MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo had 50 points and 13 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks trounced New Orleans 135-110 on Sunday, handing the Pelicans their eighth straight loss.Antetokounmpo's 50 points were five off the career high he set Jan. 4 in a 123-113 victory over the Washington Wizards. He shot 20 of 26 from the floor, including 3 of 4 from…

NBA scoring has seen a notable explosion so far this season, particularly among the league's stars.Already, there have been 17 50-point games this season, which is the third most before the All-Star break all-time and most since the 1962-63 season, per ESPN Stats & Information research.The NBA could be on pace for a historic number of 50-point performances by season's…

NEW YORK -- LeBron James and Anthony Davis were both ruled out of Monday's game against the Brooklyn Nets, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Sunday.On the front end of back-to-back games in New York, James will be held out with left ankle soreness.Davis is resting with a right foot stress injury after playing in the Lakers' past two games. He…

The National Basketball Referees Association admitted Sunday that LeBron James was fouled on the last play of regulation in the Los Angeles Lakers' loss to the Boston Celtics and called the mistake "gut-wrenching.""Like everyone else, referees make mistakes," the union wrote in its tweet. "We made one at the end of last night's game and that is gut-wrenching for us.…