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The Rodeo Road Trip begins in Los Angeles with the Spurs facing the short-handed Lakers

Tanking outrage has become strangely specific in recent days.

A consortium led by Donnie Nelson, backed by Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic, is working to establish a franchise based in Rome for the launch of a new top-tier league in Europe The post Doncic and Nowitzki reportedly backing new Rome-based NBA Europe franchise appeared first on Eurohoops .

Update from Spurs: X-rays on Steph Castle were negative for any kind of serious injury. He's just banged up pretty bad. Won't be back tonight.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Massamba Diop scored 17 points, Santiago Trouet had a double-double and Arizona State used a late 9-0 surge to help beat Oklahoma State 85-76 on Tuesday night. After a Kanye Clary 3-pointer pulled the Cowboys within 69-68, Arizona State scored the next nine points for a 10-point lead with 1:25 left. Maurice Odum hit a 3-pointer and Noah Meeusen scored the last four points during the stretch. Then the Sun Devils sealed it from the free-throw line. Diop shot 6 of 10 from the...

The Warriors' head coach Steve Kerr explains why they have benched Draymond Green down the stretch in the fourth quarter of their last two wins.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr admits that tanking is a major concern for the league but he doesn’t have any easy answers, Nick Friedell of The Athletic writes. “Ironically, the last few years, it seems like it has not been at the forefront like it is this year because of the Play-In,” Kerr said. “More teams […]

Victor Wembanyama does it all on the basketball court. On Tuesday he put his scoring hat on.

Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson may have fallen short of making it to his first-ever All-Star Game, but he continues to show that he is one of the league’s brightest young studs. Thompson helped the Rockets beat the Los Angeles Clippers, 10-295, at Toyota Center on Tuesday. They improved to 33-9, including 18-6 at home. […] The post Rockets’ Amen Thompson nails putback dunk over Kris Dunn appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Josh Hart has embraced his role as one of the best supporting cast members in the association. He willingly does the dirty work, fighting for boards and taking on tough matchups both on the perimeter and on the post for the New York Knicks. But once upon a time, Hart was being called upon to […] The post Knicks’ Josh Hart reveals hilarious realization from Trail Blazers tenure appeared first on ClutchPoints .

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Isiah Evans scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 5 for 6 on 3-pointers, and No. 4 Duke pulled away in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 70-54 on Tuesday night. Cameron Boozer added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils, and Caleb Foster had 14 points and eight boards. Duke (22-2, 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) bounced back from a buzzer-beating loss to archrival North Carolina on Saturday that ended the Blue Devils’ 10-game winning streak. Duke blew a ...

The Phoenix Suns dethroned the Mavericks 120-111, sending Dallas to its eighth consecutive loss on Tuesday night. Dillon Brooks dropped 23 points, Devin Booker had 19, Mark Williams added 13, and Oso Ighodaro had 10 points and 10 rebounds from the bench, as they led the Suns by 31 late in the second quarter before […] The post Suns dethrone Mavericks 120-111, extend Dallas’ losing streak to 8 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Nick Boyd scored 25 points and John Blackwell had 24 to lead Wisconsin to a 92-90 overtime victory over No. 8 Illinois on Tuesday night. Illinois lost Saturday at No. 10 Michigan State. Wisconsin (17-7, 9-4 Big Ten) trailed by 12 points with 8:10 to go in regulation but sent the game into overtime at 81-all thanks to two 3-pointers by Austin Rapp in the final two minutes.

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 28 points — the freshman's fifth straight game scoring 21 or more — and No. 21 Arkansas routed reeling LSU 91-62 on Tuesday night. Fellow freshman Meleek Thomas added 20 points, Trevon Brazile had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Billy Richmond III scored 13 points for the Razorbacks (18-6, 8-3 Southeastern Conference), who led throughout and by as many as 36 points en route to their fifth victory in six games. Marquel Sutton scored 18 points and Pablo Tamba added 11 poi...

The Houston Rockets have been going through a bit of an identity crisis as of late as they’ve suffered a few disappointing defeats to some teams that they should be taking care of business against quite handily. There are times where the Rockets look as though they badly need a floor general to organize their […] The post Rockets’ Ime Udoka makes stance on Amen Thompson starting crystal clear appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Los Angeles Clippers did very well for themselves prior to the trade deadline, as they got exceptional returns for James Harden and Ivica Zubac after being backed into a corner. Clippers fans, however, will have to wait a bit before Darius Garland, the man they got in exchange for Harden in a trade with […] The post Clippers’ Darius Garland reveals what fans should expect from his game appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Dallas Mavericks might be having a rough night in the desert, but Cooper Flagg just provided a “welcome to the league” moment for anyone standing in his way, including one of the NBA’s most notorious agitators. With the Mavericks trailing the Phoenix Suns late in the third quarter on Tuesday night, the rookie sensation […] The post Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg bullies Dillon Brooks for vicious finish at the rim appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Pascal Siakam scored 30 points, Andrew Nembhard had 24 points and 10 assists and the Indiana Pacers snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off the New York Knicks with a 137-134 overtime victory on Tuesday night. The Pacers scored the first nine points of overtime and overcame a furious Knicks run over the final 24.3 seconds, during which they scored eight points in 20 seconds.

It’s unlikely that the Trail Blazers will make any roster decisions until after the All-Star break, Joe Freeman of the Oregonian reports. Two-way players Sidy Cissoko (49 games) and Caleb Love (44) are near their 50-game limit and would need to be signed to standard contracts to remain eligible for NBA contests. Portland already has […]

Bulls guard Collin Sexton was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Tuesday night for his middle finger in Chicago's loss the previous night to the Nets.

Mitch Johnson appeared unhappy De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle were not named All-Stars, pointing out how the Spurs -- who have the league's third best record -- are not one of the seven teams with multiple All-Stars.

Alize Johnson, who's been out the last 2 gms, is heading to China. Happy for the journeyman who's been killing it this year. Alize was a recent G League Player of the Week who's drastically improved his 3pt shot. Iowa is going to have trouble replacing him 😞 (via @thesteinline.bsky.social)

Josh Hart has been a fan favorite since joining the New York Knicks in 2023. Many believe that his blue-collar style and hard-nosed approach are the perfect embodiments of the team. The Knicks struggled to find a rhythm when Hart was sidelined for the first few weeks of the campaign. He was recovering from a […] The post Josh Hart moves up all-time Knicks rankings with 17th triple-double appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Approaching the final 27 games of the season, the Sacramento Kings currently have the worst record in the NBA, at 12-43. This puts them in prime position for a top-five pick in the upcoming draft, as they cannot fall out of that range if they indeed finish with the worst record in the league. But […] The post Kings’ unreal injury report for Jazz game leaves unrecognizable starting lineup appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Chicago Bulls are still coming to grips with new players following the NBA Trade Deadline. There are legitimate questions about the Bulls’ intentions regarding their 14 second-round draft picks. However, head coach Billy Donovan made sure to quell speculation that players are “auditioning”, per Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. “I can see people […] The post Billy Donovan destroys any thought of players auditioning in 2026. appeared first on ClutchPoints .

So much has changed since the last time these two teams met in this arena.

Who won the deadline?

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Kevin Durant scored 26 points and Alperen Sengun added 22 to help the Houston Rockets to a 102-95 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. Houston led by six points at the start the fourth period and scored the first seven points of the quarter to extend its lead to 85-72 with 10 ½ minutes remaining. Kawhi Leonard made two free throws, but the Rockets scored the next four points to extend the lead.