11:03 PM ET DALLAS — The person least impressed by Dallas Mavericks rookie star Luka Doncic‘s performance in Saturday night’s 107-104 comeback win over the Houston Rockets was probably the Slovenian teen himself. “I wasn’t playing great,” he said after scoring 21 points and taking over the game down the stretch. “My game wasn’t good
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12:36 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Boston Celtics turned in a record-setting performance in their steady climb in the Eastern Conference. Jaylen Brown scored 23 points off the bench, Daniel Theis added a career-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Celtics routed the Chicago Bulls 133-77 on Saturday night for their
2:41 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram has an ankle sprain, an MRI showed, according to the team. He will be re-evaluated in a week. The Lakers are at Memphis on Saturday night, host Miami on Monday and are back on the road Thursday against Houston. Ingram injured his left ankle in the
10:18 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN While he’s become known through the years for wearing hard-to-track-down sneakers and rare editions from the signature lines of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, Houston Rockets wing PJ Tucker felt like he had finally arrived this week, as Nike surprised him with his very own player-exclusive pair for
12:46 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris is expected to need three to four weeks to rehabilitate a right hip injury, league sources told ESPN. Veteran Nuggets forward Paul Millsap suffered a broken toe in Friday night’s loss at Charlotte, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It’s the latest in a string of
2:31 AM ET MILWAUKEE — As he patiently answered questions during a post-shootaround media availability Friday afternoon, Steve Kerr was asked if there was any more pressure on his team heading into Friday night’s showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks given that the Bucks smoked the reigning champs by 23 points last month at Oracle Arena.
1:28 AM ET Friday night’s victory against the Detroit Pistons pushed the Philadelphia 76ers‘ record to 18-9, good for second place in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. But not every Sixers player is pleased with his role. Joel Embiid, who missed his first game of the season Friday due to rest, told reporters that he feels
12:23 AM ET ESPN News Services Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap suffered a broken toe on his right foot during Friday night’s road game against the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The team will have a better timeline for his return once he’s evaluated back in Denver. The four-time All-Star left in the
3:06 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — When two established contenders square off early in the regular season, it’s a virtual guarantee that both teams will downplay the magnitude of the meeting. But the Milwaukee Bucks, still fighting to stake their claim as one of the NBA’s best teams after a first-round playoff exit last
9:15 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Warriors center Damian Jones underwent surgery for a torn left pectoral muscle. Golden State said Friday that Jones had the procedure Wednesday in Chicago, with Dr. Benjamin Domb performing it. Jones is expected to begin the rehab process in six weeks, with a timetable to be determined