1:38 AM ET HOUSTON — On a night when James Harden scored 48 points, which almost qualifies as ho-hum by the standards of the historical tear he’s on, Eric Gordon played the hero role for the Houston Rockets. Gordon scored 16 of his 30 points in the final two minutes of regulation and overtime of
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11:53 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CHICAGO — Dwyane Wade might have spent only one up-and-down season playing for the Chicago Bulls, but he will be remembered as one of Chicago’s most revered players. The Robbins product and future Hall of Fame guard played his final game in the United Center on Saturday, drawing a standing
11:34 PM ET ESPN News Services Minutes after he was called for his first technical following his fourth foul about three minutes into the third quarter Saturday night in Atlanta, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was ejected following an altercation with the Hawks‘ DeAndre’ Bembry. Smart and Bembry had to be separated after an exchange
10:29 PM ET HOUSTON — Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball exited Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets after spraining his left ankle. Ball, who sprained the same ankle against the Denver Nuggets in late November, turned his ankle after colliding with James Ennis III with 8:39 remaining in the third quarter. Lonzo Ball,
9:30 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Two nights ago in Oklahoma City the Thunder dropped an unseemly game to the LeBron-less Lakers, their fifth loss in six games. Things felt tense in the locker room. The game started late because of national television accommodations, and Paul George sat in the cold tub in the back of
9:25 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Whenever the Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder have met over the past two-and-a-half seasons, a couple of things have remained constants: the games have been highly entertaining, and Russell Westbrook and Joel Embiid have ensured the entertainment has lasted long past the final buzzer sounding. Saturday afternoon
3:48 PM ET HOUSTON — With reigning MVP James Harden having scored 57 and 58 points, respectively, in his last two games, Lakers coach Luke Walton has a modest defensive goal for his team heading into Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets. “If we can keep him anything under 50, we feel like we’ve succeeded
2:38 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Guard Markelle Fultz has rejoined the Philadelphia 76ers to continue therapy on a shoulder condition, pushing for a return to the lineup this season, league sources told ESPN. There’s no timetable yet on Fultz playing again this year, league sources said. Fultz flew on a red-eye flight from Los Angeles
2:10 PM ET Detroit Pistons star center Andre Drummond is in the NBA’s concussion protocol and is listed as out for Saturday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. Drummond suffered what was initially believed to be a nasal injury in the first half of Friday’s victory over the Heat and did not return. But on the
11:13 AM ET New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis is expected to miss one to two weeks with a sprained left index finger, the team announced Saturday. Davis suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game against Portland, when he finished with 27 points and seven rebounds in a 128-112 loss to the