NBA: Pistons top Celtics in duel of red-hot teams
LOS ANGELES: The suddenly surging Detroit Pistons toppled reigning champions Boston 117-97 Wednesday to push their NBA winning streak to eight games and halt the Celtics’ win streak at six.
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Cavs blow out Knicks by 37 points in matchup of 2 of East's best - ESPN
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers bullied the New York Knicks from the start Friday night, winning 142-105 in a matchup of two of the Eastern Conference's top teams.
Cavaliers crush Knicks in battle of NBA East elite
LOS ANGELES, United States: The Cleveland Cavaliers boosted their NBA-best record with a 142-105 romp past the New York Knicks on Friday, tightening their grip on the Eastern Conference lead with an all-around dominant display. Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points to lead six Cavs players to score in double figures, connecting on five of seven three-pointers as Cleveland drilled 19 from beyond the arc. Cleveland out-scored the Knicks 66-38 in the paint and held a 23-6 edge in fast-break points, pushing their lead to as many as 42 on the way to a sixth straight victory. Evan Mobley added 21 points and Jarrett Allen scored 10 before departing in the third quarter with a right hand injury. Cleveland guard Darius Garland took a hard fall in the first half, striking his head on the court, but stayed in the game. Jalen Brunson scored 16 of his 26 points in the first quarter for the Knicks but was held scoreless in the second period as the Cavs roared to a 77-50 halftime lead. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points for New York, who are in third place in the East but fell to 0-6 this season against the three teams with the league’s best records: Cleveland, Boston and Oklahoma City. “I think the biggest thing was just try to set the tone early,” Mitchell said, adding that the determination to dominate had nothing to do with the Knicks’ first-round playoff win over the Cavs two seasons ago and everything to do with the fact that they could yet meet in this post-season. “For us, it’s about how do we continue to build and get better – we may see them in the playoffs,” Mitchell said.
The new NBA All-Star format is here, and Sunday night will show whether it works
SAN FRANCISCO: This will be an actual All-Star matchup. On one side, there’s a team with 86 combined All-Star selections, $2.7 billion in on-court earnings and where every single player on the team is either an NBA champion, an Olympic gold medalist, or both. On the other, there’s a bunch of young guys without much in the way of resumes yet. Welcome to the reimagined NBA All-Star Game, a single-elimination mini-tournament: four teams of eight players, three games, first to 40 points wins and a David vs.
NBA All-Star 2025: Format, schedule, location, rosters and news - ESPN
The 2025 NBA All-Star Game, set for Feb. 16 and televised on TNT at 8 p.m. ET, will have a new format that features a tournament-style event consisting of four teams of eight players each.
Eagles' Super Bowl win over Chiefs sparks widespread reactions - ESPN
The Philadelphia Eagles are champions again — in dominant fashion.
New York Knicks no match for Boston Celtics once again - ESPN
NEW YORK — The Knicks, who opened their season with a blowout loss in Boston, entered Saturday night viewing their rematch with the defending-champion Celtics as a measuring stick as they approach the All-Star break.
LeBron James drafted first for new-look NBA All-Star Game - ESPN
LeBron James was the first pick of the new-look 2025 NBA All-Star draft Thursday night and was soon joined by a now-former teammate — Anthony Davis.