After squandering a 25-point lead and losing 133-128 after overtime against the lowly Pelicans, the Rockets will sleep very badly. “We lost all our identity in the second half”, thinks Kevin Durant. “We’re not, and I hate that it’s going to end this way.” We can learn a lesson and improve. It hurts to be…
John Goble’s ears were undoubtedly ringing (no pun intended) after the Dallas-Detroit game he just refereed. Although his name was never mentioned at the press conference, JB Bickerstaff clearly pointed to his behavior. How? Speaking of two sequences where Goble made two decisions: ejecting Auzar Thompson and then giving the Pistons coach a technical foul….
The Dallas Mavericks avoided disaster with a solid 116–114 victory over the Detroit Pistonsrelying on quiet night from Cooper Flagg as the margin narrowed. After a chaotic ending, Find Marshall say what many already feel about the newcomer. After the win, Marshall gave voice to an increasingly confident locker room as the Mavericks battled through…
« Before the match we talked about not losing the ball. “The instructions conveyed by Tyronn Lue and his staff, when he goes challenge the Thunder on their floorit looks like height after the fact. Because if his team ended up exploding against the reigning champion, for a final loss of 21 units (122-101), it…
for many, Nikola Jokic has long been the best passing center in NBA history. This is now borne out by the numbers because, in a win against the Magiche became the most prolific center of all time in this sector, ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The former Lakers player recorded 5,660 assists during his long and…
PHOENIX – Devin Booker and Stephen Curry are extreme competitors on the field, but the respect they have for each other is something else. Since when Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors star playing in the 2024 Olympics, the relationship grew. After Booker was named the unsung MVP of those Olympics, it was Curry who…
Two weeks have passed since then Giannis Antetokounmpo East injured calf and that they spread rumours stress around him, which doesn’t help Bucks to move forward calmly. For the first time in two weeks, the person in question appeared before the press and was logically asked about his future. To listen to him, however, “The…
How do you qualify for a triple-double with 45 points? “It’s just Luca’s magic” he replied LeBron James in the Lakers locker room. “There’s nothing surprising. It’s funny . . .” Facing Jazzthe best scorer in the NBA therefore confirmed this status with 45 points, but also added 11 rebounds and 14 assists. It’s one…
A packed 12-game schedule offered plenty of highlights on Thursday. Fans of tense matches were catered for, and that did not suit the leading teams. The Rockets they undoubtedly thought they had done the hard part by leading by 25 points in the third quarter, or 18 lengths with 13 minutes to go. the Pelicans….
The The Golden State Warriors did not play a perfect gameeither way, in their narrow 99-98 loss to the Phoenix Suns. But that didn’t make it any easier to swallow a contested foul in the final seconds of the game that helped Phoenix secure the win. In the final possession of regulation, with the score…
