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The Orlando Magic will take on the Brooklyn Nets at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday at the Amway Center. Orlando is 31-43 overall and 18-19 at home, while Brooklyn is 40-34 overall and 21-18 on the road. This is only the second meeting of the season between these two franchises and the Nets scored a 109-102 victory when they met …

Kings clinching playoff berth depends on Warriors-Timberwolves originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Kings had a chance to clinch an NBA playoff berth Saturday against the Utah Jazz, and they did everything in their power to make that happen. But despite their 121-113 win at Golden 1 Center, they’ll have to wait a little bit longer to celebrate after …

Since returning from a leg injury that cost him 11 games earlier this year, Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been locked in. The two-time NBA MVP has been averaging 30.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game over the 11 contests since his return. He’s also shooting 51.5% from the floor and 43.1% from the 3-point line. He’s been …

Given that the Boston Celtics have three National Basketball Players’ Association vice presidents on their roster already, it probably should not surprise one to hear several Celtics players are slated to speak to the government next Monday. More specifically, star Celtics forward Jaylen Brown and reserve point guard Malcolm Brogdon will be part of a group speaking to the Department …

The Charlotte Hornets host the Dallas Mavericks for an early afternoon matchup on Sunday. Charlotte defeated Dallas on the road on Friday to improve to 24-51 this season, while Dallas is in the midst of the playoff race at 36-38. LaMelo Ball (ankle) and Cody Martin (knee) are out for the Hornets, with Kelly Oubre Jr. (shoulder) listed as questionable …

The 51-23 Boston Celtics hold it down at TD Garden against the 19-55 San Antonio Spurs on Sunday afternoon in their second home game in a row. The Spurs figure to be a test of how well the Celtics are truly playing despite their record given San Antonio has proven to be exactly the sort of team Boston tends to …

Getty Images The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Miami Heat on Saturday to jump back into the No. 6 seed and clinch the season tiebreaker over No. 7 Miami.  The Bucks, Celtics and 76ers have all clinched a playoff spot in the East. The Cleveland Cavaliers can clinch their playoff spot with a win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.  Milwaukee …

There’s no one path to becoming an NBA player. College players are more empowered than ever, the international circuit is growing in prominence, and the G League is providing an important alternative and route for players hoping to make the Association. Boston Celtics wing Sam Hauser is a perfect example of why opportunities matter. Hauser spent three seasons at Marquette …

Getty Images The Phoenix Suns jumped back into the No. 4 seed with a home win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. Phoenix is one game up in the loss column on the No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers with one matchup left, and an effective two up on No. 6 Golden State Warriors with the tiebreaker clinched.  Below is a …

Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton has been showing a lot of what he can do over the course of this season. He has shown that he is a game-changing defensive player, an quickly-improving offensive player, and that he can talk a big game, whether for himself or for his teammates. In Saturday’s 129-100 win over the Miami Heat, Claxton had …

Getty Images Austin Reaves has emerged as one of the NBA’s breakout players since the All-Star break, averaging 17.1 points and 5.7 assists per game for a Los Angeles Lakers team that has needed every bit of that production to remain in the play-in race. Reaves is in just his second season in the NBA after going undrafted in 2021, …

These final few weeks of the regular season are wild. Half of the teams are resting players, which is scary since it seems like half of the league is on the injury report. That means we have more value than ever, but it also makes things extremely unpredictable. There’s so much changing before every slate that we want to provide …

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 11 assists, Jamal Murray finished with 26 points and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 129-106 on Saturday night in a late-season showdown of the NBA’s conference leaders. Michael Porter Jr. scored 19 points for West-leading Denver (50-24), which outscored East-leading Milwaukee 68-40 in the second half. …

Late last summer, the Los Angeles Lakers did something their fans never thought they would do. The team traded Talen Horton-Tucker and Stanley Johnson for veteran guard Patrick Beverley, who has had a reputation for being an annoying defender and a chippy personality. He started the season off poorly but started to get hot from the outside in December — …

Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson has not been shooting the ball as well with Brooklyn as he did when he was with the Phoenix Suns earlier this season before being traded at the deadline. In his 17 games prior to Saturday’s win over the Miami Heat, Johnson had his fair share of offensive struggles despite getting more chances to shoot …

The Philadelphia 76ers had a lot go wrong on Saturday in a 125-105 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Outside of Tyrese Maxey, they didn’t have a lot go their way on the second night of a back-to-back without James Harden. The biggest issue for the Sixers on Saturday was their bench unit. The bench unit for the Suns outscored Philadelphia’s …

With star Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown granting a number of recent in-depth interviews came some uncomfortable questions about his past experiences in the city of Boston as well as others about his future with the Celtics organization. Neither of Brown’s answers were likely what fans of his team wanted to hear, but they were also honest and open responses …

The Philadelphia 76ers paid a visit to the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night looking to get back in the win column following a loss in San Francisco on Friday. When considering it was the second night of a back-to-back for both the Sixers and the Suns and that both teams were missing key pieces, both teams had to battle through …

While fans of Jaylen Brown are hoping the Boston Celtics wing gets the All-NBA nod so that he will be eligible for the so-called “supermax” extension that will allow the Georgia native to re-sign with the Celtics at a better pay grade and total contract value than he would be able to find elsewhere, the All-NBA race for 2022-23 is …

The Boston Celtics are the most storied team in the NBA, a league where men (and only men) have played the sport of basketball for over 75 years now. But the Celtics would be in dire straights indeed without the expertise and hard work of a number of women who help keep the ball club competing at the highest levels …

Getty Images The Phoenix Suns jumped back into the No. 4 seed with a home win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. Phoenix is one game up in the loss column on the No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers with one matchup left, and an effective two up on No. 6 Golden State Warriors with the tiebreaker clinched.  Below is a comprehensive …

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics drafted Hall of Fame forward John Havlicek. Taken seventh overall in the 1962 NBA draft out of Ohio State (with whom he would win an NCAA championship in 1960), the Martins Ferry Native would go on to play sixteen seasons for Boston. In his tenure with the team, he would win …

Getty Images The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Miami Heat on Saturday to jump back into the No. 6 seed and clinch the season tiebreaker over No. 7 Miami.  The Bucks, Celtics and 76ers have all clinched a playoff spot in the East. The Cleveland Cavaliers can clinch their playoff spot with a win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.  Milwaukee …

Why do the Boston Celtics struggle to close games? The Celtics have had trouble closing games all season against both good and bad clubs despite being an improved version of the team that represented the NBA’s Eastern Conference in the 2022 NBA Finals. What gives? It’s a maddening conundrum as the organization gears up for what it hopes will be …

Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, left, shoots in front of New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr. during the first half of the Clippers’ 131-110 loss Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) To avoid the play-in tournament or hold onto home-court advantage for a first-round series, the Clippers need a big finish to the regular season. Starts …