Recently, the Los Angeles Clippers have emerged as one of the NBA’s top teams. Given the number of elite players on their roster, there were some doubts about their capacity to perform as a unit. The Clippers have the fourth-best record in the Western Conference, though, since they have resolved the majority of their problems….
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points, Anthony Edwards added 23, and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 121-100 victory against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night in a Western Conference showdown. Rudy Gobert recorded a double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds) to help the Timberwolves (37-16) maintain their Western Conference lead with their third win in…
Paul George scored 33 points, Kawhi Leonard added 24, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Detroit Pistons 112-106 on Saturday. The Clippers started the game with a 12-2 surge before the Pistons knotted it and outplayed the home club for the following two quarters. “It was an excellent…
Here are four catigories of players who may be available this summer. BALL-HANDLERS Mike Conley, Minnesota Conley will be 37 years old when the new season begins, but he maintains a steady hand. In his 17th season, he has the highest assist/turnover ratio (6.06) and the second-highest effective field goal percentage (58.0%) of his career….
The NBA trade deadline has become increasingly important throughout the years. Every NBA season has had a trade deadline, but such deals have not been as significant or game-changing as they have been over the last four decades. It’s now one of the most critical times of the season, as teams attempt to improve a…
As much attention as the NBA trade deadline receives – because it has long and short-term implications throughout the league – how frequently does a move result in a championship that season? Last season, the Phoenix Suns acquired Kevin Durant in a blockbuster transaction; unfortunately, the Suns were eliminated from the playoffs in the second…
Earl “The Twirl” Cureton, who won two NBA titles during 12 seasons in the league, has died. He was 66. Cureton, who has been a community ambassador for the Detroit Pistons for the past decade, died “unexpectedly” on Sunday morning, according to a Pistons press release. The team gave no other information. “Earl was one…
The Miami Heat defeated the Washington Wizards 110-102 on Friday night, with Jimmy Butler scoring 24 points and Bam Adebayo adding 20 points and 14 rebounds. Butler finished 7 for 10 from the field and made his sole three-point try a day after being left off this year’s Eastern Conference reserves. On a night when…
The Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were named All-Star reserves on Thursday, while the Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks each had two players selected. The Timberwolves, who top the Western Conference, will be represented by Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns in the game in Indianapolis on February 18. Stephen Curry is…
The San Antonio Spurs are anticipated to remain mainly quiet before the NBA Trade Deadline on February 8, but there is still time for them to make a move. Adding a flashy player like Dejounte Murray is proving increasingly doubtful, but the Spurs might make a smaller transfer to strengthen their young core and provide…