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02-05-23 | Kings v. Pelicans +1.5 | 104-136 | Win | 100 | 9 h 19 m | Show | |
Brandon Ingram has regained his form, and the New Orleans Pelicans' long losing streak is over. Ingram returned from a two-month absence due to a toe injury and struggled offensively for most of his first four games back, which were part of a 10-game losing streak. But in his fifth game back he scored a season-high 35 points as the Pelicans won for the first time since Jan. 13 by beating the visiting Los Angeles Lakers, 131-126 on Saturday. The Pelicans will try to win consecutive games for the first time since completing a five-game winning streak on Dec. 30 as they host the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. Ingram didn't score in the first quarter after going to the bench with two early fouls, but he dominated the last three quarters and had six points during his team's closing 11-6 run. He missed all three of his 3-point attempts but made 15 of 25 2-point attempts and added five rebounds and four assists. |
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02-03-23 | 76ers v. Spurs UNDER 235.5 | 137-125 | Loss | -115 | 12 h 38 m | Show | |
The Philadelphia 76ers will carry plenty of momentum as they begin a three-game road trip in San Antonio against the struggling Spurs on Friday. The 76ers have won eight of their past nine games and will square off against a San Antonio squad that has dropped 15 of its past 17 outings. The Spurs beat Philadelphia on the road in the first week of the season but plenty of water has flowed underneath the bridge since Oct. 22. Philadelphia's most recent contest was a 105-94 home win over Orlando on Wednesday behind Joel Embiid's 28 points and 11 rebounds. James Harden scored 26 points on 6-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc and added 10 assists and nine rebounds in the victory, which avenged a loss to the Magic two days earlier. |
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02-03-23 | Suns v. Celtics OVER 222.5 | Top | 106-94 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 11 m | Show |
Devin Booker is expected to be back in the Phoenix lineup soon, but his return may not come in time to help the Suns when they visit the Boston Celtics on Friday night. Booker has missed nearly six weeks with a groin strain and according to multiple reports, he will be with the Suns for their five-game road trip that begins Friday. Booker left a game against Denver on Christmas and hasn't played since. ESPN reported that Booker is targeting Tuesday's road game against the Brooklyn Nets for his return. Booker is in his eighth season with the Suns. He's averaging a career-high 27.1 points in 29 games this season, with the Suns going 8-11 during his absence. He also missed five games earlier in the season with hamstring soreness. Phoenix trailed throughout Wednesday night's 132-100 home loss to Atlanta. The Suns were 4 of 28 from 3-point range (14.3 percent) and committed 16 turnovers that led to 31 points for the Hawks. |
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02-01-23 | Kings v. Spurs UNDER 244.5 | 119-109 | Win | 100 | 1 h 44 m | Show | |
The Sacramento Kings will shoot for another win on the road in their transcendent season when they square off against the hapless San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Sacramento has taken the first two games of the season series with the Spurs and has won its past four overall contests with San Antonio. The Kings head south after a 118-111 overtime win at Minnesota on Monday that snapped a two-game losing streak. Sacramento got 32 points from De'Aaron Fox and Trey Lyles scored eight of his 11 points in the extra period in the win. The Kings led by four points with less than a minute to play before Minnesota rallied to force overtime. Three-pointers by Lyles and Keegan Murray early in the extra session put Sacramento on top for good and allowed the Kings to avenge a loss at Minnesota on Saturday in the first of a back-to-back between the teams. |
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01-30-23 | Hawks v. Blazers -2 | Top | 125-129 | Win | 100 | 13 h 50 m | Show |
A favorable 11-game stretch concludes Monday night for the Portland Trail Blazers, and the club didn't take advantage of the good fortune. The Trail Blazers host the Atlanta Hawks to conclude a span in which 10 of 11 games were at home over a 21-day stretch. Portland is just 4-6 during a time when a Jan. 17 game at the Denver Nuggets marks the only occasion it had to leave town. The Trail Blazers received another break for Saturday's clash with the Toronto Raptors. Portland was well-rested after not playing since Wednesday and the Raptors were playing the second night of a road back-to-back, having lost 129-117 to the Golden State Warriors on Friday night in San Francisco. But it was Toronto that looked refreshed while bolting to a 30-7 lead and posting an easy 123-105 victory over the Trail Blazers. |
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01-30-23 | Lakers v. Nets OVER 229.5 | Top | 104-121 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 38 m | Show |
The Los Angeles Lakers left Boston frustrated by a loss on Saturday. The Brooklyn Nets, on the other hand, are holding their own with Kyrie Irving leading the way as Kevin Durant remains out with an MCL sprain. The two will meet Monday night in Brooklyn when the Lakers will play without two of their own stars -- LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The Lakers said Sunday that James will be sidelined by left ankle soreness and Davis by a right foot stress injury. Austin Reaves also is out with a left hamstring strain. Lonnie Walker IV is probable with left knee tendinitis. The Lakers are 4-6 in their past 10 since winning five straight Dec. 30-Jan. 7. Four of those defeats were by five or fewer points, including Saturday's 125-121 overtime loss to the Celtics that left the Lakers encouraged by their showing and also peeved. |
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01-29-23 | Heat v. Hornets +6.5 | 117-122 | Win | 100 | 4 h 56 m | Show | |
If the Charlotte Hornets could just stay whole for an extended period, they might be onto something. The lineup could be close to that when the Miami Heat visit for Sunday afternoon's game in Charlotte, N.C. The Hornets had LaMelo Ball and Gordon Hayward back in action Thursday night in a 111-96 victory against the visiting Chicago Bulls. Both players missed the previous games -- Ball sitting out three and Hayward the past two. "What it does is it takes so much pressure off the perimeter guys," Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said. "Gordon was really good at both ends of the floor. (Ball is) a difference maker. He puts so much pressure on the defense every time he touches the ball." The Heat have won three games in a row after Friday night's 110-105 victory against the Orlando Magic that came with a second-half rally. Miami is 9-4 in January after entering 2023 just one game above .500. |
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01-28-23 | Raptors +5.5 v. Blazers | 123-105 | Win | 100 | 12 h 45 m | Show | |
Damian Lillard has quite an act to follow when the Portland Trail Blazers host the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. Lillard is fresh off the fourth 60-point outing of his 11-season career and has regained the form that was missing when he was limited to 29 games in his injury-riddled 2021-22 campaign. Lillard was highly efficient while scoring exactly 60 points against the Utah Jazz during Portland's 134-124 home victory on Wednesday. He made 21 of 29 field-goal attempts -- including 9 of 15 from 3-point range -- and was 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. Lillard fell one point short of his career-high while also contributing eight assists, seven rebounds, and three steals. "I wasn't thinking I'm going to have to get 60, but I knew that I would have to be engaged and in attack mode and be aggressive," Lillard said afterward. "That was the mentality going into it. |
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01-28-23 | Knicks v. Nets -1.5 | 115-122 | Win | 100 | 7 h 22 m | Show | |
The New York Knicks earned what can be considered their best win of the season on Thursday, while the Brooklyn Nets absorbed what can be deemed their worst loss of the season. Coming off those drastically different outcomes, the two intracity rivals are will get together for the second time this season Saturday night at Brooklyn. The Knicks have dropped past eight meetings and 13 of the past 16, and they trailed by 16 after the opening quarter of their 112-85 loss at Brooklyn on Nov. 9. That loss was part of a 10-13 start that culminated in a 121-100 home loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Dec. 3. Since then, New York is 17-10 over its past 27 games, though it has taken an extremely streaky route. Their turnaround began with an eight-game winning streak and also featured seven wins in another eight-game span, but the Knicks also produced losing streaks of five and four games. On Thursday, the Knicks recorded their second straight victory following the four-game skid when they beat the Celtics 120-117 in overtime in Boston. The Knicks blew a 12-point lead in the final five minutes of regulation. The win occurred two nights after they blew an 11-point fourth-quarter lead and held on for a 105-103 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. |
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01-28-23 | Nuggets v. 76ers -3.5 | 119-126 | Win | 100 | 5 h 58 m | Show | |
Joel Embiid will have plenty of reasons for extra motivation when the Philadelphia 76ers host the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. After all, Embiid will be going up against Denver's Nikola Jokic, who has edged him out for the league's Most Valuable Player award in each of the past two seasons. In addition, Embiid surprisingly was not selected as a starter for the upcoming All-Star Game. In the meantime, all he does is pile up eye-popping statistics for the Sixers, who have six straight victories. In a 137-133 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, Embiid hit all 13 free throws and had 26 points and 10 rebounds. It was his 18th game this season of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey led the way with 27 points and James Harden, who was named as an All-Star reserve along with Embiid, added 23. |
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01-26-23 | Spurs +13.5 v. Clippers | 100-138 | Loss | -115 | 9 h 50 m | Show | |
Fresh off one of their best victories of the season and starting to play as they expected, the Los Angeles Clippers will take their new-found success up against the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. The Clippers are on a three-game winning streak, a run that started with a 131-126 victory at San Antonio on Friday. It is their longest string of victories since a three-game streak in the middle of December. The Clippers finally have stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in a flow after both struggled with injuries and inconsistency this season. The injury bug has been a roster-wide problem for Los Angeles, as sharpshooter Luke Kennard (calf) has been out for three weeks and backup point guard John Wall (abdomen) has been sidelined for two weeks. In addition, Marcus Morris Sr. left the Clippers' 133-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday due to a rib injury. Without Morris for most of the game, the Clippers still were able to do plenty of damage with Leonard and George combining for 52 points while going 22 of 36 (61.1 percent) from the field. Norman Powell, who added 22 points, has averaged 24.3 the past four games. |
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01-26-23 | Mavs +1.5 v. Suns | 99-95 | Win | 100 | 8 h 13 m | Show | |
After opening the month by losing seven of their first eight games, the Phoenix Suns have quickly returned to form over the past week. Phoenix looks to extend its winning streak to five games when it faces the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. Cameron Johnson's return has made an immediate impact on the Suns, who cruised to a 128-97 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. Playing in his third game since returning from a knee injury that kept him out more than two months, Johnson scored 24 points in 18 minutes. Dario Saric had 19 points off the bench for Phoenix, which has moved up to a tie for sixth place in the Western Conference after dropping as low as 12th earlier this month. Even during the rough patch, Johnson said his team never panicked. "It's the NBA -- you weather storms. It's life -- you weather storms," Johnson said. "Things don't always go your way. We've found that out the past couple years. That doesn't mean you tuck tail, run, sell the farm, hide away forever. We have a lot of confidence in our group. Top to bottom." |
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01-26-23 | Cavs -8.5 v. Rockets | Top | 113-95 | Win | 100 | 6 h 26 m | Show |
In what is a testament to the grueling nature of an 82-game season, the Cleveland Cavaliers seemingly have plateaued following a roaring start that made the rest of the league take notice. The grind appears to have caught up to the Cavaliers, who will continue their three-game road trip with a game against the Houston Rockets on Thursday. With a 105-103 road loss to the New York Knicks on Tuesday, the Cavaliers dropped to 6-6 in January. The offseason addition of three-time All-Star Donovan Mitchell to an ascendant roster paid immediate dividends for the Cavaliers, whose blend of frontcourt size and backcourt dynamism yielded instant success over the opening two-plus months of the regular season. This month, Cleveland is 15th in offensive rating (115.9), and its 2.1 net rating in January is 11th overall. Even the Cavaliers' defensive rating (113.8 this month) has slumped. |
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01-26-23 | Pistons +9 v. Nets | 130-122 | Win | 100 | 6 h 13 m | Show | |
