Basketball

The Timberwolves have fired Ryan Saunders, the team announced Sunday, and they hired Raptors assistant Chris Finch as their next head coach Monday.

Streaking Brooklyn is closing in on Philly, while Phoenix is making a case it belongs among the West elite. See where all 30 teams stand now.

Despite helping to facilitate a fourth-quarter Clippers comeback on Sunday against the Nets, Paul George was held out the final 2:50 due to a minutes restriction as Brooklyn escaped Staples Center with a 112-108 win.

The Timberwolves have fired Ryan Saunders, the team announced Sunday, and are finalizing a multiyear deal to hire Raptors assistant Chris Finch as their next head coach, sources told ESPN.

Marcus Smart is likely to remain sidelined through the All-Star break due to his left calf strain but hopes to return for the start of the second half of the season, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian […]

The New Orleans Pelicans, fueled by an inspired defensive effort, rallied past the Boston Celtics on Sunday in a win where Zion Williamson said “everybody was just engaged.”

After the Pelicans pulled off the largest comeback in their franchise’s history, Boston is looking for answers.

The Timberwolves have fired coach Ryan Saunders after a 7-24 start to the season, the team announced Sunday.

The Cavs made just eight of their 35 three-point attempts, while the Thunder shot 46.4% from beyond the arc.