San Antonio tries to keep the momentum going in Minnesota.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have defeated the Detroit Pistons in Game 3 to narrow the series lead to 2-1. Detroit got more than adequate production from Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris. Combining for 48 ...

And it's the Charlotte Hornets who will live another day. First, Charlotte came back in the final minutes of regulation to send the game into overtime. Then, LaMelo Ball scooped in a game-winning ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aaron Nesmith made a go-ahead reverse layup with 13.9 seconds left and blocked Coby White's attempt from close range with 2.9 seconds remaining, and the Indiana Pacers rallied from ...

For a 6-foot-3 guard without much vertical athleticism, there is no shot as fundamental and simple as a layup. Except, that is, for Jared McCain. McCain is always going to be undersized and lack ...

Here are the best moments from Tuesday's NBA play-in games, which saw victories for Charlotte and Portland.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) LaMelo Ball made a layup with 4.7 seconds left in overtime, Miles Bridges blocked Davion Mitchell's attempt at a winning layup at the buzzer, and the Charlotte Hornets beat Miami ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bruce Brown scored 19 points and got the winning bucket in overtime off a goaltending call on Joel Embiid, and Jalen Pickett had 29 points to lead the short-handed Denver Nuggets ...

The New York Knicks are coming off of a very convincing, 39-point win over the Philadelphia 76ers in game 1. Game 1 was an exercise in growing a lead. 2:30 in the first, up by 1. 10:17 in the second, ...

As Charlotte’s sharpshooting duo of LaMelo Ball and Kon Knueppel went cold, Coby White did not. The trade-deadline acquisition for the Hornets forced overtime with clutch 3-point shooting against the ...