Since losing Kevin Durant to a sprained right knee two weeks ago, Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn's message to his players is, "Expect to win." While the Nets are not enduring an 11-game losing streak like last year when Durant missed 21 games, they are experiencing mixed results so far in the star forward's absence. They hope to capitalize on a steady flow of home games heading into the All-Star break, starting with a Thursday visit from the Detroit Pistons. The Nets are 2-5 since losing Durant to a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee when he collided with Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler in the third quarter on Jan. 8. Last year, they went 5-16 while Durant was sidelined from mid-January to early March due to an MCL sprain in his left knee. This month, Brooklyn lost its first two games without Durant by struggling in the fourth quarters of home games against the Boston Celtics and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then the Nets went 2-3 on a five-game trip that ended with a 137-133 loss at Philadelphia on Wednesday. Brooklyn allowed 41 points in the opening quarter, and the 76ers wound up shooting 51.2 percent from the floor and making 35 of 36 free throws. |
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01-26-23 | Bulls -6 v. Hornets | 96-111 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 4 m | Show | |
The Chicago Bulls and host Charlotte Hornets ought to be frustrated teams when they meet on Thursday night. But the agitations come for different reasons. The Bulls lost 116-110 on Tuesday night at Indiana, with a three-game winning streak ending when they couldn't protect a 21-point lead. "I don't know what the right word is -- disappointed, frustrated," Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. "These difficult losses, it also makes you understand what you've got to do, and we have not been able to make a decision to do that, quite honestly -- what we all have to do collectively. It's not one player. It's not one thing. It's a multitude of things." The Hornets will be back home from a 2-2 trip that concluded with blowout losses to Utah and Phoenix on back-to-back nights. |
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01-26-23 | Knicks v. Celtics -8.5 | 120-117 | Loss | -105 | 6 h 51 m | Show | |
The Boston Celtics will look to avoid their second three-game losing streak of the season when they begin a four-game homestand with a matchup against the New York Knicks on Thursday night. Boston was 7-0 in the second game of back-to-backs before falling 98-95 in Miami on Tuesday, one night after a 113-98 loss at Orlando. The Celtics, who entered the week on a nine-game winning streak, played the second game in Florida with a significantly short-handed lineup. They hope to return to fuller strength starting Thursday with their first of two games in three nights. Starters Jaylen Brown (injury management), Al Horford (back) and Marcus Smart (ankle) and sixth man Malcolm Brogdon (personal) were out against the Magic. "We take pride in being the deepest team, so when people are out we have to have the 'next man up' mentality," Celtics guard Derrick White said. "Obviously, two games we dropped that we could've won, so we don't look at who's playing, who's not playing." Without his usual supporting cast, Boston star Jayson Tatum scored 31 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the field and added 14 rebounds and seven assists, though he committed seven turnovers. |
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01-25-23 | Spurs v. Lakers UNDER 243.5 | 104-113 | Win | 100 | 10 h 41 m | Show | |
The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to give their newest addition a spin when they play host to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Forward Rui Hachimura was acquired from the Washington Wizards on Monday and was on the bench but not active Tuesday for the Lakers' 133-115 defeat against the Los Angeles Clippers. There would be no time like the present to debut Hachimura, who would give the Lakers fresh legs against the Spurs on the second night of a back-to-back situation for the hosts. The 6-foot-8, 230-pound Hachimura will give the Lakers size that will be needed -- even when the 6-10 Anthony Davis returns to the court. Davis has been out the past 20 games, although he could be ready to return from a stress injury to his right foot suffered against San Antonio. |
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01-25-23 | Jazz +4 v. Blazers | 124-134 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 29 m | Show | |
Damian Lillard continues to build his reputation as one of the top long-range shooters in NBA history. Lillard has moved into seventh place on the all-time 3-pointers list and is taking aim at sixth-place Vince Carter when the Portland Trail Blazers host the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Lillard made seven 3-pointers in Portland's 147-127 rout of the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Monday to raise his career total to 2,283, one more than Jason Terry. Another game with seven would allow Lillard to tie Carter. |
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01-25-23 | Raptors v. Kings -3 | 113-95 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 14 m | Show | |
The Sacramento Kings boast a pair of All-Star candidates in De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis, but reserve forward Trey Lyles might hold the key to their future success. The surging Kings have won seven of eight heading into Wednesday's matchup against the visiting Toronto Raptors. Following a breakout game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Lyles will likely figure prominently in the Raptors' scouting report. The eight-year pro was 6 of 8 from 3-point range and finished with a season-high 24 points in the Kings' 133-100 victory over Memphis on Monday. Sacramento's reserve lineups have struggled at times on the defensive end, but Lyles has made a positive impact since moving into the rotation last month. He had six rebounds and a season-high three blocked shots against the Grizzlies. |
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01-25-23 | Hawks v. Thunder +2 | 137-132 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 34 m | Show | |
The last time the Oklahoma City Thunder and Atlanta Hawks squared off, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Josh Giddey led the way in a Thunder win. Heading into Wednesday's second and final meeting between the teams, this time in Oklahoma City, Gilgeous-Alexander and Giddey enter on a hot streak and could be poised to do more damage. The duo is a big reason why the Thunder have won seven of their last nine games. Gilgeous-Alexander is coming off a 34-point effort in Sunday's 101-99 win over the host Denver Nuggets that included the deciding bucket with 9.2 seconds remaining. Gilgeous-Alexander is tied for third in the league with 99 clutch points - points scored in the game's final five minutes with the scoring margin within five points. |
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01-25-23 | Nuggets +8.5 v. Bucks | 99-107 | Win | 100 | 8 h 32 m | Show | |
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic own the last four MVP trophies, with both winning in consecutive years while bolstering the reputation of foreign-born players in the NBA. Both are having MVP-worthy seasons this year, and they will have a chance to state their cases when Antetokounmpo's Milwaukee Bucks host Jokic's Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. Not only is the game a clash of MVPs, but it also is a matchup of two of the best teams in the NBA. Milwaukee is third in the Eastern Conference, four games behind the Boston Celtics for the top spot, while Jokic has led Denver to the best record in the Western Conference. The Bucks are coming off a 150-point performance in a win at Detroit on Monday night. Milwaukee got Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton back in the lineup, and the duo supercharged the offense. Antetokounmpo had missed five games with a lingering knee issue, and Middleton had not played since Dec. 15. Middleton missed the first 20 games of the season after undergoing wrist surgery in the offseason, then was shut down after seven games in December due to knee soreness. He played 15 minutes in the win over the Pistons, amassing eight points and four assists. |
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01-25-23 | Nets v. 76ers -5 | 133-137 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 7 m | Show | |
The red-hot Philadelphia 76ers will look for their sixth consecutive victory when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. The Sixers just completed a five-game sweep on their road trip with wins over the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings. Philadelphia capped the sweep with a 129-127 come-from-behind win Saturday at Sacramento while playing without Joel Embiid and James Harden. "We were down 21 points and all we talked about was winning the game," Sixers coach Doc Rivers said. "We didn't panic. Just every timeout, we're going to win the game. Just hang in there. Came out the beginning of the third and grabbed the lead." Tyrese Maxey led the way with 32 points while Montrezl Harrell, Tobias Harris and Georges Niang each added 17. Shake Milton scored 15 and De'Anthony Melton had 14 in the balanced effort. |
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01-24-23 | Clippers -5 v. Lakers | 133-115 | Win | 100 | 9 h 4 m | Show | |
Still searching for the success that would match the optimism they possessed heading into the season, the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers meet again Tuesday amid the same old refrain: Better days are ahead. When the teams met in the first week of the season, the Clippers earned a 103-97 victory in Kawhi Leonard's return after missing last season because of knee surgery. The Clippers downed the Lakers again on Nov. 9, prevailing 114-101 as Leonard was in the midst of a 12-game absence caused by residual knee soreness and the Lakers were nearing the end of a gloomy 2-10 start to the season. When the teams meet Tuesday, the Clippers are expected to have their stars on the court, with some other key pieces close to a return for their injury-plagued roster. For the Lakers, Anthony Davis is showing signs he should be able to return this week from his current 19-game absence. The Lakers struggled when Davis went down with a foot injury, before LeBron James led a resurgence by averaging 35.1 points over his past 10 games. The Lakers have played 12 total games in that stretch and have shown their improvement by producing an 8-4 record. The Lakers not only ended the Memphis Grizzlies' 11-game winning streak at home Friday, but they followed that with a 121-112 road victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday when James scored 37 points and they came back from a 25-point halftime deficit. James hopes for bigger and better things when Davis hits the court again. |
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01-23-23 | Grizzlies v. Kings +1.5 | 100-133 | Win | 100 | 14 h 4 m | Show | |
The Memphis Grizzlies have the unenviable task of following up a draining loss with a matchup at the Pacific Division-leading Sacramento Kings when they take the court for the second half of a back-to-back Monday night in the California capital. Down 62-37 at halftime and seemingly content to coast into a more winnable game on the second night of its consecutive contests, the Grizzlies thoroughly outplayed the host Phoenix Suns in the second half Sunday night, only to fall two points short, 112-110. Ja Morant had 27 points in a team-high 37 minutes for the Grizzlies, who also have endured a one-point home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers and a one-point road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers over the past five days. To add insult to injury, a five-game trip continues Wednesday night against the Grizzlies' chief rival, the Golden State Warriors, in San Francisco. The club's two-game losing streak isn't sitting well with coach Taylor Jenkins, who watched his team sail up the Western standings with 11 straight wins before the narrow defeat in Los Angeles on Friday. |
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01-23-23 | Spurs v. Blazers -7.5 | 127-147 | Win | 100 | 14 h 36 m | Show | |
Two teams near the bottom of the Western Conference standings will be trying to dig out of losing stretches when the Portland Trail Blazers host the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. The Trail Blazers have dropped 12 of their past 16 games to fall to 13th place in the 15-team conference. San Antonio resides in 14th place after losing nine of its past 11 games. Portland seemed to have a good chance at a victory on Sunday night when it led the visiting Los Angeles Lakers by 25 points at halftime. But the Trail Blazers were outscored 75-41 in the second half while being saddled with another setback. |
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01-23-23 | Hornets v. Jazz -7.5 | Top | 102-120 | Win | 100 | 13 h 38 m | Show |
For only the fourth time since he opted to leave Utah to play for the Boston Celtics, Gordon Hayward is expected to face his former team in Salt Lake City on Monday night when his Charlotte Hornets take on the Jazz. Hayward returned to the Hornets' lineup Saturday after missing eight games with left hamstring soreness. He scored nine points in Charlotte's 122-118 victory at Atlanta. The Hornets have now won two straight, both on the road, after a five-game losing streak. |
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01-23-23 | Wolves -5 v. Rockets | 114-119 | Loss | -110 | 12 h 39 m | Show | |
