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I’m going to write this preview with the same effort that the Houston Rockets show most nights. Think of the next four paragraphs as the quarters in a game. Oh, there’s a game tomorrow? I guess I can think about writing one. Who are we playing? The Portland Trail Blazers? Meh there’s not good so […]
From The Dream Shake | about 2 hours ago | 0 reads
BOSTON — No one knows exactly what it will look like when Jayson Tatum laces up for the Celtics for the very first time this season. But, after much anticipation, it’s looking likely that the season debut will come sooner rather than later: Tatum is listed as questionable to play in Friday’s game against the […]
From CelticsBlog | about 2 hours ago | 0 reads
Are we buyers? Sellers? Both?
From Silver Seven | about 3 hours ago | 0 reads
The Hawks came into Wednesday night four games up on the Milwaukee Bucks in the race for the Eastern Conference Play-In tournament. As added stakes, the Hawks famously own the pick that will turn out to be the better pick between the Bucks and the New Orleans Pelicans. A win here essentially means both progress […]
From Peachtree Hoops | about 3 hours ago | 0 reads
Per a Spurs press release: The Rock at La Cantera announced its upcoming lineup of events for spring, headlined by “Bounce into Spring,” a day-long bash at The Rock on Sunday, March 8 celebrating the new season. With a full slate of returning and new events, The Rock is welcoming in the warmer weather in […]
From Pounding The Rock | about 3 hours ago | 0 reads
Just three days after making his NBA debut with the Washington Wizards, former Maryland basketball star Julian Reese posted an 18-point, 20-rebound double-double in the team’s 122-112 loss to the Utah Jazz. Reese has started all three games he’s played so far this season for the Wizards, and has tallied at least 28 minutes in […]
From Testudo Times | about 3 hours ago | 0 reads
Payton Pritchard has become one of the most important offensive engines for the Celtics. Even with Jayson Tatum getting set to return, Boston needs him to produce. Since Pritchard moved to the bench, the Celtics are 8-0 in games in which he scored 20+ points in and just 2-3 in games in which he scores […]
From CelticsBlog | about 3 hours ago | 0 reads
CLEVELAND — Sam Merrill is a “sniper,” according to James Harden, but not the kind Harden is used to working with. The man famous for declaring himself the “system” has perfected his own offense over his 17-year career that features floor spacers, rim runners, and him orchestrating everything at the top of the arc. Harden […]
From Fear The Sword | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
The Wizards rode homecourt advantage and contributions from up and down the lineup to grind out one of their most important losses of the season. It was Washington’s seventh straight defeat — exactly the kind of performance the franchise needed at this juncture of the season. With an array of players sidelined with injuries, head […]
From Bullets Forever | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
We’re back! Welcome to the Celtics’ Top-5 Highest IQ Plays of the Week! Sure, we love the high-flying dunks and the deep, off-the-dribble step-back threes, but this is a place for the under-the-radar plays that might not get the credit they deserve. The plays that get the basketball sickos and nerds out of their chairs. […]
From CelticsBlog | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
Real Madrid visit Celta Vigo in a rare Friday night Liga game. Los Blancos need to bounce back after their worst loss of the season against Getafe last Monday, but Celta are sixth in the table and will surely be a formidable opponent at Balaidos. Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois; Trent, Asencio, Rüdiger, Mendy; Tchouaméni, […]
From Managing Madrid | about 5 hours ago | 0 reads
After a short string of games at full health, the Lakers walked out of Thursday’s game in Denver with 40% of their starting lineup unable to finish the game. Deandre Ayton played only briefly on in the first quarter before exiting after just 4:30 with left knee soreness. LeBron James, meanwhile, played much more of […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | about 6 hours ago | 0 reads
Entering this season with the oldest roster in the NBA, the Los Angeles Clippers had an absolutely brutal start to the year, a 2-13 November being the biggest indicator that it would be a challenging season. Summer acquisition Bradley Beal fractured his hip just 6 games into the season and was lost for the year, […]
From Pounding The Rock | about 6 hours ago | 0 reads
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From We Ain't Got No History | about 7 hours ago | 0 reads
After dropping Thursday’s game to the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers will immediately return to Los Angeles where they will begin a five-game home stand, starting with the Pacers on Friday. This is the first meeting between the two teams this season. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers When: 7 p.m. PT, Mar […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | about 7 hours ago | 0 reads
The Lakers might just be cursed to always have an injury. After a short string of games where they had a clean injury report, they came away from Thursday’s game against the Nuggets with plenty of bumps and bruises to go along with their loss. Two starters did not finish the game, one being LeBron, […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | about 7 hours ago | 0 reads
Don’t let the score fool you. The Lakers never had a shot in this one. The Nuggets started the game on an 11-0 and never trailed. Anytime LA made a push, Denver responded and closed the door. When Deandre Ayton played, he was bad, and when Lakers head coach JJ Redick went to players he […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | about 8 hours ago | 0 reads
Practically 48 hours after the Miami Heat’s frontcourt made history in their 124-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets, they made more history in their second of two-straight against Brooklyn. However, this time, it was a one-man show. A one-man wrecking crew, rather. Heat second-year big Kel’el Ware had his most impactful two-way performance of his […] The post How Kel’el Ware made NBA history in win vs. Nets appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | about 8 hours ago | 0 reads
Wasn't always easy, but it was a win from the jump and we'll take it The post Recap: Denver Nuggets get out front early and go wire to wire against the Los Angeles Lakers, win 120-113. appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
From Denver Stiffs | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
The San Antonio Spurs returned home and set the tone early, never letting it slip away. From the opening minutes Thursday night, San Antonio played like a team determined to stay one step ahead of the Detroit Pistons and that’s exactly where the Spurs remained for all 48 minutes in a confident 121-106 victory. The game never had […]
From Pounding The Rock | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
A game of runs came down to the final minute between the Lakers and Nuggets with Denver edging out a 120-113 win. Trailing by three in the final 90 seconds of the game, Marcus Smart missed a pair of open threes. Nikola Jokić scored at the rim with 22 seconds left to make it a […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
It’s a good thing the Islanders managed three dramatic comeback wins coming out of the Olympic break, because then they headed to southern California and played like doodoo. Actually, their starts and play in SoCal wasn’t that much different from the prior three games, just the bounces and outcomes were a little different. They followed […]
From Lighthouse Hockey | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
This one was embarrassing, and painful. It was like watching a chess master play a person who’d maybe heard of chess, but never played it before. Steve Kerr would be in the role of grandmaster, and Ime Udoka the role of someone who just learned of the existence of the wimpy game of chess an […]
From The Dream Shake | about 10 hours ago | 0 reads
The return of Cooper Flagg netted an all too familiar feeling for Mavericks fans; another clutch loss. The Mavericks fought hard all night, but as usual were unable to execute in the clutch, leading to the Magic stealing an improbable win. Without further ado… let’s grade the Mavericks Cooper Flagg: A 18 PTS / 5 […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 10 hours ago | 0 reads
There are games that you want to remember and ones you want to forget. There are games where everything goes perfectly, and games where everything goes terribly. There are also games like tonight, where seemingly all of those things happen all at once. Most nights, that would be a nightmare to watch and even worse […]
From Canis Hoopus | about 10 hours ago | 0 reads