Carmelo Anthony: After Rockets exit, told Chris Paul to ‘just be careful’
Anthony, who was exiled by the Rockets after just 10 games last season and ultimately traded to the Chicago Bulls with cash in a separate transaction, struggled to find a job in the league this season before being picked up by the Portland Trail Blazers last month. He said he wasn’t surprised by the way […]
Continue readingAnthony Davis says Lakers trio urged 50-point effort
LOS ANGELES — It wasn’t Anthony Davis’ idea to score 50 points Sunday in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 142-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Avery Bradley first suggested it to him at halftime, when Davis was already up to 27 points. DeMarcus Cousins then encouraged him to keep chasing it during second-half timeouts. And finally, […]
Continue readingChris Paul says referee ‘got me back’ with delay-of-game call
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul says the officiating crew in Sunday night’s 108-96 win over the Portland Trail Blazers “got me back” after assessing Paul and the Thunder two delay-of-game-violations in the first half. “They both was on me, wasn’t it?” Paul said after Sunday’s win. “That was good. He […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings Week 8: Lakers have most wins, but Bucks’ blowouts keep them No. 1
The win streak of the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t come close to being snapped this week, and they retain the top spot ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers. But here come the Boston Celtics surging right behind them to leap past the LA Clippers to round out the top four. Throughout the regular season, our panel […]
Continue readingKawhi Leonard out vs. Pacers; Paul George says he’ll play vs. former team
The All-Star LA Clippers forward will miss the second of a back-to-back set with the official description on the injury report as “Injury/Illness — Left Knee; Injury Management — Left Knee Soreness.” The Clippers will also be without Landry Shamet (high left ankle sprain), JaMychal Green (bruised tailbone) and Rodney McGruder (right hamstring strain). All-Star […]
Continue readingMavs’ Luka Doncic: I need to tone it down with officials
DALLAS — Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic stopped at midcourt after the final buzzer sounded Sunday, unleashing several more choice words to the officiating crew before he left the American Airlines Center court at the end of a 110-106 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Doncic was livid about the no-call on his shot with 7.7 seconds […]
Continue readingRockets’ protest of James Harden missed dunk denied
At issue was a James Harden breakaway dunk with 7:50 remaining that would have given the Rockets a 104-89 lead. The ball whipped through the net and back over the rim before bouncing off, and the officiating crew mistakenly ruled that Harden missed the dunk and denied Houston coach Mike D’Antoni’s attempt to challenge the […]
Continue readingCeltics’ Gordon Hayward ‘feels good,’ scores 14 in return
“The hand feels good,” Hayward said afterward. “Get some more treatment on it tomorrow and get ready for the next game.” Although the hapless Cavaliers, losers of 13 of their past 14 games, didn’t offer much resistance, Hayward’s presence was immediately felt. The Celtics managed to survive without him the past few weeks, going 9-4 […]
Continue readingDerrick Rose, ‘born to do this,’ lifts Pistons with last-second winner
After a short pause, he replied, “Excuse my English, but I’m born to do this s—.” It was that type of confidence that led Rose to drain the bucket over New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday and lift Detroit to a 105-103 win, the team’s fourth in five games. It was also something that has […]
Continue readingHow Lonzo Ball is rebuilding his shot with the Pelicans
So far this season, almost without fail, one of the last players on the court is Lonzo Ball. Day by day, practice by practice, shot by shot, frame by frame, he and the Pelicans are doing everything they can to rebuild what had been a broken jump shot. Prior to this season, Ball’s shooting form […]
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