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Simons' buzzer-beating layup gives the Blazers a 122-120 win over the Nuggets

Dec. 20, 2024 01:01 AM EST

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Anfernee Simons made a driving layup at the buzzer to give the Portland Trail Blazers a 122-120 victory over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. Simons drove to his right and got past defender Russell Westbrook, lofting the ball high off the...

Grizzlies make franchise-record 27 3s and rout Warriors 144-93, biggest win in NBA this season

Dec. 19, 2024 22:42 PM EST

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Santi Aldama had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies set a franchise record with 27 3-pointers in a 144-93 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, the biggest win in the NBA this season. Stephen Curry was held without a field...

Jokic has another triple-double as Nuggets rally past Kings 130-129

Dec. 17, 2024 02:18 AM EST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jamal Murray made a go-ahead jumper with 8.6 seconds remaining and the Denver Nuggets rallied past the Sacramento Kings 130-129 on Monday night. Nikola Jokic had his NBA-leading 10th triple-double with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists as the Nuggets...

NBA Cup: How to watch, betting odds and more about the league's in-season tournament

Dec. 12, 2024 10:06 AM EST

The NBA Cup semifinals are set: Milwaukee vs. Atlanta, and Oklahoma City vs. Houston. They'll meet Saturday in Las Vegas, with the winners heading to the championship game there on Tuesday night. The semifinal games will count as regular-season games, meaning there...

Steve Kerr deems foul call that led to Warriors' loss to Rockets in NBA Cup 'unconscionable'

Dec. 12, 2024 01:55 AM EST

HOUSTON (AP) — Golden State coach Steve Kerr said a foul call against his team that led to a loss to Houston on Wednesday night in the NBA Cup was “unconscionable” and that an elementary school referee wouldn’t have made it. After Stephen Curry missed a 3-pointer with Golden...

Nikola Jokic scores 48 points as Nuggets rout Hawks 141-111

Dec. 08, 2024 20:44 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 48 points and the Denver Nuggets never trailed in their 141-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night. The Nuggets snapped a two-game losing streak that included Saturday night's 122-113 loss at Washington, ending the Wizards' 16-game losing...

Move over Magic: Nuggets star Nikola Jokic goes past Johnson on career list with 139th triple-double

Dec. 05, 2024 22:50 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — There are moments when Nikola Jokic does things on the court that seem to defy reason — almost magical. On Thursday, he passed a player who had the same remarkable skill. Denver's superstar center moved past Hall of Famer Magic Johnson and into...

Donovan Mitchell scores 28 as Cavaliers improve to 13-1 at home by beating Jokic and Nuggets 126-114

Dec. 05, 2024 21:34 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, Darius Garland added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 13-1 at home with a 126-114 victory Thursday night over the Denver Nuggets, who wasted a triple-double by Nikola Jokic. The Cavs made a season-high 22 3-pointers and...

Westbrook fined for obscene on-court gesture in Nuggets' blowout loss to Knicks

Nov. 29, 2024 13:16 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined Denver guard Russell Westbrook $35,000 on Friday for making an obscene gesture on the court in the fourth quarter of a 145-118 loss to the Knicks at Ball Arena. During the blowout loss on Monday, Westbrook appeared to make the gesture right in front of...

Anunoby scores career-high 40 points, Knicks dish out 45 assists in a 145-118 blowout of Nuggets

Nov. 25, 2024 23:46 PM EST

DENVER (AP) — OG Anunoby scored a career-high 40 points, Jalen Brunson had 17 of New York's team record-tying 45 assists and the Knicks rode a torrid start to a 145-118 rout of the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Brunson had 23 points to go with his career-best assist performance....