Soon after, Giddey's 9-foot floater and Gilgeous-Alexander's step-back jumper sealed the victory. “It’s hard to hold a lead for the whole game on the road the way we did tonight,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “We held them off with sound execution on both ends.” Naji ...
six turnovers in the first 5:42 and trailed 20-5. It never got better. Leading scorer Brandon Ingram (23.2), who had just returned from right foot injury, left 17 seconds into the third quarter after landing awkwardly on Lu Dort’s foot and twisting his left ankle. He had five points...
They wrapped me up here, ribs, then they wrapped up my foot. JE: And was no morphine or anything that they gave you? SS: No, uh-uh (negative). But didn’t seem to bother me. They were all young doctors. They said, “Now this may hurt a little.” I said, “Well, just do ...
“A disappointing loss, but a lesson learned,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. “An NBA season is a long season and a lesson for our group that you can’t ever take your foot off the gas against anyone.” As much as growing pains could be expected for a Lak...
The 7-foot Pokusevski also grabbed 10 rebounds in his third game since he was called up from his G-League assignment with the Oklahoma City Blue. ''Now he knows what a game like tonight feels like, which gives him confidence,'' Daigneault said. ''So, the next time he takes a step...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Devonte' Graham's 61-foot heave at the buzzer gave the New Orleans Pelicans a 113-110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had just hit an off-balance 30-footer to tie the score with 1.4 seconds remaining. The...
Portland was playing without four of its five regular starters as guards Damian Lillard (right calf) and Anfernee Simons (right foot), forward Jerami Grant (left calf) and center Jusuf Nurkic (right knee) all sat out. “I thought we played very well,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said....
“We have to buckle down and understand what we are playing for and what the stakes are at this end of the season,” said Giddey, who also had 10 rebounds and nine assists. Charlotte was short-handed, too. Terry Rozier (right foot discomfort) and Kelly Oubre (strained right shoulder) ...
Nets: Brooklyn remained without big men LaMarcus Aldridge (sore right foot) and Nic Claxton (left hamstring tightness). ... Durant remained the leading vote-getter among Eastern Conference players in the second fan returns of All-Star voting announced Thursday. He has more than 4 million votes...
Trail Blazers: F Trendon Watford twisted his ankle after landing on Thunder forward Mamadi Diakite's foot in the first quarter and left the game. Diakite was called for a Flagrant 1. Watford returned later in the game. ... Former Thunder coach Scott Brooks returned as an assistant with Por...