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Easy pickings? We shall see. The 5-4 Knicks, winners of three straight, will host the free-falling Milwaukee Bucks (1-9) tonight at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks are heavy favorites and have a chance to climb in the standings, while the Bucks have the league’s worst net rating and no road wins. This is Milwaukee’s first season without Giannis Antetokounmpo since …

Jaylen Brown delivered the opening message with a pregame snub Tuesday night. But it was Jayson Tatum, Paul George and the Boston Celtics who got last word in a runaway 123-101 win over Brown’s Philadelphia 76ers. The game marked the anticipated first matchup between Tatum and Brown since their highly publicized split as Celtics teammates. The pair led Boston to …

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 01: Brook Lopez #11 of the Los Angeles Clippers drives to the basket against Oso Ighodaro #11 of the Phoenix Suns during the second half at Mortgage Matchup Center on February 01, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Clippers defeated the Suns 117-93. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using …

The Lakers are continuing to make moves on the margin while trying to find a potential center solution. After signing Lawson Lovering to a two-way deal roughly two weeks ago, the Lakers are waiving the big man in place of…another big man. Carson Cooper, a 6’10” center, will take Lovering’s place on a two-way deal, all according to Michael Scotto …

If there’s one thing that gets my blood boiling and sends me rushing to my keyboard, furiously typing away while using this space as a personal therapy session, it’s NBA officiating. And once again, we witnessed not only inconsistency during last night’s matchup between the Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs, but inconsistency in how the league ultimately assessed the …

The Golden State Warriors had a poignant reunion on Monday night, when they welcomed the New Orleans Pelicans to town, and proceeded to crush them by 51 points. There are a lot of former Warriors around the league, but some feel different when they face the Warriors, and that was the case when Jordan Poole checked into the game. It’s …

Their first interaction as opponents was very brief — if not entirely cold or indifferent. In Philadelphia 76ers star Jaylen Brown’s first game against the Boston Celtics, he seemingly ignored a quick greeting from former teammate Jayson Tatum, with whom he played for nine seasons. Advertisement The relationship between Brown and Tatum has cooled after the Celtics opted to move …

Draymond Green holds nothing back on the basketball court, both with how he plays and what he says. But the Warriors star forward and four-time NBA champion is more reserved regarding his personal life. Draymond Green (23) of the Golden State Warriors looks on during a play-in tournament game against the LA Clippers at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., April …

Keldon Johnson got away with shenanigans in real time. But the NBA’s not letting him off the hook. The NBA announced Tuesday that it’s issued a postgame Flagrant Foul 1 to the San Antonio Spurs guard for an infraction during Monday’s blowout win over the Phoenix Suns. Advertisement The infraction? He kicked Devin Booker in the groin, very clearly so. …

Things can change quickly in the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a rough start to the season, which was capped by a disastrous loss to a bad Charlotte Hornets team without multiple key contributors. But for as bad as things have been, a win over the New York Knicks would go a long way toward turning things around. Advertisement …

Who: Phoenix Suns (3-6) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (2-7) When: 7:00 pm Arizona Time Where: Mortgage Matchup Center — Phoenix, Arizona Watch: Suns+, 3TV/AZFS Listen: KMVP 98.7 The Phoenix Suns will need to have a short memory after being dominated by Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs last night. Advertisement Wemby walked into our building and dropped 40, 11, and nine …

Boston Celtics (8-2) at Philadelphia 76ers (9-2)Tuesday, November 10, 20268:00 PM ETGame #11 Road #6TV: Peacock/NBCRadio: 98.5 The Sports Hub, 97.5 The Fanatic, Sirius XMXfinity Mobile Arena The Celtics visit the Philadelphia 76ers for the first of 4 games between them this season. They will meet in Philadelphia again on February 7. They will meet twice in Boston on January …