With Rudy Gobert unavailable and unable to patrol the paint defensively, the Minnesota Timberwolves still proved quite able at protecting their rim and scoring down low against the Houston Rockets on Saturday. In need of a boost, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch turned to third-year center Nathan Knight who, in concert with a brilliant performance from Anthony Edwards, helped shift momentum. Knight scored 17 of his season-high 19 points in the second half while Edwards delivered a tour de force effort with a season-high 44 points to steer Minnesota to a 113-104 comeback victory in the first of back-to-back games against the Rockets. Houston will host Minnesota on Monday. Gobert is listed as questionable for Monday due to right groin soreness, an injury that has sidelined him for three straight games. The 6-foot-10 Knight helped plug a significant gap in the middle for the Timberwolves, who were without both Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns (calf). Knight added four rebounds and three steals during his impactful 25-minute stretch off the bench. |
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01-22-23 | Thunder +5.5 v. Nuggets | 101-99 | Win | 100 | 7 h 0 m | Show | |
The Oklahoma City Thunder have surprised this season despite not having rookie Chet Holmgren available, working their way into the playoff hunt with some impressive victories. One team they haven't solved is Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets, who have won the first three meetings between the teams and will go for the season sweep when they host the Thunder on Sunday night. Holmgren, the 7-footer who was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 draft, went down with a foot injury over the summer and had season-ending surgery. The Thunder have found their way behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who leads the team in scoring at 30.6 points a game. He had 37 in a 118-113 loss at Sacramento on Friday that snapped a four-game winning streak. "The team always runs through the finish line," Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said. "Great competitive level. We played exceptionally hard. ... Certainly a relevant game we can learn from." Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging nearly twice as many points as the Thunder's second-leading scorer, Josh Giddy, who is at 16.0 per game. Gilgeous-Alexander has been solid against Denver this year, averaging 32.0 points and 7.0 assists in the three games. |
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01-22-23 | Thunder v. Nuggets OVER 238.5 | 101-99 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 58 m | Show | |
The Oklahoma City Thunder have surprised this season despite not having rookie Chet Holmgren available, working their way into the playoff hunt with some impressive victories. One team they haven't solved is Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets, who have won the first three meetings between the teams and will go for the season sweep when they host the Thunder on Sunday night. Holmgren, the 7-footer who was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 draft, went down with a foot injury over the summer and had season-ending surgery. The Thunder have found their way behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who leads the team in scoring at 30.6 points a game. He had 37 in a 118-113 loss at Sacramento on Friday that snapped a four-game winning streak. "The team always runs through the finish line," Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said. "Great competitive level. We played exceptionally hard. ... Certainly a relevant game we can learn from." Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging nearly twice as many points as the Thunder's second-leading scorer, Josh Giddy, who is at 16.0 per game. Gilgeous-Alexander has been solid against Denver this year, averaging 32.0 points and 7.0 assists in the three games. |
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01-22-23 | Grizzlies -9 v. Suns | 110-112 | Loss | -116 | 7 h 53 m | Show | |
The Memphis Grizzlies will look to return to the win column on Sunday night when they continue their season-high five-game road trip against the Phoenix Suns. The Grizzlies squandered a 13-point lead in the third quarter and saw their franchise-record-tying 11-game winning streak end with a 122-121 setback at the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. "Disappointed because we didn't play to our standard. I don't care about a streak," Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said. Jenkins didn't stop there. "They outcompeted us for 48 minutes. Plain and simple. ... Terrible effort," he said. Ja Morant said his team's downfall was due in part to giving the Lakers additional looks at the basket. "We gave up too many second-chance points. Just have to win the 50-50 plays," Morant said. "We've got a lot of good (things going), but a lot of cleaning up to do." |
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01-22-23 | Grizzlies v. Suns UNDER 233 | 110-112 | Win | 100 | 7 h 51 m | Show | |
The Memphis Grizzlies will look to return to the win column on Sunday night when they continue their season-high five-game road trip against the Phoenix Suns. The Grizzlies squandered a 13-point lead in the third quarter and saw their franchise-record-tying 11-game winning streak end with a 122-121 setback at the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. "Disappointed because we didn't play to our standard. I don't care about a streak," Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said. Jenkins didn't stop there. "They outcompeted us for 48 minutes. Plain and simple. ... Terrible effort," he said. Ja Morant said his team's downfall was due in part to giving the Lakers additional looks at the basket. "We gave up too many second-chance points. Just have to win the 50-50 plays," Morant said. "We've got a lot of good (things going), but a lot of cleaning up to do." |
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01-22-23 | Knicks -1 v. Raptors | 116-125 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 7 m | Show | |
The Toronto Raptors will have one final chance this month to take advantage of their home court when they host the New York Knicks on Sunday before going on a seven-game road trip. The Raptors have dropped three straight after losing 106-104 to the injury-depleted Boston Celtics on Saturday to open a brief two-game homestand. They were 1-2 on their previous road trip, defeating the Knicks 123-121 in overtime on Monday. The Raptors, who led by as many as 11 points in the first quarter Saturday, took a four-point advantage into the fourth against the Celtics, who were without Jayson Tatum (wrist). "There were a lot of times when we controlled the ball, pursued the ball, contested at the rim, blocked shots at the rim, etc.," Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. "And then there's just too many times when it's a straight-line drive and a layup, right? We just can't give those up." The Knicks also have dropped three straight after losing 139-124 to the host Atlanta Hawks on Friday. |
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01-22-23 | Knicks v. Raptors UNDER 222.5 | 116-125 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 2 m | Show | |
The Toronto Raptors will have one final chance this month to take advantage of their home court when they host the New York Knicks on Sunday before going on a seven-game road trip. The Raptors have dropped three straight after losing 106-104 to the injury-depleted Boston Celtics on Saturday to open a brief two-game homestand. They were 1-2 on their previous road trip, defeating the Knicks 123-121 in overtime on Monday. The Raptors, who led by as many as 11 points in the first quarter Saturday, took a four-point advantage into the fourth against the Celtics, who were without Jayson Tatum (wrist). "There were a lot of times when we controlled the ball, pursued the ball, contested at the rim, blocked shots at the rim, etc.," Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. "And then there's just too many times when it's a straight-line drive and a layup, right? We just can't give those up." The Knicks also have dropped three straight after losing 139-124 to the host Atlanta Hawks on Friday. |
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01-22-23 | Pelicans +7.5 v. Heat | 96-100 | Win | 100 | 3 h 45 m | Show | |
If there is a bright spot to the Miami Heat's uneven and unpredictable season, it's the play of reserve guard Victor Oladipo. The Heat, who will host the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday afternoon, are thrilled that Oladipo finally seems healthy. The last time he played even half a season was in 2017-18, when he was a first-time All-Star. Since then, he has not played more than 36 games in any of the following four seasons. However, in Miami's 115-90 loss to Dallas on Friday night, Oladipo scored a team-high 20 points making 9 of 12 shot attempts, including a pair of 3-pointers. "Just being assertive, being aggressive, getting to the spots where I feel comfortable and trying to play at a high level," Oladipo said of his performance. Despite the disappointing loss to Dallas, Miami is a solid 9-5 over its past 14 games. The Heat haven't lost consecutive games since dropping two straight one month ago (Dec. 20-23). |
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01-22-23 | Pelicans v. Heat OVER 217 | 96-100 | Loss | -110 | 3 h 43 m | Show | |
If there is a bright spot to the Miami Heat's uneven and unpredictable season, it's the play of reserve guard Victor Oladipo. The Heat, who will host the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday afternoon, are thrilled that Oladipo finally seems healthy. The last time he played even half a season was in 2017-18, when he was a first-time All-Star. Since then, he has not played more than 36 games in any of the following four seasons. However, in Miami's 115-90 loss to Dallas on Friday night, Oladipo scored a team-high 20 points making 9 of 12 shot attempts, including a pair of 3-pointers. "Just being assertive, being aggressive, getting to the spots where I feel comfortable and trying to play at a high level," Oladipo said of his performance. Despite the disappointing loss to Dallas, Miami is a solid 9-5 over its past 14 games. The Heat haven't lost consecutive games since dropping two straight one month ago (Dec. 20-23). |
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01-22-23 | Clippers v. Mavs OVER 222.5 | 112-98 | Loss | -110 | 2 h 48 m | Show | |
The Clippers had lost nine of 11 entering Friday's contest, but coach Tyronn Lue said the victory over the Spurs could signal a new beginning. "I felt it this morning," Lue said. "I think having our guys back and everyone going back to their natural roles helps us out a lot. With Kawhi and PG (Paul George) on the floor, we play at a high level." Los Angeles is looking for its second straight victory over Dallas after winning 113-101 at home on Jan. 11. The Clippers won despite another stellar performance by Mavericks star Luka Doncic, who had 43 points and 11 rebounds. The game marked the ninth time in 27 regular-season and playoff games that Doncic has scored 40 points against the Clippers. Dallas snapped a three-game losing streak with a 115-90 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday. Doncic had 34 points and 12 rebounds, Spencer Dinwiddie added 19 and Reggie Bullock scored 15 on 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point range. Bullock has struggled from 3-point range for much of the season but is 19 of 29 (66 percent) over his past four games. |
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01-22-23 | Clippers v. Mavs -1.5 | Top | 112-98 | Loss | -110 | 2 h 50 m | Show |
The Los Angeles Clippers' injury-plagued season has been marked by constant lineup adjustments and inconsistent play, but there are promising signs ahead. The Clippers look to build on their best-shooting game of the season when they continue their four-game road trip against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Despite its .500 record, Los Angeles remains a viable title contender thanks to stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. When the pair is on the court together, the Clippers are as dangerous as any team in the league. The problem has been keeping them both on the floor. Los Angeles has struggled to build momentum with Leonard and George missing a combined 41 games due to injury or illness. Friday was just the third game the duo played together this month. Not surprisingly, the Clippers looked like a different team with both stars in the lineup. Leonard led the way with a season-high 36 points in Friday's 131-126 win over the San Antonio Spurs. The five-time All-Star also contributed seven assists, four rebounds and two steals. |
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01-21-23 | Rockets +8 v. Wolves | Top | 104-113 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 0 m | Show |
The injury report was long and the recent schedule unforgiving, yet for a team that disappointed over the first half of the schedule, the Minnesota Timberwolves finally displayed some impressive mettle Thursday. Despite being down a pair of starters in Karl-Anthony Towns (calf) and Rudy Gobert (groin) plus reserve guards Austin Rivers and Jordan McLaughlin, the Timberwolves rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit and improved to 6-1 at home this month with a 128-126 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Minnesota has won seven of its last 10 contests. The Timberwolves will host the Houston Rockets on Saturday in the first of back-to-back games between the teams, with the home-and-home series concluding on Monday in Houston. After blowing a late lead against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, the Timberwolves mustered the gumption to overcome Toronto. They did so with a collective effort led by D'Angelo Russell, who scored 16 of his 25 points in the fourth, Anthony Edwards (23 points, seven assists, three steals) and Kyle Anderson, who posted a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double. |
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01-20-23 | Nets v. Jazz -7.5 | Top | 117-106 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 29 m | Show |
The Brooklyn Nets hope a late, though unsuccessful, comeback attempt on Thursday at Phoenix will give them some momentum entering a Friday game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. After falling behind the Suns by 24 points in the third quarter, the Nets rallied behind the hot hand of Kyrie Irving to pull within two in the final seconds. Though the Nets wound up losing 117-112 to fall to 0-4 since Kevin Durant was lost to a knee injury, Brooklyn coach Jacque Vaughn hopes his team learned a lesson. |
