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Matt Calkins: How Paolo Banchero joined a long list of NBA standouts from Washington
SEATTLE — One day, and that day is feeling closer by the minute, we’re likely to see the Sonics return to Seattle. And if it happens, it may just be the most glorious reunion between city and franchise in sports history.
Seattle is a hooper town. The enthusiasm you see whenever an NBA preseason game comes here, the pandemonium that occurs ...Read more
Warriors sweep Pelicans in rare back-to-back before leaving for road trip
SAN FRANCISCO — The Pelicans were even more short-handed than the Warriors, having CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy III, Herb Jones and Dejounte Murray unavailable due to injuries.
Their skeleton crew couldn’t keep pace with the Warriors, even without Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins and De’Anthony Melton for a second straight night. Especially with ...Read more
Clippers, becoming experts at close games, lose a tight one to Portland
Four games into their season, and the Clippers only seem to know how to play close games.
It was tight against the Phoenix Suns in a loss and tight against the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors in back-to-back victories.
On Wednesday night, the Clippers found themselves in another game that came down to the wire at Intuit Dome, a game L...Read more
Short-handed Hawks fade in second loss to Wizards in three days
WASHINGTON — The Hawks’ rematch against the Wizards on Wednesday at Capital One Arena did not go according to plan. With the absence of five of their nine key rotational players, the Hawks looked like they ran out of gas in the second half and fell to the Wizards, 133-120.
Prior to tipoff, the Hawks ruled out Bogdan Bogdanovic (right ...Read more
Dennis Schröder, Ziaire Williams dominate in Nets' 119-106 road win over Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies basically gave the Brooklyn Nets a 2030 second-round pick to take on Ziaire Williams’ contract last offseason. The former lottery pick was reduced to a salary dump so the team could open up cap space to re-sign wing Luke Kennard.
Wednesday night inside FedExForum, in his first game back in Memphis since the trade, ...Read more
Celtics stage comeback but fall to Pacers in overtime for first loss of season
An Eastern Conference finals rematch Wednesday night in Indiana produced a result that series didn’t:
A Celtics loss.
Five months after sweeping the Pacers to reach the NBA Finals, Boston overcame a 24-point second-half deficit but couldn’t complete the comeback, losing 135-132 in overtime at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
A Pascal Siakam 3-...Read more
Tobias Harris scores 18 in return to Philly, leads lowly Pistons to victory over Sixers
PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers unsuccessfully tried to avoid Toronto 2.0.
That’s when the undermanned squad was supposed to defeat the struggling Toronto Raptors only to suffer an embarrassing loss. They faced a similar situation Wednesday when the winless Detroit Pistons visited the Wells Fargo Center.
“They play really physical,” Kelly ...Read more
Karl-Anthony Towns pours in 44 points in Knicks' 116-107 win over Heat
MIAMI — Bam Adebayo stood in one of the Kaseya Center’s corridors, fresh off the Heat’s morning shootaround ahead of tipoff against the Knicks on Wednesday. These Knicks, Adebayo knew, weren’t just retooled for another deep playoff run — they were built for a title.
New York didn’t just trade five first-round picks for Mikal Bridges...Read more
Magic open road trip with 102-99 loss to Bulls
CHICAGO — The Magic were hoping to start their five-game road trip off on the right foot.
That wasn’t the case Wednesday night at the United Center against Chicago.
Despite Paolo Banchero‘s game-high 31 points — and a 3-pointer that didn’t count with 0.1 left on the clock — the Magic fell 102-99 after battling back and forth late ...Read more
'Why not us' -- again: 5 things to know about NC State basketball in 2024-25
RALEIGH, N.C. — N.C. State’s Final Four run is officially in the rearview mirror as the Wolfpack starts a new season, and the team is excited for another chance to say, “Why not us?”
That underdog mindset drove the Wolfpack through March and April, and the team plans to have that mentality as it enters the 2024-25 season.
