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Denver Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. holds out hope for return during series against Golden State Warriors
“Right now, I’m taking it game by game. I’m not ruling anything out,” Porter told ESPN’s Andscape following the Nuggets’ 123-101 loss to the Warriors in Game 1 on Saturday night. “This is a thing I don’t ever want to deal with again, so I’m just taking my time. … I’m playing it game by […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball streamers and NBA betting cheat sheet for Monday
Jump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props | Analytics edge By Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe Stock Watch: The 76ers couldn’t get their offense going against Toronto last night, but Matisse Thybulle (6.4% available) certainly made his presence felt defensively, collecting three steals and four blocks. Thybulle leads the league in steal […]
Continue readingWhy Malik Monk could be too good for the Los Angeles Lakers
It’s a Wednesday afternoon in late January and the Lakers are set to face Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers the next night, in the fourth game of a six-game East Coast swing. They’re 2-1 so far — a rare reprieve in a season rife with turmoil. Russell Westbrook‘s play has improved since he was […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Lakers’ Russell Westbrook scoffs at Minnesota Timberwolves’ trash talk after blowout loss
MINNEAPOLIS — As fans showered the Minnesota Timberwolves starters with thunderous applause when they exited the game late in a blowout win, Karl-Anthony Towns raised one hand and waved toward the Los Angeles Lakers’ bench, gesturing by opening and closing his hand several times. There was noticeable trash talking during the Timberwolves’ 124-104 win over […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis sit out vs. Charlotte Hornets
James missed his second straight game with soreness in his left knee. Davis, who returned earlier this week from a 17-game absence because of a sprained MCL in his left knee, was out with a sore right wrist after banging it on the rim during a dunk in a loss to Philadelphia on Thursday. The […]
Continue readingAnthony Davis, return of Talen Horton-Tucker help Los Angeles Lakers rebound from loss to Minnesota Timberwolves
Davis scored 27 of his game-high 34 points in the first half, accounting for his biggest scoring half since December 2019, and added 15 rebounds and six assists. Horton-Tucker, who underwent surgery to repair ligaments in his right thumb during training camp, played for the first time this season and scored 17 points on 7-of-14 […]
Continue readingAnthony Davis rips Los Angeles Lakers after ’embarrassing’ loss to Minnesota Timberwolves
“We sucked,” Davis said when asked about the third. “No defense. Can’t score. That’s not just this third quarter, it’s every third quarter we’ve played this season. We come out slow, lackadaisical offensively and defensively. We got to get it together. Why? I can’t tell you. But we got to do a better job.” Including […]
Continue readingRussell Westbrook ejection caps Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to Oklahoma City Thunder after blowing 26-point lead
“How I play the game, I’m more old-school,” Westbrook said, explaining why he took issue with the Thunder’s Darius Bazley for scoring on a breakaway dunk with 1.5 seconds remaining, rather than dribbling out the clock. “And when s— like that happens, I don’t let it slide. … In the game of basketball, there’s certain […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Lakers’ Frank Vogel: Getting Russell Westbrook more involved will be ‘easy fix’
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — After having had a day off to digest his team’s season-opening loss to the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel said Russell Westbrook‘s debut wasn’t nearly as dreadful as it seemed. “[Westbrook played] pretty good,” Vogel said after practice Thursday when asked how the Lakers’ major offseason acquisition […]
Continue readingNBA preview 2021-22: Power Rankings, projections, breakout stars and storylines for all 30 teams
The 2021-22 NBA season is here! Less than three months ago, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks were hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy after winning Game 6 of the NBA Finals over the Phoenix Suns. After somehow squeezing in the NBA draft, free agency, summer league and preseason into another truncated offseason, the league is […]
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