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01-19-23 | Warriors v. Celtics OVER 240.5 | 118-121 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 4 m | Show | |
The surging Boston Celtics can even their regular season series with the visiting Golden State Warriors when the teams meet Thursday night. Golden State, which beat Boston in last year's NBA Finals, defeated the Celtics 123-107 at home on Dec. 10. Klay Thompson (34 points) and Stephen Curry (32) led the Warriors' offense in that victory. Curry's 32-point effort included six 3-pointers. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 31 points and nine rebounds. Brown has missed Boston's last three games with a groin injury that occurred against the New Orleans Pelicans on Jan. 11. He is listed as questionable for Thursday's game. Brown is averaging 27.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said he expected Brown to miss "about a week." The Warriors (16.3) and Celtics (15.6) enter Thursday's game ranked first and second among NBA teams in 3-pointers made per game. It will be Golden State's first trip to Boston since clinching its fourth championship in eight seasons in Game 6 of the NBA Finals last year. The matchup also features two of the league's top scorers in Boston's Jayson Tatum at 31.1 points per game and Curry at 29.3 points, although with 30 games played, Curry is just outside of qualification for the scoring-title chase. |
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01-18-23 | Kings v. Lakers UNDER 245.5 | 116-111 | Win | 100 | 10 h 54 m | Show | |
Surging while on a four-game winning streak, the Sacramento Kings will visit Los Angeles on Wednesday to meet the Lakers with some payback in mind. The Kings have won their last four games, including a 132-119 road victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday in a streak that started after a home defeat to the Lakers on Jan. 7. That 136-134 loss came despite 34 points and nine assists from De'Aaron Fox and 25 points and 12 rebounds from Domantas Sabonis. It is just one of three defeats for Sacramento in the past 10 games, in a stretch that includes a victory over the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets. The Kings' past four games have included an average of 135.5 points per contest in two victories over the Houston Rockets and one each against the Orlando Magic and Spurs. Harrison Barnes scored 29 points at San Antonio, while Fox had 23 and Sabonis had 18 with 18 rebounds. Fox leads the Kings with 23.8 points per game, while Sabonis is on top with 12.6 rebounds. Barnes delivers 15.2 points, but during the four-game winning streak that average is up to 25.5 points. Sabonis, who has delivered 20 consecutive double-doubles, was named the most recent Western Conference player of the week. He has averaged 18.5 points, 14.3 rebounds and 10.3 assists during the win streak. The next step for the Kings? Improving the defense. |
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01-18-23 | Pacers +4.5 v. Thunder | 106-126 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 7 m | Show | |
After playing much of the last two seasons firmly in the shadow of Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey is starting to find some time in the spotlight. Heading into Wednesday's matchup with the visiting Indiana Pacers, Giddey is playing the best basketball of his young career. The second-year guard has scored 20 or more points in three consecutive games, including a 28-point performance in Sunday's win at Brooklyn, which matches a career-high. Giddey has scored at least 20 points in eight of his last 12 contests. "Josh has been really good," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "He's being aggressive, he's making the right play, he's playing super-efficient basketball. The kid works hard and he has the mental (game), for sure." Over the last nine games, Giddey is shooting 52.7 percent from the floor, raising his season percentage to 47.9 after shooting just under 42 percent as a rookie. |
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01-17-23 | 76ers v. Clippers OVER 222.5 | 120-110 | Win | 100 | 9 h 51 m | Show | |
Undefeated on the road since the start of the new year, the Philadelphia 76ers will be in a slightly different travel scenario when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night in a game that will pit Sixers coach Doc Rivers against his former team. On Sunday, the Sixers picked up their third road victory in three tries this month, this one against the Los Angeles Lakers. Afterward, there was no postgame travel itinerary as the team was able to stay put in rainy Southern California. Using a new-look starting lineup, Philadelphia went down to the wire against the much-improved Lakers, earning a 113-112 victory after Joel Embiid provided an insurance basket with 45.7 seconds remaining. Embiid then disrupted a potential game-winning shot by the Lakers' Russell Westbrook in the final seconds. In his fourth game since missing a handful of contests because of left foot soreness, Embiid had 35 points and 11 rebounds in 36 minutes. It was his second game of a back-to-back after he scored 30 points in 36 minutes of a victory at Utah on Saturday. James Harden added 24 points for Philadelphia on Sunday, a day after he scored 31 against the Jazz, with 18 coming in the fourth quarter of another one-point victory, 118-117. |
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01-16-23 | Rockets +5.5 v. Lakers | Top | 132-140 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 52 m | Show |
After reaching a major milestone Sunday, Lakers star LeBron James will set his sights on one of the NBA's most storied records as soon as Monday when Los Angeles hosts the Houston Rockets. James reached the 38,000-point plateau in Sunday's 113-112 loss to the visiting Philadelphia 76ers and will begin to take aim at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record of 38,387 points as he tracks down a historic moment that figures to come next month. While Abdul-Jabbar saw a major scoring decline in his later seasons, including a 10.1 points-per-game mark in his final season of 1988-89, James is as productive as ever in his advancing age. James has averaged 29.2 points in 33 games this season after turning 38 late last month. More productivity came against the Sixers, as James scored his 12th point of the game on a jump shot from the top of the key with 5:43 remaining in the first quarter to reach 38,001 for his career. He had 16 of his 35 points in the first quarter. James has been bothered by a sore ankle as of late and was listed as probable going into Sunday's game, leaving a chance he could rest on the second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers lost their third consecutive game but have been far more competitive recently with a five-game winning streak through the first week of the month. |
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01-16-23 | Suns v. Grizzlies UNDER 229 | 106-136 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 30 m | Show | |
The short-handed Phoenix Suns will face a formidable challenge when they wrap up a four-game trip against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. Memphis is riding a season-high nine-game winning streak, the longest active streak in the NBA, while Phoenix has lost 11 of its last 13. Ja Morant is averaging 28.9 points in seven appearances during the Grizzlies' streak. The star point guard had 23 points, 10 assists and arguably the dunk of the year in Saturday's 130-112 win over the Indiana Pacers. Desmond Bane added 25 points for Memphis, which is a season-high 16 games over .500. The Grizzlies certainly made a believer out of Pacers coach Rick Carlisle. |
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01-16-23 | Heat v. Hawks OVER 222.5 | 113-121 | Win | 100 | 4 h 3 m | Show | |
The New Jersey Devils will look to continue their record success in road games when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Monday. The Devils became the first team in NHL history to win 17 of their first 20 road games with a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. The Sharks dropped to 1-3-1 in their past five games with a 7-1 loss against visiting Edmonton on Friday. New Jersey, which has won four straight, will face a San Jose squad that's won a league-worst four home games, with a 4-12-6 record at SAP Center this season. Trailing 1-0, the Devils tied the game on Tomas Tatar's power-play goal at the 12:51 mark of the first period before Erik Haula gave New Jersey a 2-1 lead early in the second period. After the Kings tied the game midway through the period, Nikita Okhotiuk and Ryan Graves scored to give the Devils a two-goal cushion entering the third period. Jesper Bratt's empty-net goal with 1:04 left capped the Devils' sixth straight win on the road. |
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01-16-23 | Celtics v. Hornets +8.5 | 130-118 | Loss | -115 | 2 h 47 m | Show | |
The Boston Celtics own the best record in the NBA. Now, they seem to be unleashing even more productive resources. Malcolm Brogdon has turned out to be a fine addition to the roster this season. He could be pressed into more extensive duty when the Celtics take on the Hornets on Monday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C. "I think that's what makes our team so special," Boston standout Jayson Tatum said. "We've got guys like that who are sacrificing." This will be a rematch of Boston's 122-106 victory on the same court Saturday night. The Celtics have won six in a row, with Tatum leading the team in scoring in five of those games. Yet without Jaylen Brown, the Celtics' backcourt barely missed a beat. That's because Brogdon poured in a season-high 30 points. That was the most points allowed by Charlotte to a player coming off the bench this season. |
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01-15-23 | Kings v. Spurs UNDER 247 | Top | 132-119 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 26 m | Show |
The Sacramento Kings look to build on a three-game winning streak and on their best start in 17 years when they square off against the struggling San Antonio Spurs on Sunday in the Alamo City. The matchup is between the highest-scoring team in the NBA (Sacramento) and the squad that allows the most points in the league (San Antonio). The Kings (23-18) are five games over .500 for the first time since 2006, which is also the most recent year Sacramento has earned a spot in the postseason. The Kings head to Texas after a 139-114 home win over Houston on Friday -- the second win over the Rockets in a two-day span. Domantas Sabonis had 19 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high 16 assists to produce his fourth triple-double of the season and set the pace for Sacramento. Harrison Barnes had a team-high 27 points for the Kings, De'Aaron Fox added 24, Terence Davis scored 22, Malik Monk hit for 15 and Trey Lyles tallied 13 off the bench as Sacramento shot 54.7 percent from the floor and canned 20 of their 40 3-point attempts. The victory was punctuated by the fourth-quarter ejections of the Kings' Monk and Chimezie Metu and Houston's Garrison Mathews and Tari Eason when two pairs tussled after Matthews fouled Monk during the chase for a loose ball. |
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01-15-23 | Thunder v. Nets -5 | 112-102 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 29 m | Show | |
In their first game without Kevin Durant for at least two weeks, the Brooklyn Nets struggled to find offense, especially down the stretch against the Boston Celtics. After producing one of their lowest-scoring games of the season, the Nets play their second game without Durant when they host the improving Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night. Brooklyn is dealing with a knee injury to Durant for the second straight season. Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of a sprained left knee that cost him 21 games and saw the Nets lose 15 times. In their first game since Durant sprained his left knee in a collision with Jimmy Butler a week ago in Miami, the Nets were held to 16 points in the fourth quarter and could not keep pace with the NBA's best team in a 109-98 loss Thursday night. The Nets were held under 100 points for the sixth time and shot 45.2 percent after shooting at least 50 percent in 11 of their previous 15. Brooklyn also fell to 14-2 in its past 16 games and is hoping to avoid consecutive losses for the first time since Nov. 13-15, when consecutive road losses to the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings dropped its record to 6-9. The Nets are also hoping for a more efficient showing from Kyrie Irving. Irving led Brooklyn with 24 points but also shot 9-of-24, including a 3-of-10 showing in the fourth quarter. |
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01-14-23 | Mavs v. Blazers -1.5 | Top | 119-136 | Win | 100 | 11 h 41 m | Show |
Luka Doncic just prevailed in a duel with LeBron James and now he has back-to-back shootouts with Damian Lillard on the slate. Two of the most dangerous shooters in the NBA will be firing away this weekend, beginning Saturday night when the Doncic-led Dallas Mavericks visit Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers. Dallas has beaten Portland six straight times by an average of 25 points entering the two-game set. The finale is Sunday, also in Portland. Doncic leads the NBA in scoring at 34.3 points per game and has tallied 40 or more points on nine occasions, including outings of 50, 51 and his career-best 60. Lillard ranks ninth in scoring at 28.2 points and is coming off a 50-point effort in a 119-113 home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was his 13th career 50-point output during the regular season. Yet the Trail Blazers have lost a season-worst five straight games and 10 of their past 13. But somehow, Portland is the small favorite. We're not falling into this trap. |
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01-13-23 | Rockets +9.5 v. Kings | Top | 114-139 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 0 m | Show |
