Recent NBA Stories

April 23, 2019

• Kings coach Luke Walton accused of sex assault in lawsuit
• Oh, yes! Nurse, Raptors look to finish series with Magic
• Jazz stave off elimination with 107-91 win over Rockets
• Bucks advance for 1st time in 18 years and face Celtics
• Suns fire Igor Kokoskov after 1 losing season
• Suns fire Igor Kokoskov after 1 season
• The Phoenix Suns say they have fired coach Igor Kokoskov after one season.
• Antetokounmpo scores 41, leads Bucks to sweep of Detroit

April 22, 2019

• On Basketball: This first round sorely lacks playoff drama
• Nets minority owner fined $35,000 for tweet about NBA refs
• Lloyd Pierce replacing Nate McMillan on USA coaching staff
• Raptors rolling, looking to close out Magic
• Nuggets have momentum after rare win in San Antonio
• Pacers face offseason questions after another 1st round exit
• Trail Blazers aim to close out Thunder
• Embiid, Sixers look to close out series against Nets
• Celtics face tough road after sweeping Pacers
• Lillard sparks Portland past Oklahoma City for 3-1 lead
• Road, sweet road! NBA away teams go 8-0 over weekend

April 21, 2019

• Nets GM fined $25K, suspended for entering refs' locker room
• Leonard scores 34, Raptors top Magic 107-85 for 3-1 lead
• Warriors beat LA 113-105, take 3-1 series lead to Bay Area
• Bucks, Rockets have shot to sweep Pistons and Jazz on road
• Celtics complete rare sweep by beating Pacers 110-106
• Spurs' DeRozan fined $25K for throwing ball toward ref
• Mitchell, Utah not ready to roll over vs. Rockets
• Nets GM fined, suspended for entering refs locker room
• Celtics can sweep; Warriors, Raptors, Blazers aiming at 3-1
• Rockets beat Jazz 104-101 for 3-0 series lead
• Bucks beat Pistons 119-103 to take 3-0 series lead

April 20, 2019

• Butler, Dudley tossed after Embiid's foul in 76ers-Nets game
• Nuggets beat Spurs 117-103 to tie series at 2-2
• Blake Griffin returns for Pistons in Game 3 against Bucks
• Embiid returns, leads 76ers past Nets 112-108 for 3-1 lead
• Clippers look to even series with Warriors on home court
• Embiid starting Game 4 for 76ers against Nets
• NBA rescinds technical on Warriors' Durant, Clippers' Green
• Finally a playoff game at Detroit Pistons' new arena
• Westbrook leads Thunder past Trail Blazers, 120-108
• Celtics beat Pacers 104-96 to take 3-0 series lead

April 19, 2019

• Siakam has 30 points, Raptors top Magic 98-93 for 2-1 lead
• 76ers look to take series stranglehold in Brooklyn
• Embiid listed as doubtful for 76ers' Game 4 vs Nets
• Guard play likely to decide Game 4 between Spurs, Nuggets
• Magic finally get a playoff game at home; OKC, Indy on ropes
• Durant, Curry shut down Clippers in Warriors' 132-105 win
• White has career-high 36 points, Spurs beat Nuggets 118-108
• Simmons scores 31 points, 76ers beat Nets without Embiid

April 18, 2019

• Embiid not playing in Game 3 because of sore knee
• Grizzlies' Anderson undergoes surgery on right shoulder
• Pacers' resiliency faces tough test with 2-0 deficit
• Mavericks guard Hardaway has surgery for stress fracture
• Thunder's Paul George out of sync, looking to find rhythm
• Pacers hope home rims are friendlier vs. Celtics
• Raptors aim to build on momentum in Game 3 vs. Magic
• Pelicans' Griffin: Gentry staying, and perhaps Davis, too
• Harden's triple-double helps Rockets rout Jazz again
• Antetokounpo leads Bucks past Pistons for 2-0 series lead

April 17, 2019

• Irving scores 37, Celtics beat Pacers 99-91 for 2-game lead
• Pistons Griffin misses Game 2 against Bucks due to sore knee
• Grizzlies add Rich Cho, Glen Grunwald to front office
• Lillard, Westbrook, Beverley playing with intensified edge
• Warriors, Spurs try to forget blown chances for 2-0 leads
• 'We're excited': Knicks have hopes for lottery, free agency
• Injured DeMarcus Cousins unlikely to return this postseason
• Warriors ready to respond to Clippers' challenge
• LeBron James to be executive producer of boxing series
• Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo has elbow surgery
• Nuggets seek rare road victory against Spurs
• Nets host 76ers in first home playoff game since 2015
• Blazers go up 2-0 against the Thunder with 114-94 win
• Leonard scores 37, Lowry has 22 as Raptors rout Magic 111-82
• Nuggets erase 19-point deficit in 114-105 win over Spurs

April 16, 2019

• Celtics, Rockets and Bucks eye 2-0 1st-round series leads
• Jazz make adjustments ahead of Game 2 vs. Rockets
• Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins has torn left quadriceps
• Beaten often but not beaten down, Fizdale eyes Knicks future
• DeMarcus Cousins injures left quadriceps early in Game 2
• Warriors squander 31-point lead, Clippers tie series at 1-1

April 15, 2019

• Simmons triple-double leads 76ers to Game 2 win over Nets
• Magic, Spurs, Blazers look for 2-0 series leads
• Sacramento Kings hire Luke Walton as coach
• No 'panic' for Nuggets before Game 2 vs. Spurs
• DeMar DeRozan raises game another level in San Antonio
• Enes Kanter making most of second chance with Trail Blazers
• AP Source: Cavs to interview assistants Mosley, Howard
• Magic look to press their advantage over Raptors
• John MacLeod, longtime Phoenix Suns coach, dies at 81
• Without tunnel try, Steph Curry will need new pregame shot
• Harden scores 29 as Rockets rout Jazz 122-90 in Game 1

Updated April 23, 2019