HOUSTON -- In Sunday's Game 1 of a first-round playoff series, the 3-point loving Houston Rockets made a mere two more 3s than the Timberwolves and still walked away 3-point winners after a last-seconds scare.

In Wednesday's game, Rockets superstar James Harden made just two of his 18 shots from the field three nights after he scored 44 points ...Read more

Within an hour of arriving in Miami on Wednesday, the 76ers were on a practice court and Joel Embiid was with them for a second consecutive day. But, his return to playing is still unknown as he was officially listed as doubtful for Game 3.

Doubtful does not inspire confidence or probability, but it is definitely an upgrade from being listed as...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Kevin Ollie's contract dispute with UConn, not surprisingly, is getting messy.

Ollie's lawyers have sent UConn president Susan Herbst a letter accusing the school of violating his constitutional rights by firing him for "just cause" before giving him an opportunity to contest the decision. The letter, dated April 3, was ...Read more

WICHITA, Kan. -- Former Kansas State basketball player Amaad Wainright sped away from police at 100 mph after he was initially stopped following a road-rage shooting that involved his car on Jan. 17 in Overland Park, according to a Johnson County court affidavit obtained by The Kansas City Star.

Wainright has been charged with two felonies: ...Read more

MIAMI -- The inside story in the Miami Heat's playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers is that the 76ers are doing big things without Joel Embiid.

And that has the Heat concerned even with the status of Philadelphia's big man in doubt for Thursday's Game 3 at AmericanAirlines Arena.

With the best-of-seven opening-round NBA playoff series ...Read more

The 76ers will play the Dallas Mavericks in a pair of preseason games in China as part of the NBA China Games 2018.

The teams will play at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai on Oct. 5. Three days later, they'll meet again at the Shenzhen Universiade Center in Shenzhen.

The NBA China Games started in 2004. The Sixers and Mavericks will become ...Read more

These decisions are never as simple as they may look from the outside. Externally, it's always easy to spend someone else's money or determine someone else's future.

But when you're the person in question, the complexities grow beyond imagination.

For the second time in two years, Moritz Wagner found himself in that situation. Only this time, ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Klay Thompson suffered a fractured right thumb in March.

It might have been a lucky break.

Thompson is shooting the lights out as the Warriors head to San Antonio with a 2-0 lead in this first-round series. And coach Steve Kerr credited Thompson's bum thumb for providing an unexpected payoff.

"The injury may have helped him...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Warriors guard Stephen Curry may not play in the first round of the NBA playoffs. But he will still travel with the Warriors to San Antonio on Wednesday for Games 3 (Thursday) and 4 (Sunday) of their first-round series against the Spurs. That way, Curry can both continue rehabbing his Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee with ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors feared what was coming. Their dominance could lead to complacency. Their discipline could lead to sloppiness. Their accuracy could lead to inefficiency.

The Warriors still finished with a 116-101 Game 2 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday at Oracle Arena for a 2-0 first-round series lead. ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Brett Brown went into the night discounting the revelry from his team's 23-point rout in Saturday's opener of this best-of-seven opening-round NBA playoff series.

"I know we're going to get their very best," the Philadelphia 76ers coach said.

He knew what was coming from the Miami Heat, if not exactly how it would be coming.

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Plan A has turned into Plan B in this best-of-seven opening-round NBA playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers. But that doesn't mean that Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra isn't poised to pivot the moment he sees Joel Embiid back on the court.

With Embiid missing his 10th consecutive game Monday night at Wells Fargo Center, the focus of ...Read more

HOUSTON -- The Timberwolves bade farewell to 14 years without a playoff appearance Sunday night in Houston and Rockets superstar James Harden said a rude hello to them in a best-of-seven series with a 104-101 victory at Toyota Center.

Frontrunner for league MVP after he led the Rockets to 65 regular-season victories, Harden made seven 3-...Read more