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The Warriors and Hawks swung a trade two months ago, but in the teams’ first meeting since the deal, none of the players involved played much of a role.

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Miami Heat 124-112 to obtain their third straight win on Sunday night. Despite a slow start, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 29 points, Jalen Williams scored 19, while Chet Holmgren and Ajay Mitchel added 16 for the Thunder. On the other hand, Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points, including seven three-pointers, to […] The post Thunder outgun the Heat for third straight win appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Lakers list two players in updated injury report against the Magic.

NBA regular season games across ESPN/ABC, NBCUniversal, and Amazon Prime Video this season are averaging 1.78 million viewers, up 13% from last year. It is the most-viewed regular season in seven years. The seven "NBA Saturday Primetime" games on ABC this season averaged 2.22 million viewers, down 21% from last season. It is also the least-watched season since it debuted in 2016. Viewership for the "NBA Sunday Showcase" averaged 2.56 million viewers over the eight-game slate, an increase of 2...

The origins of 2026's most valuable draft picks - the ones that could turn into top-10 selections - are pretty widely known. For instance, it's no secret that the Hawks control the most favorable of New Orleans' and Milwaukee's 2026 first-rounders as a result of the Pelicans trading up for Derik Queen on draft night […]

Stephen Curry will miss the Warriors‘ games tonight at Atlanta and Monday at Dallas, but he’s expected to return to practice in the next few days, the team announced (via Twitter). Curry was reevaluated on Saturday for patellofemoral pain syndrome, also known as runner’s knee, which has sidelined him since January 30. The team stated […]

Coach Ime Udoka added some life to the Rockets‘ offense on Friday by inserting second-year guard Reed Sheppard into the starting lineup, Varun Shankar of The Houston Chronicle writes in a subscriber-only story. It was Sheppard’s 11th start of the season, but his first when Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason were both healthy. The […]

Jalen Duren and Anthony Edwards have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for week 19. Duren averaged 25.8 points and 13.8 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons went 3-1. Edwards averaged 28.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves went 3-0.

Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors once seemed on track to finally resolve their long-running, mutual interest in moving on from one another ahead of the trade deadline. However, multiple team sources told ESPN that a deal is now considered far less likely in the wake of Jimmy Butler’s season-ending ACL tear. Before Butler […] The post Jonathan Kuminga trade less likely after Jimmy Butler injury appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Jenkins supplied 22 points (7-12 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 7-7 FT), eight assists, seven rebounds and one steal across 38 minutes in Friday's 115-101 win over the Warriors. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

The New York Knicks held off the Brooklyn Nets 93-92 for their fifth straight win on Friday night. Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 15 rebounds, Jalen Brunson 17, and OG Anunoby added 16 for the Knicks after trailing by 13 points in the first half. On the other hand, Josh Minott scored 22 points, […] The post Knicks earn 14th straight win in New York rivalry vs Nets 93-92 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown acknowledged Brooklyn’s performance after Friday’s 93-92 road win at Barclays Center. “Give Brooklyn a lot of credit. I thought they came out and they were extremely physical from the beginning of the game throughout the whole game and it impacted us and start with Jordi on down. Jordi […] The post Mike Brown: Jordi Fernandez outcoached me appeared first on TalkBasket.net .