8:20 PM ET BOSTON — Finally, almost five months into a rocky grind of a regular season, the Houston Rockets resemble the contender-caliber team that James Harden expected them to be. “It feels really, really good to kind of have a full roster and catch a rhythm,” Harden said after the Rockets’ 115-104 victory over
Month: March 2019
Al-Farouq Aminu remembers when he was on a minimum contract. It was five summers ago in 2014. The Dallas Mavericks had signed him to a two-year, $2.1 million deal with a player option for the second season. After playing as a rookie with the Los Angeles Clippers and spending the next three years in New
12:40 PM ET After signing LeBron James over the summer, it seemed like there was good reason for the Los Angeles Lakers to be heavy favorites in Las Vegas to make the playoffs. But after a 118-109 loss to the lowly Phoenix Suns on Saturday night, the view in Vegas is worse than ever. The
The best high salary and value picks for DraftKings fantasy basketball on Saturday, March 2. Saturday’s DraftKings slate: 7 p.m. ET: Orlando at Indiana7:30 p.m. ET: Brooklyn at Miami8:30 p.m. ET: Golden State at Philadelphia, Memphis at Dallas, Oklahoma City at San Antonio9 p.m. ET: New Orleans at Denver, LA Lakers at Phoenix, Milwaukee at
After earning the Most Valuable Player award last year, James Harden has pieced together an equally stellar 2018-19 campaign thus far. ESPN’s Real Plus-Minus estimates his league-leading offensive impact at eight points per 100 possessions, roughly three points ahead of the next closest player. On nearly 40 percent usage, his true shooting percentage stands at
With the trade deadline in the rearview, buyout moves made and rosters largely solidified, the contours of the NBA landscape are more defined than ever and the terms of engagement for the home stretch of the NBA season are largely set. Still, so much remains up in the air, and thus fascinating to monitor as
3:36 AM ET PHOENIX — Saturday was a new low for a Los Angeles Lakers team that has been digging itself into a deeper and deeper hole in recent weeks, losing to the league’s worst team, the Phoenix Suns, 118-109. The loss to the Suns (13-51) dropped the Lakers to 30-33, 4½ games behind the
Al-Farouq Aminu remembers when he was on a minimum contract. It was five summers ago in 2014. The Dallas Mavericks had signed him to a two-year, $2.1 million deal with a player option for the second season. After playing as a rookie with the Los Angeles Clippers and spending the next three years in New
DeMarcus Cousins looked surprisingly spry in his first game back from a torn Achilles, which is bad news for all the NBA teams who aren’t the Golden State Warriors. There were idiots (read: this writer) who figured DeMarcus Cousins would not add that much to the Golden State Warriors due to the severity of the
3:19 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Star forward Kevin Love will rest his surgically repaired left foot when the Cavaliers face the Pistons on Saturday. Love still isn’t ready to play in back-to-back games, and with Cleveland scheduled to host Orlando on Sunday, the team is remaining conservative with his minutes and won’t play
The best high salary and value picks for FanDuel fantasy basketball on Saturday, March 2. Saturday’s FanDuel slate: 7 p.m. ET: Orlando at Indiana7:30 p.m. ET: Brooklyn at Miami8:30 p.m. ET: Golden State at Philadelphia, Memphis at Dallas, Oklahoma City at San Antonio9 p.m. ET: New Orleans at Denver, LA Lakers at Phoenix, Milwaukee at
When a young team that has been steadily improving for a while finally has its breakthrough season, there are a lot of people who end up getting a lot of attention. The team’s coach, of course, gets a fair share of the spotlight and ends up in awards conversation. The star player ends up at
11:21 PM ET Steve Kerr is no stranger to being surrounded by Hall of Famers. He was a reserve guard on a 1996-97 Chicago Bulls team that had four players — Michael Jordan, Robert Parish, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman — eventually enshrined in Springfield, along with head coach Phil Jackson and assistant coach Tex
Al-Farouq Aminu remembers when he was on a minimum contract. It was five summers ago in 2014. The Dallas Mavericks had signed him to a two-year, $2.1 million deal with a player option for the second season. After playing as a rookie with the Los Angeles Clippers and spending the next three years in New
The Denver Nuggets have a lot of good players, but Monte Morris might be the best value on the entire team. There are a lot of players across the NBA who simply do not get credit for their importance. Monte Morris of the Denver Nuggets has been one of those guys this season. Morris is
As we move into the final stretch of the regular season, it’s important for the real contenders around the league to narrow down exactly what combinations of players they want to use during the postseason. Matchups will, of course, dictate personnel in most playoff series, but that doesn’t mean teams can’t start preparing for the
3:29 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton blamed himself after a late turnover contributed to his team’s collapse in the waning minutes of a 131-120 loss to the NBA’s best team, the Milwaukee Bucks, on Friday. Trailing 121-118 with less than two minutes to play, Walton called a timeout to
Zion Williamson’s injury has brought about questions about his long-term health and weight. Does his size actually make him injury prone? Most iterations of the NBA Draft have a front-runner. For one reason or another, one player usually asserts themselves as far and away the best prospect of the class, or at least the number
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 28: Atlanta Hawks Guard Trae Young (11) celebrates a basket during a NBA game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Los Angeles Clippers on January 28, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) How does Brandon Graham’s deal impact free agency?
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 20: Dallas Mavericks Forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) looks on before a NBA game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Clippers on December 20, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Luka Doncic might just have a future in pro
The Mavericks have found a cornerstone for the future in Luka Doncic. How do they take the next step in aligning their timeline with his? The Dallas Mavericks’ future is Luka Doncic. Not only did the Mavericks take him — and trade a future pick to the Hawks in order to get him — but he’s really,
5:35 PM ET Sixers center Joel Embiid will miss Saturday’s game against the Golden State Warriors in Philadelphia. According to the league injury report, Embiid has tendinitis in his left knee. It will be the fifth game the All-Star will miss since the Sixers announced on Feb. 20 that he would be out at least
In recent campaigns, the importance of a good, reliable bench unit has soared out the window as the rise in superteams grew larger. This is not to say that the Golden State Warriors regret not having a consistent Sixth Man of the Year contender in their second unit because, well, their back-to-back championships speak for
1:57 AM ET HOUSTON — It has reached a point where the Houston Rockets seem almost desensitized to James Harden producing historic statistics. As far as they were concerned, Harden’s 58 points and 10 assists were practically a footnote in the Rockets’ 121-118 comeback win over the Miami Heat on Thursday. “He had a terrific
There’s an uneasy grin etched onto Nikola Vučević’s lantern-jawed face as he gingerly walks down to the floor of the Bojangles Coliseum. The process isn’t normally an easy one for a 7-footer with size way-too-big shoes, and it’s made more challenging as smaller humans scramble around him. But it’s the All-Star Weekend and Vučević has
Welcome to The Whiteboard, your daily source for the previous day’s best NBA content from around the internet, plus an original column. Catch The Whiteboard here on The Step Back, and subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. Otto Porter being dealt to the Chicago Bulls was not a thing
10:47 PM ET Rockets guard James Harden scored 58 in Houston’s win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night for his sixth 50-point game of the season. No other player in the NBA has more than one this season. Harden also had 10 assists, 8 threes, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. He was 18 for
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