By JIM HOEHN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Bucks have little time to reflect on the end of their 18-game winning streak. Milwaukee’s impressive run was halted Monday night when Seth Curry and Kristaps Porzingis each scored 26 points to help the Dallas Mavericks hang on for a 120-116 victory even without star guard […]
Bucks’ 18-game winning streak ends with 120-116 loss to Mavs — Wausau Pilot & Review
Wilson Chandler had played in 656 career games, playoffs included, before Sunday. Only one — his NBA debut — had made him as anxious as this one. The veteran forward returned from his 25-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs to make his Nets debut on Sunday night in a 109-89 win over the 76ers, ending… […]
Nets’ Wilson Chandler delivers more than expected in season debut — Akahi News
Even in retirement, Ralph Lawler is keeping it real: “Guess you could blame schedule for Clipper Loss in Chicago,” tweeted the Hall of Fame former Clippers broadcaster after the Clippers’ 109-106 loss Saturday in a game that started about 22 hours after the team’s victory in Minneapolis had. “But I’d saying missing (Kawhi) Leonard and…
Clippers return from 6-game trip battered but standing at 20-8 overall — Press Telegram
Super Spencer Dinwiddie is doing it all for his squad. This means he’s literally carrying the Brooklyn Nets to success while Kyrie Irving is out. Last Sunday, the Brooklyn Nets came out with an impressive win over the Denver Nuggets at home. The hero of the game? Who, but Spencer Dinwiddie? Even in the Nets’ […]
No Kyrie? No problem; Spencer Dinwiddie is doing it all for the Brooklyn Nets — New York City Ticketron
Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from a one-game absence to post 37 points and 11 rebounds, and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks rallied past the Memphis Grizzlies 127-114 for their 17th consecutive win. Milwaukee now has the second-longest winning streak in franchise history. The record of 20 set during the team’s 1970-71 championship season. The Bucks trailed the […]
Giannis pours in 37 as Bucks with 17th straight — National Post
The “MVP, MVP!” chants began just 2:31 into the game. Luka Doncic, the recipient of perhaps earliest such chant in an NBA game, responded by missing two free throws.
Mavericks’ Luka Doncic Has Another Historic Night, Powers Team Past Pistons in 122-111 Victory in Mexico City — Latino Christian News (LCNN1)
With all of the pomp and circumstance of Kawhi Leonard’s return out of the way, the Toronto Raptors can now get on with more pressing business: Righting what ails them, starting with Saturday’s Basketball Night In Canada tilt against the Brooklyn Nets. A drop-off in overall energy and in shooting execution have led to a […]
Raptors look for missing energy, shooting touch vs. Nets — Toronto Sun
The Brooklyn Nets will, once again, be short-handed for Saturday’s game against the Toronto Raptors.
Kyrie Irving’s on-court work has ‘ramped up,’ still out vs. Raptors — Nets Wire
The Celtics have lost two straight after winning their last four, but a lot just didn’t go Boston’s way in losses to the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers. Boston dropped its first home game of the season Thursday night against the rival 76ers and had a lot of lapses on the defensive side late in…
Kemba Walker ‘Not Sure’ Why Celtics Have Had Lapses In Last Two Games — NESN.com
Kyle Lowry has no problem being his own biggest critic. Read More
Rapstors’ slide connected directly to some poor shooting of late — Toronto Sun.
TD Garden can be a house of horrors for visiting players, but Joel Embiid is embracing the challenge. Embiid and the 76ers will be in Boston on Thursday night for a battle between two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. The C’s and Sixers have started to form quite a rivalry over the…
76ers Star Joel Embiid Explains Why He Loves Playing In Boston — NESN.com
– Kawhi arrived to spread some holiday cheer for Raptors fans, mostly in the form of reminding them that last year really happened. Then he reminded them just how good he is, doing basically whatever he wanted and helping the Clippers overcome a bad shooting night by Paul George. And the ceremony was good (though […]
Woz Blog: — Toronto Sun
The view from left field 