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Vaughn Dalzell shares his favorite player props for Friday’s slate, including Anthony Davis, Tyrese Maxey, and Stephen Curry. Anthony Davis O/U 24.5 Points vs Suns Anthony Davis went 11-of-23 from the field (47.8%) and 13-of-15 (86.6%) from the free-throw line for 36 points against the Timberwolves in the season-opener. Now, he gets Jusuf Nurkic and a Suns team that lacks …

Bennedict Mathurin and the Indiana Pacers will play the New York Knicks on Friday, here’s how to watch. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images) The New York Knicks got off to a rough start during their first game of the NBA’s regular season, losing to the reigning champion Boston Celtics 109-132 earlier this week. They’re hoping to turn things around when they play …

The Los Angeles Lakers, including LeBron James and son Bronny James, will play the Phoenix Suns on Friday. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Phoenix Suns managed to defeat the L.A. Clippers in their first game of the season (and the first game ever at the Clippers new home venue, the Intuit Dome) and they’re sticking around …

Get ready for your fantasy basketball drafts with Dan Titus’ division previews for the 2024-25 NBA season. On today’s slate: the Central. Cleveland Cavaliers Evan Mobley’s utilization and output have been consistent throughout his first three seasons in the league — nothing crazy, but just enough to see the potential. Well, the 23-year-old is about to go off. Head coach …

Why Brown’s ‘not comfortable’ with Kings’ rotations after loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO — With a lot of moving pieces entering the 2024-25 NBA season, the Kings got most of the band back together for their season opener Thursday night at Golden 1 Center. In doing so, however, it also presented coach Mike Brown with some …

De’Anthony Melton got his free throw a day late. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman) The NBA admitted Thursday it made a mistake. The league released a statement announcing a scoring error was made during a game Wednesday between the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers and was therefore changing the final score from 139-104 to 140-104. The issue at hand was …

Too soon? Mavericks troll Warriors with Klay, Luka post originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Dallas Mavericks love to troll the Warriors. On Thursday, in a post on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, Dallas shaded Dub Nation, referring to Klay Thompson and Luka Dončić as the “Splash Bros,” a reference to the Warriors’ legendary Steph Curry-Thompson …

Sabonis’ strong opener spoiled by late error in Kings’ loss to Wolves originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – The lasting image that most people will have of Domantas Sabonis in the Kings’ season-opening117-115 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves are the two critical fouls that he picked up in the final minute of the game. Up until that …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show The first few days of the 2024-2025 NBA season are in the books and there is much to discuss. For the first third of the podcast, Kevin O’Connor is joined by Gibson Pyper (aka @HalfCourtHoops) to discuss Thursday evenings games in which Oklahoma City Thunder …

Klay Thompson scored six of his 10 three-point range shots [Getty Images] Klay Thompson had a debut to remember for the Dallas Mavericks, scoring 22 points in a 120-109 win against the San Antonio Spurs. The 34-year-old moved to Texas last summer after 13 years with the Golden State Warriors. The move was seen as a signal that the four-time …

Klay nostalgically signs Warriors jersey after Mavericks debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Klay Thompson is trying to distance himself from the Warriors, but he couldn’t quite get away from his old team on Thursday night. In the moments after Thompson scored 22 points to help the Dallas Mavericks win their 2024-25 season-opener over the San Antonio Spurs, …

DALLAS — The look of bewilderment was common across the many sets of eyes throughout American Airlines Center on Thursday night, starting with Klay Thompson. The Dallas Mavericks’ new addition was so shocked he was left so wide open for a fourth-quarter triple, he took a rhythm dribble just to set his body squarely at the rim. Before the ball …

What we learned as DeRozan’s Kings debut spoiled in loss to T-wolves originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – Kings basketball is back and so are the notorious late-game collapses. Sacramento’s 2024-25 season opener came down to the wire, but a late rally led by Anthony Edwards lifted the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 117-115 win over the Kings …

San Antonio Spurs v Dallas Mavericks Klay Thompson came to Dallas to change the narrative around him. For a night, it worked brilliantly. Thompson put up 22 points and knocked down six 3-pointers in his Dallas Mavericks debut, and his new team picked up the 120-109 win over San Antonio. Six 3-pointers sets the new Mavericks record in a player’s …

How Klay made Mavericks history in triumphant debut vs. Spurs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Klay Thompson’s first post-Warriors game was a smashing success. The four-time NBA champion scored 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field and 6 of 10 from 3-point range in his Mavericks debut, helping Dallas beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-109 on Thursday …

De’Anthony Melton got his free throw a day late. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman) The NBA admitted it made a mistake on Thursday. The league released a statement announcing a scoring error was made during a game Wednesday between the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers and was therefore changing the final score from 139-104 to 140-104. The issue at hand …

‘Grateful’ Jaylen shares heartfelt message on 28th birthday originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown celebrated his 28th birthday with a standout performance in the Boston Celtics’ 122-102 win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night. Brown dropped a game-high 27 points with eight rebounds, four steals, and three assists. He has scored at least 20 points in each …

Trainer Randy Shelton, who had worked with Kawhi Leonard and other NBA players when he was at San Diego State, was hired by the Clippers in 2019, reuniting him with Leonard. Shelton was let go by the Clippers and is now suing the organization for wrongful termination, saying he was let go because he complained the team was subjecting Leonard …

Philadelphia looked lost and its offense clunky without Joel Embiid or Paul George for Wednesday night’s opener against Milwaukee (a comfortable Bucks win). Things are going to look the same for a couple more games. Paul George is not traveling with Philadelphia on its weekend road trip to Toronto and Indiana as he continues to recover from a left knee …

Steph, Draymond, Melton questionable for Warriors-Jazz game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors are banged up coming out of their season-opening blowout win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night at Moda Center. Guard Steph Curry (right hip contusion), forward Draymond Green (left knee contusion) and forward De’Anthony Melton (right chest contusion) are questionable for the …

Warriors’ No. 2 options behind Steph emerge in season-opening win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area PORTLAND – Of the many impressions made by the Warriors in their 139-104 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, two were particularly encouraging, certainly to coach Steve Kerr and perhaps even more to franchise headliner Stephen Curry. The first was seeing …

Warriors unveil new court design for 2024 NBA Cup home games originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area New year, new court. The Warriors will look to lift the franchise’s first NBA Cup title next month, and they’ll do it in style, with a special court coming to Chase Center for Year 2 of the previously known in-season tournament. Golden …

Stephen A. dumbfounded by Draymond’s first technical foul originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Stephen A. Smith had some colorful comments about Draymond Green’s technical foul during the Warriors’ first game of the season. Smith, on Thursday’s episode of ESPN’s “First Take,” sounded off on Green’s argument with a referee in the second quarter of the 139-104 victory over …

After missing the Philadelphia 76ers’ season opener on Wednesday, Paul George will also be out during the team’s two-game road trip which begins Friday. The Sixers say that George is “progressing well in his recovery” and an update on his status will be given early next week, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. 76ers: Paul George continues progressing well in his …

Los Angeles Lakers guard Quincy Olivari led all players with 22 points during a 132-74 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. It was an impressive performance by the undrafted Olivari, who played his collegiate ball at Rice and Xavier, as he looks to earn a spot on the Lakers’ roster. Olivari’s night meant even more to him …