Houston Rockets big man Alperen Sengun gets a rare encore performance on the road when he and his mates duel the host Sacramento Kings in a rematch Friday night. While most in attendance were watching Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis pursue a 22nd career triple-double, Sengun snatched a very first of his own with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the Rockets' 135-115 loss in the California capital on Wednesday. Sabonis failed on his bid to triple-up, going for 25 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, but joined with Sacramento's own surprise contributor -- Trey Lyles -- to rally the Kings from a fourth-quarter deficit to a win not nearly as one-sided as the final score might indicate. Paced by Sengun, the Rockets led by as many as eight and 101-100 with 8:44 to go before Lyles had 12 points in the Kings' 35-14, game-ending flurry. While the defeat went down simply as an eighth straight for the Rockets, it proved historic for Sengun, who at age 20 became the youngest in franchise history to record a triple-double. He also was the first Rockets center to post a triple-double since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1997. |
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01-13-23 | Warriors -8.5 v. Spurs | 144-113 | Win | 100 | 8 h 34 m | Show | |
The San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors will participate in a history-making game on Friday in the Alamo City. The game will be played in the Alamodome in a game expected to break the NBA regular-season attendance record. As of Wednesday, the Spurs had sold more than 63,000 tickets, which eclipses the standing record of 62,046 that watched the Bulls and Hawks play in 1998 in the Georgia Dome. The stated capacity for the Alamodome for Friday's game is 68,000, which would include standing-room tickets. The previous record for an NBA game at the stadium, which was the home of the Spurs from 1993-2002, is 39,554 for San Antonio's Game 2 win against the Knicks in the 1999 NBA Finals. The largest crowd in NBA history was established in 2010 when 108,713 fans saw the All-Star Game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. |
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01-13-23 | Pelicans v. Pistons UNDER 235 | Top | 116-110 | Win | 100 | 7 h 4 m | Show |
The New Orleans Pelicans go from one extreme to the other in their current five-game road trip. The Boston Celtics notched their NBA-best 30th victory with a 125-114 win over the Pelicans on Wednesday. New Orleans now visits Detroit on Friday -- the Pistons lead the league in losses with 33. The Pelicans have the Western Conference's third-best record but have lost five of their last seven games. They're trying to survive without two of their top players, as Zion Williamson (hamstring) and Brandon Ingram (toe contusion) remain out indefinitely. New Orleans stuck close most of the way in Boston behind CJ McCollum, who poured in 38 points. |
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01-12-23 | Thunder v. 76ers UNDER 233.5 | Top | 133-114 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 40 m | Show |
The Philadelphia 76ers had little trouble dispatching the depleted Detroit Pistons in consecutive games. The task will be a bit more daunting when the Sixers host the improved Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. Joel Embiid led the way with 36 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocked shots in a 147-116 rout of the Pistons on Tuesday. James Harden added his 72nd career triple-double with 16 points, 15 assists, and 12 rebounds. "They had tons of guys out. They're injured," Sixers coach Doc Rivers said of the Pistons. "They're young, and so, you know, for us, I just thought we had a professional game. We came out and played the right way. Built the lead and got our guys that need to play some minutes, which was great." Embiid had missed the three previous games with left foot soreness, so his stellar play had to be encouraging. |
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01-11-23 | Spurs v. Grizzlies OVER 238.5 | 129-135 | Win | 100 | 6 h 57 m | Show | |
Two days after a 121-113 win over San Antonio, the Memphis Grizzlies host the Spurs again Wednesday night planning to welcome Ja Morant back to the lineup and gunning for their eighth consecutive victory. Despite playing without Morant (right thigh), the Grizzlies had seven players score in double figures Monday. Tyus Jones had a team-high 24 points and dished out six assists in the comeback win. It was his second straight game starting in place of Morant and his second straight 20-plus point outing. Steven Adams added a double-double (13 points, 15 rebounds) in his return from a one-game absence (illness). Jaren Jackson Jr. had 16 points and five blocks, while Dillon Brooks and Desmond Bane added 15 points apiece in the win. Santi Aldama and Ziaire Williams added 13 and 11 points, respectively, off the bench. The Grizzlies led for three quarters until an 11-1 run to open the fourth quarter gave the Spurs a 103-98 lead with less than nine to play. But a key steal by Brooks late in the fourth quarter, which led to Bane making a 3-pointer, helped Memphis to a 116-109 lead with 4:29 to play in the game. The Grizzlies never trailed the rest of the way. |
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01-11-23 | Spurs v. Grizzlies -13.5 | Top | 129-135 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 1 m | Show |
Two days after a 121-113 win over San Antonio, the Memphis Grizzlies host the Spurs again Wednesday night planning to welcome Ja Morant back to the lineup and gunning for their eighth consecutive victory. Despite playing without Morant (right thigh), the Grizzlies had seven players score in double figures Monday. Tyus Jones had a team-high 24 points and dished out six assists in the comeback win. It was his second straight game starting in place of Morant and his second straight 20-plus point outing. Steven Adams added a double-double (13 points, 15 rebounds) in his return from a one-game absence (illness). Jaren Jackson Jr. had 16 points and five blocks, while Dillon Brooks and Desmond Bane added 15 points apiece in the win. Santi Aldama and Ziaire Williams added 13 and 11 points, respectively, off the bench. The Grizzlies led for three quarters until an 11-1 run to open the fourth quarter gave the Spurs a 103-98 lead with less than nine to play. But a key steal by Brooks late in the fourth quarter, which led to Bane making a 3-pointer, helped Memphis to a 116-109 lead with 4:29 to play in the game. The Grizzlies never trailed the rest of the way. |
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01-11-23 | Wolves v. Pistons +6.5 | 118-135 | Win | 100 | 5 h 14 m | Show | |
The Minnesota Timberwolves have gotten hot since an embarrassing home loss to the Detroit Pistons to end 2022. They'll be looking for a little revenge when they visit Detroit on Wednesday. Detroit won the first meeting 116-104 on New Year's Eve by outscoring Minnesota 66-40 in the second half. That was the Timberwolves' sixth straight loss, but they've turned things around in January. Minnesota is 4-0 this month, including a 104-96 victory at Houston on Sunday. The victory didn't come easy, though. The Timberwolves trailed by as many as 20 in the first half and were still down by four entering the fourth quarter. Then they held the Rockets to 15 points in the final 12 minutes while scoring 27 of their own to win it. "It was literally a matter of whenever we were going to sit down and start guarding people, we'd get back in the game, no matter what the deficit was," Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. D'Angelo Russell had a team-high 22 points in the game and backcourt partner Anthony Edwards added 21 despite left-hip soreness. |
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01-11-23 | Bulls v. Wizards -1 | 97-100 | Win | 100 | 5 h 10 m | Show | |
A tough road loss isn't about to discourage the Chicago Bulls, who appear to be on the upswing at the season's midway point. And they will look to return to the win column when they visit the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. Chicago had won eight of 11 games before it came out on the losing end of a 107-99 decision against the Boston Celtics on Monday. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 27 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter. Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 13 rebounds. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Chicago, which trailed by two points with two minutes remaining against the Eastern Conference-leading Celtics. |
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01-10-23 | Suns v. Warriors OVER 229.5 | 125-113 | Win | 100 | 9 h 41 m | Show | |
The Phoenix Suns hope to extend a winning streak and end a losing skid at the same time when they visit the Golden State Warriors and possibly Stephen Curry on Tuesday night in San Francisco. In a duel between last year's Western Conference regular-season and NBA postseason champs, Phoenix exacted a double-dose of revenge for their disappointing ending last May with 134-105 and 130-119 home wins over Golden State early this season. Now the Suns will try to make it four straight wins over the Warriors dating to last season. The Suns were 15-6 at one point before plummeting of late, dropping to 20-21 after losing nine of 10, including the last six in a row. Playing without Devin Booker, Cam Johnson, Cameron Payne and season-long holdout Jae Crowder, Phoenix has failed to score 100 points in any of its last four games. The Suns were held to 98 in their most recent outing Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, a 14-point home loss during which Chris Paul joined his teammates on the sidelines with a hip injury. Paul remains out for the Golden State game as Phoenix tips off a seven-day, four-game trip. With or without Paul, Deandre Ayton insisted the Suns are capable of bigger and better things. |
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01-09-23 | Spurs v. Grizzlies UNDER 238.5 | 113-121 | Win | 100 | 10 h 24 m | Show | |
The red-hot Memphis Grizzlies will look to extend their winning streak to seven games when they host the slumping San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. The Grizzlies beat Utah 123-118 on Sunday night despite playing without leading scorer Ja Morant, top rebounder Steven Adams and productive bench performer Brandon Clarke. Morant (27.2 points per game, 8.0 assists per game) was a late scratch due to right thigh soreness. Adams (8.0 ppg, 11.2 rebounds per game) was out due to an illness. Clarke (10.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg) missed his fourth consecutive game due to a hip injury. Tyus Jones got the start in place of Morant and scored 21 points and dished out six assists. Desmond Bane added team highs in points (24) and assists (nine) in 31 minutes of action. Xavier Tillman got the start with Adams out and tallied nine points, nine rebounds and three assists in a season-high 33 minutes. Bane has been slowly working his way back into top shape after missing 17 games with a right big toe sprain. Following the win over the Jazz, the third-year pro said he's almost back to where he was before the injury. |
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01-08-23 | Jazz +7.5 v. Grizzlies | 118-123 | Win | 100 | 8 h 36 m | Show | |
Despite trading their three-time All-Stars in Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert this past offseason, the Jazz has been bolstered by the much-improved Lauri Markkanen, who continues to play at an All-Star level. The Finnish big man had 49 points Thursday in a 131-114 win in Houston, and he dropped in 28 during a rough 126-118 loss at Chicago on Saturday. Markkanen has improved remarkably in the two seasons since his four-year tenure at Chicago ended. He spent the 2021-22 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. |
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01-07-23 | Lakers v. Kings -8 | 136-134 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 56 m | Show | |
The Los Angeles Lakers will attempt to stretch their season-best winning streak to five games when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. Los Angeles has been trying to dig out of an early season 2-10 hole and has yet to reach the .500 mark this season. But the recent run, which includes a 130-114 home victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, has Los Angeles sitting at 18-21. LeBron James is encouraged after the team's recent performances, which have come without fellow star Anthony Davis (foot). "We're playing some good basketball," James said after the Friday victory. "We've got to continue to keep stacking quarters, keep stacking halves and keep stacking games because we're a team that gets a little confidence and then we want to keep going." James sat out the Lakers' 112-109 home win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday due to an illness. He returned to have a solid all-around game against the Hawks with 25 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds. The 38-year-old veteran has scored 30 or more points in nine of his past 12 appearances. |
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01-06-23 | Pistons v. Spurs UNDER 236 | 109-121 | Win | 100 | 11 h 33 m | Show | |
The Pistons head to San Antonio on the heels of a stunning 122-119 victory over injury-depleted Golden State in San Francisco on Saddiq Bey's game-winning 28-foot 3-pointer that beat the final buzzer. "It was tough. I don't even remember. I kind of blacked out a little bit," Bey said of his winning shot. "I had one second so I didn't have that much time to think, so I had to shoot it. I'm just grateful it went in." Bey was back in his role as the Pistons' sixth man after Killian Hayes returned from a suspension. "To me, Saddiq is a sixth starter," Detroit coach Dwane Casey said. "Him being in the second unit is no demotion for him. He's responded to it and he's handling it like a pro. He's done his job. He's as important as anybody on our team to us." Bojan Bogdanovic hit five of Detroit's 16 3-pointers in the game and finished with a team-high 29 points. Jalen Duren racked up an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double, while Bey added 17 points, Alec Burks 15, Isaiah Stewart 13, Jaden Ivey 12, and Hayes distributed a game-high 13 assists. Detroit has alternated losses and wins in the first four outings of its five-game road trip, which ends in San Antonio on Friday. The Pistons' victory allowed them to earn a sweep of the season series with Golden State. |
