NBA Basketball

Lakers blow out Rockets, advance to face Thunder

The Lakers eliminated Houston with a 98-78 win in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series Friday night by holding the Rockets to a season low in points.

Pistons 'grit' past ice-cold Magic in epic comeback

The top-seeded Detroit Pistons pulled off an incredible rally, erasing a 24-point deficit and beating the Orlando Magic 93-79 to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference first-round series.

Just like Kawhi: Barrett's bouncing 3 saves Raptors

Reminiscent of Kawhi Leonard's iconic playoff winner in 2019, RJ Barrett got a friendly bounce to hit the winning 3-pointer in overtime, helping the Raptors force a Game 7 with a 112-110 win over the Cavs on Friday night.

Robinson, Daniels fined for Knicks-Hawks skirmish

Mitchell Robinson and Dyson Daniels were each fined for their roles in a scuffle Thursday night in the Knicks' Game 6 win over the Hawks, with Robinson earning a larger fine for an "inappropriate" social media post about the incident.

Jokic on early exit: Nuggets 'far' from contention

Nikola Jokic said he wants to be "a Nugget forever" following the team's first-round exit from the playoffs, but acknowledged the team is "far away" from title contention.

NBA calls for tighter prediction market restrictions

The NBA asked the nation's top commodities regulator Thursday to impose tighter restrictions on players, game officials and team staff to ensure prediction markets don't undermine sports integrity and fan confidence.

🎬 KAT appears in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'

The movie released in theaters on Friday, a day after the Knicks advanced to the East semifinals.