Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams gladly confessed that he junked his plan to carefully monitor Devin Booker’s minutes down the stretch with his All-Star guard playing for the first time since Jan. 22.

As if losing the NBA Finals isn’t bad enough, there now seems to be a curse that stretches into the following season.

Nuggets beat Utah 128-117 on Sunday to end the Jazz’s winning streak at 11.

Jamal Murray tossed the ball at Michael Malone in mild disgust. Will Barton urged Nikola Jokic to keep scoring until he reached 50 points.

The NBA rescheduled four games Thursday, along with making several time changes to upcoming contests.

He returned just in time to help his team avoid a third straight defeat. Los Angeles hung on to beat the Boston Celtics 96-95 on Saturday night .

Washington’s second-half schedule might not be as jam-packed as first thought, after the NBA said Wednesday it was rescheduling some Wizards games after a half-dozen of their contests were postponed in recent weeks for virus-related reasons.

LeBron James made his first seven shots from the field and looked plenty capable of leading the Lakers to a victory with Anthony Davis sidelined.

Tobias Harris made a jumper with 3 seconds left, ending the Lakers’ 13-0 run and sending the Philadelphia 76ers to a 107-106 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday night.