Paolo Banchero flirted with a triple-double as the Orlando Magic beat the undermanned Toronto Raptors 113-103 on Friday. Banchero finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as Orlando (39-28) won for the seventh time in nine games. Franz Wagner added 19 points and seven rebounds. Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 31 points and matched a season-high seven three-pointers as Toronto (23-44) lost its sixth straight game. Immanuel Quickley had a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists while Jordan Nwora came off the Raptors bench with 14 points. Toronto forward RJ Barrett, of Mississauga, Ont., missed the…
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SALT LAKE CITY – Jazz Center Walker Kessler showed some touch with a nice reverse layup in Utah’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Walker Kessler scores on reverse layup The Jazz hosted the Hawks at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, March 15. With 11:36 remaining in the first half, the Auburn product received a pass under the basket from Talen Horton-Tucker. After a little pump fake, Kessler made his way under the hoop before scoring on a reverse layup. Kessler’s basket gave the Jazz a 36-28 lead. a little ???????????????????????? ???????????????? for your Friday night,…
TORONTO — Franz Wagner scored 19 points, Paolo Banchero 17 and the Orlando Magic beat short-handed Toronto 113-103 Friday night, handing the Raptors their sixth straight loss, their worst of the season. Jalen Suggs scored 16 points, Wendell Carter Jr. added 15 and Cole Anthony had 12 for the Magic, who led by as many as 19 and won seven of nine. Banchero also had nine rebounds and eight assists. Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 31 points for the Raptors, and Immanuel Quickley had 10 points and 10 assists. Quickley has a career-high eight games with 10 or more…
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams took over late in the Oklahoma City Thunder126-199 victory over Dallas on Thursday.The duo combined to score 20 points in the fourth quarter and help the Thunder maintain pace atop the Western Conference standings.Gilgeous-Alexander is no stranger to the position, as he has become one of the best players in the NBA over the past few years.Williams, Santa Clara’s second-year wing, was more of a surprise.Williams hopes to continue his rise Saturday when the Thunder host the Memphis Grizzlies.“When you grow up watching basketball, that’s what you see,” Williams said of the plays he and…
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- NBA center Kai Jones officially signed a new contract with the Philadelphia 76ers today. No policies or terms of the deal were disclosed. Jones will wear jersey number 88, according to a statement posted Friday afternoon on the team’s website. Jones is the second Bahamain on the Philadelphia roaster behind Grand Bahama native and fellow Bahamas men’s national basketball player Buddy Hield. Jones was selected by New York with the No. 19 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft and was later drafted by the Charlotte Hornets. He played in 67 career NBA games for the Hornets, averaging 2.7…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Devin Booker led a balanced Phoenix attack with 21 points and 11 assists as the Suns beat the Charlotte Hornets 107-96 Friday night for their fourth victory in six games.Grayson Allen and Bradley Beal each scored 15 points, and Jusuf Nurkic had 13 points and 21 rebounds for the Suns (39-28), who rebounded from a lopsided 127-112 loss to the top-ranked Boston Celtics on Thursday night. .Vasa Micic continued his career-high 25-point effort Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies with 21 points to lead Charlotte. Miles Bridges added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets.The…
Jerami Grant probably won’t play Saturday 2 hours agoPortland Trail Blazers Forward Jerami Scholarship (hamstring) is listed as questionable heading into Saturday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. The absence would mark the third straight game Grant has missed due to a right hamstring strain. The Blazers will likely be thin at the forward position with Jabari Walker (hip) also considered questionable for this game. Toumani Camara would move into the starting five and see an increased role if Grant is unable to play. Camara isn’t a great fantasy option, but could be worth a look for Saturday’s roster.–Andy Webb…
The Kings received some unfortunate injury news as they prepared to face the New York Knicks on Saturday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.The team announced Friday that imaging tests revealed that forward Trey Lyles has a sprained MCL in his left knee. He was ruled out for Saturday’s game and will miss several more games before being re-evaluated in two weeks.Based on this schedule, Lyles will likely miss at least eight more games. He was injured in the second quarter of Tuesday’s 129-94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks and was subsequently ruled out for Wednesday’s 120-107 win over the…