It’s Monday, January 6, and the Phoenix Suns (15-18) are in the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Philadelphia 76ers (14-19) from Wells Fargo Center. The Suns have lost 4 straight as cries for Jimmy Butler grow louder. Saturday, Phoenix lost to the Pacers in Indianapolis 126-108. Devin Booker is averaging nearly 25 … Read more
Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Each week, you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make and a quick look at the … Read more
LeBron James highlighted an entertaining week of NBA action by reaching another impressive career milestone. Top performers and MVP candidates Nikola Jokic, Karl-Anthony Towns and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered more mind-blowing statlines, while CJ McCollum and Anthony Edwards both reached the 50-point mark. Finally, there were a few notable injuries, including two that call for extended … Read more
Stunningly poor show vs. Kings halts Warriors’ chance at momentum originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The stir of momentum the Warriors built by winning their last two games at home came to a quick and emphatic halt Sunday night. With a chance to achieve their first three-game win streak in … Read more
Steph drops great one-liner on fiery exchange between Kerr, Christie originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Once a passionate player, always a passionate player. That was certainly the case late in the third quarter when Warriors coach Steve Kerr and Kings interim coach Doug Christie engaged in a heated exchange during Golden State’s 129-99 … Read more
Christie earns first signature win as Kings meet his ‘expectations’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Doug Christie finally has his signature moment as an NBA coach. It came amid what arguably is the Kings’ most significant victory of the 2024-25 NBA season. Riding a three-game winning streak built against teams … Read more
The Suns are trying to make a roster with Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic work. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) The Phoenix Suns are facing reality. According to veteran NBA reporter Chris Haynes, Phoenix is benching starters Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkić after losing seven of their past eight games, a stretch that has lowered … Read more
What we learned as Monk, Sabonis fuel Kings’ demolition of Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Malik Monk had a huge game while handling a lot of the point guard duties in place of injured De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis came up shy of his fifth triple-double of the season, and … Read more
What we learned as Steph’s 26 not enough in blowout loss to Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors waited until the 35th game of the 2024-25 NBA season to finally square off against their Northern California rivals, just to lay an egg in a 129-99 blowout … Read more
Lakers star Anthony Davis is fouled by Rockets center Alperen Sengun during the first half Sunday. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) The curse of the NBA regular season is that it’s a monthslong slog from city to city, from hotel rooms and hostile arenas, with opposing scouting reports bleeding into one another in what can … Read more