Friday afternoon, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski announced the news that the OKC Thunder chose to reunite with an old familiar friend.After clearing waivers following his recent buyout deal with the Detroit Pistons, NBA Insider reports that veteran Mike Muscala “plans to sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the remainder of the season.”With this move, Sam Presti has once again found an inexpensive and highly strategic way to fill out his club’s roster as it prepares to embark on what is hoped to be a long and successful run. elimination.While far from a star talent in the association, Muscala is a…
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — — Dalano Banton scored a season-high 19 points, Jabari Walker also had 19 points and nine rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers ended a nine-game skid by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 122-92 Friday night. 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. Jake LaRavia led Memphis with a career-high 21 points. Lamar Stevens scored 19 points and GG Jackson finished…
Playing with more determination and balance from the start gave the Charlotte Hornets a chance Friday night in Philadelphia. Poor second-half offense and too many late misses on the defensive glass dashed their hopes in a 121-114 road loss to the 76ers. The biggest positive was Charlotte’s scoring, which had failed to score 100 points in each of its last four games for the first time since 2015. Playing the second straight night on the road against a Philadelphia team who had been out since Tuesday likely also factored into the loss, as did the loss of Seth Curry and…
In what is effectively the rubber match of a three-game series between the teams over a nine-day period, the Houston Rockets will again be confronted with Suns at the Footprint Center in Phoenix on Saturday evening.The Rockets (25-34) won last Friday’s match in Houston, while the Suns (35-24) won Thursday’s revenge in Phoenix.The location of Saturday’s game could be bad news for the Rockets, who are 5-24 behind Houston this season. A high score of 20-10 at home kept the overall record quite respectable.For the reeling Rockets, whose chances of qualifying for the Western Conference play-in tournament continue to tumble,…
3rd quarter report Fortunes could turn for the Trail Blazers after losing nine straight. They are well ahead with a 91-72 lead over the Grizzlies. The Trail Blazers came into the game with extra motivation after the loss they suffered the last time these two teams faced each other. We’ll see if they are able to flip the script or if it will just be more of the same.Who’s playingPortland Trail Blazers @ Memphis GrizzliesCurrent records: Portland 15-42, Memphis 20-39How to watchWhen: Friday March 1, 2024 at 8 p.m. ETOr: FedExForum – Memphis, TennesseeTV: Bally Sports Southeast MemphisFollow: CBS Sports…
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum made five 3-pointers and scored 32 points and the Boston Celtics overcame Luka Doncic’s second straight triple-double to beat the Dallas Mavericks 138-110 on Friday night and extend their season-best Season winning streak at 10 games. . Jaylen Brown added 25 points and seven rebounds as the Celtics made 21 3s in their second win of the season against the Mavericks to improve their NBA record 47-12. Kristaps Porzingis finished with 24 points as seven Celtics reached double figures. It was Tatum’s 22nd game this season with at least 30 points. Doncic recorded his 12th…
PHILADELPHIA — Tobias Harris had 31 points and 12 rebounds and Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-114 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. The 76ers won for just the second time in six games, but remain in the hunt for a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference as they try to stay afloat in the standings until the full return hope of last season’s MVP, Joel Embiid. They are 8-17 this season without Embiid and 5-8 since he went down in a Jan. 30 game and ultimately required knee surgery. The…
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A 40-15 run by the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by a red-hot Darius Garland, buried the Detroit Pistons midway through the third quarter. The Pistons were unable to build on their Tuesday road win over the Chicago Bulls, losing to the Cavaliers at home, 110-100, on Friday night. The game wasn’t as close as the final score, as Detroit trailed by 26 in the second quarter and by double digits for most of the second half before a late rally.Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 21 points and 10 assists, and Isaiah Stewart added 16 points and nine rebounds while knocking…