PORTLAND (ABC4 Sports) – What a start to the NBA season for the Utah Jazz. Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 17 rebounds in a dominant season-opening performance, leading the Utah Jazz to a 120-100 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. Gobert, who just signed a 5-year, $205-million extension on Sunday, controlled the inside and got plenty…
Jazz tip off NBA season with dominating 120-100 victory over Portland — ABC4 Utah
Buddy Hield tipped in Harrison Barnes’ miss at the buzzer, lifting the Sacramento Kings to a stunning 124-122 win over the Denver Nuggets in overtime Wednesday night.
Hield Game-Winner Lifts Kings Over Nuggets 124-122 In OT Thriller — CBS Sacramento
This was the Western Conference Finals matchup we never got. Just over two months ago, the Los Angeles Lakers were relaxing inside the Gran Destino Tower at Walt Disney World anxiously awaiting their opponent in the Western Conference Finals. After dispatching of the Houston Rockets in five games, all of the Lakers expected a highly […]
Clippers Spoil Lakers Ring Ceremony With 116-109 Victory on Opening Night — NBC Los Angeles
That the league is even looking at expansion is a major shift.
Adam Silver hints at possible NBA expansion being on the table — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The Nets looked like the championship Warriors for a night with impressive ball movement and scoring.
Durant, Nets look every bit a contender in 125-99 blowout of Warriors — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Paul George scores 26 of his 33 points in the second half, Kawhi Leonard adds 26 points and the Clippers rally past the cautious Lakers, 116-109, on the champions’ ring ceremony night.
Lakers fall to Clippers in opener, a bitter finish to championship celebration — Pasadena Star News
The Warriors will start rookie James Wiseman at center in Tuesday night’s season opener at Brooklyn, a league source confirmed with the Bay Area News Group. This move signals just how much confidence the Warriors have in Wiseman, who has not played an organized game in 13 months and missed all of preseason after testing…
Warriors’ James Wiseman to start at center in season opener vs. Nets — East Bay Times
Harden is not discussing his trade request or if he is happy in Houston.
Report: Miami Heat pull out of James Harden trade talks — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
When Stephen Curry sees Kevin Durant make his regular-season debut for the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday night, he doesn’t anticipate a rush of adrenaline because he will be playing his former Warriors teammate. “At the end of the day, it’s just another game,” Curry said Monday. “It’s our first regular-season game, so there’s (already) a lot…
Warriors’ Steph Curry says he looks forward to playing Nets’ Kevin Durant in season opener — Monterey Herald
The former No. 1 overall pick has signed a three-year extension to remain in Orlando.
Report: Markelle Fultz, Orlando Magic Agree to Three-Year Extension — NBC4 Washington
Magic guard and DMV native Markelle Fultz has signed a three-year, $50 million extension to remain in Orlando, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Last season, his first with the Magic, Fultz appeared in 72 games with 60 starts. The guard averaged a career-high in points (12.2), assists (5.1) field goal percentage (46.5%) and free throw percentage (73.0%), turning around his career after two injury-riddled seasons with Philadelphia.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Fultz had been labeled a bust by many after playing in just 33 games for the 76ers over his first two seasons before being dealt to Orlando. The 22-year-old’s shooting form became a topic of conversation, as it contained an unorthodox hitch and looked drastically different from when he starred at the University of Washington.
Beasley seemingly faces a 10-plus-game suspension.
Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley pleads guilty to threats of violence — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Warriors mostly predicted to finish eighth to 10th place in Western Conference, with a shot to make playoffs.
National NBA media believe Warriors will be in new play-in tournament — Red Bluff Daily News
The view from left field 