On a day meant to honor the late Tom Heinsohn, Marcus Smart, an all-NBA level defender, was given the first annual Tommy Award. Unfortunately his team was unable to honor the award with anything resembling the kind of defensive consistency or intensity Smart is known for. Instead, they increasingly look like play-in tournament fodder, with…
Celtics fall two games behind Miami in 130-124 loss to Heat — Boston Herald
Curry shot 14 of 26 overall and 11 of 21 beyond the arc.
Watch Stephen Curry drain 11 3s, scores 49 points, lift Warriors to win — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) – The NBA leading Jazz played solid team basketball, finishing with 28 assists and six players scored in double figures as they defeated the Houston Rockets 124-116. Georges Niang led the team with scoring and tied his career-high with 24 points. Jordan Clarkson came in off the bench and poured…
Jazz win 5th straight, beat Rockets, 124-116 — ABC4 Utah
The Bulls could use a floor general to organize the offense around their two All-Stars.
Report: Bulls may target Lonzo Ball, Dennis Schroder in offseason — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Bojan Bogdanovic is flourishing in a larger offensive role. His renewed confidence in his shot . . .
Bogdanovic scores career-high 48 points, Jazz beat Nuggets — Lanier County Network
A seventh-seeded team has never, ever won an NBA championship. In one way, that reads like an invitation to the Lakers, and why shouldn’t it in this season of the unprecedented? 1,050 more words
Lakers, with play-in likely, pitted against NBA history — San Gabriel Valley Tribune
All season, the Clippers’ opponents have felt the heat from 3-point range. Tyronn Lue’s squad continues to be the NBA’s best-shooting team – 41.7% – from behind the arc. That’s not so far off the 1996-97 Charlotte Hornets’ record rate of 42.8%. Seven Clippers regulars are shooting better than 40% from behind the arc. To…
Clippers’ play-after-the-play philosophy paying off from 3-point range — Press Telegram
There is no timetable for his return, but he is likely out for the rest of the regular season.
Zion Williamson is out indefinitely with fractured ring finger on left hand — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
For his part, Coach Tyronn Lue expressed dismay after the Clippers recorded 22 turnovers Thursday, the third time in five games they’ve exceeded 18 giveaways.
Clippers offer different perspectives on growing turnover numbers — San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Here’s how the NBA’s controversial new format actually works.
With the Lakers on the ropes, it’s time to get familiar with the NBA play-in — Whittier Daily News
Nate Bjorkgren’s tenure with the Pacers is headed south. Fast.
Report: T.J. Warren requested trade from Pacers when they hired Nate Bjorkgren — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Ja Morant had 37 points and 10 assists to lead the Grizzlies.
Anthony Edwards has historic 42-point night, but Grizzlies get win — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The view from left field 