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Injured Golden State star forward Kevin Durant could return to the Warriors' lineup before the regular season concludes in two weeks, the NBA club said Wednesday. The Warriors, who took the 2015 NBA crown and came within a game of repeating last year after a record 73-win campaign, signed Durant last July to great fanfare after he played out his contract with Oklahoma City. Continue to Article

March 29, 2017 5:44:pm EST

The Washington Wizards had just celebrated clinching the Southeast Division for the franchise's first division title in 38 years. ''We had a little water bottle fight in here,'' a smiling Bradley Beal said after a 119-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. John Wall shot 14 of 25 for 34 points and Beal was held to 16 points on 7-of-16 shooting, but the Wizards ended the longest division-title drought in NBA history with their fourth straight victory. Continue to Article

March 29, 2017 2:05:am EST

March 29 (Gracenote) - Standings from the NBA on Tuesday EASTERN CONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 48 26 .649 - 2. Toronto 45 29 .608 3 3. Philadelphia 28 46 .378 20 4. NY Knicks 28 46 .378 20 5. Brooklyn 16 58 .216 32 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Cleveland 47 26 .644 - 2. Milwaukee 38 36 .514 9 1/2 3. Indiana 37 37 .500 10 1/2 4. Chicago 35 39 .473 12 1/2 5. Detroit 34 41 .453 14 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Washington 46 28 .622 - 2. Atlanta 38 36 .514 8 3. Miami 36 38 .486 10 4. Charlotte 33 41 .446 13 5. Orlando 27 47 . ... Continue to Article

March 29, 2017 1:26:am EST

John Wall scored 34 points and Washington rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-108 on Tuesday night, clinching the Southeast Division title for its first division crown in 38 years. Wall shot 14 of 25 and Bradley Beal was held to 16 points on 7-of-16 shooting, but the Wizards ended the longest division-title drought in NBA history with their fourth straight victory. ''I didn't know that,'' coach Scott Brooks said before the game. Continue to Article

March 29, 2017 1:25:am EST

March 29 (Gracenote) - Results from the NBA games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) Washington 119 LA LAKERS 108 PORTLAND 122 Denver 113 Golden State 113 HOUSTON 106 Philadelphia 106 BROOKLYN 101 ATLANTA 95 Phoenix 91 Miami 97 DETROIT 96 Milwaukee 118 CHARLOTTE 108 Minnesota 115 INDIANA 114 Continue to Article

March 29, 2017 12:54:am EST