Author name: Associated Press

The New York Knicks are no strangers to playing on Christmas Day.But few of their holiday games have come with the anticipation that accompanies Wednesdays clash against the San Antonio

Oklahoma City leads the Western Conference and has a MVP candidate in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Milwaukee has the NBAs leading scorer in Giannis Antetokounmpo. They were the teams that made

LeBron James made his Christmas debut in 2003. Victor Wembanyama was born 10 days later.Thats right: James has been featured on the NBAs big day for longer than Wembanyama has been

Miami Heat guard Dru Smith has suffered another season-ending injury, this one a torn Achilles in his left leg.Smith got hurt Monday night in Miamis 110-95 win over Brooklyn. The

ATLANTA — Garrison Mathews made a career-best seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points off the bench as the Atlanta Hawks knocked off the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-104 on Monday

MIAMI — Bam Adebayo scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half and the Miami Heat snapped a three-game skid with a 110-95 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.Nikola Jovic scored 18

SAN FRANCISCO — Myles Turner made a 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 16 seconds left and had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Pascal Siakam added 20 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Golden

ORLANDO, Florida — Tristan da Silva scored 18 points and made a critical 3-pointer with 9.9 seconds left, and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit Monday night for a

PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points and made two crucial plays in the final minute, and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied after Joel Embiid was ejected to beat Victor Wembanyama and the

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Jabari Smith Jr. had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Fred VanVleet added 20 points and the Houston Rockets beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-101 on Monday night for their