Los Angeles (AFP) – Andrew Wiggins scored a team high 28 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped the Houston Rockets nine-game winning streak with a 119-105 NBA victory at the Target Center arena. More
At the heart of it all was an idea. What if the great fault of the 2015–16 Houston Rockets, peevish and middling, was a reliance on half measures? More
Phil Jackson wasn’t in the mood to stop and catch up. His New York Knicks had gotten out of Staples Center with a win over the Los Angeles Lakers and he’d gone an entire game without having to wave to nostalgic Laker fans on the big screen. More
The NBA’s schedule-makers had one job when it came time to construct the annual Christmas Day quintuple-header, and they didn’t screw it up. More
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Russell Westbrook and James Harden both signed contract extensions last summer, and they could do it again next July. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets superstars will be grandfathered into eligibility for the “super-max” contracts that will be available with the new designated player veteran exception, via The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: More
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan spent an off night in town at Villanova watching the best basketball team in the Philly area dominate in another victory. A night later, Lowry and DeRozan ditched the courtside seats to team up and keep Philadelphia the worst team in the NBA. More
With his team gathered around him on the court at Temple University, Tarik Black reminded all those listening that they were lucky. More
Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry is poised to go from being one of the NBA’s most underpaid players to a contract that will pass the $200 million threshold thanks to the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement, according to league sources. More