N.C. State ...Read more
LeBron and Bronny James get bitter Ohio homecoming during Lakers' blowout loss to Cavs
CLEVELAND — LeBron James, like he has countless times in this arena on this floor, planted his foot on the court and exploded for a one-handed slam — his signature play in the city where he once brought a championship.
It was his first points of the game — a night where he’d be celebrated by Cavaliers fans not only for his return back ...Read more
Pistons post first win, beat 76ers behind Tobias Harris' double-double
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is the city of Brotherly Love, but Wednesday night, there were no signs of affection shown towards Tobias Harris. After six seasons playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, Harris made his return to Wells Fargo Center as a member of the Detroit Pistons.
Nine hours before tipoff, Harris described his tenure with the ...Read more
Russell Westbrook's impact on Nuggets transcends 22-point breakout game: 'What an interesting person'
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — While most of the Denver Nuggets were asleep or otherwise keeping to themselves during a long flight to Toronto last weekend, Russell Westbrook wandered to the back of the team’s plane and struck up a conversation with head coach Michael Malone.
There was talk of basketball, of Denver’s new-look second unit and its bumpy ...Read more
Fab freshmen, top transfers -- and Cooper Flagg: 5 things to know about Duke basketball
DURHAM, N.C. — Knowing he had a supremely talented incoming freshman in Cooper Flagg, Duke coach Jon Scheyer rebuilt the Blue Devils last spring.
Now, the 6-foot-9 Flagg is in a Duke uniform. NBA scouts regularly attend Blue Devils practices to see the player many believe will be the No. 1 overall pick in next summer's NBA draft.
Around ...Read more
RJ Davis is back -- so are expectations: 5 questions UNC basketball can answer in 2024-25
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — RJ Davis put aside pro basketball for another year to return to North Carolina, and knows what he wants out of his final college season.
“We want to be playing in the first week in April,” the UNC guard said.
That would be at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. That’s where the 2025 NCAA Final Four will be.
Davis ...Read more
Warriors' injuries reveal their secret weapon: Lindy Waters III
SAN FRANCISCO — Lindy Waters III has been one of the Warriors’ best players since the first day of training camp, according to Steve Kerr.
One of the best players, point blank.
Yet Waters began the season out of Kerr’s 12-man rotation, the victim of a cruel numbers game that a deep roster creates. Still, Waters got a chance four games ...Read more
Karl-Anthony Towns leaving Jimmy Butler drama in the past: 'I'm not a Timberwolf anymore. I'm a Knick.'
MIAMI — Karl-Anthony Towns has no interest in revisiting his time with Jimmy Butler as teammates on the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The tumultuous relationship, which helped end Minnesota’s 13-year playoff drought, was marked by fireworks both on and off the court — moments Towns prefers to leave in the past as he prepared for his first ...Read more
NBA rivals say addition of DeMar DeRozan could make Kings 'really dangerous'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kings star DeMar DeRozan is living up to the hype after coming to Sacramento over the summer in a surprise sign-and-trade deal.
The six-time All-Star brings a unique skill set as a master of the midrange game with a time-tested ability to get to the free-throw line, adding a new dynamic to an offense that was already ...Read more
Which teams will give UConn men's basketball the biggest challenge in 2024-25 season?
HARTFORD, Conn. — Since January 2023, any loss the UConn men’s basketball team has suffered has been an outlier.
The Huskies got out of a Big East rut during that month and ascended into a dominant team come tournament time. Last year, after losing three NBA players, UConn handled business in the nonconference – aside from a four-point ...Read more
Bulls' Lonzo Ball hopes to avoid surgery after Grade 2 wrist sprain: 'Definitely an unfortunate moment'
CHICAGO — Lonzo Ball hopes to avoid surgery for a sprained right wrist, which will keep him sidelined for at least 10 days as he attempts to complete a comeback from an extensive left knee injury.
The Chicago Bulls point guard suffered the injury Monday in the first quarter of a 126-123 road victory against the Grizzlies after catching ...Read more
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