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Payton Sandfort, signed on Monday by the Thunder on a two-way contract, will “fit in well,” coach Mark Daigneault told Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman (Twitter link) and other media members. “He’s a great professional and he’s a really good guy,” Daigneault said. “He hasn’t played a lot this year. He’s been injured, but he’s […]
Tyrese Maxey has blossomed into a legitimate superstar in the NBA, as the Philadelphia 76ers’ injury woes over the past few years have paved the way for him to take over the reigns as the team’s best player. Maxey is doing his best to keep the boat steady for the 76ers, especially with Joel Embiid […] The post 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey earns massive complement from Doug Collins appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Schroder and the Cavs bench put in work tonight.
Rylan Griffen and Ruben Dominguez came off the bench to score 21 and 17 points respectively and Texas A&M defeated Kentucky 96-85 on Tuesday night. With Griffen and Dominguez (who have 48 combined starts) leading the way, the Aggies held a dominant 57-39 advantage in bench points. Rashaun Agee had 14 points and eight rebounds and Pop Isaacs contributed 12 points, six rebounds and eight assists for Texas A&M (20-10, 10-7 SEC), which had lost six of eight coming in.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Roy finished with 27 points, Kanye Clary scored seven of his 23 in overtime and Oklahoma State beat UCF 111-104 on Tuesday night. Oklahoma State ended the extra period on an 11-4 run and outscored UCF 17-10. Clary hit a 3-pointer and shot 4 of 4 from the line in OT. The Cowboys (18-12, 6-11 Big 12) have won two of their last three since ending a five-game losing streak. UCF (20-9, 9-8) has lost two straight. Jaylen Curry and Christian Coleman added 16 points apiec...
Alex Condon scored 26 points, Xaivian Lee added 19 and No. 5 Florida celebrated its first Southeastern Conference title since 2014 with a 108-74 romp over Mississippi State on Tuesday night. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey presented the Gators with the regular-season trophy before their home finale, and Florida formally secured the outright championship when Georgia closed out No. 16 Alabama earlier in the night. This one looked a little shaky early but ended like the others — with the Gators pu...
The Knicks held the Raptors to just two points in the final five minutes and left Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday with a 111-95 victory.
Paolo Banchero equaled a season high with 37 points, Desmond Bane scored 25 and the Orlando Magic eased to a 126-109 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. Banchero went 15 of 21 from the field as Orlando shot 55.3% and dominated with its starters on the floor to end a two-game skid. The Magic are seventh in the Eastern Conference.
Jaylon Tyson scored 22 points, James Harden added 18 and the Cleveland Cavaliers avenged a recent loss in Detroit by beating the East-leading Pistons 113-109 on Tuesday night despite playing without injured star Donovan Mitchell. Evan Mobley also had 18 points and Dennis Schroder 15 for the Cavs, who split their four regular-season games with Detroit.
Houston Rockets’ franchise star Kevin Durant has always been vocal about his Washington D.C. roots, wearing the Washington Nationals logo across his chest and “Maryland” tattooed across his back. Durant has also honored the DMV area with several sneaker releases throughout the years as well as giving back to the community. During his most recent […] The post Kevin Durant rocks ‘Commanders’ Nike KD 18 in Washington appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that Maxi Kleber (back soreness) is available for Tuesday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. The 34-year-old originally was not on the Lakers’ injury report but was then downgraded to questionable earlier in the day. JJ Redick revealed pregame that Kleber was feeling some soreness but would try to […]
The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Dallas Mavericks 117-90 to earn their fifth straight victory on Tuesday night. Brandon Miller had 17 points, while LaMelo Ball tallied 15 points and nine assists, leading the Hornets to reach .500 for the first time since Oct.28 when they were 2-2. The Hornets played on the first of a […] The post Hornets repel Mavericks 117-90 for 5th straight win appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Edgecombe (lower back soreness) will not return, per Sixers. Not a shock given the score and that the Sixers play again tomorrow vs. Utah. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen left Tuesday’s 113-109 home win over the Detroit Pistons with a right knee injury. Allen appeared to land awkwardly on a rebound attempt with 8:40 left in the third quarter. Here's where JA hurt his knee. You can see him wince when he lands and labor a bit going […] The post Cavs’ Jarrett Allen exits vs. Pistons with right knee injury appeared first on Hoops Wire .
