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9 months ago

Celtics defeat Pistons behind Brown’s 31 points and White’s triple-double.

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored 31 points in three quarters, Derrick White posted his first career triple-double and the NBA-best Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 119-94. TIMBERWOLVES 114, JAZZ 104 SALT LAKE CITY, — Anthony Edwards had 32 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to lead the Minnesota over the Utah 114-104. KNICKS 119, WARRIORS 112 SAN FRANCISCO, — …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Wembanyama, Spurs planning for Paris next season. This week, it’s the Cavaliers’ and Nets’ turn

New York Times

LEVALLOIS-PERRET, France — The place where Victor Wembanyama used to play his pro basketball games has a few rows of seats surrounding the court that fold into the wall, like a high-school gym. Coincidentally, the last game Cleveland played in the U.S. before flying to Paris for the NBA’s third regular-season game in the French capital was Sunday against Wembanyama’s …

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1 year, 10 months ago

NBA Trade Deadline Big Board 2.0: O.G. Anunoby, Fred VanVleet near the top

New York Times

Editor’s note: Big Board was updated Feb. 6 to reflect news of Kyrie Irving’s trade request from Brooklyn and the subsequent deal between Brooklyn and Dallas involving Irving and Dorian Finney-Smith. — Vecenie, Jan. 20 Jordan Clarkson One of the season’s best surprises has been Clarkson starting regularly for the first time since 2016 and posting arguably the best season …

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1 year, 11 months ago

NBA trade deadline Big Board: Myles Turner, John Collins top our list of targets

New York Times

Editor’s note: Rui Hachimura was initially listed as No. — Leroux John Collins Seemingly perpetually on the block, the 25-year-old Collins should have a distinct place in the market because he is under contract for another two years with a player option for 2025-26, so if a team is interested in him at roughly $26 million per season, they have …

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1 year, 11 months ago

NBA: Caris LeVert, Cavaliers hold off Bulls in closing seconds

The Hindu

Caris LeVert scored 23 points and made a big defensive play to prevent DeMar DeRozan from hitting the game-winning shot as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers survived a rocky finish and held on for a 103-102 victory over the Chicago Bulls. DeRozan made a strong move to the hoop to make it 103-102 with 29.8 seconds left, and on the next …

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1 year, 11 months ago

DeMar DeRozan, Bulls come up short in crunchtime, fall to Cavs at home

New York Times

The final five minutes of the Bulls’ 103-102 loss to Cleveland were seen as something to build on. “We didn’t get the win, but we have a sense of how we have to play,” Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu said after the loss Saturday. It felt good.” pic.twitter.com/kDVORzBtOi — Darnell Mayberry January 1, 2023 “It felt like a clean look,” DeRozan …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Kyrie Irving’s role in James Harden trade, and is Zion Williamson the next big name to move?: Trade deadline first thoughts

New York Times

Twenty-five thoughts, for James Hardens’ career average of 25.0 points per game, on the day his trade to the 76ers for Ben Simmons and a bunch of other pieces reset the NBA’s Eastern Conference. I asked because the night before, the NBA’s deadline for contract extensions passed without Harden signing one to stay in Brooklyn past this season. Another is …

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2 years, 10 months ago

NBA roundup: Caris LeVert scores 42 but Pacers fall to Bulls

The Hindu

Nikola Vucevic scored a season-high 36 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls overcame a sizzling performance by Caris LeVert in a 122-115 win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday in Indianapolis. CJ McCollum and Anfernee Simons scored 19 points apiece as the Trail Blazers lost for the fourth straight time and sixth in their past seven games. …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Evaluating your Raptors trade proposals: Who says no?

New York Times

It’s less than a week until the trade deadline, and y’all have some ideas. Related Reading: Raptors trade tiers 5.0 | Koreen + Hollinger | The Athletic’s trade deadline big board | Trade deadline live blog To Raptors: Myles Turner To Pacers: Precious Achiuwa, Goran Dragic, Raptors 2022 first-round pick – Derek P. Who says no? To Raptors: Myles Turner, …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Kravitz: Next-man-up nothing new for Pacers as Indy rolls to Play-In win without Caris LeVert

New York Times

The news broke late in the morning: Indiana’s Caris LeVert, a 24.8 point-per-game scorer the last 10 games of the regular season, would miss not only Tuesday night’s NBA Play-In game, but, due to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, would miss the next 10 to 14 days. At which point, Pacers head coach Nate Bjorkgren and his players couldn’t have been …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Breaking down the James Harden trade, fantasy basketball sleeping giants and team player tiers

