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Philadelphia's Joel Embiid returned after missing more than a week with a facial fracture and concussion to play 36 minutes, score 18 points and grab 11 rebounds in leading his 76ers to a 99-79 victory over the Miami Hea...

The Philadelphia 76ers certainly brought the fight to a Miami Heat team that was seemingly poised to send Philly to an early vacation to Cancun. It was either sink or swim for a Philly team down 0-2 to the No. 1 seeded H...

Boston Celtics Coach Ime Udoka struggled to catch on in the N.B.A. as a player. But once he did, he leveraged his experience to become a leader on the sideline.

Marcus Smart is back in the Celtics' starting lineup after missing Game 2 of the team's series against the Bucks with a thigh injury.

Kyle Lowry had returned, and he had returned home. The Miami Heat point guard and Philadelphia native’s next step is to reclaim his identity. Lowry was plainly out of sorts in the Heat’s 99-79 road loss to the Philad...

Our betting experts give their favorite plays for Saturday's Game 3 NBA playoff matchups.

Heading into Game 3, Coach Jason Kidd issued a few challenges to his young Mavs team. Those challenges mainly were to help make Luka Doncic’s life easier scoring, especially on the defensive end after the Suns targeted...

The latest on the Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching search, via the L.A. Times: After interviewing two assistant coaches for their head coaching position, the Lakers have spoken to a pair of former NBA head coaches, accordi...

The Lakers interviewed former Blazers coach Terry Stotts for the franchise's coaching job on Friday, sources told ESPN.