After leaving the Celtics’ win Thursday night against the Miami Heat in the third quarter, Jaylen Brown has been ruled out of Boston’s next game against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. Josh Richardson status remains unknown. While leading the Celtics in scoring during their best game of the season, Brown left the third quarter and […]
Celtics Injury Report: Jaylen Brown, Josh Richardson Status Vs. Mavericks — NESN.com
Whatever the Boston Celtics said at that team dinner a few days ago clearly worked.
Celtics with another strong defensive outing, roll past Heat 95-78 — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Monty Williams chose Phoenix – citing Suns owner Robert Sarver as a reason.
Suns coach Monty Williams: ‘If any of that stuff happened while I was here, I wouldn’t be in this seat’ — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Damian Lillard spent the summer flirting with the idea of leaving the Trail Blazers.
Damian Lillard on playing on big-market super team: ‘I don’t feel in my heart that that’s who I am or where I belong’ — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
LeBron James can still beat everyone in transition and get up for a reverse slam.
Report: LeBron James out at least a week with abdominal injury — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The one thing the Timberwolves have been able to hang their hats on this season has been their defense. Losses have come because of offensive struggles. The defense has kept Minnesota in every game. That was true until the fourth quarter against Orlando on Monday, when the Wolves surrendered 43 points over the final 12…
Timberwolves can’t cool down Clippers, drop to below .500. — Twin Cities
MEMPHIS – The effort was there. On Wednesday, it was Denver’s 3-point defense that abandoned it. The Grizzlies rained in nearly half of their 3-pointers, drowning the Nuggets in a gripping 108-106 loss. Denver’s now 4-4 on the season after the Grizzlies knocked off the Nuggets for the second time in three nights. Down two…
Nikola Jokic misses look at the buzzer, Nuggets drop second straight to Memphis — The Denver Post
Utah is second, with the Warriors rounding out the top three.
NBA Power Rankings: Miami’s shut-down defense vaults them to top spot — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Barnes Out
• The Toronto Raptors finish a three-game road trip (Oct. 30 – Nov. 3) Wednesday night against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. Washington beat the Raptors 98-83 in Toronto to open the season.
The Wizards have won the last two meetings, however the Raptors have won four in a row in Washington.
Toronto has started the season with three straight road victories for the first time since 2016-17.
• OG Anunoby scored a career-best 36 points (13-27 FG, 4-12 3PT, 6-7 FT) in Monday’s victory at New York – his third career 30-point effort. Anunoby has now scored 20+ points in four of the last six games
(Oct. 23 – Nov. 1), averaging 22.8 points. He is shooting .464 (52-112) from the field and .407 (22-54) from 3-point range during this stretch.
• The Raptors have won four in a row following Monday’s 113-104 victory at New York. Toronto has recorded 49 steals and has a +30 turnover differential (47-to-77) over the last four games.
• Gary Trent Jr. and Fred VanVleet lead the NBA in deflections this season with 38 apiece. VanVleet has led the league in deflections per game each of the past two seasons. Trent Jr. currently ranks fourth in the
league in steals per game (2.75) and has recorded multiple steals in six of the first eight games, including a career high-tying five steals twice. The Raptors rank first in the NBA in steals per game (11.1) this season
after finishing fourth in steals (8.6) in 2020-21.
• Fred VanVleet has scored 15+ points in six straight games (Oct. 23 – Nov. 1). VanVleet is averaging 18.8 points, 7.7 assists and 6.2 rebounds during this stretch, and is shooting .468 (44-94) from the floor and .378 (17-45) from three-point range.
• The Raptors grabbed 13 offensive rebounds and outscored New York 16-8 in second chance points Monday night. Toronto currently leads the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (14.3) and ranks second in second-chance points per game (16.9). The Raptors finished last season ranked 20th in the league in
offensive rebounds (9.4). Reserve Khem Birch leads Toronto with 25 offensive rebounds this season, including 13 in the last four games (Oct. 27 – Nov. 1).
• Rookie Scottie Barnes will miss his second straight game with sprained right thumb. He injured the thumb late in the fourth quarter Oct. 30 at Indiana. Barnes currently leads all rookies in scoring (18.1 ppg), rebounds (8.9) and field goal percentage (.551). He has paced the team in scoring in four of his first seven games played, scored 20+ points three times and earned two double-doubles.
Trae Young – the rare person complaining not enough fouls are being called amid the NBA’s new rules – drew a season-high 11 free throws last night.
Hawks, Wizards set NBA record by making all 45 of their free throws — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Michael Jordan approved “The Last Dance” the day LeBron James and the 2016 Cavaliers held their championship parade.
Scottie Pippen: Michael Jordan ‘couldn’t have been more condescending’ in ‘The Last Dance’ — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
LOS ANGELES — Reggie Jackson has been an open book, eager to talk about how grateful he is to his employer, coworkers and live viewing audience. “This organization has empowered me,” he said in June, while he was on a tear that helped the Clippers reach their first Western Conference finals. “The more I stay…
Clippers’ Reggie Jackson appreciates the support — Whittier Daily News
The view from left field 