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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Bucks star Damian Lillard thrilled All-Star weekend featured NBA HBCU Classic in his native Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. — Damian Lillard’s native Oakland hardly resembles the thriving sports city he has so cherished since his youth. The Golden State Warriors’ former home arena hosted not only the All-Star practices Saturday but also the NBA HBCU Classic featuring Morehouse College and Tuskegee University, which beat its Division II conference opponent 68-55. especially with how rich our history …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA Reliability Tiers: Jalen Brunson, Tyrese Haliburton and a tier fit for 2 Kings

New York Times

Welcome to The Athletic’s NBA Reliability Tiers, in which we measure the All-NBA status of the 49 All-Stars during the last three seasons and weigh how much those stars play in the regular season. Sacramento Kings C Tier 2 12 Donovan Mitchell Cleveland Cavaliers Average games played last three seasons: 63.3 All-NBA/All-Star last three seasons: 2022 All-Star, 2023 All-NBA Second …

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1 year ago

Points records fall at the All-Star Game, with the East beating the West 211-186

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — The NBA wanted more competition. All-Star MVP Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks scored 39 points and the Eastern Conference beat the Western Conference 211-186 on Sunday night, with the winners putting up the most points in the game’s 73-year history. “Hard to play defense when somebody’s shooting 30-, 40-footers over you.” The West scored a ton of …

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1 year ago

Warriors star Stephen Curry BEATS Liberty sharpshooter Sabrina Ionescu in historic head-to-head 3-point contest... with Golden State guard winning special WWE-style belt after NBA vs. WNBA matchup

Daily Mail

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry triumphed when he and New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu faced off in their head-to-head 3-point contest during NBA All-Star Saturday. Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu faced off in a historic head-to-head 3-point contest Curry defeated Ionescu by three points to take home the custom 3-point championship belt Ionescu's tally of 26 points …

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1 year ago

Stephen Curry tops Sabrina Ionescu in NBA All-Star three-point showdown

LA Times

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry stands next to New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu after winning a three-point shooting contest with Ionescu at NBA All-Star weekend. The Golden State star and NBA’s all-time three-point king beat Ionescu 29-26 in the Steph vs. Sabrina competition at All-Star Saturday night, the first such him-vs.-her event of its kind at the league’s …

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1 year ago

Warriors’ Stephen Curry edges WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu in 3-point contest

New York Times

By Joe Vardon, Sabreena Merchant and James Boyd INDIANAPOLIS — Stephen Curry, the greatest 3-point shooter in history, edged WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu in a first-of-its-kind shootout on All-Star Saturday Night. Curry, the Golden State Warriors superstar whose 3,642 regular season 3-pointers are the most ever, and who has two NBA 3-point contest championships to his name, set a score …

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1 year, 5 months ago

‘I'd lose every year…’ Damian Lillard rejects chances of joining Golden State Warriors

Hindustan Times

NBA star Damian Lillard’s trade request triggered a huge buzz ahead of the new season. While speaking on ‘It Is What It Is,’ Lillard discussed the idea of representing his hometown team, the Golden State Warriors. Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard "I respect what they've been doing over the last eight, nine years or whatever, and I'm from there …

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2 years ago

NBA: Poole, Thompson rally Warriors back to beat Blazers 123-105

The Hindu

The goal for Golden State: Do everything to shut down Damian Lillard, without fouling the Trail Blazers star after he made all 16 of his free throws last time against the defending champs. Jordan Poole had 29 points, six assists and five rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 23 points and the Warriors rallied past the red-hot Lillard and Portland 123-105 on …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Warriors vs Blazers: NBA live streaming; Spotlight on Damian Lillard; Head-to-head record

The Hindu

Match Preview The NBA’s best home team will encounter one of its winningest road clubs Friday night when the Golden State Warriors hosts the Portland Trail Blazers in San Francisco. The NBA 2022-23 regular season match between between Golden State Warriors vs Portland Blazers is being played at the Chase Centre on December 31, Saturday. At what time will the …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Lakers’ defense a bright spot during winless start. Here’s why it’s working

