Basketball

After spitting ordeal, Young leads Hawks past Knicks 105-94

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ATLANTA — Shaking off a spitting incident at Madison Square Garden, Trae Young dazzled in the first home playoff game of his career, scoring...

Trail Blazers beat Nuggets 115-95 in Game 4 to tie series

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Norman Powell matched his career playoff high with 29 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 115-95 on...

Sparks use balanced attack to defeat Sky 76-61

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CHICAGO — Nneka Ogwumike scored 14 points with nine rebounds and Erica Wheeler added 13 points to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the...

Bucks sweep Heat to advance to 2nd round

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MIAMI — Turns out, there was a reason the Milwaukee Bucks weren’t worried about a playoff rematch with the Miami Heat in Round 1...

Tatum’s 50 points carry Celtics over Nets 125-119

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BOSTON — Jayson Tatum scored a playoff career-high 50 points to carry the Boston Celtics back into their series against the Brooklyn Nets with...

Lakers, Hawks, Mavs look to seize 1st-round control at home

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks all began their first-round playoff series at a home-court disadvantage. ...

Tatum scores 50 points, Celtics beat Nets to cut deficit

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BOSTON — Jayson Tatum scored a playoff career-high 50 points to carry the Boston Celtics back into their series against the Brooklyn Nets with...

Stewart scored 15, Storm cruise past Lynx 82-72

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EVERETT, Wash. — Breanna Stewart had 15 points and eight rebounds and the Seattle Storm cruised to an 82-72 win over the Minnesota Lynx...

Clippers spoil Mavs’ party, 118-108, to get back in series

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DALLAS — Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, Paul George added 29 and the Los Angeles Clippers spoiled Luka Doncic's home playoff debut, beating the...

Hambry, Wilson send Aces past Fever in blowout win

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LAS VEGAS — Dearica Hamby scored 25 points and Chelsea Gray scored 19 with 12 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana...