Sixers guard VJ Edgecombe has been named the Eastern Conference’s Rookie of the Month for March, while Kings big man Maxime Raynaud has won the award for the Western Conference, the NBA announced today (Twitter link). Edgecombe’s win prevents Hornets wing Kon Knueppel from achieving a clean sweep of Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month […]
The Charlotte Hornets get ready to host the Phoenix Suns in an inter-conference clash between two Playoff hopefuls currently stuck in the Play-In Tournament.
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The divide between playoff contenders and lottery-bound teams has reached unprecedented levels this season, exposing a structural problem that is fundamentally altering the competitive landscape of the NBA, according to a report by Yahoo's Tom Haberstroh. The combined gap between the No. 10 and No. 11 seeds in each conference has ballooned to 20.5 games, nearly double the previous record this century. In the Eastern Conference, the No. 10-seeded Charlotte Hornets hold a 9.5-game cushion over ...
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Phoenix Suns (42-33, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (40-36, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Charlotte Hornets host the Phoenix Suns in non-conference action. The Hornets are 19-19 on their home court. Charlotte ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference at limiting opponent scoring, allowing just 111.4 points while holding opponents to 46.7% shooting. The Suns are 18-19 in road games. Phoenix is 7-10 in one...
In Tuesday’s 117-86 loss to Charlotte, Saraf had three assists but just as many turnovers. And two nights earlier, he’d handed out six dimes but coughed it up five times to counter them.
The Eastern Conference season moves toward its conclusion this Tuesday as the Brooklyn Nets host the Charlotte Hornets at the Barclays Center. Charlotte (39-36) enters the contest in a battle for postseason positioning, currently sitting fourth in their division. Meanwhile, the Nets (18-57) are looking to finish a difficult season on a high note, recently snapping a losing streak with a hard-fought victory. With the season series currently split 1-1, tonight's game serves as the tiebreaker. C...
Is Kon Knueppel rookie of the year?
The Brooklyn Nets will attempt to win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly a month when they host the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. They’ll be shorthanded as they attempt to do so. With Michael Porter Jr., Egor Demin, and Day’Ron Sharpe sidelined indefinitely, the Nets ruled out Terance Mann (left Achilles soreness) and […] The post Nets remain shorthanded for Hornets matchup after snapping 10-game skid appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The NBA has started the process of lining up voters for postseason awards, and if form holds from recent years the ballots will be due shortly after the end of the regular season. Defensive Player of the Year might not take voters very long (spoiler alert, it’ll be San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama) and Rookie of the Year is basically going to be a two-contender race (a Duke guy will win; it’s TBD if it’ll be Charlotte's Kon Knueppel or Dallas' Cooper Flagg). When talking MVP, for example, logi...
After a big win in Charlotte, the Sixers laid an egg against the middling Heat.
Quin Snyder became the 41st head coach in NBA history to record 500 victories as the Hawks won Saturday for the 15th time in 17 games, writes Maura Carey of The Associated Press. Atlanta is currently 42-33, the No. 6 seed in an extremely tight Eastern Conference playoff race. “It was special,” Snyder said after […]
The Sixers announced (via Twitter) that Tyrese Maxey will return to action for Saturday’s game at Charlotte, which carries huge stakes in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The All-Star guard will be back on the court after missing the past 10 games with a tendon injury in his right pinkie finger. The team stated on […]
Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey was itching to get back on the court after missing three weeks due to a finger injury. When he got his chance on Saturday, Maxey delivered. The sixth-year guard scored 26 points on 10-for-18 shooting, along with grabbing seven rebounds and handing out eight assists. That included seven points, four rebounds and three assists in the fourth quarter as Philadelphia took the lead in a crucial road win. "I let the game come to me at the beginning," said Maxey....
The Knicks look to bounce back from a tough loss in Charlotte with a gritty effort against the league’s best.
Fully healthy for the first time in months, the 76ers' Big 3 of Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey helped stop a red-hot Hornets team for a critical road win.
Philadelphia 76ers superstar and 2019 NBA MVP Joel Embiid has suffered through yet another injury-curtailed campaign that has restricted his playing time right from the start of the regular season. However, when fit, Embiid has still been his team’s main man, averaging 26.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and four assists per game with a shooting efficiency of […] The post 76ers’ Joel Embiid draws wild free throw merchant diss from Hornets broadcaster appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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Nick Nurse had positive reception towards his players for how they closed out the game in the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night. Nurse is going through the third/fourth season of his coaching stint with the 76ers. He looks to get the squad back to solid playoff contention after missing the […] The post 76ers HC Nick Nurse credits players for being poised in ‘super intense’ win over Hornets appeared first on ClutchPoints .
