On June 17, 2008, the Boston Celtics powered past the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals to win their 17th NBA title in franchise history. The Celtics quickly jumped on the Lakers in the closeout game to lead 58-35 at halftime. After a dominant third quarter, the Celtics slammed on …
NBA.com’s John Schuhmann gets you ready for the 2018-19 season with a key stat for each team in the league and shows you why it matters. Today, we look at the Sacramento Kings, who set a record for not getting to the line. THE STAT The Kings attempted 19.4 free throws per 100 shots from …
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DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic didn’t get compared to Larry Bird when he was introduced a day after the Dallas Mavericks traded up to get the third overall pick in the NBA draft. For president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson, that’s progress based on his last experience of getting a tender-aged European in hopes of …
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* Friday on NBA TV: Celtics vs. Hornets (7:30 p.m. ET) What offseason? That’s a question many fans ask as the flurry of trades, free agent news and player movement seems to never stop during the summer. Since the Golden State Warriors claimed their third title in four years back on June 8, NBA teams …
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Mount Rushmore is missing, and now there’s a fire in the souvenir shop. The brutal news Monday that San Antonio point guard Dejounte Murray had suffered a torn right ACL the day before in a preseason loss to Houston hit the team hard. Murray’s on-the-job training last season got solid results (8.1 points, 5.7 rebounds …
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Coach Steve Kerr had begun to address the Warriors fans gathered to observe the team’s open practice on Sunday. They roared in delight. Except the ovation wasn’t for Kerr. It was for Stephen Curry, who added another impossible shot to a résumé already full of them. The two-time NBA Kia MVP flung a basketball — …
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Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love joins me for a wide-ranging conversation about NBA longevity, skill development, off-court interests, LeBron’s departure to L.A., the new-look Cavaliers, and much more. * * * Subscribe to the Hang Time podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify for a new episode every Monday and Thursday this season!
The Phoenix Suns announced today that GM Ryan McDonough, who has held the job since 2013, has been relieved of his duties. In the interim, the team announced GM duties will be handled by vice president of basketball operations James Jones and assistant general manager Trevor Bukstein. Jones will manage basketball operations including oversight of …
NEW YORK – Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and Cleveland Cavaliers guard-forward J.R. Smith have each been fined for their roles in an on-court altercation, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident, for which Smart was assessed a technical foul and ejected, occurred with 3:38 remaining in the …
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NBA.com’s John Schuhmann gets you ready for the 2018-19 season with a key stat for each team in the league and shows you why it matters. Today, we look at the Brooklyn Nets, who couldn’t turn their opponents over. THE STAT The Nets allowed their opponents to take just 57 percent of their shots from …
Read more “One Team, One Stat: Nets force right shots, but that's not enough”
