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Slightly greater than per week in the past, the Milwaukee Bucks had received their opener — albeit towards a defanged Philadelphia 76ers workforce with out the companies of Joel Embiid and Paul George — and Damian Lillard had begun the season with a 30-point efficiency whereas connecting on six of his 12 3-pointers. Since then,…
third Quarter Report Down 4 on the finish of the second quarter, the Clippers now have the lead. A victory continues to be up for grabs for both crew after three quarters, however the Clippers are up 85-82 over the Path Blazers. If the Clippers maintain taking part in like this, they will bump their…
There are solely a handful of NBA shooters who’ve earned the unquestioned inexperienced mild to let it fly from mainly anyplace on the courtroom at any time. Golden State Warriors celebrity Stephen Curry is probably essentially the most well-known instance, however his new teammate Buddy Hield is afforded the identical degree of freedom by head…
Gabe Vincent is 6-1. He’s an excellent defender towards gamers in his common size-range, however there’s solely a lot he can do towards gamers considerably taller than he’s. In an ideal world, you would not wish to go away him alone on the ground towards, say, a 7-foot future Corridor of Famer who can rating…
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry will obtain an MRI after struggling a sprained left ankle in the course of the fourth quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ 112-104 loss to the LA Clippers on Sunday evening at Chase Middle. Curry first tweaked the identical ankle towards the tip of the third quarter, however returned to the…
Getty Pictures Spooky season is in full swing, and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo actually bought into the spirit along with his postgame outfit. Following the Bucks’ 133-122 loss to the Chicago Bulls, Antetokounmpo confirmed up in a Mr. Potato Head costume. Antetokounmpo sat on the podium with a second, comically massive face watching reporters…
First-year head coach JJ Redick discovered a silver lining after his Los Angeles Lakers misplaced an Oct. 15 preseason sport to the Golden State Warriors. “When you take a look at it, for us and our group to take 40 3s in a sport, that is promising,” Redick mentioned after the defeat, earlier than making a…
Russell Westbrook did not essentially change Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on the Denver Nuggets. They do not even technically play the identical place. One in every of them is making virtually $23 million this season. The opposite is incomes the minimal. However because the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder throttled the Nuggets 102-87 on their dwelling courtroom Thursday, it…
If we’re being completely technical, NBA opening evening was on Tuesday. The champion Celtics bought their rings. LeBron James and his son made historical past. The Knicks and Timberwolves bought the (disappointing) early returns on their blockbuster commerce. However in the long run, solely 4 groups truly performed. The primary Tuesday of the season is…
LOS ANGELES — 4 minutes left within the second quarter, it was time. LeBron James and his son, Bronny, rose from the Lakers bench and walked towards the scorer’s desk. The gang observed slowly, the noise constructing incrementally. First as a rustle. Then cheering. Lastly there got here a rush of pleasure that LeBron and…
