The Milwaukee Bucks have officially reached the halfway point of their season, and it has been a season full of ups and downs so far. Here are grades.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points in a 123-114 win against the Utah Jazz. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 13 of his 54 points in the game's last six minutes, securing a nine-point win. But he still believes he could have scored more and had a better game.

NBA superstars LeBron James and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander were named among the starters for next month's NBA All-Star Game. Oklahoma City star

It can be pretty easy. I’ve been filling out media ballots for more than 10 years, and it’s not often you truly agonize over decisions—if you can call reviewing stats, scouring game notes and carpet-bombing coaches with who would you vote for texts agonizing.

NBA All-Star Game is fast approaching, and the starters for the contest have been announced. In the Western Conference, Stephen Curry and

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks throws down a dunk over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the Bucks victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Cup final Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian ...

Nikola Jokić, averaging 31.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 9.8 assists, and shooting 55.4%, delivered back-to-back 40-point games against Victor Wembanyama, who is an MVP contender and Defensive Player of the Year favorite.

Giannis Antetokounmpo said the Bucks need to start showing more against top teams after Milwaukee was routed by the Knicks on Sunday.

The Wolves have 13 games in February, eight of which will take place at Target Center in Minneapolis. The February slate features some exciting back to backs, tough matchups and plenty of compelling games for the local basketball club. Here's a look at five of their toughest matchups as the caldenar flips to February:

The starters were picked through a system of weighted balloting: 50% was fan voting, 25% was a media panel and 25% was voting by current players.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-96 thumping of the defending champion Boston Celtics on Thursday.