2:17 AM ET HOUSTON — The first screen came, and like a waiter weaving through a crowded restaurant, Paul George thinly slid in front of it, keeping James Harden checked. It was narrative perfection, two MVP candidates squaring off with the game on the line, both with 40-point games running, a single stop or shot
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1:31 AM ET HOUSTON — Two remarkable streaks were extended on Saturday, with James Harden scoring at least 30 points in his 29th consecutive game and Russell Westbrook recording a triple-double in his ninth straight game. From choreographed dance moves at the 3-point line to heaving pinpoint passes through traffic, The Beard is putting on
11:35 PM ET All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving left the Celtics‘ game Saturday night against the LA Clippers in Boston with a right knee sprain and did not return. The Celtics were in control of the game when Irving hurt the knee with about five minutes left in the second quarter while attempting to defend
9:34 PM ET All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving left the Celtics‘ game Saturday night against the LA Clippers in Boston with a right knee sprain and did not return. Irving appeared to hurt the knee with about five minutes left in the second quarter while attempting to defend Garrett Temple at the top of the
8:02 PM ET Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Magic Johnson plans to hug it out with the Los Angeles Lakers to help them cope with the fallout from the NBA trade deadline. “It’s a part of business, it’s a part of being a professional athlete,” he said Saturday. “I’m going to hug `em and
10:28 PM ET ESPN News Services Anthony Davis started for the New Orleans Pelicans Saturday night against Memphis Grizzlies and logged 34 minutes on the second night of a back-to-back. The All-Star center scored 14 points on 8 field goals and grabbed 16 rebounds in a 99-90 loss to the Grizzlies. This after Davis sat
6:36 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — LeBron James knows that his All-Star draft was perceived as a preemptive recruiting measure for all of the players with flexible contract situations that he targeted, but claims the motivation behind his picks was simply fielding the best team possible. “I think that’s a great conversation,” the Los Angeles Lakers
6:01 PM ET The Oklahoma City Thunder have released guard Alex Abrines, the team announced Saturday. Abrines has appeared in only two games since Dec. 23, sitting out because of personal reasons. The team and Abrines mutually decided for the 6-foot-6 guard to be released, with Abrines determining it best to step away from basketball
1:20 PM ET Chandler Parsons will rejoin the Memphis Grizzlies and be inserted into the rotation following the All-Star break after the franchise failed to find a suitable deal to move the forward by the trade deadline. “I’ve been eager to get back on the court since I was cleared to play on Dec. 21,”
Feb 3, 2019 Nick DePaulaESPN For the second season in a row, DeMar DeRozan has had the honor of debuting Kobe Bryant’s latest retro rerelease of his revamped Nike signature kicks, a moment the Los Angeles native certainly doesn’t take for granted. Thanks in part to the NBA’s loosened color rules, the current San Antonio