Daily Archives: October 26, 2024

How Warriors made NBA history with blazing two-game start

How Warriors made NBA history with blazing two-game start originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors have coasted to a pair of blowout wins to open the 2024-25 NBA season, following up a 140-104 victory Wednesday over the Portland Trail Blazers with an even more dominant 127-86 drubbing of the Utah Jazz on Friday night. Those two triumphs …

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New-look Warriors’ defensive intensity is fueling historic start

New-look Warriors’ defensive intensity is fueling historic start originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SALT LAKE CITY – To state the obvious, the Warriors’ start to the 2024-25 NBA season couldn’t have gone any better before boarding a plane back home. Carrying over the dominance of a 6-0 preseason, the Warriors on the road outscored their first two opponents, …

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Mikal Bridges’ jump shot, Knicks’ defense show up in win over Pacers as new-look team comes together

Maybe you were concerned about Mikal Bridges’ shooting form. He wasn’t. “I’m always confident,” Bridges said late Friday night. “That’s for other people to worry about.” No need to worry after what Bridges did against Indiana on Friday. He finished with 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting in New York’s 25-point win over the Pacers. In his past six quarters, Bridges …

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Dominant Anthony Davis helps Lakers wipe out 22-point deficit to defeat Suns

Lakers forward LeBron James posts up against Suns forward Royce O’Neale during the first half Friday. (Eric Thayer / Associated Press) Fans stood and roared with excitement during the third quarter Friday like they just saw LeBron James jam the ball through the basket with rim-shaking force, or Anthony Davis reject a Phoenix Suns dunk attempt. Neither actually happened. The …

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Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns learn from each other as Knicks rebound from opener in rout of Pacers

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns collectively struggled in Tuesday’s 132-109 loss at the Boston Celtics but clicked throughout Friday’s 123-98 win over the Indiana Pacers. “I learn a lot,” said Brunson, whose game-high 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting led the Knicks (1-1) past the Pacers (1-1). “I mean, he has so much gravity on the floor when he’s out there. So people have …

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Observations from John Calipari’s debut, Arkansas basketball’s exhibition win over Kansas

Arkansas basketball opened the John Calipari era with an impressive 85-69 win over No. 1 Kansas in a preseason exhibition Friday night. The No. 16 Razorbacks controlled the game from start-to-finish, shooting 48.3% from the field as starting guards Boogie Fland and DJ Wagner led the offense in an efficient performance. The coaches agreed to a unique format for the …

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Knicks beat Pacers for season’s first win as Karl-Anthony Towns clicks, starting five scores in double figures

The Knicks avenged May’s Eastern Conference semifinal loss to the Indiana Pacers as they earned their first win of the 2024-25 season with Friday’s 123-98 rout. Takeaways 1. Karl-Anthony Towns clicked. After struggling in Tuesday’s 132-109 loss at the Boston Celtics, Towns took control with a double-double. Towns matched his scoring total in the opener after a 12-point first half where he was aggressive early …

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Nets’ second-half defense falters in 116-101 loss to Magic

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 29 points, brother Mo Wagner added 18 and the Orlando Magic won their home opener, beating the Brooklyn Nets 116-101 on Friday night. Paolo Banchero had 15 points and nine assists after failing to make a field goal in the first half. Wendell Carter had 10 rebounds. Cam Thomas scored 24 points for …

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3 observations after Sixers drop to 0-2 with defeat in Toronto

3 observations after Sixers drop to 0-2 with defeat in Toronto originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A trip to Toronto and matchup against a Raptors team that went 25-57 last year didn’t get the Sixers in the win column. They dropped their first road game of the season and dipped to 0-2 overall Friday night, falling to a 115-107 …

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