It’s Thursday, January 9, and the Atlanta Hawks (19-18) and the Phoenix Suns (16-19) are all set to square off from Footprint Center in Phoenix. Trae Young drilled a 50-footer at the buzzer Tuesday night to lift the Hawks to a 124-121 win at Utah. That snapped a 3-game losing streak for Atlanta. Seven player … Read more
Mazzulla has awesome reaction to Brandon Jennings calling Tatum ‘soft’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Brandon Jennings may have picked the wrong NBA superstar to criticize — especially considering which head coach that superstar plays for. Jennings, a former NBA player who last played in 2018, caused a stir on a recent episode of … Read more
It’s Thursday, January 9, and the Charlotte Hornets (8-27) and the Los Angeles Lakers (20-16) are all set to square off from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Hornets are out West following their 115-104 win at home against the Suns Tuesday night. LaMelo Ball had 32 points, 10 boards, and 7 assists in the … Read more
Isaiah Stewart heard the encouraging clapping, or rather the challenge, as he stood on an island on the perimeter guarding Orlando’s Jalen Suggs. The noise was coming from his teammate, Cade Cunningham, who overheard Magic coach Jamahl Mosley telling his players to isolate the big man — that Stewart had “slow feet” — on the … Read more
Steph’s will, skill not enough to save spiraling Warriors season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Yes, the Warriors are asking too much of Stephen Curry. And, yes, Curry is asking too much of himself. And there is no easy solution to either problem. Curry is trying to will the Warriors … Read more
Wednesday’s NBA slate provided a blend of history and standout fantasy performances. The league’s top teams clashed as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder battled to the wire. Meanwhile, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks triumphed over Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. Across the league, players such as Jarrett Allen, Karl-Anthony Towns and Jared Butler … Read more
Kawhi Leonard officially was out for “personal reasons” Wednesday night in Denver, when his Clippers fell to the Nuggets (without Nikola Jokic) 126-103. Those personal reasons were very legit: He was back in Los Angeles to be with family members who had been forced to evacuate due to the wildfires that have devastated parts of … Read more
Already without Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers were also without Paul George for Wednesday’s game against the Wizards. Things got a bit tricky as Washington mounted a rally during the fourth quarter, but the 76ers held on partially due to the play of SG/SF Kelly Oubre Jr. (35%) and PF/C Guerschon Yabusele (14%). Oubre, who … Read more
Oklahoma City Thunder v Cleveland Cavaliers Oklahoma City came into Wednesday night with not just the best defense in the NBA this season, but it was on pace to be a historically great defense. Cleveland put up 129 points on it. As he has been all season, Evan Mobley’s offensive step forward as a shot … Read more
Subscribe to The Big Number The Sacramento Kings are on a five-game win streak with the latest two victories coming with De’Aaron Fox on the sidelines. With this in mind, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine reveal this week’s Big Number and evaluate if the Kings are better off WITHOUT De’Aaron Fox on the court and, … Read more