Over the past two games, Collin Sexton has been indispensable in powering the Los Angeles Lakers to wins with their star guards, Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, each missing one contest. Against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, the veteran guard tallied 17 points (5-of-10 shooting), two assists and two rebounds. A day later, he followed that up with 18 points …

Back in Philadelphia with Celtics, Paul George looks forward to ‘a regular game’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Paul George’s presence back in town was one of the many swirling morning storylines at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Advertisement For good reason, former Celtics teammates Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum will draw immense attention Tuesday night. After all, Brown has said …

On Sunday afternoon, the Sacramento Kings agreed to deal second-year wing Nique Clifford to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for two second-round picks. Clifford held a fairly sizable role during his rookie season, when he averaged 8.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.9 steals in 25.1 minutes per game. But he’d fallen out of Sacramento’s rotation to begin …

Lost in the background of the highly anticipated first matchup between Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum is a return to Philadelphia for Paul George, who spent his past two seasons as a Sixer. Both Brown and Tatum have downplayed the narrative, as hard as it is to ignore. George, who played 89 games in a Sixers uniform, is following suit. …

Despite missing Luka Dončić Sunday against the Detroit Pistons and Austin Reaves Monday against the Atlanta Hawks, the Los Angeles Lakers went on the road for a back-to-back set and won both games over two of the Eastern Conference’s top-four seeds. On Sunday, Reaves’ 43 points led the Lakers while Dončić’s 32-point, 10-assist double-double paced them Monday night. But in …

With the Dallas Mavericks down 13 points late in the first half on the second night of a back-to-back, Monday night at American Airlines Center looked very much like a schedule loss. Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving had other ideas, though, as they combined for 78 points, fueling Dallas past the Indiana Pacers in a wild finish, 125-122. The win …

Herald Jaylen Brown vs. Jayson Tatum more than ‘another game’ as Celtics-76ers clash Globe Jaylen Brown: ‘Nothing to talk about’ with Jayson Tatum before Celtics/Sixers showdown Celtics at 76ers preview: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown set to clash in Philadelphia Advertisement CelticsBlog Payton Pritchard, Paul George preview highly anticipated Celtics-76ers matchup Celtics vs. Sixers has everything a great NBA rivalry needs…and …

The Houston Rockets faced the Denver Nuggets in unfamiliar territory on Monday. The Rockets entered Monday night’s game on their first two-game losing streak of the season after their 102-99 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. In that game, the Rockets struggled from the field as the Suns led by double digits in the first quarter. The Rockets eventually …

It’s hard not to feel like you’re watching a mirage during some of these games. The level of play is excellent and the bits and pieces you might be tempted to pick at are scarce. The wins are piling up. The vibes are good. Everything is going according to plan. Nothing to see here…right? Right! Look, I’m not going to …

The anticipation continues to build for the first game between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers since their offseason trade that sent Jaylen Brown to the Sixers. The two teams play Tuesday, Nov. 10, in a matchup the entire NBA will be focused on because of the brewing feud between Brown and Celtics star Jayson Tatum after the two former …

You could feel it last night during the loss to the San Antonio Spurs, couldn’t you? When Suns’ rookie wing Koa Peat entered the game, you could feel that “disease of what if” beginning to creep in. Perhaps I felt it more than most because I’d spent my morning browsing eBay, looking through the newly released 2026-27 Topps basketball cards …

The Celtics will face an old friend when they take on the 76ers on Tuesday night: Jaylen Brown, who spent a decade in Boston before being traded to Philadelphia on Tuesday. And Payton Pritchard, one of Brown’s longest-tenured teammates, looks forward to the match-up. Advertisement “I definitely had a lot of good memories with JB,” he said in front of …

DETROIT — Tre Johnson is an elite shooter. It’s why the Washington Wizards selected him No. 6 in the 2025 draft. But his jump shot hasn’t clicked at the start of the 2026-27 season. Johnson scored two points on 1-for-8 shooting in Monday’s 122-111 loss to the Detroit Pistons just two days after shooting 2-for-15 in a 114-75 loss to …