NBA Round up - Lakers, LeBron on brink after Denver rout
Nikola Jokic scored 38 points Sunday as the Denver Nuggets sent the Los Angeles Lakers spinning to a sixth straight defeat and closer to elimination from NBA postseason contention.
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Hawks hold off Nets despite Durant's 55, Warriors into playoffs
The Hawks grabbed their fifth straight win to move into eighth place in the Eastern Conference, a game ahead of the Nets and the Charlotte Hornets, who were routed 144-114 by the Philadelphia 76ers earlier in the day.
Depleted Grizzlies stun Suns, Lakers fall despite return of James, Davis
Dillon Brooks scored 30 points to lead a Grizzlies team playing without injured top scorer Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Steven Adams, Jaren Jackson and Tyus Jones.
NBA Round up - Heat, Mavericks book NBA playoff berths, Warriors still waiting
The Miami Heat rallied to beat the Boston Celtics 106-98 and clinch an NBA playoff berth on Wednesday as the post-season picture began to get clearer.
Antetokounmpo denies Embiid, LeBron-less Lakers fall to Mavs
Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40 points and rejected a Joel Embiid shot with seconds remaining to propel the NBA champion Bucks to a key 118-116 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.
NBA Round up - Siakam and Raptors upset Celtics
Pascal Siakam poured in 40 points as the Toronto Raptors snapped the Boston Celtics' six-game win streak with a 115-112 overtime victory on Monday.
NBA Round up - Nets cool sputtering Heat as Sixers seize NBA East lead
Slumping Miami surrendered the NBA Eastern Conference lead on Saturday after a weak performance in a 110-95 home loss to Kevin Durant and the suddenly sizzling Brooklyn Nets.
Suns win to clinch NBA best mark and home playoff edge
The Suns, who welcomed back injured guard Chris Paul after a five-week absence, won their seventh game in a row and improved to a league-best 60-14, clinching the Western Conference title. "That felt good," Booker said. "It was a very high intensity game.