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The moves a team can make on the in-season trade market are dictated in large part by its position relative to the salary cap and to the first and second tax aprons. A team like the Nets, which is operating below the cap, has far more flexibility to make various kinds of deadline deals than […]
Last month, Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff made this declaration about Isaiah Stewart. “He’s the best defensive center in the league and it’s not close,” he said. “And I think it’s time that everybody who watches basketball recognizes it.” Stewart is averaging a career-high two blocks per game in 23.6 minutes per game and he explained […]
The Knicks are targeting Jeremy Sochan, Jose Alvarado, and Yves Missi as they look to upgrade their bench prior to the trade deadline, Brett Siegel of Clutch Points reports. Each of those players could offer a different element to New York’s second unit. Sochan, who has fallen out of the Spurs’ rotation, would give the […]
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Immanuel Quickley and Luka Doncic have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 14. Quickley helped the Raptors to a perfect 4-0 record last week, averaging a team-high 25.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 2.0 steals and 33.9 minutes in four games. Doncic had three 30-point performances, including one triple-double and two double-doubles. Over the three-game stretch, which included road victories over the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks, the 26-year-old averaged 34.3 points on...
The Golden State Warriors dominated the Timberwolves 115-85 to give Minnesota its fifth straight loss on Sunday night. Stephen Curry dropped 26 points, seven assists, and four steals after being listed as questionable to play due to knee soreness. Moses Moody added 19 points and eight rebounds, while Brandin Podziemski added 12, six assists, and […] The post Warriors repel struggling Timberwolves 111-85 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Stephen Curry centered his postgame remarks on the environment at Target Center after the Golden State Warriors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-85 on Sunday night. The game was played one day after a postponement tied to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by federal immigration officers, with a pregame moment of silence held for […] The post Stephen Curry on Warriors routing Timberwolves in Minneapolis appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Chris Finch delivered a blunt assessment after the Minnesota Timberwolves fell 111-85 to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night at Target Center. The loss marked Minnesota’s fifth straight defeat and its lowest scoring output in more than four years, coming in a game played under a somber atmosphere following a one-day postponement. “Yeah, for […] The post Chris Finch calls Timberwolves performance a “ghost” effort appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Detroit Pistons head coach JB Bickerstaff addressed Cade Cunningham’s wrist status Sunday night after a 139-116 win over the Sacramento Kings at Little Caesars Arena. The Pistons bounced back from a Friday loss by delivering one of their most complete offensive performances of the season, improving to an Eastern Conference-best 33-11. “I thought the guys […] The post JB Bickerstaff updates Cunningham’s wrist after Pistons overwhelm Kings appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Jalen Duren lauded the Detroit Pistons’ approach Sunday after their 139-116 win over the Sacramento Kings at Little Caesars Arena. “The approach came out understanding that we had to be better,” Duren said. “Understanding the energy had to be better and I felt we came out and got the job done.” Detroit reached the 100-point […] The post Jalen Duren lauds energy, coach Bickerstaff, Cunningham after Pistons beat Kings appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Sacramento Kings head coach Doug Christie addressed key issues following a 139-116 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night at Little Caesars Arena. Christie pinpointed physicality as a decisive factor in the defeat. “It was a lack of physicality. We got to keep people in front of us, grab hold and control,” Christie said. […] The post Doug Christie stresses physicality as Kings fall to Pistons appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic highlighted his team’s resilience after a 103-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night at Paycom Center. He credited key plays in the fourth quarter for swinging the outcome. “Glory to God, right? Thank God. Good win,” Rajakovic said. “With Immanuel with the threes, Scottie with the […] The post Darko Rajakovic praises Raptors’ clutch execution in narrow win over Thunder appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
