12:41 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Behind a franchise record 152 points, the Indiana Pacers handed the Oklahoma City Thunder the largest home loss in NBA history on Saturday, 152-95. The 57-point margin is tops the previous mark of 56, set by the Celtics over the Bulls in 2018 and the SuperSonics over the Rockets
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2:08 AM ET DALLAS — Luka Doncic couldn’t hardly believe the box score from the Dallas Mavericks‘ 125-124 win over the Washington Wizards. He wasn’t too amazed by his 31-point, 12-rebound, 20-assist triple-double despite joining an exclusive club with that line. The only other players in NBA history to record 30-point, 20-assist triple-doubles: Oscar Robertson,
1:20 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN Staring at a double-digit deficit and watching their dwindling playoff hopes fade away late in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night, the New Orleans Pelicans leaned on Zion Williamson, Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram to keep them fighting. Trailing by 10 with under four minutes left,
9:53 PM ET The LaMelo Ball campaign for Rookie of the Year is officially back on. The Charlotte Hornets point guard dazzled in Saturday’s 107-84 win over the Detroit Pistons, his first game action in six weeks while recovering from a fractured right wrist. Ball finished with 11 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and
6:06 PM ET ESPN News Services After missing Friday’s game because of a right ankle sprain, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as probable to play Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets, according to Milwaukee’s injury report. Antetokounmpo sat out the Bucks’ 108-98 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday, after he exited in the opening
1:39 PM ET Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball, who has been out since March 20 with a fractured wrist, could return to play Saturday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ball will test his wrist pregame before making a final determination on whether he’ll play against the Detroit Pistons, sources said. He could be joined in
12:04 AM ET Jayson Tatum‘s 60-point performance on Friday night was nothing short of spectacular. Along with tying Larry Bird’s Celtics franchise record for points in a game, he helped Boston overcome a 32-point deficit in a 143-140 OT win over the San Antonio Spurs. He trails only Devin Booker as the second-youngest player with
10:50 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — At halftime of Friday night’s game here at TD Garden between the Celtics and San Antonio Spurs, the only history anyone would’ve thought might happen on this night would be Boston setting one for margin of defeat. Instead, a dismal first half only set the stage for a
8:47 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will return from the longest absence of his career against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. James, who has been out since March 20 with a high ankle sprain, will not be on a hard minutes restriction, according to coach Frank Vogel. Friday’s game is one
5:49 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out of Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls with a right ankle sprain he suffered early in Thursday’s loss to the Houston Rockets. Antetokounmpo played just 46 seconds Thursday before he appeared to step on the foot of Kelly Olynyk, rolling what was already an