December 18, 2021 Damian Lillard scores 43 points, Trail Blazers snap 7-game skid Damian Lillard scored a season-high 43 points and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a seven-game losing streak, beating the Charlotte Hornets 125-116 on Friday night.
December 18, 2021 Spurs edge Jazz, snapping Utah's 8-game win streak Lonnie Walker IV banked in a jumper with 14.9 seconds left and the San Antonio Spurs snapped the Utah Jazz's eight-game winning streak with a 128-126 victory Friday night.
December 18, 2021 Devonte' Graham hits 8 3s push Pelicans beat Bucks in OT Devonte' Graham's encore to his winning 60-foot bank shot in Oklahoma City this week was a 3-point onslaught against the defending NBA champs to help the steadily improving New Orleans Pelicans win a second straight game.
December 18, 2021 Steph Curry scores 30, hits 5 3s as Warriors beat Celtics Stephen Curry was still aglow over becoming the NBA's all-time 3-point shooter when the Warriors got a scare that's becoming frighteningly common in the league — and other sports, too: Guard Jordan Poole was placed into COVID-19 protocols.
December 18, 2021 Max Strus, Gabe Vincent lead Heat past weakened Magic Max Strus scored 23 of his career-best 32 points in the first half, Gabe Vincent added a career-best 27 and the Miami Heat beat the short-handed Orlando Magic 115-105 on Friday night.
December 18, 2021 Nets relent, allow Kyrie Irving to return for road games only Kyrie Irving is rejoining the Brooklyn Nets, who need help and will settle for it on a part-time basis
December 17, 2021 Shaq talks weight loss goals after topping 400 pounds during pandemic Shaquille O’Neal, like many who were trying to weather the COVID-19 pandemic, was going through some weight issues as the NBA season was put on hold.
December 17, 2021 Suns cruise past Wizards, tie Warriors for NBA lead Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton had a good time in the fourth quarter, celebrating dunks and 3-pointers, high-fiving teammates and generally taking it easy.
December 17, 2021 Immanuel Quickley hits 7 3-pointers, short-handed Knicks beat Rockets Immanuel Quickley hit seven 3-pointers and scored 24 points to help the short-handed New York Knicks beat the Houston Rockets 116-103 on Thursday night.
December 16, 2021 Kevin Durant carries Nets past 76ers for another short-handed win Kevin Durant scored 34 points, making a four-point play with the game tied and 1:46 left, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-105 on Thursday night for another short-handed victory.