Finally, the stakes are perfectly clear. Sunday, in their last game of the season, the Lakers can win their way out of the back half of the NBA’s play-in tournament, a spot where they could face a horror-movie fate — Stephen Curry in a win-or-go-home game. “But you fight through it, all fight for one common goal.” And then there’s …
Indiana Pacers vs. Memphis Grizzlies Memphis, Tennessee; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis will try to keep its seven-game home win streak intact when the Grizzlies play Indiana. TOP PERFORMERS: Dillon Brooks is shooting 32.2% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Grizzlies, while averaging 15.8 points. Buddy Hield averages 3.8 made 3-pointers per …
Behind 33 points from Donovan Mitchell and a dominant fourth quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers scored its eighth consecutive win with a 114-100 defeat of the host Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Mitchell’s backcourt mate, Darius Garland, added 24 points, while Jarrett Allen scored 16 with a team-high 11 rebounds for a double-double. Raptors 113, Bulls 104 Fred VanVleet returned from …
