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For the last five seasons, the Milwaukee Bucks have been one of the best defensive teams in the NBA. Under former coach Mike Budenholzer, the team never finished lower than seventh in defensive rating in seasons in which center Brook Lopez was healthy. Even for the 2021-22 season in which Lopez played in just 13 of a possible 82 games, …

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NEW YORK (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists, becoming only the second player in NBA history to reach those totals in a game, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Nets 144-139 in overtime on Tuesday night. Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon each scored 24 points for the Nuggets, while Russell Westbrook added 22. Dennis …

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Coverage from the game: Kentucky basketball can score. Mark Pope, Wildcats can beat teams with more than just 3s Coverage during the game: LEXINGTON — Just one more outing separates Kentucky basketball from the 2024-25 regular season. UK and first-year coach Mark Pope host their second Division II team in as many weeks at 7 p.m. today. The opponent for tonight’s exhibition: …

Barkley caught disparaging Warriors in pregame hot-mic gaffe originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Charles Barkley never has been one to suppress his opinions, and especially those about the Warriors. But even he might not have meant for the world to hear his comments about Golden State before the team’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night, …

Mock draft roundup: Projections shift primarily to centers for Pelicans at No. 21 NBA.com Source link : https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/mock-draft-roundup-projections-shift-primarily-to-centers-for-pelicans-at-no-21 Author : Publish date : 2024-06-13 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

LEXINGTON — There’s a belief surrounding Kentucky basketball in 2024-25 that it will live and die by the 3. Shoot them early. Shoot them late. Shoot them when they’re open. Shoot them when they’re guarded. The UK coaching staff is as guilty as anyone — particularly assistant (and offensive coordinator) Cody Fueger — of furthering that line of thinking, regularly voicing its …

1. MSU’s exhibition win over Ferris State is revealing of lineup possibilities EAST LANSING – Ferris State made Michigan State work for this win. There’s good and bad in that for the Spartans. The good being that the competitive nature of the game and the ways the Bulldogs pushed MSU revealed some things — strengths, concerns and, most of all, …

Injuries have been a steady subplot in the Gophers men’s basketball team’s preseason. Point guard Lu’Cye Patterson returned from a shoulder injury for the second exhibition game — a 79-57 win over Hamline at Williams Arena on Tuesday — but starting forward Frank Mitchell left with an apparent shoulder injury of his own very early in the first half. Minnesota …

Draymond dumbfounded by Heat’s blunder of Wade statue originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green recently weighed in on the Dwyane Wade Miami Heat statue controversy. Speaking on his eponymous podcast, Green could not help but talk about the statue of Wade that was unveiled recently in front of Kaseya Center in Miami. “First, I want to say …

EAST LANSING – Less than a week away from the start of the regular season, Tom Izzo wanted Michigan State’s final preseason preparation to be about basketball instead of an event. Ferris State obliged and provided a much stiffer test than Northern Michigan. That allowed Izzo to see some things he wanted from his team. Namely the Spartans’ ability to …

Warriors move Kuminga to bench before first Pelicans game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors moved forward Jonathan Kuminga to the bench ahead of Tuesday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. ESPN’s Shams Charania and Kendra Andrews first reported the move, citing sources, and the news was confirmed when the Warriors announced their starting lineup. Coach Steve …

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis accomplished enough in four years at North Carolina for his jersey to eventually earn a place among the honored numbers in the Smith Center’s rafters for the blueblood program. Yet he’s still here. “With five years, I know some people may say, ‘Oh, you need to go get a job now,’” Davis said …

Why Draymond believes OKC Thunder’s opponents don’t fear them originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There’s off-the-court work to do for the Oklahoma City Thunder before becoming legitimate NBA title contenders. In Tuesday’s episode of “The Draymond Green Show,” the Warriors forward pointed out what he believes is hindering the Thunder from establishing themselves as a legitimate championship-contending team. …

EAST LANSING – Less than a week away from the start of the regular season, Tom Izzo wanted Michigan State’s final preseason preparation to be about basketball instead of an event. Ferris State obliged and provided a much stiffer test than Northern Michigan. That allowed Izzo to see some things he wanted from his team. Namely the Spartans’ ability to …

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Lonzo Ball will miss at least 10 days with a wrist injury. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) Three games into his NBA comeback, Lonzo Ball is injured again. Thankfully, the injury’s not to his problematic left knee that required three operations and forced him to miss two-plus seasons with the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls announced on Tuesday that Ball suffered a sprained …

EAST LANSING – Less than a week away from the start of the regular season, Tom Izzo wanted Michigan State’s final preseason preparation to be about basketball instead of an event. Ferris State obliged and provided a much stiffer test than Northern Michigan. That allowed Izzo to see some things he wanted from his team. Namely the Spartans’ ability to …

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Michigan State’s Jaxon Kohler celebrates a Ferris State turnover during the second half on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in East Lansing. Michigan State basketball utilized a second-half run to pick up a convincing exhibition victory over Ferris State on Tuesday night. Michigan State had to fight off an early second-half run from the Bulldogs to pick up the 85-67 victory. …

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Clippers center Ivica Zubac dunks the ball against Suns center Oso Ighodaro (4) during the second half of the season-opening game Wednesday. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) The Golden State Warriors’ defense collapsed on Clippers center Ivica Zubac late in a tense game Sunday night at Chase Center in San Francisco, but he didn’t panic. Zubac calmly passed out of …

Michigan State’s Xavier Booker looks to pass against Southern Indiana during the second half on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Michigan State basketball is considered one of the teams with the best odds to win the National Championship from the Big Ten. Jeff Goodman of the Field of 68 posted the BetMGM odds for …