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Denver Nuggets defeat Miami Heat for franchise's first NBA title
Denver beat Miami 94-89 to wrap up the best-of-seven series in five games.
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Denver beat Miami 94-89 to wrap up the best-of-seven series in five games.
For the second time this year, Ja Morant has been suspended after being seen with a gun on video. Former NBA head coach Avery Johnson joined CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss the incident and what's next for Morant. He also offers a prediction on who comes out on top in the NBA conference finals.
CBS2's Otis Livingston spoke to NBA reporter Mike Vorkunov from The Athletic about Game 6 between the Knicks and the Heat.
The veteran reporter discusses the teams' split at the Garden and what to expect the rest of the way.
The Knicks and Heat may not be the most historic rivalry, but for a time, it was the most intense.
Irving scored 20 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter to help the Nets rally from a 21-point, third-quarter deficit before dropping their 11th straight game.
The Heat limited Julius Randle, New York's leading scorer, to 11 points.
A preseason favorite to win the NBA championship, Brooklyn has alternated losses and wins through the first five games of the season and dropped to 2-3.
Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and the Miami Heat snapped a six-game losing streak with a 98-88 win over the New York Knicks on Monday night.
RJ Barrett had a chance to tie it on the final play, but his layup bounced off the rim and Miami won three straight for the first time this season.
Irving helped pull the Nets through with 12 points in the final 5:48 after the Heat had erased nearly all of an 18-point deficit.
The Nets have lost four straight and dropped to 2-6 in the second game of a back-to-back.
Rodions Kurucs scored 19 points and Taurean Prince added 17 for Brooklyn.
DeMarre Carroll scored 26 points, Spencer Dinwiddie had 15 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Miami Heat 101-95 on Friday night.
Wayne Ellington scored 24 points, Goran Dragic added 19 and the Miami Heat survived a back-and-forth flurry in the final minutes to beat the New York Knicks 107-103 in overtime on Friday night.
Joe Harris scored a career-high 21 points, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 18 and the Brooklyn Nets simply embarrassed the Miami Heat on Friday night.
While the season has yet to begin, we take a look at some of the most questionable contracts handed out this offseason.
Led by James Johnson's spectacular last-minute dunk, the Miami Heat won their eighth straight game, defeating the Brooklyn Nets 104-96 on Monday night at AmericanAirlines Arena.
With the NBA trade deadline looming next month, teams look to add players or draft picks. These 5 trades would be a win for both sides.
NBA teams always have room for improvement. Here are 2017 New Year's resolutions for the Eastern Conference.
Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 35 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 114-103 victory over the undermanned Miami Heat on Tuesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena.
The 2016-17 NBA season tips off October 25. Preview the Eastern Conference elite, contenders, on the rise and rebuilding teams.
Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade is getting slammed on social media for taking practice shots during the singing of the Canadian national anthem.
LeBron James has made the NBA Finals five years straight. Will it be six? More competition in the East could make it hard.
Heat guard Dwyane Wade continued his dominance over the New York Knicks, pouring in 26 points in Miami's 98-81 win Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" celebrated its 35th birthday Sunday with a block party on Do The Right Thing Way in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
The judge warned defense lawyers last week that telling jurors alleged details about Nadine Menendez's ex-boyfriend risks turning the trial "into a soap opera."
As Hurricane Beryl closed in on the southeastern Caribbean, government officials were pleading with people to take shelter from the dangerous Category 4 storm.
Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards, and Will Smith debuted a single as he continued his comeback from slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars two years ago.
With NJ Transit's fare hike kicking in on Monday, some riders are considering alternate ways of getting around.
Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" celebrated its 35th birthday Sunday with a block party on Do The Right Thing Way in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
Politics was on the minds of many at the annual New York City Pride March on Fifth Avenue on Sunday.
Therése Gedda, who has been advising CEOs for more than 20 years, weighs in on whether the traditional office will become extinct one day.
Sunday was expected to be the busiest day of the summer travel season, but severe thunderstorms caused delays and cancelations.
New video shows the suspects police are searching for in a brutal baseball bat attack last week in New York City.
Severe thunderstorms swept through New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Sunday, with the chance of an isolated tornado. See the latest weather maps and live radar.
A tractor-trailer accident on I-95 in Greenwich, CT had southbound lanes backed up for the morning commute.
Severe thunderstorms moved through New York and New Jersey on Wednesday evening, causing widespread power outages and other damage.
U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 college rankings Tuesday, and some Tri-State Area schools ranked among the best in the world.
Parts of New Jersey are back under a heat advisory Wednesday.
With NJ Transit's fare hike kicking in on Monday, some riders are considering alternate ways of getting around.
