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NBA Recap: March 16, 2019

Brandon King

Top 5 Performers of the day: Bradley BealWAS vs. MEM 40 5 7 9-12 3-pt Devin BookerPHO @ NOP 40 5 13 13-18 ft Mike ConleyMEM @ WAS 28 3 12 Kyrie IrvingBOS vs. ATL 30 11 9 2 blk Rudy GobertUTA vs. BRK 23 1 Yesterday’s Scores Atlanta Hawks     120 Boston Celtics     129 PTS K.Irving-BOS – 30 TRB D.Dedmon-ATL – 13 Cleveland Cavaliers     116 Dallas Mavericks     121 PTS C.Sexton-CLE – 28 TRB 2 tied – 12 Indiana Pacers     100 Denver Nuggets     102 PTS N.Jokic-DEN – 26 TRB P.Millsap-DEN – 13 Phoenix Suns     138 OT New…

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Kevin Durant to miss Thunder game; likely to return Monday

Brandon King

Golden State All-World forward Kevin Durant will miss his second straight game because of an ankle injury, according to the Mercury News’ Mark Medina. KD suffered the injury in the Warriors’ 115-111 loss to the Phoenix Suns on March 10 and missed Wednesday’s game against the Houston Rockets. However it appears that the Warriors will not be without KD for too long. Nick Friedell of ESPN reports that Golden State head coach Steve Kerr said that Durant will “most likely” return Monday against the San Antonio Spurs, The Warriors’ three-peat…

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NBA Recap: March 15, 2019

Brandon King

Top Performers: James HardenHOU vs. PHO 41 9 11 14-17 ft G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ MIA 33 16 9 2 stl, 3 blk Julius RandleNOP vs. POR 45 11 6 2 stl, 3 blk Bradley BealWAS vs. CHO 40 5 5 7-13 3-pt Robin LopezCHI @ LAC 22 8 3 3 Yesterday’s Scores: Los Angeles Lakers      97 Detroit Pistons     111 PTS L.Galloway-DET – 23 TRB A.Drummond-DET – 23 Phoenix Suns     102 Houston Rockets     108 PTS J.Harden-HOU – 41 TRB D.Ayton-PHO – 14 Chicago Bulls     121 Los Angeles Clippers     128 PTS Z.LaVine-CHI – 31 TRB 3 tied…

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Anthony Davis out against Portland

Brandon King

New Orleans Pelican forward (for the time being) Anthony Davis, will not suit up for the team’s game Friday night against the Portland TrailBlazers for rest, according to the ballclub. Davis’ minutes has been reduced since they were unable to find a suitable deal for him prior to this year’s trade deadline.

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Dennis Smith Jr. out versus Spurs

Brandon King

According to the The Record/north jersey.com’s Chris Iseman, New York Knicks guard Dennis Smith Jr. will miss the team’s game Friday night against the San Antonio Spurs with a sore lower back. In the 17 games since he was acquired in the Kristaps Porzingis trade, Smith has posted averages of 14.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 29.3 minutes per contest.

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NBA Recap March 14 , 2019

Brandon King

Top Performers: Paul MillsapDEN vs. DAL 33 8 3 Buddy HieldSAC @ BOS 34 4 7 6-10 3-pt Kyrie IrvingBOS vs. SAC 31 10 12 Triple-double D. SabonisIND vs. OKC 26 7 4 12-13 ft Paul GeorgeOKC @ IND 36 6 5 Yesterday’s Scores: Sacramento Kings     120 Boston Celtics     126 PTS B.Hield-SAC – 34 TRB 2 tied – 13 Oklahoma City Thunder     106 Indiana Pacers     108 PTS P.George-OKC – 36 TRB R.Westbrook-OKC – 14 Los Angeles Lakers      98 Toronto Raptors     111 PTS L.James-LAL – 29 TRB J.McGee-LAL – 9 Dallas Mavericks      99 Denver Nuggets…

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Marvin Bagley cleared to return

Brandon King

Marvin Bagley III has been out since going down in the late in the third quarter when he and Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon tangled legs in Sacramento’s 141-140 overtime loss to Milwaukee on February 27. Bagley’s Initial diagnosis called for reevaluation in 1-2 weeks and him being cleared to to resume basketball activities earlier this week and this lines up with that timetable. Bagley III is averaging 13.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.0 block in 24.8 minutes per game. At this juncture, there is no word on if Bagley III…

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NBA Recap, March 13, 2019

Brandon King

Top 5 Performers: R. WestbrookOKC vs. BRK 31 12 11 Triple-double John CollinsATL vs. MEM 27 12 1 2 blk D. CousinsGSW @ HOU 27 8 7 2 stl C.J. MilesMEM @ ATL 33 3 0 8-12 3-pt James HardenHOU vs. GSW 29 3 10 3 stl Yesterday’s Scores Memphis Grizzlies     111 Atlanta Hawks     132 PTS C.Miles-MEM – 33 TRB J.Collins-ATL – 12 Golden State Warriors     106 Houston Rockets     104 PTS K.Thompson-GSW – 30 TRB C.Capela-HOU – 13 Detroit Pistons      74 Miami Heat     108 PTS J.Winslow-MIA – 16 TRB H.Whiteside-MIA – 11 Brooklyn Nets     …

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