Five players scored in double figures for the Hornets, including Nick Smith Jr. with 17, but that wasn’t enough as the Trail Blazers pulled away down the stretch, with most of Charlotte’s opening-night starters on the bench.
Despite garnering the most fan votes among players in the Eastern Conference, the Charlotte Hornets point guard didn’t receive enough of the overall vote. Instead, New York’s Jalen Brunson and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell will start for the conference in the league’s annual showcase.
The Cleveland Cavaliers will still be without multiple key defensive players in their rematch against the Houston Rockets.
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After the recent loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant expressed his disappointment with the team's performance.
The Portland Trail Blazers host the Oklahoma City Thunder for a Northwest Division battle on Sunday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Trail Blazers prediction and pick.
New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau loves the chances that his standout point forward has of making the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. Coach Thibodeau has already seen his two team leaders in Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns get selected as starters for the upcoming festivity.
James Harden scored 17 of his 40 points in the third quarter and Norman Powell added 33 points as the Los Angeles Clippers finished off a 127-117 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks at Inglewood,
Harper and Bailey played No. 8 Michigan State on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. If the Sixers keep their top-6 protected draft pick, they could be in range to select.
If the Sixers don’t fall within the first six selections in May’s NBA draft lottery, they would lose their first-round pick in the NBA draft, which is expected to be a strong class.
Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.