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Golden State Warriors v Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday the Warriors led the Kings by 24 — enough to send them into the quarterfinals of the In Season Tournament — but ended up blowing the lead and the game. Thursday the Warriors led the Clippers by 18 but had to hang on at the end to get a close win. Saturday …

Moody, Podziemski making Warriors’ roster crunch difficult originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Chris Paul went through his regular pregame routine Saturday at Crypto.com Arena before missing his second straight game because of a left lower leg nerve contusion. Andrew Wiggins also went through pregame warmups but wasn’t able to play for the second straight game because of right …

Clippers forward Paul George (13) elevates for a winning three-pointer against Warriors guard Klay Thompson in the last 10 seconds of the game Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) The Clippers spent Saturday afternoon much as they’d spent their past month: immediately digging themselves into an enormous hole, then furiously working to extricate themselves. How they ultimately …

What we learned as Warriors squander another lead in loss to Clippers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Another giant lead, another nail-biter for the Warriors. The Warriors on Tuesday blew a 24-point lead to the Sacramento Kings, saw their 18-point lead cut to four Thursday against the Los Angeles Clippers and then led by as much as 22 …

Murray available for Kings vs. Nuggets after four-game injury absence originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Keegan Murray is available to return for the Kings’ game against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night at Golden 1 Center — a welcome change for Sacramento after the second-year forward missed the team’s last four contests with a lower back injury. Murray …

USATSI Ben Simmons hasn’t played for the Brooklyn Nets since Nov. 6 because of a lower back injury and appears set to be sidelined until mid-December. He’ll be re-evaluated in two weeks following an epidural injection, head coach Jacque Vaughn announced prior to Saturday’s game.  Simmons has struggled with his health often in recent years. He missed all of the …

Andrew Wiggins out for Warriors-Clippers as finger injury persists originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Andrew Wiggins will not be on the floor for the Warriors as they face the Los Angeles Clippers in a Saturday matinee at Crypto.com Arena. The Golden State forward has been ruled out of his second consecutive game with right finger soreness. Wiggins missed …

Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies is still involved in a dispute from last summer. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) As Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant’s return to the basketball court looms, so do his upcoming legal obligations. The 24-year-old was issued a subpoena to appear at an immunity hearing for a civil lawsuit in Memphis, according to a Friday …

There is a loaded 12-game slate on Saturday’s NBA schedule, creating a massive NBA DFS player pool on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel. The Mavericks will host the Thunder in one of the premier games of the day, as both Western Conference teams have winning records. Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 33 points, dished out seven assists and grabbed …

This next week is the strangest week of scheduling I’ve ever seen. We don’t have any games tomorrow, and most slates next week have two games or fewer. That’s frustrating from a DFS perspective but it’s clearly to showcase the NBA In-Season Tournament. It’s been fun watching these teams battle in that tourney, but we’re looking at regular-season matchups here. …

The Minnesota Timberwolves (14-4) are the hottest team in the Western Conference heading into December. They went 13-2 in November, wrapping up the month with a three-game winning streak, which they will try to extend when they face the Charlotte Hornets (6-11) on Saturday. Charlotte snapped a two-game skid with a 129-128 win at Brooklyn on Thursday night, springing the upset as …

Julius Randle is off to a slow start this season, and the reason might be because he’s been a dawdler at the start of most games he’s played this year. Randle was New York’s king of the first quarter last season. He was fourth in the NBA in first quarter scoring (9.1 points) and shot well from the field (47.1 …

The Orlando Magic had a bit more trouble with the Washington Wizards than they may have expected on Friday night, but they hung on for a 130-125 win. In doing so,  they extended their winning streak to a franchise-record-tying nine games. Now at 14-5, they have the third-best record in the entire league as we approach the quarter pole. Just …

NBA: Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics It finally looks like a rebuild is coming to the Windy City. However, other teams are more interested in Alex Caruso or DeMar DeRozan, while the Chicago Bulls want to get a Zach LaVine trade done first before moving on to other potential deals. LaVine and the Bulls are ready to part ways, with …

A Pacific Division matchup features the Golden State Warriors (9-10) and the Los Angeles Clippers (8-10) linking up on Saturday afternoon. This is the second game of back-to-back meetings for these clubs. On Thursday, the Warriors outlasted the Clippers 120-114. Chris Paul (leg) and Gary Payton II (calf) are out for Golden State, while Andrew Wiggins (finger) is questionable. Brandon …

Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum already had one (arguably very soft) technical foul. Then, near the end of the third quarter against a shorthanded 76ers team, the Celtics star started arguing an offensive foul call and wouldn’t let up, enough so that it earned him a second technical foul and an ejection. After the game Tatum said he …

Denver Nuggets v Phoenix Suns With a physical driving lay-up just before halftime Friday night, Kevin Durant scored his 27,411th career point, moving him past Hall of Famer Moses Malone and into 10th all-time in NBA scoring. It was part of a vintage Durant first half where the greatest pure scorer of his generation put up 22 points before halftime …

Durant posted a seventh straight 30-point game as he moved higher on the all-time list Kevin Durant moved to 10th on the NBA all-time scoring list but his Phoenix Suns were beaten by the Denver Nuggets. The 35-year-old went into the game needing 17 points to move past Moses Malone and scored 30 to give him a career total of …

SAN FRANCISCO — When considering whether or not to fork over the money for a new TV, there’s always a moment where you think, “Hey, the old one’s not that bad…” Even when you see the still frames and videos of the newest models online, you’re still not fully convinced you need an upgrade. But when you walk into an …

It’s important to remember that today is the last day to try and pull ahead in your fantasy matchups for this week. There are no games on Sunday as the NBA has a scheduled off-day before the In-Season Tournament kicks off. However, we do get 12 games on Saturday. Only six teams don’t play: Boston, Philadelphia, San Antonio, New York, …

Jayson Tatum didn’t play in the fourth quarter of the Boston Celtics’ win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, but it wasn’t because the Celtics were dominating the Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey-less Sixers. Rather, he was ejected in the closing seconds of the third quarter for arguing a call.  In Tatum’s mind, the refs had it out for …

Getty Images Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant notched another milestone in his historic career on Friday night when he passed Hall of Famer Moses Malone to move into the top-10 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. After pouring in 22 points in the first half against the Denver Nuggets, Durant is up to 27,415 career points.  Late in the second …

3 observations after shorthanded Sixers drop close game despite Beverley’s career-high night originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The severely shorthanded Sixers came just short of stunning the Celtics on Friday night. Boston was superior down the stretch at TD Garden and earned a 125-119 victory. They improved to 9-0 at home and 15-4 overall. Derrick White and Jayson Tatum …

Mazzulla ‘smiled, hugged, and laughed off’ ejection with Tatum originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston A coach is expected to be upset when their star player is ejected from a close game against a conference rival, but that was not the case for Boston Celtics’ head coach Joe Mazzulla. With just seconds remaining in the third quarter of a one …

Celtics-76ers takeaways: Horford comes up big in C’s hard-fought win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Three Key Storylines It wasn’t the prettiest performance, but the Boston Celtics outlasted the Philadelphia 76ers in a shootout Friday night at TD Garden. The C’s tied a season-high with 44 first-quarter points while shooting 70 percent from the floor, including 8-of-11 from 3. …