New York Times

James Harden has finally been traded to the Nets, with other key players also on the move. Frontcourt Jayson Tatum — — Tristan Thompson Robert Williams 💤 Daniel Theis — — Grant Williams Semi Ojeleye — — Javonte Green Tacko Fall Aaron Nesmith In Boston’s frontcourt, the key situation to watch here is with their big guys, as Thompson, Robert …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Kravitz: Victor Oladipo didn’t want to be with Pacers, so he had to go

New York Times

Victor Oladipo flaked out on Indiana. In the end, though, Oladipo was going to demand a max contract and the Pacers weren’t going to pay a max contract, nor should they have done so. Now, the player the Pacers got in return, combo-guard Caris LeVert, can step into the starting lineup and have plenty of time to get comfortable with …

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4 years ago

Shake Milton, Ivaca Zubac and more 2020-21 surprise players from our NBA beat writers

New York Times

Just like we’ve done with our fantasy baseball and fantasy football coverage, we plan to periodically lean on The Athletic’s team of NBA writers in hopes that their courtside insights will be able to help guide those participating in fantasy basketball leagues this season. That’s essentially what he produced last season in more than 30 minutes per game. — Eric …

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4 years ago

How Kevin Durant looks, Caris LeVert’s usage and 5 other Nets storylines to watch

New York Times

Ahead of their most anticipated season in franchise history, the Nets will open training camp on Tuesday at HSS Training Center for small workouts, with group work starting next week. He has Jacque Vaughn, who served as the Nets interim coach and has been with the organization since 2016, and Mike D’Antoni, who has 16 years of head-coaching experience and …

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4 years, 1 month ago

What other moves may be coming? What’s the answer at power forward? Nets mailbag

New York Times

An early Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Tying this into the power forward situation, I think Harris’ comments on Tuesday indicating the Nets could be positionless isn’t far off from what we might see. Durant was a good defender before his injury and could be the guy the Nets put on a team’s best player in crunch time if …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Feeling tough to beat, Raptors set to open playoffs vs Nets

Associated Press

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — So many roadblocks could have knocked the Toronto Raptors off course on the path toward a repeat. 2 in the East like last year, when Leonard led them to their first NBA title before leaving for Los Angeles, the Raptors open their first-round series Monday against No. “So we’ve got to lock in these next …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Damian Lillard Helps Portland Trail Blazers Escape Brooklyn Nets, Advance to NBA Play-in Series

News 18

Damian Lillard sent Portland into the NBA’s first play-in series with 42 more points and a crucial steal, helping the Trail Blazers escape with a 134-133 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. Portland came into the day in eighth place, but would have fallen out of playoff position with a loss, thanks to victories earlier Thursday by Memphis …

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Celtics defeat Pistons behind Brown’s 31 points and White’s triple-double.

Wembanyama, Spurs planning for Paris next season. This week, it’s the Cavaliers’ and Nets’ turn

NBA Trade Deadline Big Board 2.0: O.G. Anunoby, Fred VanVleet near the top

NBA trade deadline Big Board: Myles Turner, John Collins top our list of targets

NBA: Caris LeVert, Cavaliers hold off Bulls in closing seconds

DeMar DeRozan, Bulls come up short in crunchtime, fall to Cavs at home

Kyrie Irving’s role in James Harden trade, and is Zion Williamson the next big name to move?: Trade deadline first thoughts

NBA roundup: Caris LeVert scores 42 but Pacers fall to Bulls

Evaluating your Raptors trade proposals: Who says no?

Kravitz: Next-man-up nothing new for Pacers as Indy rolls to Play-In win without Caris LeVert

Breaking down the James Harden trade, fantasy basketball sleeping giants and team player tiers

Kravitz: Victor Oladipo didn’t want to be with Pacers, so he had to go

Shake Milton, Ivaca Zubac and more 2020-21 surprise players from our NBA beat writers

How Kevin Durant looks, Caris LeVert’s usage and 5 other Nets storylines to watch

What other moves may be coming? What’s the answer at power forward? Nets mailbag

Feeling tough to beat, Raptors set to open playoffs vs Nets

Damian Lillard Helps Portland Trail Blazers Escape Brooklyn Nets, Advance to NBA Play-in Series