9:57 PM ET ESPN News Editors TORONTO — Carmelo Anthony made the winning basket with four seconds remaining and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 101-99 Tuesday night. Anthony has now made 17 go-ahead field goals in the final five seconds of a game, four more than any player since 2003-04.
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4:58 PM ET The NBA on Tuesday said via its Last Two Minute Report that officials erred by not calling a foul on Utah Jazz center Ruby Gobert in the closing seconds of Monday’s controversial win against the Pelicans in New Orleans. With Utah up two, Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram drove directly at Gobert, who
4:18 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson participated in 5-on-5 drills at practice on Tuesday as he took another step towards making his NBA debut. It was the first time since his knee surgery on Oct. 21 that Williamson was able to participate in 5-on-5 action with teammates.
4:04 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Anthony Davis might be one of the NBA’s most prolific dunkers in terms of volume, but the Los Angeles Lakers star has no intention of taking those slams to the contrived stage that is the annual dunk contest at All-Star Weekend. “That’s not me,” Davis said Tuesday. “In-game
3:52 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Miami Heat will celebrate Dwyane Wade‘s career with a three-day series of tributes next month, including the retirement of his No. 3 jersey and a viewing of the documentary that chronicles his final season. A tribute to some of his best moments will be held on Feb.
3:22 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James was “under the weather” at shootaround Tuesday morning, according to Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel, but the team still has hope he plays Tuesday night against the New York Knicks. “Not feeling good at all,” Vogel said. “But still hopeful he’ll play tonight, but we
2:32 PM ET Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin underwent an arthroscopic procedure Tuesday on his injured knee and will be out indefinitely, the team announced. The Pistons said in a statement that following the surgery, Griffin will undergo an “extended rehabilitation period.” Griffin, a six-time All Star, has played only 18 games this season because
1:56 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers star forward Kevin Love knows he should have handled his recent frustrations in a much better manner. “I wasn’t acting like a 31-year-old; I was acting like a 13-year-old,” Love said. “That was not me.” Love spoke openly Tuesday for the first time since an outburst on
1:18 PM ET The NBA is seriously reconsidering the idea of reseeding the four conference finalists as part of a larger proposal to reshape the league’s calendar, sources told ESPN. The NBA appears to be moving toward an eventual vote of the league’s board of governors in April to implement an in-season tournament and postseason
Jan 14, 2020 Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Tim Bontemps PAT RILEY’S INCREDIBLE track record aside, it was hard to take him at face value nine months ago. “Whether you believe me or not, we’re at the launching pad