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Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr explains why Steph Curry will miss the home finale against the Lakers but play Friday against the Kings.

Leonard Miller scored a career-high 26 points and matched his career best with 11 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls eased to a 119-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set. Tre Jones scored 31 points and Collin Sexton added 27 for the Bulls, who won 129-98 at Washington on Tuesday night to snap a seven-game skid. Miller, Jones and Sexton combined to shoot 65.3% (32 of 49) as Chicago (31-49) pulled even with Milwaukee for 11th place in the Eastern Conferenc...

Veteran big man Al Horford, who is recovering from a right soleus (calf) strain, will miss his 14th consecutive game on Thursday. However, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Horford went through a 5-on-5 scrimmage on Wednesday and is optimistic the 39-year-old will be active for Friday’s game vs. Sacramento, as Nick Friedell of The […]

The Heat keep talking about urgency. About pride. About responding. Problem is, none of it is showing up when the ball goes up. Miami dropped a 128-114 decision to the Raptors on Thursday, and it wasn’t nearly as close as the final score might suggest. The Heat trailed by 19 at halftime, fell behind by […] The post Heat showing cracks at worst time, fall to Raptors again appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Rockets in search of their eighth straight win

SAN FRANCISCO — LeBron James and Steph Curry have a lot in common. They’re on the Mount Rushmore of basketball greats. They met in the Finals four straight seasons from...

Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 38 points, RJ Barrett had 22 and the Toronto Raptors moved closer to clinching their first playoff berth since 2022 by beating the slumping Miami Heat 128-114 on Thursday night. Collin Murray-Boyles scored 17 points, Scottie Barnes had 13 and Immanuel Quickley 11 as Toronto moved past Atlanta into fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors and Hawks are both 45-35, but Toronto swept the season series.

The Denver Nuggets are scheduled to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. While the club has a chance to secure the No. 3 seed in the next two games, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon all popped up on the latest injury report before the contest. All three of the Nuggets’ stars […] The post Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon are on Nuggets’ injury report for Thunder game appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Chicago Bulls took on the Washington Wizards in their second straight game on the road. They were without Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey due to injuries. During the game, Guerschon Yabusele had to be taken out due to a left shoulder injury. In total, he played 16 minutes, scored five points, and dished out […] The post Guerschon Yabusele leaves Bulls showdown vs. Wizards with shoulder injury appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum opens up on his struggles after Achilles injury.

Two of the East’s best square off.

Joel Embiid is undergoing surgery for appendicitis, the 76ers announced on Thursday.

Cooper Flagg has served as a ray of light during a dreadful Dallas Mavericks season that destroyed any confidence fans had in the organization. The city is now depending on the 19-year-old forward to save this franchise. In addition to being the Mavs’ best hope for a promising future, he is also the only reason […] The post Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg lands on injury report for Spurs clash appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jayson Tatum got real about his return to Madison Square Garden ahead of the Boston Celtics’ matchup against the New York Knicks on Thursday night. This marks Tatum’s first game back at the historic arena since his untimely Achilles injury in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. He was on pace for an incredible […] The post Celtics’ Jayson Tatum makes brutally honest admission ahead of return to Madison Square Garden appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Lately, there have been rumors that next season might be Steve Kerr’s last as head coach of the Golden State Warriors. Also, some are suggesting that Kerr’s departure will be tied to Stephen Curry’s retirement. However, not everyone is buying into it. On the latest episode of Clutch Hoops, Brett Siegel and Tomer Azarly strongly […] The post Warriors rumors: Steve Kerr ‘not going anywhere,’ but could coaching staff change? appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets will play on Friday night. Minnesota will be without Rudy Gobert, however, who has been ruled out due to rest, the team announced. Joe Ingles is also out due to personal reasons. Meanwhile, Anthony Edwards (right knee injury maintenance), Ayo Dosunmu (right calf injury maintenance), Bones Hyland (right hip […] The post Why Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert isn’t playing vs. Rockets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Reigning Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander claims two awards on the unofficial ballot of Dan Devine of Yahoo Sports: MVP and Clutch Player of the Year. To be clear, Devine does have an official vote for year-end awards, but those ballots aren’t sent out until the regular season concludes on April 12. Devine also notes […]

Seasoned team ready to turn on the switch?

Carter Bryant earns an A in his best game of the season.

New video unveils details of Kevin Durant and Dillon Brooks trash-talking one another during the Rockets' recent visit of Phoenix to defeat the Suns.

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Portland Trail Blazers icon Rasheed Wallace shared three facts about former teammate Arvydas Sabonis in a recent appearance on the 'All The Smoke' podcast.

Ahead of the New York Knicks’ nationally-televised Thursday night game against the Boston Celtics, reporters asked head coach Mike Brown about the team’s rotational plans for the postseason. The coach revealed that the nine players that saw the court on Monday in a 108-105 win against the Atlanta Hawks would “probably be” the top-nine members […] The post Knicks’ Mike Brown hints at finalizing playoff rotation from gritty Hawks win appeared first on ClutchPoints.

DeMar DeRozan continues to rise on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Lately, he surpassed Oscar Robertson for 16th with 26,702 points. Now he is closing in on Russell Westbrook, Elvin Hayes, Moses Malone, Carmelo Anthony, and Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq is 10th on the all-time list. However, not everyone is keen on the idea of DeRozan […] The post DeMar DeRozan goes scorched earth on ‘clown’ that doesn’t want him passing Shaq appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The NBA’s 65-game rule has been in effect since 2023-24. The rule requires players to appear in at least 65 games in order to be eligible for end-of-season awards, such as MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and All-NBA teams. It was implemented in order to prevent teams from resting their superstars, as doing so […] The post NBA 65-game rule: Which players are and aren’t eligible for NBA awards appeared first on ClutchPoints.

With three first-round picks, the Oklahoma City Thunder is an interesting team to keep an eye on during mock draft season. In what’s anticipated to be one of the best draft classes, the Thunder’s three first-round picks are in the top-20. In ClutchPoints’ mock draft, two of Oklahoma City’s first-round picks have won the national […] The post Thunder end up with 2 national champions in ClutchPoints’ latest NBA Mock Draft appeared first on ClutchPoints.

James Borrego’s New Orleans Pelicans have nothing tangible left to play for in the standings. Team uniforms will be packed away for the summer in less than a week. However, in the sterile, consequence-free environment of the final two road games, Jeremiah Fears is in the perfect situation to chase a franchise record. The rookie […] The post Why Pelicans must prioritize this record-chasing rookie in final two road games appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The NBA has cleared Sacramento Kings coach Doug Christie of tanking following an investigation into his decision to foul Golden State Warriors guard Seth Curry in the final minutes of Tuesday's 110-105 loss, determining the move was a tactical miscalculation rather than a deliberate effort to lose. "The investigation found that Christie made no intentional effort to give the Warriors a shooting foul, or to cause the Kings to lose the game," the league said in a statement. The foul, ordered wi...

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out by the Milwaukee Bucks for their regular season finale on Friday against the Brooklyn Nets. Antetokounmpo has been out since suffered a hyperextended left knee and a bone bruise on March 15th. Antetokounmpo is widely expected to be traded this offseason if he doesn't signal his intention to sign a five-year, $275 million extension in October with the Bucks. The relationship between Antetokounmpo and the Bucks turned contentious in recent weeks over the...

LeBron James and Stephen Curry had four chances to play against each other during the regular season.