1:26 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MILWAUKEE — Inside the Milwaukee Bucks’ locker room following Monday’s 120-116 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, players were not hanging their heads. They don’t have time to. Their 18-game win streak was snapped, two wins shy of matching the franchise record of 20 set during the 1970-71 championship season. But
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12:40 AM ET HOUSTON — Russell Westbrook tapped his heart a few times when asked about the key to the Houston Rockets rallying from 25 points down in Monday’s 109-107 win over the San Antonio Spurs, their largest deficit overcome to win in at least the past 20 seasons. “Sometimes you’ve got to want it
11:11 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MILWAUKEE — The NBA’s longest winning streak is now over. After rolling off 18 consecutive victories, the Milwaukee Bucks have tasted defeat for the first time since Nov. 8 after suffering a 120-116 loss to the Luka Doncic-less Dallas Mavericks. Despite 48 points, 14 rebounds and four assists from reigning
10:47 PM ET The Utah Jazz fan permanently banned from Vivint Smart Home Arena following a verbal confrontation with Russell Westbrook during a game there last season is suing the team and the point guard. In the lawsuit filed Monday, a copy of which was obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune, Shane Keisel claims that
7:58 PM ET MILWAUKEE — After suffering a moderate ankle sprain Saturday, Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic already has shed his crutches and walking boot, coach Rick Carlisle said. “He is responding well to treatment,” Carlisle said before the Mavericks game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. “He is progressing well.” Carlisle said that
7:20 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Matisse Thybulle sat and watched. It was an early-November night in Denver, and the Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard was on the bench as the Nuggets scored 35 points in the fourth quarter of a matchup of NBA championship contenders. He remained glued to the bench, picking up his
2:00 PM ET The New York Knicks are 6-21 — level with the Atlanta Hawks for the worst record in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, a year after finishing with the worst record in the entire league. But don’t call them unlucky. According to The Athletic’s Mike Vorkunov, the Knicks’ four-game road trip that just wrapped
8:19 AM ET THE MOST ICONIC jump shot of the year was recorded as an unassisted, 37-foot, 3-point field goal. But the Portland Trail Blazers‘ Damian Lillard knows his series-ending shot that sent the Oklahoma City Thunder home in the first round of the 2019 NBA playoffs was far from a one-off instance of self-creation.
10:22 AM ET The National Basketball Players Association is meeting with G League players this week to discuss further a plan to unionize the NBA’s minor league system, league sources told ESPN. The NBPA sent an email to player agents on Monday morning to “continue that conversation” with players at the G League Showcase in
1:19 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Sacramento Kings set a an NBA season high with 29 turnovers but still managed to overwhelm the Golden State Warriors 100-79 on Sunday night. The two teams combined for 50 turnovers and countless mental errors leaving both players and coaches on both sides searching for answers. “We made