Basketball

Celtics face the Magic on 3-game win streak

Orlando Magic (16-7, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (18-5, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Celtics -6; over/under is 222.

Dec 15, 2023 12:03 AM Read more >

Denver hosts Oklahoma City after Gilgeous-Alexander's 43-point game

Oklahoma City Thunder (15-8, third in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (17-9, second in the Western Conference) Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m.

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De’Aaron Fox scores 41 points as Kings beat Thunder 128-123

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 41 points and the Sacramento Kings beat Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-123 on Thursday night.

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Sexton and Fonteccio lead short-handed Jazz to 122-114 win over Trail Blazers

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Collin Sexton scored 27 points, Simone Fonteccio had 24 and the Utah Jazz beat the struggling Portland Trail Blazers 122-114 on Thursday night.

Dec 14, 2023 11:41 PM Read more >

Tatum scores 27 to keep Celtics unbeaten at home with 116-107 win over Cavs

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Jaylen Brown had 22 and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-107 on Thursday night to improve to 12-0 at home.

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Jokic gets his 10th triple-double of the season as the Nuggets beat the Nets 124-101

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic became the first NBA player with at least 10 triple-doubles in seven straight seasons as the Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-101 on Thursday night for their third consecutive win.

Dec 14, 2023 10:54 PM Read more >

Naz Reid, Timberwolves shake off slow start, beat Luka Doncic and Mavs 119-101

DALLAS (AP) — Naz Reid score 19 of his season-high 27 points in the first half, Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and a season-high 17 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves shook off an early 15-point deficit to beat Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mave

Dec 14, 2023 10:29 PM Read more >

Celtics improve to 12-0 at home behind Jayson Tatum's 27 points in 116-107 win over Cavs

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Jaylen Brown had 22 and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-107 on Thursday night to improve to 12-0 at home.

Dec 14, 2023 9:16 PM Read more >

Bulls run out to huge lead, then hang on to beat Heat 124-116

MIAMI (AP) — The Chicago Bulls started the night by doing something their franchise hadn't seen since the Michael Jordan era. They ended up doing something that not even Jordan's great teams did.

Dec 14, 2023 8:52 PM Read more >

Bulls open 25-point first-quarter lead in Miami, team's largest since Jordan era

MIAMI (AP) — The Chicago Bulls had a start the likes of which the franchise hadn't seen since the Michael Jordan era on Thursday night. The Bulls jumped out to a 33-8 lead in Miami — the team's biggest first-quarter lead in nearly 27 years.

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