Jabari Smith Jr. had a team-high 20 points and five huge 3-pointers as Houston (40-25) pulled away in Monday's second half ...

Who said the Cavs wouldn't be involved with this year's slam dunk contest? Mac McClung of the NBA ... by Barkley's fellow ...

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The Pelicans snapped a four-game losing streak on Tuesday with a 127-120 win over the LA Clippers. They converted 55.3% of their attempts from the field, including 54.8% from 3-point range, to improve ...

More than 500 pounds of NBA center crashed to the floor at Toyota Center on Wednesday night as Houston Rockets' big man ...

Cleveland; Friday, 12:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Toledo and Buffalo play in the MAC Tournament. The Rockets have gone 14-5 against MAC teams, with a 9-2 record in non-conference play.

Two years after a free fall, Houston has drafted well, brought in savvy veterans and hired Ime Udoka to coach a top-six team in the Western Conference.

The Bobcats are 10-8 in MAC play. Ohio is 7-13 against opponents with a winning record. Toledo's average of 5.9 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Ohio ...

Now, the Magic remain on the road to play the Houston Rockets on Monday ... These are two of the top five defenses in the NBA, so don’t be shocked if we see a low-scoring game on Monday night.

Ohio Bobcats (16-15, 10-8 MAC) vs. Toledo Rockets (17-14, 10-8 MAC) Cleveland; Thursday, 1:30 p.m. EDT Bobcats -2.5; over/under is 161.5 BOTTOM LINE: Toledo plays in the MAC Tournament against Ohio.

Well known sportswriter, highly regarded commentator, and best selling book author John Feinstein has died at the age of 68.