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[ad_1] Warriors enter 2025 in desperate need of answers amid recent skid originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Instead of champagne bottles, shot glasses and celebratory hats, when the ball drops and the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, the Warriors need to be as creative as their offense once was to ring in the …

[ad_1] This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show In this episode of the Kevin O’Connor Show, KOC is joined by Dan Titus to break down some of the NBA’s biggest trade moves and coaching shakeups before deep diving on the Detroit Pistons with Bryce Simon. KOC and Dan start with the recent …

[ad_1] 3 observations after Embiid’s 37 points, Oubre’s 8 steals help Sixers blow out Blazers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers enjoyed an unusually routine, comfortable victory Monday night in Portland. With a 125-103 decision over the Trail Blazers, they built their winning streak to four games and improved to 13-17 on the season. Joel Embiiid posted a …

[ad_1] What we learned as Kings rally past Mavs to end six-game skid originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SACRAMENTO – Domantas Sabonis looks like he’s feeling a lot better since sitting out a game the day after Christmas because of an illness. The Kings’ big man was in top form and put together another masterful performance …

[ad_1] What we learned as Warriors’ offense stalls in blowout loss to Cavs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SAN FRANCISCO – The good vibes that carried the Warriors through the weekend were shredded Monday night. The Cleveland Cavaliers, the best team in the NBA this season, rolled into Chase Center, allowed themselves some early lollygagging before …

[ad_1] It’s Monday, December 30, and the Denver Nuggets (17-13) and Utah Jazz (7-23) are all set to square off from Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The Jazz have lost three straight. Saturday night Utah lost at home to Philly 113-111 while and Denver won on Saturday at home against the Detroit Pistons, 134-121. The Nuggets are currently 8-8 on …

[ad_1] Carlton “Bub” Carrington left Monday’s game early due to what the Wizards called a post-traumatic headache. (AP/Terrance Williams) Washington rookie Carlton Carrington was taken off the court in a wheelchair on Monday night after he went down with a scary head injury in the Wizards’ game against the New York Knicks. Carrington, in the third quarter of a 126-106 …

[ad_1] The Knicks will enter the new year with plenty to celebrate, as they extended their win streak to eight games with a 126-106 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday night at Capital One Arena. Here are the takeaways… — With a team-record 78 points in the paint against the Wizards on Saturday, the Knicks wisely maintained an aggressive …

[ad_1] Grizzlies star Morant out vs. Warriors, Kings with shoulder injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant sustained a shoulder injury and will miss at least the next week, knocking him out of upcoming matchups against the Warriors and the Kings. The Grizzlies finish a five-game road trip at Golden 1 Center on Friday, …

[ad_1] It’s Monday, December 30, and the Dallas Mavericks (20-12) and Sacramento Kings (13-19) are all set to square off from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. The Kings lost to the Lakers in LA Saturday to spoil interim Head Coach Doug Christie’s debut for Sacramento. The Mavericks minus Luke Doncic lost in Portland to the Trail Blazers on Saturday. The …

[ad_1] How Schröder helped ex-Warriors’ DiVincenzo out of slump originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Dennis Schröder helped reshape former Warriors guard Donte DiVincenzo’s outlook after he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves on the eve of the NBA season. DiVincenzo revealed in an exclusive interview with The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski that he traded texts with Schröder earlier this …

[ad_1] Ja Morant’s latest shoulder injury is going to keep him off the floor indefinitely. The Memphis Grizzlies star is out with a Grade 1 AC joint sprain in his right shoulder after he went down in Friday’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans, the team confirmed on Monday night. There is no timetable for his return, though Morant is …

[ad_1] Dorian Finney-Smith, defending Anthony Davis during a game last season, was acquired by the Lakers on Sunday in a trade that sent D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round draft picks to Brooklyn. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) The things that the Lakers and LeBron James are going to like best about Dorian Finney-Smith are the things that have …

[ad_1] Monday was LeBron James’ 40th birthday. It provided the NBA’s elder statesman and unquestioned greatest player of his generation the opportunity to reflect on his basketball career. The 20-time All-Star and four-time MVP and NBA champion spoke with media from Lakers practice about the inevitable end to his playing days. He didn’t offer a hint at when he plans …

[ad_1] Looking back, 2024 in the NBA struck a near-perfect balance for fans. The year was one part celebration of a generation of players who have lifted the league up and carried it for the past 15 years — and can still be golden. It was also a year in which we got a vision of the direction the sport …

[ad_1] Larry Nance is rock solid as a reserve big man. Watch the Hawks during their four-game winning streak, and it’s obvious how much his 9.5 points and high IQ play matter to the team. Which is why they will miss him for a while as he suffered a “fractured fourth metacarpal bone in his right hand,” the Hawks announced …

[ad_1] This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Good Word with Goodwill Vincent Goodwill and The Athletic’s Sam Amick react to the Sacramento Kings firing Mike Brown after a 13-18 start. Amick breaks down why he was fired and how De’Aaron Fox might have had a role in the decision. Vince and Sam then break down …

[ad_1] Lakers star LeBron James turned 40 on Monday in the middle of his 22nd season in the NBA. He says he could play at a high level for 5-7 more years but probably will retire sooner than that. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) Speaking as a 40-year-old NBA player for the first time, LeBron James said Monday that, should he …

[ad_1] Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey snags 2nd career East Player of the Week award originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers’ first three-game winning streak of the season just so happened to line up with Tyrese Maxey’s second career Eastern Conference Player of the Week award. The NBA announced Monday that Maxey earned the accolade for Week 10 of the …

[ad_1] Report: Kings eyed trades for NBA stars before firing Brown originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It appears the Kings tried to add more firepower before firing coach Mike Brown. After a slow start to the 2024-25 NBA season, Sacramento inquired about trades for four NBA stars before parting ways with Brown, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported Monday, citing …

[ad_1] The Atlanta Hawks will be without Larry Nance Jr. for the foreseeable future. The Hawks forward is set to undergo surgery for a broken bone in his right hand later this week, the team said on Monday. He will be out indefinitely, and the Hawks will determine a timeline for his return after the procedure on Thursday. Nance injured …

[ad_1] Warriors’ aggression, tempo key to victory vs. daunting Cavs team originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area When the Cleveland Cavaliers come to town Monday to face the Warriors, they do so with a 27-4 record, the best start in franchise history, outpacing the 2016 championship team featuring LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. The Cavs have won six consecutive …

[ad_1] LeBron James turned 40 years old on Monday and continues to defy Father Time on the court with a scoring average of 23.5 points per game on 50% shooting. The previous high-water scoring mark for a player in his 40s: 14.6 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the 1987-88 season. James’ off-court game is even stronger, with a projected $134 million …

[ad_1] Comedian Williams hilariously takes credit for Curry’s NBA greatness originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Comedian and actor Katt Williams hilariously believes he’s responsible for Warriors superstar Steph Curry’s NBA greatness. In a viral clip from a “Good One” podcast episode recorded live at November’s Vulture Festival, Williams joyously explained how he sparked Curry to change the game …

[ad_1] It’s Monday, December 30, and the Cleveland Cavaliers (27-4) and Golden State Warriors (16-15) are all set to square off from Chase Center in San Francisco. Over the weekend the Warriors won at home against Phoenix. The Cavaliers have not played since winning at Denver 149-135 on Friday. The Cavaliers are currently 10-3 on the road with a point differential …