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LeBron James misses 1st game this season, sidelined versus Portland due to left foot soreness
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James sat out the Los Angeles Lakers' 107-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday due to left foot soreness, the NBA career scoring leader's first missed game of the season. The 39-year-old James had been upgraded to probable early Sunday...
Without LeBron James, Lakers roll past Trail Blazers 107-98 to end 3-game skid
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell added 28 points with 14 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-98 on Sunday night without LeBron James. With James missing his first game of the season because...
Jalen Green scores 31 to lead Rockets past Clippers 117-106
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Green scored 31 points, Amen Thompson added 22 and the Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 117-106 on Sunday night. The Rockets ended a two-game skid without starter Fred VanVleet, who missed his first game of the season because of a...
Kevin Huerter's 26 points leads Kings in 141-97 blowout over Jazz
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Huerter had 26 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Utah Jazz 141-97 on Sunday night. The Kings, who have won three of their last four games, are an on offensive tear after scoring 140 points in Friday’s win over the...
Stephen Curry scores 30 and dishes out eight assists as Warriors beat Timberwolves 114-106
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry sunk a 39-foot jumper from nearly halfcourt to beat the third-quarter buzzer and finished with 30 points and eight assists, leading the Golden State Warriors past the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106 on Sunday night in the teams' second meeting over three days. ...
Wembanyama helps Spurs beat Pelicans, 121-116, as Paul moves into second in career assists
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Chris Paul moved into second place on the NBA's career assists list, Victor Wembanyama came back from an injury scare to score 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-116 on Sunday night. Paul had 10 assists, giving him...
Short-handed Grizzlies cruise to 140-112 win over Wizards
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 21 points, Scotty Pippen Jr. had 14 points and 12 assists and the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies romped to a 140-112 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night. Santi Aldama added 19 for Memphis, which played without two-time...
Dru Smith's full-circle moment: A year after getting hurt, he helps Heat knock off the Cavaliers
MIAMI (AP) — The last time Miami guard Dru Smith faced the Cleveland Cavaliers, he badly hurt his right knee in an awkward fall and couldn't play again for nearly a year. Things came full circle on Sunday. Smith — facing Cleveland for the first time since getting...
Suggs scores 26 and Magic turn back Suns for 10th straight win at home
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Suggs scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter on Sunday night and the Orlando Magic beat the Phoenix Suns 115-110 to remain the NBA's only team unbeaten at home this season. Magic center Goga Bitadze had 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds,...
Cavaliers lose Evan Mobley to ankle sprain in Miami, rule him out for 2nd half
MIAMI (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers lost forward Evan Mobley in the first half of Sunday's game at Miami with a left ankle sprain, though the team doesn't expect it'll become a long-term or lingering issue. The Cavaliers announced at halftime that he would be out for the second...
