Tag: NBA
The Charlotte Hornets’ plan for a new NBA practice center was approved by Charlotte City Council on Monday night, according to Erik Spanberg of Charlotte Business Journal. The City Council voted 7-1 to approve changes to a 2022 agreement with the Hornets. This new deal will allow the NBA franchise to build a practice center […]
The Atlanta Hawks overcame a 30-point deficit in Monday night’s 120-118 win over the Boston Celtics, their largest comeback victory in franchise history in the play-by-play era (since at least 1997-98). According to Elias Sports, entering the matchup, the largest deficit the Hawks had overcame in a win since 1997-98, regardless of opponent, was 27 […]
Los Angeles Clippers reserve guard Russell Westbrook will return to the lineup at some point next week, coach Ty Lue said before Friday night’s 125-117 win against the Portland Trail Blazers. “Russ is doing well. He’ll play sometime next week,” Lue said. When asked which day, Lue replied, “Sometime next week. I don’t know. Sometime […]
Boston Celtics guard Derrick White reached the 65-game criteria to make himself eligible for All-NBA honors in Friday night’s 129-102 win over the Detroit Pistons. White was named All-NBA Defensive Second Team last season. During the 2023 NBA Playoffs, he became the first player to score 200 or more points on 50-45-95% shooting splits in […]
Myles Turner became the Indiana Pacers’ all-time blocks leader, passing Jermaine O’Neal, in Friday night’s 123-111 victory against the Golden State Warriors. Turner, 27, passed O’Neal when he blocked Jonathan Kuminga’s shot in the third quarter to set Indiana’s franchise record for blocks with 1,246. The 6-foot-11 center ended his impressive night with 14 points, […]
D’Angelo Russell set the Los Angeles Lakers’ single-season record for most 3-pointers made, passing Nick Van Excel to make franchise history, in Friday night’s 101-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Russell now leads the Lakers franchise with 187 made 3-pointers. Van Excel is second with 183 3s made in the 1994-95 season, followed by Kobe […]
Los Angeles Lakers center Jarred Vanderbilt suffered a right foot injury during the first half of the team’s 114-105 win over the Boston Celtics on Feb. 1. It was initially reported that Vanderbilt would undergo a season-ending procedure. However, X-rays taken at TD Garden came back negative. According to NBA insider Jovan Buha of The […]
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero posted his second NBA career triple-double in Thursday night’s 121-106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. It was also his 14th double-double of the season. The 2024 All-Star ended his outing with 20 points, 10 rebounds, a career-high-tying 11 assists, and a steal in 33 minutes of action. He finished […]
Michael Porter Jr. became the Denver Nuggets’ all-time single-season leader in 3-pointers made during Thursday night’s 113-100 win over the New York Knicks. Porter passed Dale Ellis with 193 3s made this season on 478 attempts (40.4%). He scored 31 points on 13-of-16 (81.3%) shooting from the field and 3-of-6 (50%) from 3-point range. Ellis […]
The Milwaukee Bucks are 22-1 this season in games where Damian Lillard shoots at least 50% overall. In Milwaukee’s 115-108 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night, Lillard recorded his third straight game with 30 or more points. The eight-time All-Star guard finished 11-of-22 (50%) shooting from the field and 5-of-11 (45.5%) from 3-point […]
