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[ad_1] LeBron James scored the match winner with time almost up as the Los Angeles Lakers ended their losing streak with victory against the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers held a one-point lead with 42 seconds remaining, but James was on hand to tip in a Luka Doncic miss a split-second before the buzzer to secure a 120-119 victory in Indianapolis. …

[ad_1] For fantasy managers, seeking out low-rostered value at this point in the season can either be invigorating or painful. More often than that, teams focused on the draft lottery and developing their young players. The Wizards certainly qualify, and two players stood out during their win in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Tristan Vukcevic (12%) played 23 minutes off the bench, …

[ad_1] Subscribe to The Big Number On this episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine weigh in on why Anthony Davis is THE most important player with 10 games remaining in the NBA regular season. Patrick Dumont and Nico Harrison get to see whether their high-stakes gamble pays off in the short term, as AD currently has …

[ad_1] Nikola Jokic had missed five games with an ankle issue but didn’t miss a beat in his return. Just check out this pass. Jokic returned to the court with a 39-point triple-double to lift the Nuggets to a win over the shorthanded Bucks (no Giannis Antetokounmpo or Damian Lillard). With this performance, Jokic made a little history. After the …

[ad_1] What to Know The Celtics did not have Jayson Tatum after the star forward rolled his ankle in Monday’s win in Sacramento.Kristaps Porzingis took the mantle in the scoring column, tying the game high alongside Suns star Kevin Durant.Jaylen Brown delivered a bounce-back performance following a quiet night last time out.Boston’s prolific 3-point shooting proved to be too much …

[ad_1] Injuries are making things interesting in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Let’s start with the Knicks. New York played the second half of Wednesday’s loss with two healthy lead guards: Tyler Kolek and Delon Wright. The Clippers dominated the Knicks for much of the second half and walked out of The Garden with a win. The Knicks will wake …

[ad_1] The Knicks had a tough night Wednesday, and it wasn't just their loss to the Clippers. Despite dropping yet another game to a team with a record above .500 — they sit at 11-18 this season against such teams — Cam Payne missed the entire second half after spraining his ankle Wednesday night. It's the latest injury to befell …

[ad_1] The ongoing Stephen A. Smith-LeBron James feud has escalated. A very public back and forth between the ESPN pundit and Los Angeles Lakers star continued Wednesday night when Smith went on his live YouTube show and responded to James blasting him on ESPN’s “Pat McAfee Show” earlier in the day. The crux of the conversation is Smith’s coverage of …

[ad_1] The Knicks missed their first chance to clinch a postseason berth, falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 126-113 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. New York started well, but Los Angeles – the NBA's second-best defensive team in the league – tightened the screws holding the home team to 18 of 40 (45 percent) from the floor in …

[ad_1] It had not been LeBron James’ night. He started the game shooting 0-of-6 from the floor and at the start of the fourth quarter his 18-year streak of scoring in double-digits was at serious risk. But with the game on the line, it was LeBron who was in the right place for a buzzer-beating tip-in that gave the Lakers …

[ad_1] LeBron James is inevitable. The Los Angeles Lakers star saved his quietly legendary streak of double-digit scoring, then loudly won the game Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers with a tip-in buzzer-beater off a Luka Dončić miss. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Lakers. James entered the fourth quarter with only three points on 0-for-6 shooting from …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Orlando Robinson had 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and added 12 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors rout the Brooklyn Nets 116-86 on Wednesday night. Eleventh in the Eastern Conference, the Raptors won their second straight game and handed the 12th-place Nets their fifth straight loss. Jonathan Mogbo added 15 points and RJ Barrett and …

[ad_1] Lakers guard Luka Doncic, right, pulls up for a short-range jumper against Pacers forward Pascal Siakam during the first half Wednesday night in Indianapolis. (AJ Mast / Associated Press) All it took was 70 seconds to lose focus, to stop playing with the right intention, the right mindset, the right spirit. All it took was 70 seconds for the …

[ad_1] No stat shows LeBron James’ consistency and longevity like this one. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images) (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / Reuters) LeBron James is inevitable. The Los Angeles Lakers star saved his quietly legendary streak of double-digit scoring, then loudly won the game against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday with a tip-in buzzer-beater off a Luka Dončić miss. James …

[ad_1] The Sixers reached the 50-loss mark and dropped their sixth consecutive game Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Center. They fell to 23-50 on the season with a 119-114 defeat to the Wizards. Washington moved to 16-56. Both teams will obviously be hoping for the best on NBA draft lottery night. The Sixers’ top scorers were Quentin Grimes (22 points) …

[ad_1] Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has undergone successful surgery on a torn left ACL suffered earlier this month, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. The surgery reportedly took place on Wednesday at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Irving went down during the Mavericks’ loss to the Sacramento Kings on March 3 after his left knee bent awkwardly while …

[ad_1] Wes Wilcox’s time in Sacramento has come to a close. Wilcox, who spent nearly five seasons as assistant general manager of the Kings, is leaving the NBA to become the next general manager of the Utah men’s basketball program. The front-office exec released a statement Wednesday afternoon bidding farewell to the Kings and the city of Sacramento. “I want …

[ad_1] LeBron James is bringing back his “Mind the Game” podcast, but with two-time MVP Steve Nash filling in the place of J.J. Redick, who is now busy coaching LeBron and the Lakers. To promote that, LeBron is doing some media stops, and one of them was a lengthy, in-person interview on the ‘Pat McAfee Show’ on ESPN. If you …

[ad_1] Lakers star LeBron James directs a teammate during a game Monday against the Orlando Magic in Orlando, Fla. (John Raoux / Associated Press) The LeBron James-Stephen A. Smith feud doesn’t look like it will be ending anytime soon, as the Lakers superstar trashed Smith on the network that employs the “First Take” host. Appearing on Wednesday’s episode of ESPN’s …

[ad_1] Utah’s young core had an impressive first half Tuesday night, leading Memphis 65-64 at the break. That was the last of the good play by the Jazz for the night. Utah was outscored 76-38 in the second half of what became a blowout loss, shooting less than 40% and getting outworked in every aspect of the game. In his …

[ad_1] MIAMI – The quickest solution to make sure the Warriors don’t spiral and fall to the NBA play-in tournament is obvious: Have a healthy Steph Curry. That always has been the case, even in the past with Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and any other star, and it remains the same with the addition of Jimmy Butler. “We definitely need …

[ad_1] On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vince and Dan Titus react to the unfortunate news about Damian Willard being out indefinitely due to a blood clot. Next, Vince and Dan unpack LeBron James candid interview on Pat McAfee where he expresses his interest in having a relationship with Michael Jordan and claps back at Stephen A. Smith …

[ad_1] LeBron James: ‘I’m still playing, I’m still focused on my craft right now.’ Photograph: Adam Pantozzi/NBAE/Getty Images LeBron James has opened up about his relationship with Michael Jordan, the man who he often finds his NBA career measured against. The question of which of the players is the greatest has become such a staple of sports talkshows that it …

[ad_1] (Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports Illustration) March Madness is supposed to be about winners, but for NBA scouts, it’s just as much about what we learn from the guys who go home early. Some flame out. Others show flashes before their teams fall short. But the tournament can provide both good and bad glimpses of what’s to come. So let’s build …

[ad_1] Doc Rivers had three teams — Orlando Magic in 2003 and Clippers in 2015 and 2020 — blow 3-1 playoff leads, but the current Milwaukee Bucks coach says the series collapses are “unfair in some ways.” (Los Angeles Times illustration, Photos by Associated Press) Doc Rivers is one of the winningest coaches in NBA history. The current Milwaukee Bucks …