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Courtesy Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee leaned on defense, toughness and a familiar closer Friday night, and it paid off. Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered two game-saving defensive plays in the final 40 seconds as the Bucks held off the Lakers, 105-101, at Crypto.com Arena. Both came at the expense of LeBron James, no less. With 39.2 seconds left […]

Kevin Durant is a two-time NBA champion [Getty Images] Kevin Durant moved past the great Wilt Chamberlain on the NBA all-time scoring list but his 30 points could not guide the Houston Rockets to a win against the Portland Trail Blazers. Durant, 37, has 31,435 points in his career and is now seventh on the

Getty The Wizards may be in no rush to put Trae Young on the floor this season following his trade from the Hawks. According to The Athletic, there’s a growing belief around the league that Washington will take an extremely cautious approach with Young’s rehab, raising the possibility that the four-time All-Star could see little

Knicks vet Josh Hart, who has missed eight straight games with a sprained ankle, is “definitely getting close” to returning, according to Mike Brown.

Getty Tuesday night in Indiana felt like a throwback. Or at least a reminder. With Donovan Mitchell sidelined, Darius Garland took over late, scoring 14 fourth-quarter points on a spotless 7-for-7 shooting night to lift the Cavaliers to a 120-116 road win. No turnovers. No panic. Just control. As Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports detailed,

The Minnesota Timberwolves have won five of their past six games at the Target Center [Getty Images] The Minnesota Timberwolves held a moment of silence in memory of Renee Good – who was shot dead by a US immigration agent – before Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Good, 37, was killed less than four

AP Timberwolves The script flipped in Minneapolis. After being handled twice by Cleveland last season, the Timberwolves returned the favor Thursday night, putting together one of their most complete offensive performances of the season in a 131-122 win at Target Center. Minnesota shot 57 percent from the field, knocked down 20 three-pointers, and had all

File photo The Raptors have at least kicked the tires on Anthony Davis. More specifically, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca confirmed that Toronto has conveyed “exploratory interest” in Davis, but he remains skeptical that a deal with the Mavericks ultimately comes together. In a two-team framework, Lewenberg said Toronto’s outgoing salary would likely be built around

AP It started with a head-scratcher and ended with a familiar result. The Cavaliers fell to the host Timberwolves, 131-122, on Thursday, a game that swung hard in two short stretches and never quite came back. By the time the Cavs found their footing, the damage had already been done. This was the Cavs’ 21st

Only Luka Doncic (33.5) averages more points per game this season than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31.6) [Getty Images] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 46 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to an overtime win over the Utah Jazz. The NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player hit the shot to force overtime before helping the defending champions clinch a