NBA Previews

Sacramento might not have a representative selected for the NBA All-Star Game, but the Kings head into Chicago for their matchup with the Bulls on Saturday riding plenty of positive momentum. Sacramento improved to 4-1 on its current seven-game road swing with a 133-122 defeat of Indiana on Friday. The win avenged a home loss to the Pacers two weeks prior. Domantas Sabonis surpassed Oscar Robertson for a franchise record with his 30th consecutive double-double

Atlanta guard Trae Young will continue his pursuit of a side door into the upcoming NBA All-Star Game when the Hawks host the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. In his first game since learning he was not among the seven reserves named to the Eastern Conference roster for this month’s All-Star Game, Young sent Eastern coaches, players and fans a bit of a message with seven 3-pointers, 32 points and 15 assists during Atlanta’s

One team that has been terrible at exacting revenge duels another that hasn’t been great at preventing it when the Golden State Warriors visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. The pairing is a rematch from a 116-107 Grizzlies home win over the Warriors last month in a game Memphis won from the free-throw line and 3-point arc. The Grizzlies prevailed despite making 12 fewer field goals than the visitors, including 22 fewer from inside

When the Indiana Pacers welcome the Sacramento Kings to Indianapolis on Friday, it will be almost two years since the organizations executed a trade that reshaped both sides. The Feb. 9, 2022, deal sent Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson to Indiana for Domantas Sabonis, Jeremy Lamb, Justin Holiday and a 2023 second-round draft pick. Haliburton is headed to his second consecutive All-Star Game later this month. On Tuesday and Thursday, Haliburton played consecutive

Five years ago, Portland and Denver played an epic seven-game series in the Western Conference semifinals. Since then, the teams have gone in different directions. The Trail Blazers won the 2019 postseason matchup with an impressive Game 7 win on the road and went on to the conference finals. That marked the high point. In the years that followed, Portland has gone from contender to rebuilding, trading away Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic

After scoring 130-plus points in three of the previous four games, the Houston Rockets appeared to have resolved at least one of their lingering issues while trudging through an extended rut. But on Wednesday against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Rockets were disjointed on offense en route to a 110-99 loss that dropped them back to a season-worst three games under .500. Houston, which missed 31 of 44 3-pointers, will complete a brief three-game homestand

The New Orleans Pelicans look to build momentum off a key win when they travel to San Antonio to battle the slumping Spurs on Friday. The Pelicans wrap up a four-game road trip that began with losses in Milwaukee and Boston and turned around with a rousing 110-99 win in Houston on Wednesday. Jonas Valanciunas collected team highs with 25 points and 14 rebounds, producing his 25th double-double of the season, and Brandon Ingram added

The Miami Heat aim to take another step forward after snapping their longest losing skid in nearly 16 years when they visit the reeling Washington Wizards on Friday night. The Heat halted a seven-game slide with their first win since Jan. 15, courtesy of a 115-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. “It sure feels a lot better than where we were,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said after his club stopped its longest

The Atlanta Hawks find themselves as healthy as they’ve been all season heading into Friday’s game against the visiting Phoenix Suns. It is the first meeting between the clubs this season. The Hawks won both games during the 2022-23 campaign and have claimed the last nine straight decisions against the Suns in Atlanta. Atlanta got De’Andre Hunter back on Tuesday, the first time he’d played since Dec. 20 because of knee inflammation. His presence was