NBA Basketball

Pacers bury top-seeded Cavs in 3s to take Game 1

The Pacers used a barrage of 3-pointers to stun the top-seeded Cavaliers 121-112 in Sunday night's Game 1.

Nuggets get desired 'result' from surprise firings

A Nuggets executive pointed to the firings of Michael Malone and Calvin Booth as the reason behind the team's late-season surge that has them into the second round.

Warriors' Payton out for Game 7 due to illness

Golden State guard Gary Payton II won't play in Game 7 of the first-round playoff series Sunday night against the Houston Rockets because of an illness.

Celtics' Holiday on track to play G1 vs. Knicks

Celtics guard Jrue Holiday is expected to return from a strained right hamstring when Boston opens its Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Knicks on Monday night.

Pop done coaching Spurs; Johnson takes over

Gregg Popovich is moving to a full-time role in the Spurs' front office, and Mitch Johnson will take over head coaching duties, the team announced Friday.

Source: LeBron suffered MCL sprain in G5 loss

Lakers star LeBron James suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's Game 5 loss to the Timberwolves, a source told ESPN.

Hammon lauds Popovich, 'super happy' in WNBA

After hearing the news that Gregg Popovich would no long coach the Spurs on Friday, Aces coach Becky Hammon lauded "Pop" as a mentor while not ruling out a future move to the NBA.

📈 How the self alley-oop took over the NBA

Players seem to be throwing the ball off the glass to themselves more than ever, and not just to generate highlights.