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[ad_1] On Sunday, February 23, the Memphis Grizzlies (37-19) and Cleveland Cavaliers (46-10) are all set to square off from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. The Grizzlies are currently 16-13 on the road with a point differential of 7, while the Cavaliers have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home. Memphis won its last outing against Orlando …

[ad_1] On Sunday, February 23, the Detroit Pistons (30-26) and Atlanta Hawks (26-30) are all set to square off from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The Pistons are currently 16-13 on the road with a point differential of 1, while the Hawks have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home. These teams have met three times and …

[ad_1] Spurs Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich is not expected to return to the bench this season, and his long-term status remains unclear, according to a new report from Shams Charania of ESPN. Popovich has been out since Nov. 2 when he suffered a mild stroke before a game. The hope and expectation had been that he could return …

[ad_1] NBA: Phoenix Suns at Chicago Bulls In early January, as both Bradley Beal and the Phoenix Suns struggled to find their footing, coach Mike Budenholzer moved Beal to the bench. Phoenix is still struggling, so Saturday Coach Bud moved Beal back into the starting lineup and the result was him dropping 25 points — with the Suns’ big three …

[ad_1] It’s Sunday, February 23, and the Miami Heat (26-28) and Milwaukee Bucks (31-24) are all set to square off from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The Heat are currently 13-17 on the road with a point differential of -1, while the Bucks have a 8-2 record in their last ten games at home. Milwaukee has won the past two games …

[ad_1] San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich reacts to a call by an official during the second half of an October game in Salt Lake City.Photograph: Rick Egan/AP San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, the NBA’s all-time winningest coach, is not expected to return this season as he continues recovering from a mild stroke suffered in November, according …

[ad_1] It’s Sunday, February 23, and the New York Knicks (37-19) and Boston Celtics (40-16) are all set to square off from TD Garden in Boston. The Knicks are currently 17-9 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Celtics have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home. Boston is coming off a 20-point …

[ad_1] Gregg Popovich will miss the entire season for the Spurs. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) Gregg Popovich will not return to the San Antonio Spurs this season, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Spurs head coach’s future is reportedly uncertain as he recovers from a stroke he suffered in November. He had been out indefinitely since …

[ad_1] How Moody’s arduous journey led to ‘established’ Warriors starter role originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The distance from the far end of the Warriors’ bench to the starting lineup is about 15 feet. For reasons mostly beyond his control, Moses Moody needed more than three years to navigate that distance. Now that he is …

[ad_1] Why Knox cherishes three deeply meaningful minutes in Warriors-Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – His smile wasn’t going away anytime soon. Not as Kevin Knox dapped a long line of teammates and tapped them on the chest walking off the Golden 1 Center court Friday night after the Warriors’ blowout win over the Sacramento Kings. …

[ad_1] Hield takes playful jab at ex-team Kings after Warriors’ blowout win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area First-year Warriors sharpshooter Buddy Hield couldn’t hide his smile when talking to reporters after Golden State’s 132-108 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night at Golden 1 Center. Hield, of course, spent six seasons with the Kings and used to …

[ad_1] Kings coach Christie honestly reacts to Warriors fans’ G1C takeover originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings’ 132-108 loss to the Warriors on Friday night at Golden 1 Center was frustrating for plenty of reasons. One of which was the fact that Sacramento’s usually raucous crowd was overshadowed by Dub Nation’s powerful road contingent. “Let’s go Warriors” …

[ad_1] Doug Christie started out hot as the Sacramento Kings coach, with the team going 10-2 and winning some close games, the kind they were losing under Mike Brown. However, the team has gone 5-8 since then and got run off their home court by an energized Warriors team Friday night, 132-108. That dropped Sacramento back to .500 and has …

[ad_1] Butler makes Warriors history over impressive five-game start originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Jimmy Butler experiment couldn’t have started better for the two-way forward and the Warriors. Golden State has won four of five games with Butler while the six-time NBA All-Star has, quite literally, made franchise history. Butler wasted no time getting acclimated to playing …

[ad_1] It’s Saturday, February 22, and the Phoenix Suns (26-29) and Chicago Bulls (22-34) are all set to square off from United Center in Chicago. The Suns are currently 10-18 on the road with a point differential of -2, while the Bulls have a 2-8 record in their last ten games at home. The Suns and Bulls are both coming …

[ad_1] Almost two weeks ago — on a night when Dallas Mavericks fans were protesting the Luka Doncic trade, calling for GM Nico Harrison to be fired and booing team governor Patrick Dumont — it was both stunning and telling that the greatest Maverick of all time was a couple of thousand miles away, watching Doncic make his Lakers debut. …

[ad_1] It’s Saturday, February 22, and the Brooklyn Nets (20-35) and Philadelphia 76ers (20-35) are all set to square off from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The Nets are currently 11-17 on the road with a point differential of -6, while the 76ers have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home. Brooklyn dropped its first contest after …

[ad_1] How Butler’s audacity, poise are powering his Warriors teammates originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors and their fan base are getting a close-up look at what seemed apparent from a distance when Jimmy Butler III was in Miami. He is one of those rare players whose mere presence lifts teammates to an appreciably higher level. Particularly …

[ad_1] The New York Knicks are one of the top teams in the East (and the NBA): 37-19 with a +5.1 net rating that is sixth best in the league. They have the third-best offense in the NBA and had two All-Star Game starters and likely All-NBA players in Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns. However, the gap between New York …

[ad_1] Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets Preview  This Saturday, we are treated to a clash of the Titans when the Los Angeles Lakers (33-21) and Denver Nuggets (37-19) square off from Ball Arena in Denver. The Lakers have been on a tear this calendar year. They are 15-7 since January 1st and have won seven of their last 10 …

[ad_1] Kerr pushing right buttons with revamped Warriors starting five originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – After mixing lineups for more than half of the Warriors’ games so far, coach Steve Kerr hopes he’s finally settled on one that he can use for the remainder of the season. Re-inserting Brandin Podziemski into the starting five and moving …

[ad_1] How Warriors’ seven-minute non-Steph stretch fueled win vs. Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – Another night in the record books for Steph Curry. The Warriors’ superstar finished with 20 points Friday night, marking the 700th time in his career he has reached that number, becoming the first to achieve the milestone in franchise history. Only …

[ad_1] Steph reaches another impressive milestone in Warriors’ win vs. Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Now in his 16th NBA season, Steph Curry keeps entering more and more rarified air. With 20 points in the Warriors 132-108 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night, the star guard reached yet another impressive milestone in his illustrious career. …

[ad_1] Stephen Curry is the 21st player in NBA history to reach 700 20-point career games [Getty Images] Stephen Curry became the first Golden State Warriors player in NBA history to reach 700 20-point career games after helping his side to a 132-108 win against the Sacramento Kings. Curry was one of four players to get 20 points or more, …

[ad_1] What we learned as DeRozan gets no help in Kings’ loss to Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SACRAMENTO — Most of the Kings looked like they still were on the NBA All-Star break during their rough 132-106 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday night at Golden 1 Center. Both teams returned to …