INGLEWOOD, California.- At the start of the fourth quarter, at 2:33 without Stephen Curry or Kawhi Leonard on the court, the Clippers were +4, extending their lead over the Warriors to 13. It didn’t seem like enough: Stephen Curry was starting to heat up. Advertisement It wasn’t. Curry scored 27 of his 35 points in…
After a brief break to bring you our annual Tanking Rankings, we’re back to our regular bi-weekly programming: The World’s Most Accurate NBA Power Rankings. But first, an update to those Tanking Rankings, detailing exactly how well the 10 NBA lottery teams, now set in stone, have navigated to the bottom of the standings: Advertisement…
Los Angeles Clippers (25-28, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (33-19, third in the Western Conference) Houston; Wednesday, 8 pm Eastern Time BETMGM SPORTS BETTING LINE: Rockets -8.5; plus/minus is 210.5 Advertisement In summary: Houston faces Los Angeles in a matchup between Western Conference teams. The Rockets are 19-15 against Western Conference teams….
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been busy this week ahead of the NBA trade deadline. They traded forward De’Andre Hunter in a three-team trade that brought them guards Keon Ellis and Dennis Schroder, and then acquired 11-time All-Star guard James Harden from the Los Angeles Clippers for Darius Garland. While it’s debatable whether those moves immediately…
The Los Angeles Clippers reportedly traded James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland on Tuesday in the biggest trade yet of what has already been an active week at the NBA trade deadline. Shortly after the deal, Harden spoke about it with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. He denied requesting a trade, according to Shelburne….
The Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers wasted no time after initial reports of a James Harden trade surfaced and reached a deal to send the former MVP to Ohio in exchange for Darius Garland and a second-round pick. It’s a deal that certainly wasn’t expected after Cleveland’s previous season in which the Cavs were…
The Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back from a poor performance against the Phoenix Suns on Friday by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers with a 130-111 victory. Jarrett Allen’s 40-point performance led the way. Allen was simply the best player on the court in what was the most impressive game of his entire career. Portland had absolutely…
HOUSTON – By the time the Oklahoma City Thunder scored their third 3-pointer in the span of 60 seconds at the start of the fourth quarter, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka, furious at his team’s compounding mistakes, stormed onto the court heading straight for Reed Sheppard. Sheppard, who was the culprit for two of the…
Utah Jazz (13-25, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (22-18, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Monday, 7 pm Eastern Time Bottom line: Utah will try to stop its four-game road streak when the Jazz visit Cleveland. Advertisement The Cavaliers are 14-9 on their home court. Cleveland is seventh in the Eastern Conference…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 135-119 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. Mitchell, who made 16 of 27 field goals, also had nine rebounds and six assists. Jaylon Tyson added 27 points on 10-of-13 shooting and a team-high 11 rebounds. Evan Mobley and…
