MEMPHIS, Tenn. — — Dalano Banton scored a season-high 19 points, Jabari Walker also had 19 points and 10 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers ended a nine-game skid by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 122- 92 Friday evening. Duop Reath added 18 points for the Trail Blazers, who led the entire game while winning for just the second time on the road against a Western Conference opponent. Kris Murray added 14 for Portland, which is now 2-19 against the West on the road. “We did it together. It’s good to get that monkey off my back,” Portland coach Chauncey Billups…
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NEW YORK – The Boston Celtics, who lead the National Basketball Association (NBA) standings, have declared themselves a “very good team.” Fueled by Jayson Tatum’s 32 points and 21 three-pointers, they held off a 37-point triple-double from Luka Doncic to beat the Dallas Mavericks 138-110 on March 1 and extend their NBA winning streak to 10 games . Tatum took a while to warm up, missing all four of his shots in the first quarter, but the All-Star forward scored 16 in the third quarter as the Celtics took control at home. “Simply put, we have a very good team,”…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Malik Monk scored 35 of his 39 points after halftime and the Sacramento Kings beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-120 in overtime Friday night.Anthony Edwards, Minnesota’s leading scorer, had 11 points in the first half but did not play after halftime for personal reasons, according to team officials.Minnesota led 120-117 midway through the overtime period before Monk scored back-to-back points. The Wolves had a chance to tie it with 17.5 seconds left, but Naz Reid missed a corner 3 and Trey Lyles made a free throw to clinch the win.Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 15 rebounds and…
MINNEAPOLIS — Malik Monk scored 35 of his 39 points after halftime and the Sacramento Kings beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-120 in overtime Friday night. Anthony Edwards, Minnesota’s leading scorer, had 11 points in the first half but did not play after halftime for personal reasons, according to team officials. Minnesota led 120-117 midway through the overtime period before Monk scored back-to-back points. The Wolves had a chance to tie it with 17.5 seconds left, but Naz Reid missed a corner 3 and Trey Lyles made a free throw to clinch the win. Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 15…
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***The Pistons fought well in the fourth quarter, but it was too little, too late against a stingy Cavaliers team that built a 26-point lead – fueled by Darius’ monster second quarter Garland – and held on for the 110.-100 win Friday night at Motown. Garland scored 18 of his 29 points in the second half and Cleveland held Detroit to 37 percent shooting on the night, sweeping the season series for the second straight year. ***Darius Garland was unconscious from long range in the second quarter Friday night – going 6 of 7 from deep for 18 points. On…
BOSTON – National Television. The calendar has moved to March. Floor at TD Garden to face the best Boston Celtics in the NBA.Dallas coach Jason Kidd called it “a great test to see where we are with the new pieces.” With that in mind, let’s charitably grade Boston’s 138-110 upset of Dallas on Friday night as a C-minus for the non-conformistseven if the match was not as gloomy as the final score.Granted, the Mavericks left plenty of room for improvement over the final 22 games of the regular season, but Kidd said he saw positive signs in his new team,…
LeBron James was a superhuman against the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday and played the following night against wizardshelping the Lakers win the two consecutive matches. LeBron playing in both games was far from a foregone conclusion. The 21-year-old veteran struggled with an ankle injury for most of the season and missed the game against Phoenix Suns last week because of this. So it’s no surprise that James is back on the injury report listed as questionable for the Lakers’ upcoming game against the Denver Nuggets. With the The Western Conference standings still tight, the Lakers desperately need LeBron to play…
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The standings are posted somewhere in the Orlando Magic practice facility. Everyone is at least tangentially aware of the narrow-mindedness and importance of each match.Trying to keep up with them is a daily challenge. Something happens every night that changes the rankings. the victory of the Orlando Magic over the Utah Jazz Thursday put them in a virtual tie for fifth in the standings with the Philadelphia 76ers.There’s a lot to keep track of. So it’s gotten to the point where Cole Anthony, someone who always seems to know what something means, isn’t going to bother checking them daily. What…