Jason Kidd gives a promising update on Cooper Flagg's injury-return timeline before the Mavericks faced the Hornets tonight.
Lakers coach JJ Redick called his testy bench exchange with Luka Doncic over the weekend much ado about nothing, saying he didn't understand why it went viral.
The Spurs finish up the Rodeo Road Trip in Philly against the Sixers
Miami (Ohio) men's basketball improved to 30-0 with a 74-72 victory against Toledo on Tuesday, March 3
Thijs De Ridder scored 16 points and No. 13 Virginia outlasted Wake Forest 75-70 on Tuesday night to secure the No. 2 seed and a double-bye in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Jacari White added 14 points and Johann Grunloh had 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks as the Cavaliers (26-4, 14-3) beat the Demon Deacons for the 14th time in the last 16 meetings. Coming off a humbling loss at No. 1 Duke in which they missed 28 of 35 3-point attempts, the Cavaliers struggled again from ...
Zuby Ejiofor scored 23 points, Joson Sanon added 15 off the bench — all after halftime — and No. 18 St. John's rallied from 12 down in the second half to beat skidding Georgetown 72-69 on Tuesday night. With a gritty comeback on Senior Night at Madison Square Garden, the Red Storm (24-6, 17-2 Big East) tied No. 4 UConn atop the conference standings with one regular-season game remaining. A victory Friday night at Hudson River rival Seton Hall would give the Johnnies at least a share of their ...
Luka Bogavac hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-best 20 points as No. 17 North Carolina beat Clemson 67-63 Tuesday night and set a program record by going 18-0 at home. Henri Veesaar scored 13 points before fouling out in the final minute and Jarin Stevenson had nine points and 10 rebounds as the Tar Heels (24-6, 12-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their fourth straight game heading into a weekend rematch with No. 1 Duke. RJ Godfrey scored a career-high 22 points on 10-for-13 shooting for...
Xzayvier Brown, Tae Davis, and Derrion Reid scored 12 points each for the Sooners (16-14, 6-11 Southeastern Conference), who won their third straight contest and fifth of their last seven. Mohamed Wague added 11 points and seven rebounds for Oklahoma.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Xavier Edmonds had 20 points and 12 rebounds as TCU got another big win in its late push to get into the NCAA Tournament, winning 73-65 at No. 10 Texas Tech on Tuesday night. Edmonds' putback layup with 31 seconds left pushed the lead to 71-65 for Horned Frogs (20-10, 10-7 Big 12), who have won seven of their last eight games. It was their third win this season against a top-10 team, including a win over then-No. 5 Iowa State during this stretch. Texas Tech (22-8, 12-5) ...
Ever since she was selected as the first overall by Phoenix Mercury in the 2004 WNBA Draft, Diana Taurasi never looked back. Taurasi won three WNBA titles with the Mercury in 2007, 2009 and 2014. Last February, Taurasi announced her retirement, marking an end to her gilded career with the Mercury.
Golden State collapsed in the second half against the Los Angeles Clippers, but a two-way guard made a strong impression on Steve Kerr.
Plenty of games happening this week will impact the Lakers, but none bigger than their matchup against the Nuggets.
Kanon Catchings scored a career-high 32 points and Georgia ended No. 16 Alabama's eight-game winning streak with a 98-88 victory Tuesday night. Catchings ignited the Bulldogs (21-9, 9-8 Southeastern Conference) with 20 points before halftime, leading their fourth win in five games. The Bulldogs also reached the most regular-season victories since the 2001-02 team went 21-8 under Jim Harrick.
Kenny Atkison knows about the challenges of a rebuild. The former Brooklyn Nets head coach, now leading the championship-hopeful Cleveland Cavaliers, also knows what it takes for one to be successful. While Atkinson acknowledged the difficulties of the Nets’ situation, he’s confident the team will eventually break through, as his group did when they made […] The post Kenny Atkinson reveals how ‘insane’ memory of his Nets rebuild applies to current team appeared first on ClutchPoints .
MIAMI – The Miami Heat’s win over the Houston Rockets last Saturday showcased an area in which the team flourished. As the Heat are determined to be tough and do the dirty work, their defensive gameplan includes an aspect that the team leads the NBA in, though head coach Erik Spoelstra has a love-hate relationship […] The post Heat’s Erik Spoelstra gets 100% real on love/hate relationship with crucial part of defensive system appeared first on ClutchPoints .
