Cade Cunningham appears to be on the verge of becoming a young ... Thompson’s best game of the season came earlier in December in a win over the Miami Heat. He finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and four steals — all season highs.

The Detroit Pistons annoyed the Nuggets on Saturday night. Denver eventually cruised to a 134-121 win behind some offensive firepower of their big three of Nik

Given their string of questionable losses, the Celtics' chances of winning another championship have taken a hit in the NBA power rankings.

Nine days later, he had 11 points, seven rebounds, and four assists against the Miami Heat. Walker has multiple nights ... He defends Brandon Ingram or Cade Cunningham or Franz Wagner and does a fine job. He’s additive, an important distinction for ...

The Miami Heat are above .500 this season largely because of the play of guard Tyler Herro. Herro isn't going unnoticed while posting career-highs in multiple categories. Amid his breakout season, Herro is now the frontrunner to win the Most Improved Player award.

Tyler Herro scored 28 points and dished out 10 assists and Bam Adebayo added 17 points and 10 rebounds. It was the Heat’s fourth game in a row without star Jimmy Butler, who sat out for what the team called “return to competition reconditioning.”

Sizing up the East in terms of contenders (Celtics, Cavs, Knicks), dark horses (Hawks, Bucks, Magic), pretenders (Pacers, 76ers, Heat) and tankers (Nets, Hornets, etc.)

The Houston Rockets play against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center The Houston Rockets are spending $7,715,360 per win while the New Orleans Pelicans are spending $35,530,031 per

INDIANAPOLIS — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tied his career high with 45 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-114 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Gilgeous-Alexander hit 15 of 22 shots and all 11 free throws in Oklahoma City’s ninth consecutive victory.

Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 30 points, including the go-ahead basket late in the fourth quarter, to help the Atlanta Hawks erase a 21-point deficit and defeat the visiting Chicago Bulls 141-133 on Thursday.

1. Tyler Herro plays hero for Miami. Herro knocked down a game-winning jumper for Miami in their 89-88 win over the Orlando Magic. That’s the lowest-scoring game of the year, and it’s quite the response after Miami had its worst collapse of the season against Orlando on Saturday.