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ATLANTA — Pay cuts were not part of the Nuggets’ game plan to get back on track Sunday, contrary to Nikola Jokic’s suggestion. But the MVP center did make an impact with his voice, at least on coach Michael Malone. “He was vocal this morning,” Malone said after a 141-111 rout of the Hawks. “I…
After coming off of their best win of the season against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Utah Jazz had a polar opposite showing during their road contest on Sunday, as they fell to the Sacramento Kings in blowout fashion, 97-141. The game fell out of hand pretty early, as the Jazz were down 17 points…
LeBron James‘ stated goal of playing 82 games this season ended Sunday night, but the Lakers got contributions from plenty of other players, writes Khobi Price of The Orange County Register. With James sidelined by soreness in his left foot, L.A. snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Portland. “Next man up,” Anthony Davis said….
When you upset Kansas, the number one team in the country, you do what you want. That includes storming the court. But sometimes the court storms can get out of hand, and Jayhawks coach Bill Self is thankful that Missouri Tigers head coach Dennis Gates didn’t allow it to. On Sunday, Kansas dropped its second…
Celtics In his first game back at TD Garden as an opponent, Marcus Smart shot 1 of 11 from the field and 1 of 6 from 3-point range. Marcus Smart guards the ball against Kristaps Porzingis and Neemias Queta. AP Photo / Mark Stockwell By Chad Finn, The Boston Globe December 9, 2024 | 8:55…
Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd had been in sole possession of second place on the all-time assist leaderboard for over a decade, sitting with 12,091 assists in his career. He was finally passed over on Sunday night to move into third. Chris Paul, now playing for the Mavericks’ in-state rival San Antonio Spurs, found…
The Washington Wizards avoided ending on the wrong side of history with a win against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, and it was a much-needed victory for the team. After going winless through the month of November, the Wizards looked pretty bleak. Losses continued to pile up and the same words in a different…
SACRAMENTO — Lighting didn’t strike twice — at least not for the Utah Jazz. The Sacramento Kings and the Jazz both came into Sunday’s game off blowout victories. One of them continued that high; it wasn’t Utah. The Jazz followed up a surprise 42-point win in Portland by getting routed 141-97 by the Kings at…
ORLANDO, Fla. — — Jalen Suggs scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter on Sunday night and the Orlando Magic beat the Phoenix Suns 115-110 to remain the NBA’s only team unbeaten at home this season. Magic center Goga Bitadze had 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, including a game-clinching tip-in…
With Andrew Wiggins out of the Golden State Warriors’ rematch against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to an ankle impingement, Steve Kerr was forced to concoct a fresh starting lineup that covered multiple bases — one that had enough offensive juice and the right combination of personnel to slow down the Wolves’ offensive attack centered around…