New York Times

Amid the Los Angeles Lakers’ winless start and the predictable drama surrounding Russell Westbrook’s play and future, Los Angeles has quietly posted the second-best defensive rating through three games, allowing just 103.4 points per 100 possessions. Having an elite rim protector like Davis behind them allows the Lakers’ guards to take a more aggressive approach against ballhandlers. So I have …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Leroux: NBA Western Conference over/under win total picks for 2022-23

New York Times

Will the Knicks win 39 games? Dallas Mavericks: 48.5 wins My pick: Over Losing Jalen Brunson without really replacing him with another offensive creator hurts, especially since the Mavericks stunningly outscoring opponents by 4.3 points per 100 possessions when Luka Dončić was on the bench was a big part of how they went 52-30 last season. New Orleans Pelicans: 45.5 …

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3 years ago

Wyoming film room: How Jeff Linder and his unique offensive mind built a winner in Laramie

New York Times

The Denver Nuggets celebrated their 1993-94 home opener by showing highlights of the previous year. “He’s Larry Brown without the pedigree,” says David Moe, the former Emporia State coach who gave Linder his first assistant coaching job. “Linder was the mastermind behind the guy that couldn’t dunk scoring 40-plus points in back-to-back games,” McCasland says. “I think in a lot …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Damian Lillard returns to Weber State for his annual reset and addresses trade rumors: ‘I know what the truth is’

New York Times

OGDEN, Utah — Damian Lillard Jr. interlocked his hands behind his father’s neck and held on for the ride out of the arena. When Damian Lillard returns to the college town that helped mold him, Ogden drops what it’s doing and shows out. He wore a T-shirt of Muhammad Ali and the caption below read: “Don’t count the days, make …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Sources: Bradley Beal at top of Warriors’ wishlist should he want out of Washington

New York Times

Some on the Golden State Warriors are watching closely the next move of Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal. Should the Warriors go that route, Beal, the Washington Wizards’ guard who made third-team All-NBA, is deemed to be the best player and best fit for the Warriors among the players who could potentially be available this offseason. Beal attended Team USA …

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4 years ago

Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game 170-150

The Hindu

Even in the strangest NBA All-Star Game of them all, LeBron James was still the perfect captain. Team LeBron showed off its high-flying and long-range skills during a dominating run to close out the first half, setting up a 170-150 romp over Team Durant in the league's 70th mid season showcase Sunday night. It was 3, 3, 3, 3, 3.” …

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5 years, 1 month ago

NBA: Damian Lillard sets Trail Blazers record with 61 points; Kemba Walker powers Celtics to win over Lakers

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Kemba Walker scored 20 points to end a career-long personal losing streak against LeBron James, and Jayson Tatum scored 27 to help Boston send the top team in the Western Conference to its biggest loss of the season Portland: Damian Lillard set a franchise record with 61 points, including a career-best 11 3-pointers, and the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers outlasted …

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5 years, 9 months ago

NBA Playoffs 2019: Stephen Curry drains nine three-pointers against Blazers in Warriors' easy Game 1 victory

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Stephen Curry drained nine three-pointers on the way to 36 points Tuesday to propel the Golden State Warriors to a 116-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in game one of the NBA Western Conference finals. Los Angeles: Stephen Curry drained nine three-pointers on the way to 36 points Tuesday to propel the Golden State Warriors to a 116-94 victory …

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5 years, 9 months ago

NBA Playoffs 2019: Four bounces, four teams, and four questions that could decide the Conference Finals

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Kawhi Leonard takes a shot at the buzzer. Kevin Durant goes to the locker room after suffering an apparent non-contact injury on lower leg pic.twitter.com/JCLv3szwz8 — Bleacher Report May 9, 2019 The Rockets now have a golden opportunity: a game to win in front of them, a home game awaiting in Game 6, and, if-needed, a Game 7 where Golden …

