Joel Embiid has 34 points in 3 quarters, 76ers beat Rockets

By KRISTIE RIEKENMay 6, 2021 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid had 34 points in just 25 minutes and the Philadelphia 76ers extended their winning streak to six games with a 135-115 victory over the short-handed Houston Rockets on Wednesday night...

Antetokounmpo back in action for Bucks’ game vs. Nets

May 2, 2021 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has returned from a sprained right ankle to play for the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday in the first of two straight games with the Eastern Conference-leading Brooklyn Nets...

Rockets rally past Magic 114-110, snap 5-game losing streak

By JOHN DENTONApril 19, 2021 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Christian Wood scored 25 points, Kelly Olynyk added 24 and the Houston Rockets used a strong offensive showing in the third quarter to rally past the Orlando Magic 114-110 on Sunday night...

Houston faces Orlando, looks to end road skid

By The Associated PressApril 17, 2021 GMT

Houston Rockets (14-42, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (18-38, 14th in the Eastern Conference)...

Indiana takes road win streak into matchup with Houston

By The Associated PressApril 14, 2021 GMT

Indiana Pacers (25-28, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (14-40, 14th in the Western Conference)...

Clippers play the Rockets on 3-game win streak

By The Associated PressApril 9, 2021 GMT

Houston Rockets (14-37, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (35-18, third in the Western Conference)...

Porter scores 25 points, Rockets beat Timberwolves 129-107

By BRIAN HALLMarch 28, 2021 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. scored 25 points in his return to Houston’s lineup, John Wall had 13 points and 12 assists and the Rockets rebounded to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 129-107 on Saturday night...

Miami visits New York, looks to end road losing streak

By The Associated PressFebruary 7, 2021 GMT

Miami Heat (8-14, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (11-13, seventh in the Eastern Conference)...

Butler, Heat finish upset of Giannis-less Bucks in Game 5

By The Associated PressSeptember 9, 2020 GMT

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The fifth-seeded Miami Heat finished off an upset of the NBA’s best regular-season team Tuesday, topping the Milwaukee Bucks 103-94 in Game 5 of their East semifinal series — while Giannis Antetokounmpo, the league’s reigning MVP, couldn’t play because of a sprained right ankle...