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Defending champions Oklahoma City Thunder clinched top spot in the Western Conference and home court advantage through the NBA play-offs with a 128-110 win against the Los Angeles Clippers. The comfortable victory ensured the Thunder held off the San Antonio Spurs to secure the NBA’s best regular-season record of 64-16 and claim the Western Conference’s number one seed for the …

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — For the third straight season, the road to the NBA title goes through Oklahoma City. And this latest No. 1 seed has put the Thunder in some storied basketball company. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his defending champs became the seventh team in NBA history to finish with its conference’s best regular-season record in at least three consecutive …

Cleveland Cavaliers (51-29, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (45-35, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland looks to keep its four-game win streak intact when the Cavaliers take on Atlanta. Advertisement The Hawks have gone 26-24 against Eastern Conference teams. Atlanta scores 118.4 points while outscoring opponents by 2.5 points per …

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 14 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his 34th triple-double of the season, and Denver beat the Memphis Grizzlies 136-119 on Wednesday night for the Nuggets’ 10th straight win. Denver increased its hold on the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with its first double-digit winning streak since getting 15 in a …

The Oklahoma City Thunder will enter the 2025-26 NBA playoffs as the No. 1 team in the Western Conference and the team with the overall best record in the league after defeating the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. It’s the first time in franchise history the Thunder have won at least 60 games in consecutive seasons. They are also one …

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 37 points, Dillon Brooks added 28 and the Phoenix Suns edged the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 112-107 on Wednesday night. The Mavericks pulled within 110-107 on John Poulakidas’ 3-pointer with 1:08 left and had a chance to get even closer on their next possession but Oso Ighodaro blocked Moussa Cisse at the rim to stop …

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 30 points and 14 rebounds, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the NBA’s best regular-season record with a 128-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Jalen Williams scored 18 points for the NBA champion Thunder (64-16), who will have homecourt advantage throughout …

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs kept rolling even with Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle sidelined by injuries, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 112-101 on Wednesday night. San Antonio (61-19) is 28-3 since Feb. 1 and has its best record since 2017, its last appearance in the Western Conference finals during a …

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 13 points and 10 assists in his return from injury as the Detroit Pistons beat the Milwaukee Bucks 137-111 in their home finale on Wednesday night. Cunningham hadn’t played since sustaining a collapsed lung in a win against the Washington Wizards on March 17, but appeared comfortable while playing 26 minutes in short stints. …

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 14 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his 34th triple-double of the season, and Denver beat the Memphis Grizzlies 136-119 on Wednesday night for the Nuggets’ 10th straight win. Denver (52-28) increased its hold on the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with its first double-digit winning streak since getting 15 in …

Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points, Evan Mobley had 22 points and 19 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 122-116 in a wild contest that saw both teams carry double-digit leads. The Cavs led by as many as 18 points, but nearly collapsed in the fourth quarter before getting some defensive stops in critical moments. If tonight’s game …

During the final week of an NBA regular season that’s missed Tyrese Haliburton, the Indiana Pacers star provided an encouraging update about his return to play. “Played 5 on 5 today for first time since June,” the two-time All-Star point guard posted on X on Wednesday night. Advertisement June is when Haliburton, 26, tragically suffered an Achilles tear that cut …

The Cleveland Cavaliers won a statement game against the Atlanta Hawks. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 31 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block This was a team effort, but Mitchell truly stole the show. His isolation scoring is on par with just about anyone in the NBA. I have to imagine …

The Cleveland Cavaliers took down the Atlanta Hawks in a potential playoff preview. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. WINNER – Cross-Matching The Cavs started this game by throwing a wicked curveball at the Hawks. Rather than matching up by position, Cleveland elected to stick James Harden on Atlanta’s center, Onyeka Okongwu. Advertisement What does this do? Well, it …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points, Evan Mobley had 22 points and tied a career high with 19 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 122-116 on Wednesday night. James Harden added 21 points for the Cavaliers, who have won four straight and seven of eight. Cleveland (51-29) can finish no lower than fourth place in …

The Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 110-105 on Tuesday night, in a battle between deeply injured teams. Only one team was actively trying to win, though, and that team did, indeed, win. It wasn’t pretty, though it was for a little while. The Warriors blew a 16-point lead, but recovered to pull off a win, and put a …

On Tuesday, the Houston Rockets converted JD Davison’s two-way deal to a traditional NBA contract, theoretically helping the Rockets’ ongoing need at the point guard position. Davison has been with the team mostly all season, although he hasn’t spent much time on the floor. As a two-way signee, Davison was limited to just 50 NBA games, although it’s not limited …

No ice cream tonight. Under the weather, end of a long season, and somehow still scanning lines at tipoff time — that’s dedication. The Dallas Mavericks (25-54) close out their final back-to-back set in Phoenix against the Suns (43-35), both teams playing on one night’s rest. Dallas just dropped 116-103 to the Clippers on Tuesday. Phoenix lost to Houston 119-105. …

The NBA’s annual play-in tournament is less than a week away. We know, we’re shocked, too. However, despite the proximity to the end of the regular season, there are only two teams currently locked into their seeds in the Eastern and Western conferences. Only the Golden State Warriors (locked into the Western Conference’s No. 10 seed) and Detroit Pistons (locked …

NEW YORK CITY — The Celtics could be shorthanded when they face the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. Jaylen Brown (left Achilles tendinitis), Sam Hauser (low back spasm), Neemias Queta (right toe sprain), and Derrick White (right knee contusion) are all questionable to play. The Celtics are on the first night of a back-to-back, with a game against the …

Say this for Anthony Davis: When his tenure ends with an NBA team, it’s usually a memorable event. The 10-time All-Star appeared on “The Draymond Green Show” hosted by the Golden State Warriors star in an episode released Wednesday, with plenty to discuss. Most notably, he had some grievances to air about the end of his tenures with both the …

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham is expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Cunningham has been sidelined since March 19 after sustaining a collapsed lung in a win over the Washington Wizards. Advertisement Cunningham is averaging 24.5 points, 9.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds in 61 games this season. During his absence, he …

Beloved sports commentator Dick Vitale delivered some bad news on his health on Wednesday, March 8. Through a statement from ESPN PR, Vitale announced that he received bad news after going through a series of routine tests last week. The iconic college basketball personality revealed that there were some “abnormalities” found. Advertisement MOST OVERPAID COACHES IN COLLEGE HOOPS: SEC leads list …

It’s been a good week for Detroit basketball. The Pistons, for the first time in 19 years, have sewn up the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed in the NBA playoffs. The University of Michigan won its first men’s basketball national championship since 1989. Advertisement On top of that, there’s great news about the status of Pistons star Cade Cunningham. After …

Who: Phoenix Suns (43-36) vs. Dallas Mavericks (25-54) When: 7:00pm Arizona Time Where: Mortgage Matchup Center — Phoenix, Arizona Watch: Arizona’s Family 3TV, Arizona’s Family Sports Listen: KMVP 98.7 The Suns are coming off one of their most physical and emotional games of the season against the Houston Rockets in a late-night fourth-quarter collapse. It was the first time every …