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5 years, 10 months ago

‘He was not one to back down from nothing’: An oral history of Damian Lillard’s college days at Weber State

New York Times

The consensus from Damian Lillard’s teammates and coaches at Weber State: Nobody worked harder on the court to get where he is today. Eric Duft, assistant coach: There’s a pizza place here and they would send me texts like, “Get two mediums for $10.99.” I sent it out to our players once and was like, “If anybody wants cheap pizza, …

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6 years, 2 months ago

Curry & Durant take blame for Golden State Warriors

The Hindu

Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant both took the blame after the Golden State Warriors lost again, this time to the Portland Trail Blazers. Having "laid an egg", in the words of Curry, on Christmas Day against the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State was beaten again in front of its fans on Thursday, going down 110-109 in overtime. Damian Lillard nailed …

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6 years, 10 months ago

NBA Offseason Series: The Blazers had a great season, but an early exit from the playoffs raises questions in Portland

New York Times

While Portland’s playoff run is over, the 2018 offseason is rapidly approaching and the front office has a series of significant decisions to make that affect their present and future. It was always going to be a complicated offseason with both Jusuf Nurkic and Shabazz Napier eyeing significant raises, but the team held leverage due to the extremely limited amount …

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7 years ago

NBA: Warriors lose to Damian Lillard-led Trail Blazers despite Kevin Durant's heroics; Celtics lose for 4th time in five games

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Lillard was backed by CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic, who finished with 17 points. Los Angeles: Damian Lillard scored 44 points as the Portland Trail Blazers ended a seven-game losing streak and overcame the Golden State Warriors with a 123-117 win on Wednesday. “We needed this going into the break, to get some momentum going into the second half of …

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Bucks star Damian Lillard thrilled All-Star weekend featured NBA HBCU Classic in his native Oakland

NBA Reliability Tiers: Jalen Brunson, Tyrese Haliburton and a tier fit for 2 Kings

Points records fall at the All-Star Game, with the East beating the West 211-186

Warriors star Stephen Curry BEATS Liberty sharpshooter Sabrina Ionescu in historic head-to-head 3-point contest... with Golden State guard winning special WWE-style belt after NBA vs. WNBA matchup

Stephen Curry tops Sabrina Ionescu in NBA All-Star three-point showdown

Warriors’ Stephen Curry edges WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu in 3-point contest

‘I'd lose every year…’ Damian Lillard rejects chances of joining Golden State Warriors

NBA: Poole, Thompson rally Warriors back to beat Blazers 123-105

Warriors vs Blazers: NBA live streaming; Spotlight on Damian Lillard; Head-to-head record

Lakers’ defense a bright spot during winless start. Here’s why it’s working

Leroux: NBA Western Conference over/under win total picks for 2022-23

Wyoming film room: How Jeff Linder and his unique offensive mind built a winner in Laramie

Damian Lillard returns to Weber State for his annual reset and addresses trade rumors: ‘I know what the truth is’

Sources: Bradley Beal at top of Warriors’ wishlist should he want out of Washington

Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game 170-150

NBA: Damian Lillard sets Trail Blazers record with 61 points; Kemba Walker powers Celtics to win over Lakers

NBA Playoffs 2019: Stephen Curry drains nine three-pointers against Blazers in Warriors' easy Game 1 victory

NBA Playoffs 2019: Four bounces, four teams, and four questions that could decide the Conference Finals

‘He was not one to back down from nothing’: An oral history of Damian Lillard’s college days at Weber State

Curry & Durant take blame for Golden State Warriors

NBA Offseason Series: The Blazers had a great season, but an early exit from the playoffs raises questions in Portland

NBA: Warriors lose to Damian Lillard-led Trail Blazers despite Kevin Durant's heroics; Celtics lose for 4th time in five games