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Jalen Brunson scored 47 points to power the Knicks to a 132-125 win over the Miami Heat on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. It was Brunson’s 20th 40-point game with New York and the most points he’s scored at MSG. Mikal Bridges added 24 points (6-for-7 from beyond the arc), including 18 in the first half, on a night …

Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac will miss several weeks due to a left ankle sprain, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Zubac was diagnosed with a Grade 2 ankle sprain, per the report. A specific timeline for his return is not yet known. Advertisement Zubac went down late in the first quarter of Saturday’s 103-88 win over the Los Angeles …

Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac will miss several weeks due to a left ankle sprain, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Zubac was diagnosed with a Grade 2 ankle sprain, per the report. A specific timeline for his return is not yet known. Advertisement Zubac went down late in the first quarter of Saturday’s 103-88 win over the Los Angeles …

The only thing left for JJ Redick to do was joke about it. What else could be said after the Lakers made just six of 38 three-pointers in a 103-88 loss to the Clippers on Saturday? “I was proud that we improved from three 4-for-33,” the coach deadpanned. “So we got better as the game progressed.” Advertisement With four regular …

Lakers star Luka Doncic sustained a left leg contusion Saturday night against the Clippers and will not return to the game, the Lakers announced. Doncic played 19 minutes in the first half, but he didn’t return for the start of the third quarter at Intuit Dome. Advertisement He had 12 points, five rebounds and two assists in the first half. …

What we learned as Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler burn Suns in Warriors’ clutch win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SAN FRANCISCO – Jimmy Butler made a clutch three-point play with 54.6 seconds remaining, and the Warriors bounced back from their heartbreaking loss in Phoenix two days ago and beat the Suns 119-116 on Saturday at Chase …

Observations after Sixers flip switch in 4th quarter to beat Mavs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers’ backcourt played an outstanding back-to-back and helped the team polish off a 2-0 weekend Saturday night. Advertisement With a 121-114 win over the Mavericks at Xfinity Mobile Arena, the Sixers moved to 16-11. Dallas dipped to 11-18. Tyrese Maxey scored 38 …

Hugo Gonzalez ‘brings the energy’ in huge night vs. Raptors originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Hugo Gonzalez is making the most of his increased opportunity with the Boston Celtics. The 19-year-old rookie followed his 10-point, eight-rebound performance in Friday’s win over Miami with another gem Saturday in Toronto. He was an incredible +37 while notching 10 points, 10 rebounds, and two …

Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart was fined $35,000 after flipping off the refs at halftime in Thursday’s 143–135 win over the Utah Jazz, according to the NBA. Smart received a technical foul before the end of the first half that led to his gesture. The 31-year-old guard finished the game with 17 points and four rebounds, and shot 5-of-9 …

Lakers guard Marcus Smart has been fined $35,000 for making an obscene gesture toward a game official during halftime of the game Thursday against the Utah Jazz, the NBA announced Saturday. Smart was assessed a technical foul for his action as walked off the court for intermission after exchanging words with an official. Advertisement The Lakers pulled out a 143-135 …

Edgecombe lives up to ‘the lights’ again, makes show-stopping Garden debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Nothing about VJ Edgecombe’s performance Friday night suggested he was awestruck or overwhelmed by playing at Madison Square Garden for the first time. Advertisement If anything, perhaps Edgecombe thought his debut was a bit overdue. “It’s crazy,” he said the day prior when …

While Knicks head coach Mike Brown acknowledged that his team didn’t play their crispest in Friday night’s 116-107 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in which they turned the ball over 18 times, he wasn’t exactly pleased with the officiating either. Raising some questions regarding non-calls involving OG Anunoby when he drives to the rim, Brown made it clear that he …

Despite the Knicks’ loss to the 76ers on Friday, there was one bright spot for New York. Mitchell Robinson had his best offensive performance of the season in the team’s 116-107 loss at MSG, and the big man has the free-throw line to thank for his offensive explosion. Advertisement Entering Friday’s game, Robinson was 6-for-27 in the regular season from …

What an NBA season we’ve been treated to so far! With the NBA Cup past us — congrats to the Knicks! — we’re inching closer to the turn of the calendar. As such, it’s about that time we seriously start considering All-Star selections. All-Star voting officially opened on Wednesday, giving us an opportunity to highlight some of the tremendous seasons …

In head-to-head leagues, it all comes down to the weekend. You can have a comfortable lead in multiple categories or by a bunch of points, but if you don’t make the most of the weekend, you can walk out with a loss. 12 teams play twice this weekend, including the Hawks, Celtics, Bulls, Rockets, Heat, Timberwolves, Knicks, 76ers, Kings, Spurs, …

With the NBA Cup now in the rearview mirror, it’s time to get back to a semi-regular schedule. Some rotational changes in the past week have provided a couple of players with an extended opportunity, while others have simply turned things around following a slow start to the season. As always, the waiver wire is the place to be, providing …

Draymond Green, uncharacteristic as of late, needs to be better for Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area We’ve long witnessed marvelous things Draymond Green does for the Warriors, from wrecking opposing offensive sets to smothering those who challenge his individual defense, to freeing Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson for open shots even when defenses know it’s coming. Advertisement …

It feels like we’re in the movie Groundhog Day, but let’s repeat this one more time: The Milwaukee Bucks will not trade Giannis Antetokounmpo unless he demands it — and Antetokounmpo has yet to play the bad guy and make that push. Milwaukee is shooting down teams calling about an Antetokounmpo trade, and reportedly is signaling to other teams that …

With the NBA Cup now in the rearview mirror, it’s time to get back to a semi-regular schedule. Some rotational changes in the past week have provided a couple of players with an extended opportunity, while others have simply turned things around following a slow start to the season. As always, the waiver wire is the place to be, providing …

The Knicks could’ve easily rolled over and punted Thursday night’s game. They were just two days off of their NBA Cup clinching victory over the Spurs, and found themselves leaning on numerous reserves with three key pieces sitting out on the first night of a back-to-back. Advertisement However, the captain refused to let them go down without a fight. After …

The Knicks returned to regular season action after winning the NBA Cup when they traveled to Indiana to take on the rival Pacers on Thursday night. Despite the Pacers’ tough start to the season thanks to injuries to key players, it was not a cakewalk for New York, which was missing five rotation pieces, including two starters. The Knicks’ bench …

The Knicks overcame a pair of 16-point deficits before Jalen Brunson‘s three-pointer with 4.4 seconds remaining stole a 114-113 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Brunson, who was 2-for-8 from the floor in the second half, including missing two attempts with the score tied and under two minutes to play, hit the bucket when it counted. He finished …

NBA Christmas Day games are right around the corner, which means the value in the futures market will start correcting itself more and more as we inch closer to the halfway mark of the 2025-26 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder have been the talk of the West with a 24-2 start reminiscent of the 2015-16 Warriors and 1995-96 Bulls, while …

When the Knicks hired Mike Brown as head coach this offseason, it was in part to address specific failings from previous seasons. Two in particular were the underutilization of the bench and the lack of experimentation during the regular season. If you wanted to grade Brown on the job he’s doing, the only metric that will satisfy Knicks fans is …

Before the NBA Cup finals tipped off Tuesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was honest about the future of the event in Las Vegas during an appearance on the NBA on Prime pregame show. “We’re talking with Amazon Prime about whether it makes sense to maybe go to some unique locations for the final game. They have suggested, for example, some …