In one of their more peculiar games of this season, the Nuggets won the hard way.

Losing Nikola Jokic’s minutes by seven points but winning the minutes without him by 13, Denver overcame a 14-point deficit in the second half to beat the Kings 116-110 on Wednesday night at Ball Arena.

Led by Zeke Nnaji’s star turn in the backup center role,...Read more

STORRS, Conn. — Alex Karaban loves March, and March loves him back.

The UConn men’s basketball captain squared his shoulders from the wing in front of the Huskies’ bench and nailed a deep 3-pointer with 25 seconds to go in a crucial game Wednesday night against No. 20 Marquette. Hassan Diarra nailed a pair of free throws and the Huskies ...Read more

Say goodbye to the double bye.

No. 15 Missouri men's basketball took itself out of contention for a top-four finish in the Southeastern Conference and extended a three-game road losing streak in a 96-84 loss at Oklahoma on Wednesday.

Freshman sensation Jeremiah Fears scored 26 points to lead Oklahoma (18-12 overall, 5-13 SEC), which entered ...Read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Wolverines entered the final week of the regular season with their sights set on earning at least a share of the Big Ten championship.

Those banner dreams took a big blow in Wednesday’s home finale at Crisler Center.

No. 17 Michigan made a second-half charge but couldn’t complete a comeback in a 71-65 loss to No. ...Read more

BOSTON — Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were one of the most prolific perimeter shooting duos in NBA history. But even they never accomplished what Payton Pritchard and Derrick White did Wednesday night.

Pritchard and White became the first pair of NBA teammates ever to make nine or more 3-pointers in the same game, doing so in a 128-118 win...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Earlier this season, when the Minnesota Timberwolves were struggling through the first half of their season, Julius Randle was trying to find his best fit with the team while Jaden McDaniels was struggling to see the ball go through the hoop.

Wednesday’s 125-110 win over Charlotte was an example of how far both have come ...Read more

CLEVELAND – For weeks now, Erik Spoelstra has stressed the fight of a team fighting to stay afloat in the wake of the Jimmy Butler trade.

That fight, against all odds, was on display again Wednesday night from the Miami Heat at Rocket Arena.

What wasn’t on display was enough to overcome the odds in what turned into a 112-107 loss to the ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — One of Jon Scheyer’s top assistant coaches has a new job, just as the Blue Devils are on the verge of the postseason.

Jai Lucas, Duke’s associate head coach, signed a deal Wednesday to become the Miami Hurricanes’ new head coach, with an official announcement scheduled for Thursday, the Miami Herald reported.

Duke ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Another night, another milestone for LeBron James, although this one did indeed resonate more than most.

Becoming the first NBA player to reach 50,000 career points created a particularly alluring way to express and appreciate James' sustained excellence over 22 seasons. Just another number, sure, but a very large one, ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — It wasn’t just the skill. It was the impertinence.

Cameron Hildreth was the last man between Cooper Flagg and the basket in the open floor. Even in the best of circumstances, there probably wouldn’t be much he could do.

In this circumstance, gamely standing in the path of the best player in college basketball, there was ...Read more

Seven times.

Since the Lakers listlessly began their post-All-Star break stretch with a disappointing loss against Charlotte, they’ve played seven times.

Seven times in 13 days.

They won in Portland, they dominated in Denver. They beat the Mavericks, they bested the Timberwolves and took care of the Clippers twice. And Tuesday, on a night ...Read more

The Brooklyn Nets were looking to end a four-game skid Tuesday night in San Antonio, but were thoroughly outmatched in the second half, falling to the Spurs 127-113 at Frost Bank Center.

After winning six of seven games entering the All-Star break, Brooklyn has lost six of seven since. Even the return of Cam Thomas and D’Angelo Russell couldn...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two nights ago, the Toronto Raptors held on late to defeat the Magic by as many points at Kia Center to snap a three-game losing streak and hand Orlando its third straight loss.

On Tuesday night, Toronto again led by double figures in the fourth quarter and again staved off Jamahl Mosley’s squad on the road, 114-113, in the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Steph Curry didn’t have to completely steal the show for the Golden State Warriors to beat the New York Knicks on one of his favorite stages.

On the second night of a back-to-back, the Warriors reached back for one of their best defensive stretches of the season.

The Warriors held the Knicks scoreless for four straight minutes ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — After Saturday at Phoenix produced a game they rightly should have won, Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards admitted he still too often plays to the level of his opponent, good or bad.

On Tuesday, Edwards scored all 18 of his points in the first half and his team defeated Philadelphia 126-112, rolling a 76ers team that had lost 10...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Kyrie Irving is out for the season after the Dallas Mavericks star tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Monday night.

The Mavericks initially indicated that Irving had suffered a left knee sprain during their loss to the Sacramento Kings but said Tuesday that an MRI exam had revealed the tear.

"Kai, you are ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky basketball seniors left Rupp Arena with one last victory Tuesday night.

Mark Pope’s No. 19-ranked Wildcats — playing their final home game in his first season as head coach — dominated LSU from the beginning and departed their home court for the last time with a 95-64 win over the Tigers.

Seniors Lamont ...Read more

The Dallas Mavericks “plan” to return to the NBA Finals in 2025 went to the shredder on Monday night.

When All-Star guard Kyrie Irving hobbled to the free throw line, Kobe style, on an injured knee in the first half of a blowout loss against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night, this looked bad.

Bad would be more welcome that this.

On ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Go ahead, close your eyes and dream.

You saw what the Dodgers' World Series parade was like. The cheers. The flags. The confetti.

Something like this could happen again soon, and it could happen before November.

The road to the NBA Finals is opening up for the Lakers, who are suddenly in second place in the Western Conference....Read more

LOS ANGELES — It's been fodder for memes, the cold open on "Saturday Night Live" and the predictable polarizing political talking points, but last week's Oval Office spectacle with President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky left one Lakers player with a small sense of hope among a continued ...Read more