Basketball

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry had 27 points and eight assists, Andrew Wiggins added 25 points, seven rebounds and five assist, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors staved off elimination by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 in G

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson never talked to his coach about how minutes he would play, or how many points he had to score. In the situation the Knicks faced, there's no need for talk. “Nothing was said at all,” Brunson said. “Whatever it takes.

Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got his first career all-NBA nod on Wednesday, securing a spot on the first team. The Hamilton native averaged a career-high 31.4 points per game for the Oklahoma City Thunder, which was good for fourth in the league.

Denver’s Nikola Jokic now knows how Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid felt during two previous NBA award seasons. Second in the MVP race — but only second-team All-NBA. Embiid — the newly crowned MVP — headlined the All-NBA team unveiled Wednesday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two of the dominant players of their generation, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic have each won MVP awards. Neither player has won the ultimate prize, an NBA championship.

Mike Krzyzewski is coming out of retirement and heading to the NBA — as an adviser, not a coach.

When a generational talent like Victor Wembanyama comes along, it's clear that he would make any team that he's with better in a multitude of ways.

Denver Nuggets (53-29, first in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (45-37, fourth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Suns -3.5; over/under is 226.

Boston Celtics (57-25, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (54-28, third in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : 76ers -2; over/under is 214.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had a triple-double after making up with Suns owner Mat Ishbia and Michael Porter Jr. sank five 3-pointers to help the Denver Nuggets beat Phoenix 118-102 on Tuesday night for a 3-2 series lead.