Mikal Bridges capped a 32-point performance by hitting the game-winning jumper with 4.5 seconds left as the visiting Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Atlanta Hawks for a 114-113 victory Wednesday night in another close game between the teams. Two weeks after Atlanta earned a 147-145 overtime win over the Nets, Bridges helped Brooklyn win for the fifth time in six games and capped a 12-for-19 showing by coming through in the final seconds. In a game

Paul George scored 25 points with eight rebounds and James Harden added 20 points with 11 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers got a bit of revenge against the visiting Denver Nuggets with a 111-102 victory Wednesday. Kawhi Leonard scored 17 points for the Clippers, who defeated the Nuggets nine days after they lost to the Western Conference foe at home. Denver was without stars Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray in the previous

Stephen Curry saved 22 of his game-high 31 points for the second half, capped by a clinching 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining, and the Golden State Warriors rallied past the Portland Trail Blazers 110-106 on Wednesday in San Francisco. Draymond Green missed a triple-double by one assist and three Warriors came off the bench for 12 or more points as Golden State returned from a three-day break to outlast the Trail Blazers in their first

LeBron James scored 31 points and dished out 11 assists, Anthony Davis added 27 points and 15 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the semifinals of the NBA in-season tournament with a 106-103 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. Austin Reaves scored 20 points for the Lakers, who will face the New Orleans Pelicans in one semifinal game Thursday at Las Vegas. The Milwaukee Bucks will face the Indiana Pacers in

Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 35 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds to fuel the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 146-122 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the NBA in-season tournament. Antetokounmpo, who turns 29 on Wednesday, made 15 of 22 shots from the floor, and Damian Lillard recorded 28 points and seven assists. Malik Beasley drained six 3-pointers for all 18 of his points for the Bucks, who set a

Brandon Ingram recorded 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists and the New Orleans Pelicans advanced to the semifinals of the NBA’s in-season tournament with a 127-117 knockout-round victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Monday night. Herbert Jones scored 23 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 18 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out for the third-seeded Pelicans. CJ McCollum had 17 points and Trey Murphy III added 16 points off the bench for New

Anthony Davis recorded his 17th double-double while Austin Reaves scored 18 points off the bench as the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 107-97 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Saturday. Davis paired 27 points with 14 rebounds and added five blocks. Reaves overcame an 0-for-4 start and finished 6 for 11 from the floor with four rebounds and three steals. That duo combined for 21 points during a 25-2 second-quarter run that enabled

Malik Monk capped a 26-point performance off the bench with a critical 3-pointer with 1:12 to play Saturday night and the host Sacramento Kings overcame Nikola Jokic’s eighth triple-double of the season for a 123-117 victory over the Denver Nuggets. De’Aaron Fox (26 points, game-high 16 assists) and Domantas Sabonis (17 points, game-high 15 rebounds) chipped in with double-doubles for the Kings, who won for the third time in their last four games in their

Collin Sexton scored 25 points and Keyonte George had one of the best games of his rookie season with a career-high 21 to help the Utah Jazz defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-113 in overtime on Saturday night in Salt Lake City. John Collins added 17 points and nine rebounds and Omer Yurtseven hauled in 15 rebounds to go along with nine points and a key block in the waning moments of the extra session