Top seeds 76ers, Jazz facing elimination games in semifinals
ATLANTA — The NBA's top playoff seeds, Philadelphia and Utah, are on the brink of being eliminated.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 22
1918 — Molla Bjurstedt wins the women’s U.S. Lawn...
Major Payne: Suns guard rebuilds career in the desert
PHOENIX — Even in today's high-scoring NBA game, the dizzying pace of the Phoenix Suns point guard Cameron Payne stands out.
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Analysis: The NBA playoffs have entered survivor mode
The NBA champion this season will be the last team standing.
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Clippers beat Jazz 119-111 to take series lead
SALT LAKE CITY — Paul George scored 37 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 119-111 victory over...
Hawks rally from 26 points down, stun 76ers in Game 5
PHILADELPHIA — Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks pulled off a playoff comeback for the ages against the Philadelphia 76ers to move within a...
Harden available, Irving out for Nets as they try to advance
MILWAUKEE — The Brooklyn Nets will continue to play without Kyrie Irving and don’t know exactly what kind of production they will get from...
AP Sportlight
June 17
1954 — Rocky Marciano scores a 15-round unanimous decision...
Durant’s sensational performance sends Nets to 3-2 lead
NEW YORK — Kevin Durant had 49 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in one of the most spectacular performances in postseason history, sending...
Jokic leads All-NBA team; MVP runner-up Embiid 2nd-team pick
Denver’s Nikola Jokic was the runaway MVP this season, which made it a virtual certainty that he would also be an All-NBA first-team selection.
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