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NBA Power Rankings Week 9: The Bucks can’t stop winning; James Harden can’t stop scoring
In a potential NBA Finals preview and, much more importantly, an early head-to-head battle for Power Rankings supremacy, the Bucks are hosting the Lakers in a national TV showdown. As for our latest list: After our dynamic duo checks in, plenty of movement follows in this week’s edition. Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Luka’s latest opus
No other player in the NBA has done that even once this season. In fact, the only other 40-point triple-double in NBA history by a player under age 21 was by LeBron James, who did it once. It was Doncic’s fourth career 40-point game, tying Kevin Durant for the second-most in NBA history by a […]
Continue readingHow Kevin Garnett teamed up with Adam Sandler in ‘Uncut Gems’
Josh and Benny Safdie, the writer-director brothers, are diehard fans of the New York Knicks — which naturally means they hate the Celtics. “I hated Boston,” Josh Safdie told ESPN this week. “I hated KG.” Sandler was born in Brooklyn, but his family moved to Manchester, New Hampshire — prime Celtics country — when he […]
Continue readingPelicans’ Derrick Favors returns to action after grieving mother’s death
He thanked her for being a strong, hardworking presence in his life. He thanked her for the sacrifices she made in raising Favors, his older sister and his younger brother. He ended it by telling her Happy Thanksgiving and that he loved her and punctuated the post with three heart emojis. A screenshot of the […]
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 readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Rose’s revival
Joining Rose in the buzzer-beater club was Sacramento’s Nemanja Bjelica, who sank a 33-foot jumper to secure a last-second win over the Rockets and the first buzzer-beater of his career. Filling out this trio of clutch performances was Toronto’s Kyle Lowry, who finished off the Bulls with a layup in the final minute of a […]
Continue reading‘We knew we could do it:’ Reliving the Raptors’ title run
Matt Devlin had called all those playoff moments, but never one like the end of Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers. “That happened right here,” the Raptors play-by-play man says, standing near the right corner where Kawhi Leonard put the Raptors into the Eastern Conference finals. “4.2 seconds on the clock, Kawhi turns the corner, […]
Continue reading76ers’ Joel Embiid agrees with criticism from Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal
BOSTON — Joel Embiid heard the criticism directed at him by Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal. “Maybe they’re right. Maybe. I do think they’re right,” Embiid said. “I think I need to be more aggressive and just look to impose myself and look to dominate. “I think the whole season I haven’t done that, and […]
Continue readingSixers without Al Horford vs. Celtics due to knee, hamstring injuries
“I won’t be able to go tonight,” the center said shortly before his Philadelphia 76ers faced the Celtics. “Went out there on the floor, [and] just not where I need to be.” Horford, who was listed as questionable by the Sixers on Thursday morning, went out to the court for his usual pregame workout and […]
Continue readingWelcome back? We’re rating every NBA reunion for 2019-20
Some will be easier to predict than others. Kyrie Irving in Boston? That reunion was pushed back to March 3 because of an injury, but it won’t be subtle. Anthony Davis and Kristaps Porzingis already felt the wrath of fans scorned. Kawhi Leonard, on the other hand, received a hero’s welcome when he returns to […]
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