According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic will miss the team’s Sunday game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a sprained left thumb.
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February 29, 2020 NBA Recap
Who Got It Done pt rb ast R. WestbrookHOU @ BOS 41 8 5 3 stl Ja MorantMEM vs. LAL 27 6 14 Andre DrummondCLE vs. IND 27 13 4 4 stl CJ McCollumPOR @ ATL 35 5 5 2 stl D. SabonisIND @ CLE 18 13 9 2 stl Trae YoungATL vs. POR 25 4 15 10-10 ft T.J. WarrenIND @ CLE 30 3 6 Kevin LoveCLE vs. IND 20 12 7 M. RobinsonNYK vs. CHI 23 10 2 2 blk J. ValančiūnasMEM vs. LAL 22…
Read MoreNBL adds tenth team
From nbl.com.au ; The Hungry Jack’s National Basketball League is set to return to Tasmania for the 2021-22 season following a landmark agreement between the Tasmanian Government and the NBL. NBL Owner and Executive Chairman Larry Kestelman and Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein announced today that the league’s 10th team would be based in Tasmania. Under the agreement, the Tasmanian Government will become the sponsor of the new team and undertake a significant redevelopment of the Derwent Entertainment Centre (DEC) in Hobart. The new Tasmanian team will play the majority of…
Read MoreCairns pushes series to decisive Game 3 with 85-74 win
From nbl.com.au: The Cairns Taipans have answered every challenge so far in a remarkable #NBL20 campaign and they responded to the call on Sunday at Cairns Convention Centre to fix up what went wrong Friday and beat the Perth Wildcats 85-74 in Game 2 of the semi-final series. MVP Bryce Cotton was simply unstoppable on Friday night despite the best defender in the league DJ Newbill making him work hard for everything he earned. Cotton still delivered 42 points including 10/19 shooting from three and the Snakes just couldn’t let…
Read MoreMinnesota Timberwolves to buy out Allen Crabbe
The trade deadline in the NBA does mean an end to roster modifications for teams. Players who were acquired in trades that were brought in just to make a trade work and/or do not fit in with the long term plan of the ball club ( think vets traded to bad/rebuilding teams) will either be waived or bought out, paving the way for them to sign with other, usually better, teams. This is the case with guard Allen Crabbe. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the veteran guard and the Minnesota…
Read MoreNo buyout plans between Knicks and Harkless
It appears that veteran forward Maurice Harkless will finish the season with the New York Knicks. Harkless was acquired in the deal that sent Marcus Morris to the Clippers. As it is painfully obvious, especially to Knickerbocker fans, the Knicks are going nowhere and with Harkless, defense and his ability to hit the three ( at least until this season) he is someone that could help a contending ballclub. That is , once he was bought out , which does not appear to be in the works.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2020 NBA Recap
Who Got It Done Bradley Beal has another big game in vain pt rb ast Bradley BealWAS @ UTA 42 5 10 2 stl Seth CurryDAL @ MIA 37 2 2 8-9 3-pt John CollinsATL vs. BRK 33 13 2 G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. OKC 32 13 6 Terrence RossORL vs. MIN 33 5 3 2 stl Brandon IngramNOP vs. CLE 29 6 7 Derrick RoseDET @ PHO 31 3 4 2 stl S. DinwiddieBRK @ ATL 24 1 13 N. VučevićORL vs. MIN 27 10 5…
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Who Got It Done pt rb ast Tobias HarrisPHI vs. NYK 34 7 7 Julius RandleNYK @ PHI 30 10 5 Shake MiltonPHI vs. NYK 19 3 4 5-5 3-pt Elfrid PaytonNYK @ PHI 18 6 12 H. WhitesidePOR @ IND 18 16 0 4 blk Al HorfordPHI vs. NYK 15 7 9 Eric PaschallGSW vs. LAL 23 3 2 Anthony DavisLAL @ GSW 23 6 1 10-12 ft D. SabonisIND vs. POR 20 11 4 D. GallinariOKC vs. SAC 24 6 0 …
Read MoreVictor Oladipo back in Pacers lineup against Trail Blazers
According to The Athletic’s Scott Agnes, Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo will be back in the lineup Thursday night , after missing the previous two contests, when the team takes on the Portland Trail Blazers. Head Coach Nate McMillan confirmed Oladipo would be returning Thursday. Oladipo has missed the first 47 games of the season recovering from a ruptured right quadriceps tendon. In the eight games he has played this season, he is averaging 10.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 25.0 minutes per contest.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2020 NBA Recap
Who Got It Done pt rb ast Caris LeVertBRK @ WAS 34 6 7 5-8 3-pt Trae YoungATL vs. ORL 37 2 11 13-14 ft Aaron GordonORL @ ATL 25 10 6 3 blk R. WestbrookHOU vs. MEM 33 9 8 4 stl DeMar DeRozanSAS vs. DAL 27 8 9 Jayson TatumBOS @ UTA 33 11 3 K. PorziņģisDAL @ SAS 28 12 1 2 stl , 3 blk Evan FournierORL @ ATL 28 4 5 3 stl John CollinsATL vs. ORL 26 7 4 2 blk D.…
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