What we learned as Warriors beat Grizz to stay undefeated in NBA Cup originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SAN FRANCISCO – Matching the energy of Tuesday night simply wasn’t going to happen three days later at Chase Center. The air in the building throughout Klay Thompson’s return was that of an NBA playoff atmosphere. The mood …
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Mikal Bridges’ game-saving block shows potential impact on Knicks this season
Ariel Hukporti grabbed Mikal Bridges. OG Anunoby and Pacome Dadiet quickly joined the pile. Bridges was being swarmed late Friday night at the Garden – and for good reason. His block on Dennis Schroder’s layup attempt sealed the Knicks’ win over Brooklyn. Bridges used his seven-foot wingspan to tip Schroder’s shot and save the Knicks from a brutal loss. New …
Read More »Cavaliers become sixth NBA team to begin 14-0 with 144-126 win over Bulls
The Cleveland Cavaliers became the sixth NBA team to begin their season 14-0 with a 144-126 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday. Cleveland joins the 1957-58 Boston Celtics (14-0), 2002-03 Dallas Mavericks (14-0), 1948-49 Washington Capitols (15-0), 1993-94 Houston Rockets (15-0) and 2015-16 Golden State Warriors (24-0) Cleveland came out scorching, setting a franchise record with 49 points in …
Read More »OG Anunoby, Dorian Finney-Smith scuffle sparks Tom Thibodeau’s criticism of officials after Knicks win
The Knicks held on to beat the Nets on Friday night at MSG in what some will describe as a “weird” game. Friday’s game had the usual runs, impact moments, etc but there were some officiating decisions and calls that had many attending the contest and watching from home scratching their heads, probably none more than the double tech called …
Read More »LeBron James, 39 years young, records career-best 4th straight triple-double
LeBron James is still doing things he’s never done, at the age of 39. On Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar recorded a fourth straight triple-double for the first time of his career, posting 15 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists in a 120-115 win over the San Antonio Spurs. The game was the Lakers’ NBA Cup play opener as …
Read More »3 observations after Sixers succumb to big Magic run, squander another great McCain game
3 observations after Sixers succumb to big Magic run, squander another great McCain game originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia ORLANDO, Fla. — Even with Joel Embiid and Paul George in action Friday night, the Sixers sunk to a dismal 0-10 this season in regulation games. A dozen games in, the team still has just two overtime victories. They fell …
Read More »Jalen Brunson’s clutch bucket, Mikal Bridges’ game-sealing block push Knicks to win over Nets
In a meeting of crosstown rivals, the Knicks hung on to defeat the Brooklyn Nets 124-122 in New York’s second NBA Cup Group Play matchup on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Here are some takeaways… – The Knicks have already been playing without some of their key pieces early on this season and they were even more shorthanded in …
Read More »LeBron James achieves a career-first and Anthony Davis scores 40 in exciting Lakers win
Lakers star LeBron James drives against San Antonio’s Stephon Castle (5) during the first half of the Lakers’ 120-115 win to open NBA Cup play Friday. (Darren Abate / Associated Press) The dance music blared as the crowd took turns roaring their way through a fourth-quarter timeout, Lakers coach JJ Redick frustrated after another clean look for the Spurs allowed …
Read More »Cavaliers become sixth NBA team to begin 14–0 with 144–126 win over Bulls
The Cleveland Cavaliers became the sixth NBA team to begin their season 14-0 with a 144–126 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday. Cleveland joins the 1957-58 Boston Celtics (14–0), 2002-03 Dallas Mavericks (14–0), 1948-49 Washington Capitols (15–0), 1993–94 Houston Rockets and 2015–16 Golden State Warriors (24–0) Cleveland came out scorching, setting a franchise record with 49 points in the …
Read More »Watch Steph’s son Canon make wild paper airplane throw at Chase Center
Watch Steph’s son Canon make wild paper airplane throw at Chase Center originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Greatness just runs in the family. Warriors superstar Steph Curry’s second-youngest son, Canon, turned heads on Thursday with a highlight of his own. In a video shared on YouTube Shorts by the iconic trick shot group Dude Perfect, Canon is seen …
Read More »Kiyan Anthony will follow in his father Carmelo’s footsteps and go to Syracuse
NBA: Boston Celtics at New York Knicks Kiyan Anthony is following in his father’s footsteps. He’s going to play basketball at Syracuse. Carmelo Anthony’s son — a highly touted shooting guard from Long Island Lutheran High — made it official on Friday, two years after the Orange offered him a scholarship. Kiyan Anthony is a 6-foot-5 shooting guard and generally …
Read More »NBA reportedly ‘in serious discussions’ on four-team tournament for All-Star Game
Barack Obama spoke for all of us and pulled no punches, telling Tyrese Haliburton, “Y’all got to have a little more pride in that All-Star Game.” “Y’all got to have a little more pride in that All-Star Game… It’s an insult to the game.” -Obama confronts Tyrese about the NBA All Star Game pic.twitter.com/ynmGQaJfBm — TheYoungManAndTheThree (@OldManAndThree) October 23, 2024 …
Read More »Report: NBA discussing new All-Star Game format for 2025 event
Report: NBA discussing new All-Star Game format for 2025 event originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It looks like the NBA All-Star Game could be undergoing yet another format change. The league is in “serious talks” around a new tournament-style format for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game at Chase Center, home of the Warriors, in San Francisco, ESPN’s Shams …
