Category: NBA

Clippers Rally to Beat Pistons 96–91 in Leonard’s Return

LOS ANGELES—Reggie Jackson scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 96–91 on Thursday night with Kawhi Leonard in the starting lineup for the first time this season. Paul George and Marcus Morris added 16 points each and Ivica Zubac tied his career high with…


Luka Doncic Helps Mavs Hold Off Furious Clippers Rally

Luka Doncic scored 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Dorian Finney-Smith hit seven 3-pointers en route to 21 points, and the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the visiting Los Angeles Clippers, 103–101, on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Dallas dominated the first half, building a lead of as many as 25 points before intermission, thanks to suffocating defense. The…


NBA Roundup: Kings Hang 153 Points in Rout of Nets

Terence Davis amassed a game-high and season-best 31 points off the bench and teamed with Kevin Huerter for 12 of Sacramento’s 20 3-pointers Tuesday night, propelling the Kings to a 153–121 thrashing of the visiting Brooklyn Nets. Huerter finished with 19 points, Domantas Sabonis 17, Harrison Barnes 16, Malik Monk 15, De’Aaron Fox 14, and…


Paul George Nets 22 to Help Clippers Roll Past Rockets

Paul George scored a team-high 22 points, Reggie Jackson added 17 points and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers cruised to a 122–106 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday, Nov. 14. George routinely delivered timely baskets to help the Clippers maintain a comfortable margin. He tallied just three points in the opening quarter, missing all…


Davis Scores Season-High 37, Lakers Beat Nets to Snap Skid

LOS ANGELES—Anthony Davis had a season-high 37 points and 18 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Brooklyn Nets 116–103 on Sunday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Davis grabbed 10 offensive rebounds, which tied a career-high in a regular-season game, as the Lakers led throughout. Davis was averaging only 8.6 points in…


NBA Roundup: Joel Embiid Nets Career-High 59 in Sixers’ Win

Joel Embiid had a massive performance, scoring a career-high 59 points and flirting with a quadruple-double, to lead the host Philadelphia 76ers to a 105–98 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night. A night after carrying the Sixers to a solid 121–109 win over Atlanta with 42 points, Embiid followed up with a masterpiece,…


Silver Says He Doesn’t Believe Kyrie Irving Is Antisemitic

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has “no doubt” that suspended Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic, he said at a conference on Thursday, while LeBron James took to Twitter to defend his former teammate whose status with the Nets remains a mystery. Those developments followed Nike co-founder Phil Knight telling CNBC, in an interview that…


LeBron Hurt Late in Clippers’ 114–101 Win Over Lakers

LOS ANGELES—LeBron James scored 30 points before leaving the court gingerly with less than five minutes to play in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 114–101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. The Lakers said James felt soreness in his left leg that appeared to occur after he backed down Paul George to draw…


Clippers Escape Late Hole, End Cavs’ Winning Streak

Paul George scored 26 points, including a key three-point play in the final minute, as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 13–point deficit in the final five minutes for a 119–117 victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, Nov. 7. Marcus Morris Sr. added 20 points and Reggie Jackson had 18 for Los…


Brooklyn Nets Owners Start Program for Minority-Led Startups

NEW YORK—Clara Wu Tsai, co-owner of the Brooklyn Nets, launched the largest business accelerator for minority founders of early-stage startups on Monday. Named BK-XL, the accelerator will invest up to $500,000 each in 12 startups led by Black, Indigenous, and other minority founders in 2023. “Capital is one of the biggest impediments to wealth-building, particularly…