The Lakers lost their 11th consecutive game to Denver on Thursday night and are now one game away from being swept out of the postseason by the Nuggets for a second straight season. As Dave McMenamin of ESPN writes, it’s hard to blame Los Angeles’ two stars for the Game 3 loss — LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined for 59 points on 26-of-43 (60.5%) shooting to go along with … [Read more...] about Lakers Notes: Game 3 Loss, LeBron, Davis, Russell, Ham
Injury Notes: Leonard, Gafford, Lillard, G. Allen, Jackson
Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard was listed as questionable heading into Friday’s Game 3 against Dallas due to right knee inflammation, but he was later upgraded to available, notes Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN (via Twitter). Leonard returned to action on Tuesday after being sidelined for three-plus week with the knee injury. He played 35 minutes in Game 2 and it’s unclear if two-time … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Leonard, Gafford, Lillard, G. Allen, Jackson
Northwest Notes: Murray, Jordan, Thunder, Finch
Nuggets guard Jamal Murray struggled mightily through three quarters on Monday, going just 3-of-16 from the floor as the defending champions trailed the Lakers by as many as 20 points. As Tony Jones of The Athletic writes, when Murray told his teammates he wanted to affect the game in other ways by becoming more of a play-maker, they emphatically disagreed and told him to stay … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Murray, Jordan, Thunder, Finch
2024 NBA Draft Tiebreaker Results
Tiebreakers among teams with identical regular-season records were broken on Monday through random drawings to determine the order for this year’s draft prior to the lottery. The results are as follows, according to a press release from the league: Charlotte Hornets (No. 3) over Portland Trail Blazers (No. 4). Note: The Hornets will get one more lottery ball combination (out … [Read more...] about 2024 NBA Draft Tiebreaker Results
Lakers Notes: Davis, Reaves, Russell, Vanderbilt, Jokic
Anthony Davis could have some extra motivation for the remainder of the Lakers’ first-round series against the Nuggets. Davis feels slighted that he wasn’t one of the three finalists for the Defensive Player of the Year award, he told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “I’ll never get it,” Davis said. “They’re not giving it to me. The league doesn’t like me. I’m the best defensive player … [Read more...] about Lakers Notes: Davis, Reaves, Russell, Vanderbilt, Jokic