Read More »NBA reportedly discussing yet another change to All-Star Game format, and a possible Caitlin Clark cameo
It’s just not an NBA season without some fretting over the format of the All-Star game, and Adam Silver’s office once again came through on Friday. This time, the NBA is floating a shift to a four-team tournament for the 2025 All-Star Game, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Three of those teams would reportedly consist of eight All-Stars each, while …
Read More »Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 6 players to stash now with increased roles on the horizon
Now that the initial mayhem of the fantasy season is over, we start to get into the grind. We have a sample size from which to work, making it harder to find long-term gems on the waiver wire. For that reason, our focus shifts to specific categories as opposed to overall value, at least in certain situations. Whether it’s targeting …
Read More »Mavs are in trouble, Wembanyama catches fire, LeBron’s crazy stats & NBA rookie rankings | The Kevin O’Connor Show
This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show On this episode of The Kevin O’Connor Show, Kevin is joined by Tom Haberstroh. The guys kick off the episode by talking about the Dallas Mavericks, who have lost four consecutive games and don’t look like the defending Western Conference Champions. Similarly, the Minnesota Timberwolves …
Read More »Fantasy Basketball Week 5 Waiver Wired: What more does Tari Eason have to do?
With the Emirates NBA Cup underway, Week 5 will give fantasy managers a more evenly distributed schedule in the final whole week before Thanksgiving. No day will have more than eight games (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), with Thursday (four games) being the lone “light” day. And with most teams playing three games during Week 5, that should not be as …
Read More »Former Suns’ employee sues organization, seeks $60 million for alleged harassment, retaliation
This much is not disputed: Andrea Trischan was hired by the Phoenix Suns in September 2022 as the franchise’s program manager of diversity, equity and inclusion. She was hired after the NBA gave then Suns owner Robert Sarver a “slap on the wrist” — a one-year suspension and a $10 million fine — after a report uncovered nearly 18 years …
Read More »Orlando’s Franz Wagner discusses adjusting to role as No. 1 scoring option with Banchero out
Orlando dropped three straight after Paolo Banchero — the team’s leading scorer and primary shot creator — went down with a torn right oblique. The expectation was the Magic would fall off a cliff, at least until Banchero returned. But the reports of the Magic’s death are greatly exaggerated — Orlando has won four in a row and sits in …
Read More »Young recalls Steph’s epic shimmy on Kobe in Warriors-Lakers
Young recalls Steph’s epic shimmy on Kobe in Warriors-Lakers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Even NBA legends fall victim to Steph Curry’s signature shimmy celebration. That’s exactly what happened to the late great Kobe Bryant during a Los Angeles Lakers vs. Warriors game during the 2014-15 season, as former NBA guard Nick Young recently recalled on the “Gil’s …
Read More »Warriors-Grizzlies outcome could be determined by specific matchup
Warriors-Grizzlies outcome could be determined by specific matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area When the Memphis Grizzlies invade Chase Center on Friday night, the Warriors won’t have to worry about spectacular point guard Ja Morant. He’s out indefinitely with injuries related to a hard fall last week. The Warriors do have to deal with Jaren Jackson Jr. Since …
Read More »Mazzulla has very on-brand answer to how he interacts with rival coaches
Mazzulla has very on-brand answer to how he interacts with rival coaches originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla knows that you never want to give your opponents any kind of advantage, whether it’s large or small. So don’t expect him to go out of his way to be best friends with opposing head coaches …
Read More »Behind the Warriors’ sudden rebirth — and why they look like legit title contenders again
As much as the dynastic era of Golden State Warriors basketball was built on Stephen Curry fundamentally reshaping the geometry of the sport, it also depended upon defenses that consistently cut off opposing offenses’ oxygen. The shift started under Mark Jackson, who shepherded a 51-win breakthrough for the long-moribund franchise in 2013-14 behind the scintillating shooting of Curry and Klay …
Read More »Behind the Warriors’ remarkable rebirth — and why they look like legit title contenders
As much as the dynastic era of Golden State Warriors basketball was built on Stephen Curry fundamentally reshaping the geometry of the sport, it also depended upon defenses that consistently cut off opposing offenses’ oxygen. The shift started under Mark Jackson, who shepherded a 51-win breakthrough for the long-moribund franchise in 2013-14 behind the scintillating shooting of Curry and Klay …
Read More »Doctor explains Melton’s ACL injury, possible Warriors return timeline
Doctor explains Melton’s ACL injury, possible Warriors return timeline originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area De’Anthony Melton will miss Friday night’s Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies game with a left MCL sprain, and his status after that remains unknown. The 26-year-old Warriors guard will undergo further testing, the team announced Thursday, to help determine the severity of the injury he …
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