PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deni Avdija scored a season-high 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers bested former teammate Damian Lillard with a 125-112 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Anfernee Simons added 25 points for Portland, which has won five of its last six. The Blazers led by 19 points in the final quarter.

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups used an early timeout during Thursday night’s 101-79 win at the Orlando Magic to encourage his team to play through the physicality allowed by the officials. “The tone was set very early in the game,” Billups told reporters.

Police on Thursday identified the man who was shot and killed by an off-duty officer at an RV park in Fort Lauderdale.

Where will the Heat send Jimmy Butler before the 2025 NBA trade deadline? Here are five trades Miami must consider making.

Greetings from North Portland. It's good to be back home after spending last week in Florida and North Carolina, both because it's oddly warmer here than it was there and because the was plenty of time to record yet another edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, which you can watch/listen/subscribe to below...

LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-96 thumping of the defending champion Boston Celtics on Thursday.

The Denver Nuggets meanwhile stayed amongst OKC’s chasing pack with a 113-100 defeat of the Orlando Magic in Florida ... in a 123-109 win over the injury-hit Philadelphia 76ers. Damian Lillard finished with 25 points, 16 of them coming in a flurry ...

Tyler Herro was named an All-Star for the first time in his career. What did fans have to say about the young star?

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is in the middle of his best NBA season. Herro is also on his way to his first NBA All-Star Game. Herro will represent the Heat as an Eastern Conferen

MIAMI – One day before Miami Heat star Tyler Herro finds out if he is an All-Star or not, the team loses to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, 126-106. As the standoff between the Heat and Jimmy Butler continues, the team is still finding a way to find some semblance and consistency.

The Washington Wizards are getting dangerously close to the NBA Trade Deadline, where they will finally decide whether or not to keep Kyle Kuzma around. Kuzma,