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Domas facilitates jersey swap with Kings fans after number change originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – Domantas Sabonis already is one of the most popular players on the Kings’ roster. After what the 6-foot-10 center did Friday, he’ll no doubt gain an even bigger following. About four dozen fans walking into Golden 1 Center wearing Sabonis’ No. …

Karl-Anthony Towns had one of his best games as a Knick on Friday night. Towns scored 27 points in the first half – and 32 overall – in New York’s home win over Milwaukee. Towns credits Jalen Brunson for his big night. “Yeah, just it starts with cap’. Cap’ put us in positions to succeed. The gravity he was making …

Draymond admits to intentionally creating ‘rift’ between CP3, Steph originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As any basketball fan knows, Warriors forward Draymond Green is one of the NBA’s most unique characters. So, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Green has implemented some unusual motivation strategies within the Golden State locker room. That includes his recent admission to creating a …

3 observations after Sixers lose to Lakers, finish winless West Coast trip originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers’ fruitless West Coast trip concluded Friday night in Los Angeles. They’ll head home at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. With a 116-106 defeat to the Lakers, the Sixers fell to 1-7. Los Angeles moved to 5-4. Anthony Davis posted …

What we learned as Kings lose behind abysmal 3-point shooting originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SACRAMENTO – Domantas Sabonis recorded his eighth consecutive double-double and sparked a late rally that fell short in the Kings’ 107-98 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night at Golden 1 Center. Sabonis racked up 23 points, 12 rebounds …

Cavaliers simply a tough matchup for Warriors in calamitous loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area History has shown us that success in the NBA is, above all, about talent and health and chemistry and, yes, the connection between coaches and players. Yet the truth shows us much of that can be offset by one factor. Matchups. That was …

The Knicks played arguably their most complete game on Friday night against the Milwaukee Bucks and OG Anunoby’s defense was a huge reason why. In the 116-94 beatdown, Anunoby did not allow the Bucks’ top player Giannis Antetokounmpo to get going offensively to help lift his team to a win. The two-time MVP scored 24 points on 11-of-21 shooting (52.4 …

How Draymond helped Moody’s defensive growth with Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Moses Moody credits Warriors teammate Draymond Green for helping him become a better defender. In talking to Green and retired Golden State veteran Baron Davis on “The Draymond Green Show,” Moody explained how the four-time NBA champion assists on that end of the court. “My …

The Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 10-0 with an exclamation point, demolishing the Golden State Warriors 136-117 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Friday. Golden State came into Friday’s matchup with a 7-1 record, yet this was a mismatch from the start. The Cavs opened the game on a 20-2 run, putting the Warriors in a deep hole from the start and …

Moody reveals how he still bonds with Klay after Warriors breakup originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Moses Moody continues to have a close relationship with his former Warriors teammate Klay Thompson, which includes some spirited chess competition. The Golden State guard explained that Thompson is a purely authentic and real person when recalling their chess matchups on the …

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 33 points and nine rebounds, Payton Pritchard scored six points in overtime and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-104 on Friday night. Pritchard finished with 20 points. Jrue Holiday added 17 points and five assists, and Derrick White scored 14 and had six assists for the Celtics (8-2). Cam Thomas reached 30 …

The Knicks played their most complete game of the season, suffocating the Bucks with their defense and all five starters scored in double figures as New York won 116-94 on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Karl-Anthony Towns had a game-high 32 points while Jalen Brunson had nine of the Knicks’ 35 assists, a season-high. Here are the takeaways… -The …

What we learned as Warriors’ win streak ends in blowout loss to Cavs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE The Warriors’ exuberant stroll through the NBA was interrupted Friday night by a public mugging in downtown Cleveland. They took a 136-117 beatdown under a volley of Cavaliers buckets that served as a stinging rebuttal to Golden State’s …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the first NBA team to start 10–0 since the 2014-15 Golden State Warriors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) The Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 10–0 with an exclamation point, demolishing the Golden State Warriors 136–117 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Friday. Golden State came into Friday’s matchup with a 7–1 record, yet this was a mismatch from the start. …

Report: Heat ‘intrigued’ by Kings star Fox, other marquee players originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Miami Heat have their eyes on one of the Kings’ prized possessions. According to Clutchpoints NBA insider Brett Siegel, Miami is interested in Sacramento’s star point guard, De’Aaron Fox, among other big names. “Going after the best of the best is always …

Draymond, Moody hilariously tease Steph’s mentorship method originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green and Moses Moody love how Steph Curry advises young Warriors players, even if they find it somewhat funny. Moody and Green explained how Curry will give you his undivided attention at practice. “That man gives you the most profound answer,” Green said to Moody …

Sometimes, it takes a while for new head coaches to put their fingerprints on a team. And sometimes, it really, really doesn’t. Over the years, Mike Budenholzer has established a pretty clear blueprint for how he wants his teams to play — a set of principles forged in the fires of his years as an assistant (and, before that, a …

The Charlotte Hornets won’t have second-leading scorer Miles Bridges in their lineup for at least two weeks after he was diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee. Bridges’ injury was officially announced by the team on Friday and he was listed as out on Friday’s injury report for Charlotte’s matchup with the Indiana Pacers. He’ll be re-evaluated in …

Sometimes, it takes a while for new head coaches to put their fingerprints on a team. And sometimes, it really, really doesn’t. Over the years, Mike Budenholzer has established a pretty clear blueprint for how he wants his teams to play — a set of principles forged in the fires of his years as an assistant (and, before that, a …

‘Salute Captain Klay’: How Warriors will honor franchise icon’s return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Klay Thompson’s return to Chase Center on Tuesday when the Warriors welcome home the franchise icon in their game against the Dallas Mavericks will be full of smiles, tears and a rousing standing ovation. It also will feature a special wrinkle from Golden …

This offseason, it was hard not to focus on the shock of seeing Klay Thompson in another jersey and wondering what that would mean for the Warriors chemistry. There was (and still is) talk about how Golden State needs to land a second star to put next to Stephen Curry. Through it all, the Warriors front office was quietly willing …

Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: Under the rise of Evan Mobley, the Cavaliers are contenders again] Fact or Fiction: Home-court advantage is dead The NBA’s home team …

We say this every year, and we’re probably never correct, but it certainly feels as though there have been a lot of injuries thus far. Ranging from players being day-to-day to those ruled out for an extended period of time, fantasy football managers are already being forced to dip their toe into the pool that is the waiver wire. Whether …

Week 4 of the NBA season includes the start of group play in the Emirates NBA Cup, with games for that in-season competition scheduled for Tuesdays and Fridays. In addition to this scheduling wrinkle, there are more injuries for fantasy managers to take into consideration as they scour their waiver wires for potential value additions. Let’s dive into this week’s …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show The 2024-2025 NBA season is around its 9-game mark as of Thursday night, so Kevin O’Connor is joined by Tom Haberstroh to share 9 observations about the league and its trends at this roughly 10% completion point in the season. Can the Philadelphia 76ers survive …