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Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has received a one-game suspension due to the number of flagrant fouls he has picked up over the course of the season, and league officials said he will serve his suspension Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Lakers returned to Southern California on Thursday feeling good about what they accomplished over the previous 1 ½ weeks: winning five of six games as part of an 11-day trip that further cemented their No. 3 spot in the Western Conference standings. But with just a little over two weeks and nine games left...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a 22-0 second-half run to power a 131-113 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. The usually efficient Gilgeous-Alexander made just 8 of 24 shots. Gilgeous-Alexander still scored at least 20 points for a record 134th consecutive game.

When the Lakers hosted the Nets on Friday, there was an iconic deep voice missing inside of Crypto.com Arena. Longtime franchise public address announcer Lawrence Tanter wasn’t in attendance for Friday’s game as he recovered from a health matter, the team announced. Longtime franchise public address announcer Lawrence Tanter wasn’t in attendance for Friday’s game...

Scottie Barnes had 23 points and 12 assists, Jakob Poeltl had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-106 on Friday night. RJ Barrett, Sandro Mamukelashvili and J’Kobe Walter also scored 18 points apiece for the Raptors, and Brandon Ingram added 13.

Kevin Durant scored 25 points and led a fourth-quarter rally as the Houston Rockets pulled away from the Memphis Grizzlies with a 119-109 victory Friday night. Jabari Smith Jr. added 21 points and 16 rebounds and Amen Thompson had 18 points as Houston ended a two-game slide. Durant also had 10 assists.

Thanks to a masterful performance by Austin Reaves in the fourth, the Lakers racked up another win.

No other NBA team had played more games than the Lakers had over the last 2 ½ months.

Kristaps Porzingis discussed his shooting and on-court decision-making after the Golden State Warriors held off the Washington Wizards 131-126 at Chase Center on Friday. “I got lucky. Crazy. No. Honestly, it’s not feeling good. No, but I got, you know, hit the first two or three and um, yeah, I kept shooting. Something goes in […] The post Kristaps Porzingis reflects on performance after Warriors edge Wizards appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Six-year-old Jackson Tuyay isn’t on the Lakers roster, he doesn’t log minutes, his stats won’t show up in the box score — and yet, if you were inside Crypto.com Arena over the last two weeks, you’d swear he’s been the most important player in the building. It all started March 14, in a 127–125 overtime...

Jake LaRavia credited preparation and confidence for his 21-point performance as the Lakers beat Memphis 128-121. “I got going pretty early… the ball was fine to me, especially in that first half, and I was just able to get going and stay aggressive,” LaRavia said. Maintaining confidence through shooting struggles has been key for LaRavia […] The post Jake LaRavia on scoring, defense, and team pride after Lakers defeat Grizzlies appeared first on TalkBasket.net .