By SAMEER KUMAR Jahlil Okafor finally found a new home on Thursday as the Brooklyn Nets acquired him along with Nik Stauskas and a 2019 2nd round pick for Trevor Booker. Okafor, the 3rd pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, has had trouble seeing any action on the court following a successful rookie season where he averaged 17.5 points per game, seven rebounds per game and 1.2 blocks … [Read more...] about NBA: Okafor to Nets, Oladipo rising, Houston has no problems
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NBA Roundup: Butler records triple-double; Indiana’s playoff hopes are alive, and the Wizards rally past the Knicks
Atlanta Hawks 123 Boston Celtics 116 ATLANTA -- Paul Millsap scored 26 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 23 and the Atlanta Hawks won for the first time three games with a victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. Rookie Taurean Prince finished with a career-high 20 points, and Dennis Schroder added 18 on the night. Isaiah Thomas scored 35 points, Jae Crowder had 24 … [Read more...] about NBA Roundup: Butler records triple-double; Indiana’s playoff hopes are alive, and the Wizards rally past the Knicks
NBA Roundup: Mirotic records season-high; Rubio records career-high in win over Lakers, and Lillard drops over 30 again
Chicago Bulls 99 Cleveland Cavaliers 93 CHICAGO - Nikola Mirotic tied season highs with 28 points and six 3-pointers. Jimmy Butler scored 25, and the Chicago Bulls (36-39) beat the Cavaliers (47-27) on Thursday. Rajon Rondo added 15 assists, Robin Lopez recorded a double-double (10 points and 11 rebounds), and the ninth-place Bulls moved within a game of Miami and Indiana in … [Read more...] about NBA Roundup: Mirotic records season-high; Rubio records career-high in win over Lakers, and Lillard drops over 30 again
Butler and Bulls steal win from Grizzlies
Sunday's NBA action. Chicago Bulls 108 Memphis Grizzlies 104 MEMPHIS - Jimmy Butler helped the Bulls (21-21) win their second straight with 16 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and three steals. One steal in particular came with five seconds left, when Butler took away an inbound pass to Mike Conley. Butler hit the go ahead 15-footer to put the Bulls up two, … [Read more...] about Butler and Bulls steal win from Grizzlies
Thomas records career-high; Celts edge Heat
Friday's NBA action. Boston Celtics 117 Miami Heat 114 BOSTON -- Isaiah Thomas dropped a career-high 52 points to help the Celtics (20-14) rebound from a road loss to win their sixth of the last eight games. Thomas finished 9 of 13 from beyond the arc and sank all thirteen of his free throws. He becomes the fifth Celtic of all time to score 50 points. Josh Richardson … [Read more...] about Thomas records career-high; Celts edge Heat