Lonzo Ball not backing down from task of revitalizing Lakers: 'I'll be ready'
Yahoo Sports•1 hour agoRookies look to bounce back for Lakers, Suns
High draft picks Lonzo Ball and Josh Jackson will begin what could become a beautiful rivalry Friday while hoping to flush the detritus of their pro debuts. Ball's Los Angeles Lakers and Jackson's Phoenix Suns will meet for the first time in their four-game season series at Talking Stick Arena
STATS/TSX•2 hours agoPoint-guard matchup key in Wizards-Pistons game
The Wizards, a 49-win team last season, opened the 2017-18 campaign with a 120-115 home victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. The same night, the Pistons, who won 37 games last year, kicked off the season with a 102-90 home win over the Charlotte Hornets. Detroit and Washington meet Friday
STATS/TSX•2 hours agoRookie stars headline Mavs-Kings matchup
When the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings hook up Friday night at American Airlines Center, plenty of attention will fall on a pair of 19-year-old point guards coming off dazzling NBA debuts. Smith, the ninth pick from North Carolina State, tied for team-high scoring honors with 16 points and dished
STATS/TSX•2 hours agoUtah's Rubio gets eary chance to haunt Wolves
Minnesota unveiled its most drastic uniform change in several years this season, and awaiting the Timberwolves on Friday night is a new court at the remodeled Target Center. A friendly face will mark the occasion of Minnesota's home opener Friday as well. Ricky Rubio, the Timberwolves' first-round
STATS/TSX•3 hours agoBucks' Antetokounmpo faces big test against Cavaliers
The Milwaukee Bucks opened the season on a high note, knocking off last season's top Eastern Conference playoff seed on the road in Boston. Now, they will be tested again as they welcome the defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers to the Bradley Center on Friday night for the home
STATS/TSX•3 hours agoHayward injury hovers over Celtics with Sixers on tap
The new-look Boston Celtics will be seeking their first victory of the season when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. It figures to take far longer for the Celtics to discover their identity than what they expected during the offseason. Boston, having already undergone an extensive
STATS/TSX•4 hours agoHayward injury hovers over Celtics with Sixers on tap (Oct 20, 2017)
The new-look Boston Celtics will be seeking their first victory of the season when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. It figures to take far longer for the Celtics to discover their identity than what they expected during the offseason. Boston, having already undergone an extensive off-season
Fox Sports•4 hours agoCarmelo Anthony focused on 'moving forward' after Thunder debut, not Knicks exit
It appeared a fitting beginning to Carmelo Anthony's next chapter, a 3-pointer on his first possession with the Oklahoma City Thunder, playing against his former team. For Anthony, playing the Knicks was an ideal way for him to move on and find some closure from his messy, chaotic departure from
ABC News•4 hours agoNBA standings
Oct 20 (Gracenote) - Standings from the NBA on Thursday EASTERN CONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Toronto 1 0 1.000 - 2. Philadelphia 0 1 0 1 3. Brooklyn 0 1 0 1 4. NY Knicks 0 1 0 1 5. Boston 0 2 0 1 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Detroit 1 0 1.000 - 2. Indiana 1 0 1.000 - 3. Milwaukee 1
Reuters•4 hours agoDefending champs seek Warrior mentality versus Pelicans
Whether the injury bug can be attributed to a shortened preseason or simply bad luck, the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors limp into Friday night's game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Forward Draymond Green, who twisted his left knee in the third quarter of a 122-121 season-opening
STATS/TSX•4 hours agoNets begin life without Lin by hosting Magic
Before the Brooklyn Nets take the court for their home opener Friday night against the Orlando Magic, there already is a pall over the season. When the Nets play their sixth home opener in Brooklyn, they will do so without Jeremy Lin, who is out for the season with a ruptured patella tendon in his right
STATS/TSX•5 hours agoWilly Hernangomez plays just 4 minutes in blowout loss
OKLAHOMA CITY -- In one training camp, Willy Hernangomez went from franchise cornerstone to waiting for garbage time. The 23-year-old, touted by the front office as a core piece, was a DNP until the final four minutes of Thursday's 105-84 blowout defeat to the Thunder. Jeff Hornacek said New York
NY Daily News•5 hours agoBulls opener includes quick blitz, miscues and an impressive Markkanen debut
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