1:53 AM ET LOS ANGELES — With the playoffs already out of the picture, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers played for pride in Sunday’s 111-106 win over the Sacramento Kings — and to appease the mythical basketball gods. “I would never cheat myself,” James told Spectrum SportsNet in his on-court interview after recording
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1:04 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors have won at least 50 games in each of the last six seasons after posting a 121-114 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. It’s an accomplishment the back-to-back NBA champions take a great deal of pride in as they finish the end of
12:38 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Boston Celtics have just eight games remaining in their regular season. Perhaps they need someone to tell them that. After dropping their fourth game in a row — losing 115-96 to the San Antonio Spurs at TD Garden on Sunday night — Boston is now two full
7:55 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — With nine games remaining on their regular-season schedule, the Toronto Raptors still have a mathematical chance to land not just the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, but the top overall seed in this year’s postseason. It’s a worthwhile goal — one most teams would strive for.
10:13 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — The NBA’s winningest team couldn’t stop watching as the NCAA’s biggest show — and most-hyped prospect — were pushed to the brink on Sunday afternoon. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pat Connaughton, Brook Lopez, Tony Snell, Bonzie Colson and a gaggle of reporters were glued to two television screens playing the
9:03 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Jeremy Lamb banked home a half-court 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Toronto Raptors 115-114 on Sunday night for their third straight win. It was the second-longest game-winning buzzer-beater over the past 20 seasons. Tyreke Evans hit a 49-footer against the Memphis Grizzlies
8:47 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Sunday that he wants his team to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs and secure home-court advantage in the team’s final season at Oracle Arena. But as his group heads into its final 10 regular-season games, the
5:29 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — For Kristaps Porzingis, the most difficult part of sticking to the plan for his comeback comes when he steps into his closet before heading to the arena for Dallas Mavericks games. “Oh my god, that’s the hardest thing for me to wake up on game days, go through shootaround
1:21 AM ET Kyrie Irving appeared to question Brad Stevens’ coaching strategy after Kemba Walker scored 18 of his game-high 36 points in the fourth quarter to rally Charlotte to a 124-117 victory over the Celtics. The Hornets closed Saturday night’s home game on a 30-5 run that included all 18 of Walker’s fourth-quarter points.
1:27 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — The fans at Oracle Arena expressed their appreciation for Dirk Nowitzki, an opponent who will always be linked with the building the Golden State Warriors are leaving after this season, throughout the 21-year veteran’s final appearance in the arena Saturday night. That included a standing ovation before the beginning