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01-06-23 | Blazers +1.5 v. Pacers | 99-108 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 42 m | Show | |
The Trail Blazers were ready for the Pacers in the teams' previous encounter on Dec. 4. Jerami Grant scored 28 points and Damian Lillard added 21 in his first game in over two weeks due to a calf strain. While Portland was victorious on that night, it has lost five of its last seven games overall. The Trail Blazers began their three-game road trip with a 113-106 setback to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. "I think we're just really inconsistent right now," Lillard said. "Not only from game to game but from quarter to quarter. We're just not able to sustain that level of focus, that level of urgency, the energy." Lillard scored 27 points and Grant added 26, despite being hobbled with a left quad contusion. Those performances notwithstanding, Portland coach Chauncey Billups took issue with the team's approach right out of the chute. The Trail Blazers committed 18 turnovers that led to 22 points by the Timberwolves. |
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01-05-23 | Jazz v. Rockets OVER 230.5 | 131-114 | Win | 100 | 7 h 58 m | Show | |
For the first month of the season, the Utah Jazz were the surprise of the NBA, and even a stretch of eight losses in 10 games did little to diminish the spark with which they played. But now Utah is in the midst of a five-game losing skid, with a cumulative margin of defeat of just 15 points. The Jazz took their second one-possession loss to the Sacramento Kings in five days on Tuesday, falling 117-115 when De'Aaron Fox converted a driving layup inside the final second. The Jazz will open a three-game road trip on Thursday against the Houston Rockets, seeking to reclaim the positivity that characterized the opening weeks of their season. |
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01-04-23 | Grizzlies v. Hornets OVER 235.5 | 131-107 | Win | 100 | 7 h 9 m | Show | |
The Memphis Grizzlies like to go fast, and they have backcourt personnel fully capable of doing so. That might be a good trait for the Grizzlies in any situation and perhaps even better going into Wednesday night's road game against the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets can't seem to slow down anybody. "The fouling crushes you," Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said. "Not getting back on defense crushes you." Memphis will arrive with the guard combination of Ja Morant and Tyus Jones, a duo that seems to be growing together as they tear through opponents. "As far as our chemistry, I feel like it's just tough to guard," Morant said. "You have two guys out there on the floor who can create for everybody and themselves. It allows us to get out and run even more." Across the past dozen games, the Hornets are toward the bottom of the NBA in fastbreak points allowed. |
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01-03-23 | Wizards v. Bucks -7.5 | 113-123 | Win | 100 | 11 h 46 m | Show | |
The Washington Wizards can claim their sixth consecutive win and second against the host Milwaukee Bucks in three days when the two teams meet again on Tuesday. Washington extended its ongoing run to five games and six of the last seven on Sunday with a 118-95 rout in Milwaukee. The Wizards were without Bradley Beal, who missed his third consecutive game with a hamstring injury, but successfully capitalized on the Bucks playing without two-time league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. Washington attacked the interior with Kristaps Porzingis going for 22 points and Rui Hachimura delivering 26 points off the bench. Sunday marked Hachimura's fifth consecutive double-figure-scoring effort since returning to the lineup, including his third game of 21 points or more. It bumped his average over the last six to 19 points per game. |
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01-02-23 | Nuggets v. Wolves +2.5 | 111-124 | Win | 100 | 10 h 58 m | Show | |
When the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired Rudy Gobert from Utah this offseason, it looked like he might be the final piece they needed to become a contender. But with a new calendar year upon it, Minnesota is far from the top and searching for answers. The Timberwolves have lost six in a row, the last a demoralizing home loss to the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night, and now face the top team in the Western Conference when the Denver Nuggets come to Minneapolis on Monday night. Minnesota is five games under .500 and sits 11th in the Western Conference. Center Karl-Anthony Towns has not played since Nov. 28 due to a right calf strain but should be returning shortly, but he won't play against Denver, which makes the task of defending two-time MVP Nikola Jokic that much tougher. Minnesota is 6-10 since Towns went out with the injury. Gobert has faced Jokic many times when he was with the Jazz, and Monday should be another challenge for him. |
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01-01-23 | Kings +5 v. Grizzlies | 108-118 | Loss | -110 | 14 h 53 m | Show | |
One game was agonizing enough for Domantas Sabonis to sit out with a right thumb injury, and his past two performances contributed to two electrifying wins for the Sacramento Kings, who describe the forward as a walking double-double. Sabonis and the Kings look to usher in 2023 with a third straight win when the surprising Pacific Division leaders visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night. At 19-15, the Kings are six percentage points ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers for the division lead after getting one-point home wins over the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz. Sabonis sat out Tuesday's 113-106 loss to Denver with an avulsion fracture of his ulnar collateral ligament after being hurt in the fourth quarter against the Washington Wizards on Dec. 23. In Sacramento's past two wins, Sabonis continued to rack up double-doubles. On Friday, he totaled 28 points and 11 rebounds for his 12th straight double-double and 25th overall. Sabonis joined DeMarcus Cousins and LaSalle Thompson as the only players in franchise history with double-doubles in 12 straight games or more. |
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12-31-22 | Cavs v. Bulls UNDER 224.5 | Top | 103-102 | Win | 100 | 7 h 15 m | Show |
The Cleveland Cavaliers, coming off a trio of rough defensive showings, hope to snap their three-game losing streak on Saturday night when they visit the Chicago Bulls. Cleveland is in the midst of its second-longest skid of the season and faces the possibility of Darius Garland sitting out due to a sprained right thumb. Garland was injured Thursday in the fourth quarter of the Cavaliers' 135-126 loss at Indiana when he collided with Pacers forwards Oshae Brissett and Jalen Smith. The Cavaliers won eight of their first nine games this season, when they were allowing 103.9 points per contest. Then came a five-game losing streak from Nov. 7-13 when the Cavaliers allowed 118.8 points per game and 51.1 percent from the field. Cleveland followed up its five-game slide by winning 14 of 19 starting with a double-overtime victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Nov. 18. During the 19-game run, the Cavaliers allowed 101 points per game and earned nine double-digit wins. The final game of the hot streak was a 114-106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Dec. 21. Since then, the Cavaliers dropped home games to the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets before allowing their highest point total of the season at Indiana. |
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12-31-22 | Knicks v. Rockets UNDER 224 | Top | 108-88 | Win | 100 | 7 h 9 m | Show |
Momentum is fickle, and over the course of an 82-game schedule, there are enough twists and turns to make sustained excellence difficult for most teams. As recently as Dec. 20, the New York Knicks were riding high. On that date, the Knicks extended their winning streak to a season-best eight consecutive games with a 132-94 dismantling of the Golden State Warriors that seemed to confirm that all of their pieces were meshing perfectly. The Knicks have not tasted victory since. On Thursday, they suffered their fifth consecutive defeat, a 122-115 road loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the second stop of the "Texas Triangle" that will end on Saturday against the host Houston Rockets. The Knicks were again without guard Jalen Brunson (hip) and forward RJ Barrett (finger), and their absences have played a role in the team's ineffective play of late. However, much of the blame can be linked to the Knicks' defense, which has the worst defensive rating in the league -- 125.6 points per possession allowed -- during their losing skid. The Knicks are 11th overall in defensive rating on the season, according to NBA.com. |
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12-31-22 | Mavs v. Spurs UNDER 231.5 | Top | 126-125 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 3 m | Show |
The Dallas Mavericks will look to expand on a five-game winning streak when they travel south to square off against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday in this season's first battle between the Lone Star State rivals. The Mavericks have been rolling over the past two weeks, riding otherworldly play from superstar Luka Doncic and a solid contribution from the team's role players to their most successful stint of the campaign. Dallas heads to the Alamo City after a 129-114 win at home over Houston on Thursday in which Doncic racked up his second straight triple-double, amassing 35 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds. It was his eighth triple-double of the season. The Mavericks' supporting cast was up to the task, too, on Thursday. Christian Wood added 21 points, Dwight Powell went 8 of 8 from the floor and tallied a season-high 19 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 18 points and Spencer Dinwiddie contributed 15. "I did ask a couple of players that we needed to step up and not wait for Luka, and they responded," Dallas coach Jason Kidd said. "We talked about it before the game and they understand the time or the stress we put on Luka. So we needed some guys to be able to get some easy baskets and take that stress off of him, and they did that tonight." The Mavericks, who rely mostly on execution in half-court sets, had a season-best 25 fast-break points in Thursday's win. It's taken awhile but Dallas is finally coming together and look capable of making a repeat run deep into the playoffs. |
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12-30-22 | Blazers v. Warriors OVER 231.5 | 112-118 | Loss | -110 | 13 h 2 m | Show | |
The NBA's best home team will encounter one of its winningest road clubs Friday night when the Golden State Warriors host the Portland Trail Blazers in San Francisco. This edition of the twice-a-year Damian Lillard homecoming occurs as his Trail Blazers have lost some of their road magic. Portland has lost three in a row on the road, but at 10-10 remains one of only three teams in the NBA with double-digit road wins through Thursday. This will be the first of four meetings this season between these Western Conference playoff hopefuls. The Warriors have won three straight at home over the Trail Blazers over the past two seasons, each victory coming by at least 10 points. |
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12-29-22 | Knicks v. Spurs UNDER 226.5 | 115-122 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 19 m | Show | |
The New York Knicks and host San Antonio Spurs will look to get back on the winning track when they square off for the first time this season on Thursday night. Both teams dropped games on the road on Tuesday. New York has lost four straight, while the Spurs have been defeated in five of their past seven outings. The Knicks fell 126-121 in overtime in Dallas as Luka Doncic scored a franchise-high 60 points, including a bucket following an intentionally missed free throw with 1 second remaining to send the game to an extra period. New York lost after being up by nine points with 33 seconds left in regulation. Look for both teams to get back to an emphasis on defense. |
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12-28-22 | Wolves +6.5 v. Pelicans | Top | 118-119 | Win | 100 | 10 h 48 m | Show |
The New Orleans Pelicans just played one of their better games of the season while short-handed. They expect to be stronger when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. On Monday night, the Pelicans defeated the visiting Indiana Pacers 113-93 despite the absence of their top two scorers: Zion Williamson (illness) and Brandon Ingram (toe). In addition, another starter, Herbert Jones Jr., was sidelined due to health and safety protocol. Two more key rotation players, Trey Murphy III and Dyson Daniels, also were out, both because of non-COVID illnesses. Williamson, who has missed the past three games, said after practice Tuesday that he would play against the Wolves, and coach Willie Green said Murphy and Daniels are probable. Ingram will miss the Wednesday contest, and Jones was listed as questionable. New Orleans gave at least 17 minutes to all nine players that were available Monday and all but one scored. |
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12-28-22 | Lakers v. Heat UNDER 225.5 | Top | 98-112 | Win | 100 | 9 h 25 m | Show |