Sunday was expected to be the busiest day of the summer travel season, but severe thunderstorms caused delays and cancelations.
Severe thunderstorms swept through New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Sunday, with the chance of an isolated tornado. See the latest weather maps and live radar.
With a 15% fare hike for NJ Transit riders set to go into effect Monday, commuters protested Friday outside the agency's headquarters, saying they've been plagued with service delays and cancellations.
Court documents reveal disturbing new details in the case of a mother accused of drowning her two young children in Lakewood, New Jersey.
Severe thunderstorms swept through New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Sunday, with the chance of an isolated tornado. See the latest weather maps and live radar.
Long Island police said Steven Schwally, 64, was drunk and speeding when he crashed an SUV into a nail salon Friday, killing an off-duty NYPD officer and three other people.
At least four people were killed and nine injured when a driver crashed through the front of a nail salon on Long Island.
A pocket watch that belonged to President Theodore Roosevelt is back in its rightful place. The 126-year-old cherished possession has been recovered after being stolen from an exhibit in 1987.
Nearly half a dozen suburban freshman Republicans in New York have targets on their backs as Democrats hope to take control of the House after the November elections.
The judge warned defense lawyers last week that telling jurors alleged details about Nadine Menendez's ex-boyfriend risks turning the trial "into a soap opera."
Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards, and Will Smith debuted a single as he continued his comeback from slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars two years ago.
With NJ Transit's fare hike kicking in on Monday, some riders are considering alternate ways of getting around.
Politics was on the minds of many at the annual New York City Pride March on Fifth Avenue on Sunday.
Some Democrats question Biden's ability to campaign in the 2024 presidential election, divide over whether he should be the nominee, after voters say Trump won debate.
The New York City Virus Hunters are getting their hands dirty to find out which little birdies might be carrying a deadly disease in Central Park.
"We can serve payers very effectively from the footprint that remains," CEO Tim Wentworth says of the coming Walgreens closures.
The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy came as the U.S. grappled with another summer weekend marked by deadly mass shootings.
One bill being fast-tracked would make abortions free in New Jersey by eliminating co-pays.
A beloved Queens DJ, known for his selfless generosity, is himself in need of support as he seeks a kidney donor.
Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" celebrated its 35th birthday Sunday with a block party on Do The Right Thing Way in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards, and Will Smith debuted a single as he continued his comeback from slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars two years ago.
His recently uncovered photographs, long thought lost, are the basis of the former Beatle's book, "1964: Eyes of the Storm," and an exhibition currently at the Brooklyn Museum.
From the moment she first began appearing at the side of John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette became one of the most photographed women in the world. Her personal style continues to have an impact 25 years following her death.
Mets infielder José Iglesias performed his song "OMG" live at Citi Field after the team's 7-2 win over the Houston Astros.
The Mets' rally was all for naught as a five-run 11th inning lifted the Astros to a 10-5 win on Sunday.
The Yankees left Toronto with a split of their four-game series against the Blue Jays with an 8-1 win on Sunday.
Cameron Harper scored late in the second half to rally New York to a 2-2 draw with D.
Alex Bregman put Houston ahead with a two-run single in the eighth inning and the surging Astros rallied from five runs down for a 9-6 victory over the New York Mets.
The Yankees, who won Friday to snap a season-worst four-game losing streak, lost for the 10th time in their past 13 games.
Queens residents who lost their homes in an apartment building fire six months ago say they are again searching for somewhere to live as their temporary housing agreements expire.
The New York City Virus Hunters are getting their hands dirty to find out which little birdies might be carrying a deadly disease in Central Park.
Lillian Wong of Queens is trying to solve the mystery of money being withdrawn from her dead son's bank account.
A commercial stretch along 86th Street in Bensonhurst has become a hotbed of illegal vending, according to Councilwoman Susan Zhuang.
Environmental groups in the South Bronx say the neighborhood is feeling the worst of the heat and humidity because of air pollution.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
As much of the northeast experiences heavy rains, parts of New York City are beginning to flood.
Thousands of people flooded Union Square on Friday for a PlayStation giveaway promoted by livestreamer Kai Cenat.
It has been 35 years since "Do the Right Thing" was released, and Brooklyn came out to celebrate Spike Lee's iconic movie in style.
Police say a man was driving drunk and speeding when he slammed into the salon Friday afternoon, killing four people, including an off-duty NYPD officer. CBS New York's Derick Waller reports.
NJ Transit riders are feeling the agency's first fare increase in nearly a decade. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the latest for the commute.
CBS New York's John Elliott and Tony Sadiku have the latest weather forecast.
CBS New York's Vanessa Murdock says Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will feature sunny skies with highs in the mid 80s and lower humidity.