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Why Mike D’Antoni and the Rockets are betting big on small ball

It was the spring of 2004, just after Kerr joined the Phoenix Suns as a front-office consultant. D’Antoni was entering his first full season as head coach and intended to drastically change the Suns’ style of play. Those plans definitely did not include the Eastern European center they were supposed to scout that day. “We’re […]

NBA playoffs 2020: Everything to know about the 17 teams that can still win the title

After 66 scrimmages and more than 80 seeding games — and plenty of fishing — the matchups for the 2020 NBA playoffs are finally set. And in an unprecedented atmosphere that could negate the benefits of home-court advantage, we could be in for another wild two months inside Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex […]

Doc Rivers still waiting to see Clippers at full strength

Without Montrezl Harrell and Patrick Beverley and with multiple guards on a minutes restriction, the Clippers still beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-111 on Thursday in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. But Rivers wants to see his team whole before the playoffs begin. “That’s a good question,” the coach said when asked where the Clippers are on […]

Jazz, Pelicans, coaches and refs kneel during national anthem as NBA returns

The only noise inside the HP Field House was the anthem itself, as musician Jon Batiste played the national anthem on guitar and piano, shown on a video board with an image of the American flag ribboned around it. None of the people aligned along the baseline — in three rows stretching from one end […]

NBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]

Clippers tout deep roster, say team is built for uncertainty of NBA bubble

The LA Clippers assembled one of the deepest rosters in the NBA, and coach Doc Rivers believes it is built for the bubble after having already been tested by the unpredictability of the NBA’s restart during the coronavirus pandemic. The Clippers were without five of their top 10 players last week after Patrick Beverley, Montrezl […]

Source: Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell yet to return to Orlando, unlikely to face Lakers

The Clippers already will be without reigning Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams, who is in the midst of a 10-day quarantine after he left the NBA campus with an excused absence. Harrell left the bubble on July 17 to tend to an excused family emergency, and his return remains in the air. Yahoo […]

NBA Power Rankings: Best- and worst-case scenarios for all 22 teams

After a 4½-month hiatus, the NBA season resumes Thursday in Orlando, Florida. The Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans tip things off, followed by a nightcap between the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers. The Clippers’ duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George had ample time to recover from nagging injuries during the layoff, but […]

Patrick Beverley rejoins Clippers in bubble, sources say

Beverley, who participated in the Clippers’ practice Tuesday morning, has played in 48 games this season, all as a starter. He is averaging 7.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists. Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrelll also left the bubble on excused absences. Williams is in the midst of a 10-day quarantine following an investigation into […]

Clippers’ Lou Williams to serve 10-day quarantine, will miss games

The league announced Williams’ quarantine on Sunday, three days after Williams was photographed by the rapper Jack Harlow at an Atlanta strip club. Harlow quickly deleted the post from his Instagram story and tweeted Friday, “That was an old pic of me and Lou. I was just reminiscing cuz I miss him.” In the photograph, […]