The Miami Heat conclude a four-game homestand on Wednesday, hosting a Los Angeles Lakers team at the midpoint of a pivotal five-game road swing. Los Angeles won the second game of its road trip Tuesday, snapping a four-game skid with a 129-110 rout of Orlando. Russell Westbrook went for a triple-double of 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 13 assists. "I have a responsibility when I have the ball in my hands to make guys better," Westbrook said in his postgame interview with Spectrum SportsNet. "I take pride in that." LeBron James scored 28 points despite shooting 0-of-7 from beyond the 3-point arc. Thomas Bryant scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Troy Brown Jr. scored 15 points, Patrick Beverley added 14 points and Lonnie Walker IV chipped in 10. The win marked a significant turnaround from the defensive woes that had plagued the Lakers over the previous four games, including the trip-opening loss on Christmas Day at Dallas. The 124-115 defeat capped a stretch of the Lakers allowing 130.5 points per game over the four-game skid. In each of its last seven losses, Los Angeles has given up at least 122 points. The Lakers have not allowed more than 119 points in any of their last five wins, dating back to Dec. 4. |
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12-27-22 | Lakers +3.5 v. Magic | Top | 129-110 | Win | 100 | 10 h 38 m | Show |
Two teams trending in opposite directions will meet when the Orlando Magic host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. While Orlando has won eight of its last nine, Los Angeles has lost four in a row. The Lakers began a five-game trip with a 124-115 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. After taking a nine-point lead into halftime, Los Angeles was outscored 51-21 during a disastrous third quarter. "We have to know that it's a 48-minute game; it's not a 24-minute game," Los Angeles coach Darvin Ham said. "We kind of took our foot off the pedal defensively. To give up a 51-point third quarter is just unacceptable. It's completely unacceptable. That's not who we are. That's not who we're going to be." Lakers star LeBron James scored 38 points in the loss. His seven-game streak of at least 30 points is the longest active streak in the league. Los Angeles is being forced to rely on James minus center Anthony Davis, who is out indefinitely with a stress injury in his right foot. The line is telling us that the Lakers are to break the Orlando cover streak here. |
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12-27-22 | Lakers v. Magic UNDER 235.5 | Top | 129-110 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 37 m | Show |
Two teams trending in opposite directions will meet when the Orlando Magic host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. While Orlando has won eight of its last nine, Los Angeles has lost four in a row. The Lakers began a five-game trip with a 124-115 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. After taking a nine-point lead into halftime, Los Angeles was outscored 51-21 during a disastrous third quarter. "We have to know that it's a 48-minute game; it's not a 24-minute game," Los Angeles coach Darvin Ham said. "We kind of took our foot off the pedal defensively. To give up a 51-point third quarter is just unacceptable. It's completely unacceptable. That's not who we are. That's not who we're going to be." Lakers star LeBron James scored 38 points in the loss. His seven-game streak of at least 30 points is the longest active streak in the league. Los Angeles is being forced to rely on James minus center Anthony Davis, who is out indefinitely with a stress injury in his right foot. |
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12-26-22 | Hornets v. Blazers -6 | Top | 113-124 | Win | 100 | 25 h 23 m | Show |
The Charlotte Hornets experience nothing but trouble in Portland and they aim to end a 14-game skid in the Rose City when they visit the Trail Blazers on Monday night. Charlotte last won in Portland on March 29, 2008 when the team was known as the Bobcats and Emeka Okafor was the squad's high scorer with 21 points. Trail Blazers icon Damian Lillard was a high school senior. The Hornets will take another shot at ending the skid during the fifth contest of a six-game road trip that ends Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors. Charlotte is 2-2 on the excursion after outlasting Los Angeles Lakers 134-130 on Friday. The Hornets have won two of their last three games after losing their previous eight contests. Gordon Hayward scored the tiebreaking points with 6.3 seconds left and P.J. Washington added two free throws to seal it. |
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12-25-22 | Suns +3.5 v. Nuggets | 125-128 | Win | 100 | 11 h 35 m | Show | |
Last year the Denver Nuggets had the reigning MVP but were left off the NBA's Christmas Day schedule, which some viewed as a snub. Nikola Jokic winning the MVP for a second straight year was too much for the NBA to ignore, so Denver is anchoring the daylong slate of Sunday games. The Nuggets will host the Phoenix Suns in the late matchup, but they won't have their full complement of players. Forward Jeff Green suffered a sprained left finger and a hand fracture in Friday's game and will miss at least four weeks, so he will not be on the primetime Christmas showdown. "I love a TV game. Don't ever turn it down but I don't worry too much about it," Jamal Murray said. "Either I'm playing on Christmas or I'm spending a day with the family." Denver enters Sunday on a three-game winning streak and tied with Memphis for first place in the Western Conference. The Nuggets beat the Grizzlies on Tuesday without Murray, who was resting his sore left knee, and Michael Porter Jr. Porter missed 13 games with a left heel strain but returned Friday night against Portland. He scored 18 points in 27 minutes. |
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12-23-22 | Pistons v. Hawks UNDER 233 | 105-130 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 51 m | Show | |
The visiting Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks will try to bounce back from disappointing losses when they meet on Friday for the third time this season. The Pistons were hammered 113-93 by the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday and have lost four straight games. Also Wednesday, the Hawks fell 110-108 to the Chicago Bulls on a last-second shot that ended their modest two-game winning streak. Atlanta won the first two games of the season between the teams in Detroit, 118-113 on Oct. 26 and 136-112 on Oct. 28, one of seven games the Pistons have lost by at least 20 points this season. The Hawks have won the past three contests against Detroit that have been played in Atlanta. Atlanta continues to have trouble closing games. |
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12-22-22 | Wizards v. Jazz OVER 229.5 | 112-120 | Win | 100 | 7 h 17 m | Show | |
On Wednesday night, the University of Utah men's basketball team took advantage of a Utah Jazz rest day and played No. 20 TCU on the NBA court just down the street from campus. A couple of players near and dear to the hearts of the Runnin' Utes program will be in the same arena Thursday night when the Washington Wizards visit the Jazz in Salt Lake City. Former Utah standout Kyle Kuzma, having arguably his best NBA season yet, continues to lead the Wizards. Kuzma was an instrumental part of Washington's 121-112 win over the Jazz in D.C. last month, totaling 23 points with eight rebounds and six assists. In his latest outing Tuesday night, the 2017 All-Pac-12 first-teamer scored 29 points with six rebounds and six assists to lift Washington to a 113-110 win at Phoenix. The win snapped a 10-game losing streak for the Wizards, who were in the midst of winning six of seven games when they faced Utah on Nov. 12. |
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12-21-22 | Bulls v. Hawks UNDER 236 | Top | 110-108 | Win | 100 | 8 h 2 m | Show |
The Bulls bounced back on Tuesday after taking a 150-126 beating from the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday in Minneapolis. It was the fourth-most points Chicago has given up in regulation and the most since the Bulls allowed 152 against the Detroit Pistons on Nov. 3, 1982. "It's always great to win, but it's more about how you play," Chicago coach Billy Donovan said after the victory at Miami. "How you play as a group and how you play as a team. It was great to see their hard work rewarded because I felt they put a lot of effort into the game." Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and 12 rebounds for his 14th double-double, DeMar DeRozan had 24 points and Zach LaVine scored 21 against the Heat. "It was good to get a win, get that positive feeling a little bit, especially after that very tough, terrible loss," Vucevic said. "It was needed. Hopefully, we can learn from this." Chicago's Derrick Jones Jr. left the Tuesday game in the third quarter due to a left ankle sprain and did not return. Atlanta's Clint Capela (right calf strain) will miss his third consecutive game on Wednesday. |
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12-20-22 | Wizards v. Suns UNDER 229 | 113-110 | Win | 100 | 10 h 5 m | Show | |
The Phoenix Suns will look for a fourth consecutive win on Tuesday when they complete a pair of back-to-back games as the sputtering Washington Wizards visit. Phoenix blasted the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 130-104 on Monday behind a season-high 28 points from Chris Paul. The Suns posted a 12th straight head-to-head victory over the Lakers, who played without LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook. Deandre Ayton gave Phoenix 21 points and 11 rebounds, his third double-double with at least 21 points in his past four games. Monday marked Ayton's return to the lineup from an ankle injury that sidelined him the previous two contests. "My ankle is good," Ayton said following the win. "I tried my best to stay on top of (rehabilitation)." Ayton's play on the interior worked in conjunction with Phoenix's red-hot shooting performance from the outside. The Suns knocked down 20 of 39 3-point attempts in the win despite playing without leading scorer Devin Booker. Booker, who scored 58 points on Saturday against the New Orleans Pelicans, has missed three of the team's past five games due to a groin injury. His status for the Tuesday contest was uncertain. Phoenix also lost Josh Okogie in the second half on Monday due to right hip soreness. |
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12-19-22 | Magic v. Hawks UNDER 230.5 | 125-126 | Loss | -110 | 3 h 25 m | Show | |
The Atlanta Hawks will be looking for revenge when they begin a three-game homestand on Monday against the Orlando Magic, who have won six in a row. In their last meeting on Dec. 14 in Orlando, the Magic scored a franchise-record 50 points in the first quarter against the Hawks. It was the most points allowed by Atlanta in a quarter this season and gave the Magic the momentum needed to cruise to a 135-124 win. A franchise-record eight Orlando players scored in double figures in that victory. That was Orlando's first win against Atlanta this season. The Hawks had won the first two games, by 10 and 17 points. This will be the final game of the season series. The Magic began their four-game road trip with two wins over the Boston Celtics, including a 95-92 victory on Sunday. Paolo Banchero scored 31 in helping the Magic extend its winning streak to six, their longest since March 2019. |
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12-18-22 | Wizards +4.5 v. Lakers | 117-119 | Win | 100 | 9 h 55 m | Show | |
Anthony Davis has been able to avoid significant injuries so far this season, but he will sit out due to right foot soreness when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Washington Wizards on Sunday. It will be only the fourth game Davis has missed this season, but the Lakers haven't yet pinned down the severity of the injury. Davis has been injury-prone over his previous 10 seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans (seven) and Lakers (three), averaging just 60.4 games per season. Los Angeles surely is hoping the current ailment doesn't lead to a substantial absence. Davis injured the foot during Friday night's 126-108 home victory over the Nuggets, apparently when he collided with the leg of Denver star Nikola Jokic while both players were in the air. The eight-time All-Star is enjoying a solid campaign with averages of 27.4 points and 12.1 rebounds in 25 games. Fellow star LeBron James said after Friday's game that he's hoping it will be a short absence for Davis. |
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12-18-22 | Nets v. Pistons +8.5 | 124-121 | Win | 100 | 6 h 30 m | Show | |
The scorching Brooklyn Nets can complete the sweep of a four-game road trip with a victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. The Nets have won five straight games and nine of their last 10 games, although their most recent victory did not come easy. Brooklyn needed a Kyrie Irving 3-pointer just before the final buzzer to defeat the Toronto Raptors 119-116. Irving had never previously drained a buzzer-beating game-winner in his career. He wasn't supposed to take the final shot. Coach Jacque Vaughn drew up a play for Kevin Durant, but Durant felt Irving had the hot hand. |
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12-18-22 | Warriors +6 v. Raptors | 126-110 | Win | 100 | 5 h 28 m | Show | |
One team will end a losing streak Sunday when the short-handed Golden State Warriors visit the Toronto Raptors. The Warriors, who will be without Stephen Curry (partially dislocated left shoulder) for a few weeks, lost Friday to the host Philadelphia 76ers 118-106 for their third successive defeat. The Warriors were also without Draymond Green (quadriceps) and Andrew Wiggins (thigh). Meanwhile, Kyrie Irving made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer Friday to give the visiting Brooklyn Nets a 119-116 victory over the Raptors, who lost their fourth straight. The Raptors were without O.G. Anunoby (hip) for the third consecutive game and Gary Trent Jr. (quadriceps) was a late scratch. The Warriors did get some good news when Wiggins was cleared to return to practice on Thursday. He was injured while scoring 36 points against the Houston Rockets on Dec. 3. This is the first meeting of the season between the teams who met in 2019 NBA Finals, won by Toronto. The Warriors, the reigning NBA champions, will be playing the fourth game of a six-game trip. The Raptors will complete a three-game homestand. |
