Russell Westbrook underwent successful surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his right knee on Saturday, Oklahoma City officially announced. He will make a full recovery. That’s the good news if you’re an Oklahoma City Thunder fan. He will [...]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Marc Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Clippers 104-83 Saturday to even their first-round series at 2-all. Zach Randolph finished with 24 points and nine rebounds [...]

For Joakim Noah and Kirk Hinrich, it must have seemed like it was 2009 all over again. For Nate Robinson, it was a moment he must have dreamed about since his childhood in Seattle. From start to finish, Game 4 of the Bulls-Nets first-round playoff [...]

BOX SCORE OAKLAND– The Warriors now know they can beat the Denver Nuggets without shooting 65 percent, and the result is a dramatically different Western Conference quarterfinal. Using sounder defensive principles, Carl Landry and Jarrett [...]

OAKLAND — Stephen Curry and Ty Lawson have decided in tandem to take this Western Conference quarterfinal by its throat, and one reverts to the other only when their grips get tired. So it was again in Game Three, which the Warriors won [...]

Russell Westbrook will undergo surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee and will be out indefinitely, the Thunder announced on Friday. The injury occurred with 5:34 to play in the second quarter of the Thunder’s Game 3 win [...]

LOS ANGELES — The virtual worst-case scenario has become the Lakers reality. No Kobe Bryant No Steve Nash (two epidurals, one cortisone shot). No Steve Blake. No Jodie Meeks. Mike D’Antoni made it official pregame: Your Lakers starting backcourt [...]

BOSTON — The scene could not have been any more picturesque for a Boston Celtics win than it was Friday night. Down 2-0 in their best-of-seven series with the New York Knicks, the C’s were in an absolute must-win game for them to have [...]

BOX SCORE OAKLAND– The Warriors now know they can beat the Denver Nuggets without shooting 65 percent, and the result is a dramatically different Western Conference quarterfinal. Using sounder defensive principles, Carl Landry and Jarrett [...]

This was just a better team taking care of business. You knew the Milwaukee Bucks would come out with a lot of fire in front of the home crowd and they did, leading by as many as 10 in the first half. But for the Heat this was a professional [...]

We told you there were rumors of this a couple months ago, possibly part of an ownership shift, but now it appears to be reality. The era of David Kahn could be ending in Minnesota, with Flip Saunders coming in to replace him, reports Steve [...]

Dwyane Wade didn’t look right during Miami’s 104-91 Game 3 win over the Bucks Thursday. He was grimacing in pain. He shot 1-for-12 and had six turnovers (although he did have 11 assists and nine rebounds). He was not the same guy on the [...]

Stephen Curry returned to the game after spraining his ankle, helping to lead his Warriors to a win over the Nuggets that evened the series at one game a piece. Right after the injury he was seen on the bench using a giant rubber band to keep [...]

The Oklahoma City Thunder were already no lock to make the NBA finals. They were a slight favorite to make a return trip to the big stage but the Spurs (if healthy, and they are starting to look it) have always been a threat, plus there were [...]

When the news broke that Russell Westbrook would be out indefinitely after needing to undergo surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus he suffered in the Thunder’s Game 3 win over the Rockets, all eyes turned to Patrick Beverley, and the [...]

Russell Westbrook will undergo surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee and will be out indefinitely, the Thunder announced on Friday. The injury occurred with 5:34 to play in the second quarter of the Thunder’s Game 3 win [...]

It wasn’t quite a masterpiece, as the beginning and end left much to be desired, but the Bulls’ defense took things to another level Thursday night at the United Center, bouncing back from one of the team’s typically slow starts to absolutely [...]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Zach Randolph’s fast start helped the Memphis Grizzlies return to their inside dominance. Randolph had 13 of his 27 points in the first quarter, and he finished with 11 rebounds and the Grizzlies beat the Los [...]

This was just a better team taking care of business. You knew the Milwaukee Bucks would come out with a lot of fire in front of the home crowd and they did, leading by as many as 10 in the first half. But for the Heat this was a professional [...]

It’s all about the Benjamins. Chris Andersen has been a big boost to the Miami Heat, providing energy and size off the bench that they need. He’s a veteran player that can defend the rim, give them a few points and, this is key, play within [...]

Told Marc Gasol won Defensive Player of the Year and that he finished 14th, Dwight Howard didn’t sound thrilled with the result. Mark Medina of inside the lakers: The news caused Dwight Howard to say “it’s funny,” but he wasn’t offering [...]

When the Suns let go of GM Lance Blanks last week, coach Lindsey Hunter became a dead man walking in terms of keeping his job. Technically Hunter — who took over mid-season for Alvin Gentry in an effort to play their youth more — is still [...]

When the Cavaliers fired Mike Brown three years ago, it was part of the too little, too late desperation moves to keep LeBron James happy. We all know how that went. So three years later, when Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert turned around and re-hired [...]

While both the Seattle and Sacramento teams have been trying to spin events since the NBA owners met in New York last week, but they both agree on one thing: The recommendation of the NBA’s sale and relocation committee will almost certainly [...]

Before the first round playoff series between the eighth-seeded Bucks and the defending champion Heat got started, Brandon Jennings went on record as saying that his team would win the series in six games. Now that we’re two games in, after [...]

CHICAGO (AP) – Brooklyn guard Joe Johnson says he’s feeling better, but doesn’t know if he will be able to play in Game 3 of the Nets’ playoff series against the Chicago Bulls. Johnson hurt his left foot in the first [...]

The Atlanta Hawks have a problem. Well, right now they have a lot of problems, but one is bigger than the others — they cannot stop the Indiana Pacers offense. That would be the Pacers offense that was 19th in the NBA in points per possession [...]

The Rockets battled back from a 15-point fourth quarter deficit before eventually dropping Game 2 to the Thunder, and they did so without one of their most important players. Jeremy Lin played 20 first half minutes on Wednesday, but the pain [...]

After dropping Game 1 of their first round playoff series to the top seeded Thunder by 29 points, there weren’t many who believed the Rockets would be able to compete for more than short stretches the rest of the series. But thanks to some [...]

The necessary adjustments the Lakers needed to make in order to have a shot in Game 2 against the Spurs were only going to work if they were able to turn in a similar defensive performance that held the Spurs to 37.6 percent shooting in Game [...]