Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Asked which Spurs player is most likely to be able to emulate Kyrie Irving’s left-handed long-distance hook shot that beat Denver, Devin Vassell gave an answer surprising only to those who haven’t seen the team’s resident post-practice trick-shot artist: “Probably Mamu for sure.” – 2:08 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Kevin Durant 4 points total in 4th quarter of last three games.
0 points on one FGA in 4th in Sunday’s loss at Milwaukee in 11 minutes, 30 seconds of play.
11 points for game.
Suns 1-2 in last 3 games (Ls to Celtics, Bucks; W over Hornets).
Why? #Sunsazcentral.com/story/sports/n… – 1:56 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Phoenix #Suns (39-29):
8th in West (1/2 behind Kings, same record as Mavs, but lose head-to-head).
14 games left. Next 2: Wed. vs. 76ers, Thur. vs. Hawks.
2nd toughest remaining sked.
Adding Isaiah Thomas 10-day.
Kevin Durant 4 pts (2-of-7 FG) in 4th last 3 games.
Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/zXJMylIAIX – 10:39 AM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
The thought of the holy Steph-Klay-Draymond trio being below .500 at home in March even a year ago would’ve been totally unthinkable. I think it really might be over for the Warriors. – 12:32 AM
Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
It’s almost always a turnover when Draymond is passive and avoiding looking to score in situations where he needs to be aggressive offensively. I’d rather a missed shot or smoked layup than that turnover. – 12:10 AM
Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Rough night for Draymond. It was a two-point game if he converts a break-away layup. Knicks answer with four straight to go back up 8.
He’s picked up his energy — guarding Brunson — but just seems a bit off tonight – 12:09 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Best first half lineup for the Warriors was the one that closed: Curry, Podziemski, Payton, Kuminga, Draymond. They turned it up defensively after 21 bad minutes had them down 15. Starters were crunched. Knicks up six at half. – 11:13 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Brunson man… drives by Gary Payton II and Draymond switches onto him… Brunson still scores – 10:27 PM
Steve Popper @StevePopper
Brunson and Hartenstein taking advantage early of Draymond helping on Brunson — one assits for Brunson and a follow for Hartenstein on a miss. – 10:17 PM
Ben Anderson @BensHoops
Off the top of my head, Taylor Hendricks has drawn Kevin Durant, Victor Wembanyama, Jimmy Butler, and Anthony Edwards as some of his defensive assignments since the trade deadline.
That’s about as varied as you can get in 13 games of basketball. Good learning opportunities. – 9:58 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Rank active NBA players by how high they will end up on the GOAT list
My Top 10:
LeBron
Luka Doncic
KD
Giannis
Stephen Curry
Nikola Jokic
Chris Paul
James Harden
Anthony Davis
Jayson Tatum
Holding my vote on Wemby for now. His ceiling is crazy, but wonder about durability. – 4:56 PM
Tim Cato @tim_cato
“i think we know we can play defense when we want to.”
wrote on Kyrie’s impossible(-to-describe) game-winner, Dallas’ new formula, and why they’re becoming a team that no one wants to face in the postseason: theathletic.com/5340385/2024/0… – 3:48 PM
Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Afternoon injury report for Sixers:
Covington, OUT
Embiid, OUT
Harris, QUESTIONABLE (ankle)
Kai Jones, OUT (right hamstring strain)
Melton, OUT
Terq Smith, OUT (on assignment) – 2:55 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
“I didn’t want to die.” – New Philadelphia 76ers C/F Kai Jones sits down with @Stadium: On coping with losses in his life, now receiving significant therapy, return to the NBA and more: pic.twitter.com/o0emOIIvG3 – 1:55 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
KD could finally solve his legacy issue with a title in NY or Philly… if Phx flames out well…. His camp has pushed him to sign with NYk before – 1:26 PM
Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
Khris with a terrific performance in his return today (22pts/7ast on 8/15 shooting). He’s now shooting a league-leading 57.4% from midrange — MPJ (53.7%) and KD (50.2%) are the only other high-volume guys above 50%. pic.twitter.com/82TyIpg2u2 – 10:10 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“We were scrambling. They were driving to the rim. We got to do a better job of keeping the ball in front of us so we don’t have to help so much and they spread us out. You got 5 shooters. Bobby Portis came in and hit every shot.”
Kevin Durant as Portis 5-of-5 from 3. #Sunspic.twitter.com/woPsAYe0WM – 4:55 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Jae Crowder with the strip of Kevin Durant and the Bucks take it the other way in a hurry.
Patrick Beverley with a 3 and the Bucks lead, 69-53, with 3:30 left in the first half. – 1:59 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns got Bol at the five in the lineup Vogel spoke of earlier with O’Neale, Gordon, Beal and Durant.
No zone either. Bol finds O’Neale on a cut, but O’Neale missed drive. #Suns down six as #Bucks are 10-of-17 on 3s. – 1:49 PM
Evan Barnes @evan_b
The Nets’ next loss also clinches their first losing season since 2019-20. The year Kevin Durant missed due to his Achilles injury – 9:34 PM
Vereen shared that insight with Draymond Green, who then started to check in on Jonathan Kuminga. Sometimes it would be in the locker room or on the team bus and plane. In other cases, it was a text message. The conversations ranged from simply asking about one another, to discussing family or life advice. “I identify with him in the sense that he takes care of everyone — his whole family. You can tell he is the head, and I can identify with that,” Green said. “Twenty-one years old, that pressure, I feel that. Through identifying that and understanding that, I just really want to help.” “[Green] was one of those people who knew me, but never knew me like that,” Kuminga said. “It took him a long time, but he just started checking in every other day. “He’d ask me questions that weren’t related to basketball. … He took that time to get to know me and that really bridged our relationship from just work to personal.” -via ESPN / March 18, 2024
Last June, Green sat on his phone in Paris with team owner Joe Lacob on the other end. Green had just agreed to a new four-year deal, but Lacob had one more contingency that wouldn’t show up in the paperwork. “Joe said, ‘I know you’re going to play and lead and all of that, but I need one more thing,'” Green recalled. “He said ‘I need you to take JK under your wing. “I said, ‘You got my word …To me, that was a condition of the contract.” -via ESPN / March 18, 2024
NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Deandre Ayton (POR), Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving (DAL), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC), Domantas Sabonis (SAC) and Zion Williamson (NOP) East: Bam Adebayo and Duncan Robinson (MIA), Paolo Banchero (ORL), Darius Garland (CLE), Tyrese Maxey (PHI), Pascal Siakam and Myles Turner (IND) and Jayson Tatum (BOS) -via Twitter / March 18, 2024
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