed the starters Thursday night — some of them, anyway — for the revamped All-Star Game, and there wasn’t much in the way of surprises. James is officially an All-Star for the 21st year, and Antetokounmpo is now the ninth player to win the fan vote in back-to-back seasons.
LeBron James is extending his All-Star records. On Thursday night, the NBA revealed the starters – some of them, anyway – for the revamped All-Star Game, and there wasn't much in the way of surprises. James is now officially an All-Star for the 21st year.
Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday. Cunningham was 12 of 22 from the field. He scored 19 points in the third quarter as the Pistons built a 90-80 lead after three.
The Grizzlies had three players (Jaren Jackson, Desmond Bane, and Luke Kennard) go for over 20 points and Kennard hit seven three-pointers. Ja Morant played the role of facilitator with 16 points (5-9 FG) and 13 assists to fall one dime shy of a season high. He was also active on the defensive end of the floor.