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12-18-22 | Knicks v. Pacers | 109-106 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 33 m | Show | |
It's been almost a decade since the New York Knicks won consecutive playoff games. But if everything goes as Tom Thibodeau hopes, the Knicks will rely in the spring on their experiences this week in Chicago. The Knicks will look to continue surging Sunday afternoon, when they are slated to visit the Indiana Pacers in a battle of longtime Eastern Conference rivals. Both teams were off Saturday after playing on the road Friday, when the Knicks rolled past the Chicago Bulls 114-91 and the Pacers squandered a double-digit fourth-quarter lead in a 118-112 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The win was the sixth straight for the Knicks, who extended their longest winning streak in two seasons by winning back-to-back games in Chicago. New York outlasted the Bulls 128-120 in overtime on Wednesday night. |
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12-18-22 | Knicks v. Pacers OVER 227 | 109-106 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 20 m | Show | |
The Pacers endured that rollercoaster Friday against the Cavaliers, who are in the thick of the race for the top overall seed in the Eastern Conference. Indiana led for more than 27 straight minutes between the second and fourth quarters and held its biggest lead at 103-90 with nine minutes left before Donovan Mitchell sparked Cleveland's comeback by scoring 16 points down the stretch, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:41 remaining. The loss was the seventh in the last 10 games for the Pacers, whose last four defeats have been by six points or fewer against teams that are currently occupying a playoff or play-in spot. Indiana lost to the Brooklyn Nets 136-133 on Dec. 10 before falling to the Miami Heat 87-82 on Monday. The loss Friday dropped the Pacers (15-15) into a three-way tie with the Heat and Atlanta Hawks for seventh in the East, 1 1/2 games behind the Knicks, who are in the final guaranteed playoff spot. |
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12-17-22 | Pelicans v. Suns UNDER 227.5 | 114-118 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 14 m | Show | |
The New Orleans Pelicans had won seven consecutive games after taking two home games against the Phoenix Suns in three days last week. They have lost both of their games since. The Suns went to Houston from New Orleans and lost their fifth consecutive game Tuesday night. But they ended that streak with a 111-95 victory against the Clippers on Thursday night in Los Angeles. Phoenix and New Orleans will play each other for the third time in nine days and the final time this season when they meet Saturday night in Phoenix. "I'm happy we finally got a win out of this road trip, and we're going to try to keep this train moving," Suns guard Chris Paul said at the end of the 1-3 trip. Devin Booker, who missed two games because of hamstring tightness, returned against the Clippers and scored 14 points. |
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12-17-22 | Jazz +4 v. Bucks | 97-123 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 20 m | Show | |
On a night when the Utah Jazz picked up a second consecutive win over the team that had the best record in the Western Conference, the Milwaukee Bucks had one of those games you would just rather forget. Milwaukee fell behind Memphis by 15 points at the end of the first quarter, trailed by 29 at halftime, was outscored 47-30 in the third quarter and ended up getting blown away 142-101 by the Grizzlies on the road. "We were just beaten soundly in every way, shape and form, and we have to own that," Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. The Jazz will try to build on the momentum they gained with a pair of nice victories over the New Orleans Pelicans at home earlier this week and the Bucks will try to get back to their usual selves when the two teams meet up Saturday in Milwaukee. |
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12-17-22 | Blazers v. Rockets UNDER 228.5 | 107-95 | Win | 100 | 7 h 17 m | Show | |
Houston shot 9-for-33 (27.3 percent) from three on Thursday in its 111-108 loss to the Heat. The Rockets are shooting 33.7 percent from deep this season, which would be the team's lowest three-point percentage since 2005-06 (33.2%).
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12-17-22 | Jazz v. Bucks UNDER 230.5 | 97-123 | Win | 100 | 7 h 9 m | Show | |
On a night when the Utah Jazz picked up a second consecutive win over the team that had the best record in the Western Conference, the Milwaukee Bucks had one of those games you would just rather forget. Milwaukee fell behind Memphis by 15 points at the end of the first quarter, trailed by 29 at halftime, was outscored 47-30 in the third quarter and ended up getting blown away 142-101 by the Grizzlies on the road. "We were just beaten soundly in every way, shape and form, and we have to own that," Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. The Jazz will try to build on the momentum they gained with a pair of nice victories over the New Orleans Pelicans at home earlier this week and the Bucks will try to get back to their usual selves when the two teams meet up Saturday in Milwaukee. The Bucks should be plenty rested. Budenholzer let his reserves play most of the second half after it was clear that a win just wasn't in the cards. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who only played 26 minutes, and Bobby Portis led Milwaukee in scoring with 19 points apiece. |
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12-17-22 | Grizzlies v. Thunder UNDER 234 | 109-115 | Win | 100 | 7 h 5 m | Show | |
Dillon Brooks doesn't lead the Memphis Grizzlies in any of the traditional defensive categories. But Brooks' defensive intensity has been among the major catalysts for the seven-game winning streak the Grizzlies carry into the game against the Thunder on Saturday in Oklahoma City. "I don't get the steals or the big-time blocks, but I'm going to give fits to whoever I got that night," Brooks said. In Memphis' most recent game, a 142-101 throttling of Milwaukee on Thursday, Brooks was a major reason Bucks star Khris Middleton finished with more turnovers (four) than points (three), going just 1 of 12 from the field. Ja Morant draws plenty of headlines, but Brooks has been one of the Grizzlies' most important players. "(Brooks) is the ultimate competitor, and he wants to win," Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said. "That is what it comes down to. We talk all the time about his energy, his spirit, the tone-setting he has, but he is relentless in how he approaches the game." Brooks figures to draw another tough assignment against the Thunder, when he will likely spend significant time guarding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who comes into Saturday's game averaging 31.2 points per game -- third-best in the NBA. |
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12-14-22 | Wolves +6.5 v. Clippers | 88-99 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 8 m | Show | |
The Los Angeles Clippers are "oh, so close" to being whole again and just showed what their full potential can be in advance of a meeting with the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. The Clippers got off to a hot start Monday, overcame a second-quarter lull and cruised to a 113-93 victory over the NBA-best Boston Celtics. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George led the Clippers in scoring as expected, with a combined 51 points, but it was the Los Angeles defense that showed why the team is finally becoming one to reckon with. The Clippers held the Celtics below 100 points for the first time this season, showing a complete package in just the eighth game this season that Leonard and George have played together. "We did a great job pretty much across the whole board," George said. "... Of course, you could nitpick and probably clean up a lot of possessions, but I think when you look at this game overall, we did pretty much everything that we wanted to do from a game plan standpoint." Close to a return is sharpshooter Norman Powell (groin), who would give Los Angeles its full array of talent. After missing the last seven games, Powell could be back as soon as Wednesday. As well-rounded as the Clippers can potentially be as a team, it is Leonard that was expected to guide the way. His 25 points Monday came mostly on 10-of-12 shooting from the field. |
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12-14-22 | Cavs +2.5 v. Mavs | 105-90 | Win | 100 | 5 h 11 m | Show | |
Free throws have been especially costly this season for the Dallas Mavericks, who host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. Dallas is 14-13 while shooting just 72.7 percent from the foul line, which ranks 29th in the league. Memphis is the only team with a lower percentage (70.2). "Literally, we'd probably have five more wins if we could shoot free throws," Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said. "Easily. It's just the way it goes. We went through the same things early last year and for some reason it's been an Achilles heel." Dallas showed some improvement in its last game, a 121-114 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. The Mavericks snapped a two-game losing skid while making 21 of 25 (84 percent) from the foul line. Luka Doncic returned after missing one game to rest his right quad contusion and tallied 38 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, while Spencer Dinwiddie recorded his first double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 assists. Doncic has opened the season by scoring at least 20 points in 34 straight games, matching Mark Aguirre's 1983-84 Mavericks record. The Mavericks have won seven of the past eight meetings against Cleveland. They will face the Cavs twice in the next four days, as Dallas hosts Portland on Friday before starting a four-game road trip Saturday in Cleveland. |
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12-14-22 | Hawks v. Magic UNDER 225 | 124-135 | Loss | -110 | 3 h 1 m | Show | |
The suddenly surging Orlando Magic will carry a three-game winning streak into the finale of a five-game homestand Wednesday night when they host the Atlanta Hawks. Orlando lost nine straight and 11 of 12 prior to a 116-111 overtime defeat of the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 7. That win led to successive home victories over Toronto on Friday and Sunday. The winning streak is just the second of the Magic's season, and the team's longest since February 2021. The most recent time Orlando won four games in a row was the first four games of the 2020-21 season. "We're asking our guys to defend at a high level, which they did," Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said after Orlando's 111-99 win over the Raptors on Sunday. "We are asking them to share the basketball and move the basketball, which they did. They're trusting each other and communicating with each other, staying poised down the stretch, which they've done. "We're moving in the right direction, and we've got to continue to that." Rookie standout Paolo Banchero's return to the lineup last month from a nearly three-week absence has helped buoy Orlando. Banchero's 20 points Sunday marked his fourth consecutive game with at least 20. He is also averaging 8.8 rebounds in that stretch. Second-year wing Franz Wagner also has keyed the Magic's winning streak. He followed a season-high 34-point performance in the first win over Toronto with 23 points and 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range in the second victory. |
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12-12-22 | Cavs v. Spurs UNDER 220 | 111-112 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 30 m | Show | |
The San Antonio Spurs will look to add to their modest winning streak and get some of their walking wounded back in the rotation when they square off with the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. The Spurs (8-18) head home after a quick but successful road jaunt, druing which they defeated the Miami Heat 115-111 on Saturday to win their second straight game. San Antonio got two late jumpers from Devin Vassell and held on as the Heat missed two 3-point attempts in the closing seconds. "In general, the whole team did a good job," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "They're behind the curve coming out every night with all the injuries, and they haven't missed a beat. They've competed really well and we hit some timely shots (against Miami) down the stretch." San Antonio was led by Keldon Johnson's 21 points in the win and got a career-high 19 from Romeo Langford. Vassell, who had missed the Spurs' previous contest due to a knee injury, contributed 18 points. Doug McDermott added 13 points and San Antonio shot 53.8 percent from the floor and forged a 46-32 rebounding advantage. |
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12-11-22 | Raptors v. Magic UNDER 222.5 | 99-111 | Win | 100 | 6 h 51 m | Show | |
The Orlando Magic will be try to complete a two-game sweep of the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday, which would give them their first three-game winning streak of the season. The Magic beat the Raptors 113-109 Friday night to win their second straight game following a nine-game slide. The game was tied when Franz Wagner made a putback after Markelle Fultz missed a jumper with 26.9 seconds to play in the fourth quarter. "He's about winning," Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said after Wagner scored 34 points. "We've said this from the beginning of the year: He's one of the most competitive guys I've been around. Add that to the basketball IQ on top of that, that's what makes him special." Wagner shot 12-of-15 from the field and made all eight of his free throws. |