Category: NBA Basketball

Marcus Smart out against Raptors

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From Scott Pollack of B/R: Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been ruled outfor Monday’s contest against the Toronto Raptorsbecause of a right thumb sprain. Coach Brad Stevens noted, per Celtics announcer Sean Grande, that Smart underwent a scan on his thumb. Although the thumb “didn’t look too bad,” the team has opted to take the safe route. Smart is just one of several Boston players who will miss Monday’s game. As a result, the Celtics’ depth will be put to the test on Monday, as Tim Bontemps of ESPN pointed out: Smart averaged 12.9 points, 4.9…

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Kevin Durant out for Jazz game

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From nba.com news services: Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant is out for Tuesday’s game against the Utah Jazz due to health and safety protocols, the team announced on Monday. Durant played 38 minutes in the Nets’ loss to the Washington Wizards on Sunday. He tallied 28 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. The Nets have not announced what caused Durant to be placed under the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The former Kia NBA MVP is averaging 28.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists over his first six games with Brooklyn.

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January 3, 2021 NBA Recap

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Who Got it Done pt rb ast Stephen CurryGSW vs. POR 62 5 4   8-16 3-pt Jamal MurrayDEN @ MIN 36 5 4 Zach LaVineCHI vs. DAL 39 6 5   3 stl Paul GeorgeLAC @ PHO 39 3 4   7-10 3-pt Jalen BrunsonDAL @ CHI 31 5 7 Kyrie IrvingBRK vs. WAS 30 5 10   2 stl , 2 blk Enes KanterPOR @ GSW 24 12 1 Malik BeasleyMIN vs. DEN 25 7 5   2 blk Jayson TatumBOS @ DET 24 8 12   2 blk B. BogdanovićUTA @ SAS 28…

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Bulls guard Tomas Satoransky and staff member test positive for COVID-19

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From Eric Woodyard of ESPN: Chicago Bulls guard Tomas Satoransky and a team support staff member have tested positive for COVID-19, according to head coach Billy Donovan. “He’s obviously got to quarantine and he’s going through the league protocols with that,” Donovan said ahead of Sunday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. “We had another support staff person test positive, but the guys that were out on that road trip are still out, they’re not available tonight, so we’ve pretty much have the same group that we had on those three road games, well the last…

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January 2, 2020 NBA Recap

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Who Got it Done pt rb ast Malcolm BrogdonIND vs. NYK 33 3 7   7-10 3-pt Terry RozierCHO @ PHI 35 2 3   7-11 3-pt N. VučevićORL vs. OKC 30 13 2 Tobias HarrisPHI vs. CHO 24 9 6   4 stl , 3 blk Collin SextonCLE @ ATL 27 2 3   3 stl Brandon IngramNOP vs. TOR 31 6 4   11-14 ft John WallHOU vs. SAC 28 4 6   3 stl , 2 blk Eric BledsoeNOP vs. TOR 19 5 10 Fred VanVleetTOR @ NOP 27 8 5 Gordon HaywardCHO…

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Evan Fournier will be out against the Thunder on Saturday night

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According to Josh Robbins of The Athletic, Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier will miss the team’s Saturday night game against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to back spasms. LLC Through five games, Fournier is averaging 14.8 points, 2.0 assists and 1.6 rebounds.

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James Harden out against Sacramento Kings with ankle injury

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From Joseph Zucker of B/R: Houston Rockets star James Harden will not play Saturday against the Sacramento Kings because of a sprained right ankle, according to Mark Berman of Fox 26. While Harden has primarily made headlines for his reported trade request, he is off to another dominant start this season in Houston. In three games for the 1-2 Rockets, the 2018 NBA MVP is averaging a league-best 37.0 points per game to go along with 11.0 assists and 5.3 rebounds. Last season, Harden averaged a league-high 34.3 points per game—the third straight season in which he was…

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HOF Coach Paul Westphal dies at age 70

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From nba.com official release: Hey, now you’re immortal,” Paul Westphal said in relating what someone told him when they learned he was going to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. “No,” Westphal said during his induction speech in September 2019, responding to the well-wisher, “immortality doesn’t come from basketball.” As we pause to remember Westphal, and share how saddened we are at his passing, we recognize how prophetically spot-on he was. “Westy” will not be immortalized for just playing basketball. He will be remembered for how he lived…

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New Year’s Day 2021 NBA Recap

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Who Got it Done pt rb ast Anthony DavisLAL @ SAS 34 11 5   2 stl Damian LillardPOR @ GSW 34 4 8   6-10 3-pt Mike ConleyUTA vs. LAC 33 2 7   7-14 3-pt Bradley BealWAS @ MIN 31 3 7 G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. CHI 29 12 8   10-18 ft Jamal MurrayDEN vs. PHO 31 4 5   2 stl Kawhi LeonardLAC @ UTA 20 16 9   3 blk CJ McCollumPOR @ GSW 28 1 4   3 stl DeMar DeRozanSAS vs. LAL 23 9 7 LeBron JamesLAL @ SAS 26 11…

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