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11/14/2018 |
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 13, 2018Ever since Jimmy Butler went public with his request to be traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves, the possible destinations varied.At some point last week, the Philadelphia 76ers entered into the picture, though GM Elton Brand said he was making daily calls about Butler. By Saturday a deal was in place and by Monday, Butler was officially a 76er.Butler is expected to make his debut for the Sixers Wednesday night when they visit the Orlando Magic."I made this move because I feel it's what's best for our team," Brand said at the press conference to introduce Butler at the team's practice facility in Camden, N. J. "We have a championship window, and it's important for us to capitalize on that. Jimmy is one of the best players in the league, hands down." Butler was officially introduced as the newest 76er after being acquired from the Timberwolves on Monday for Dario Saric, Robert Covington, and Jerryd Bayless. He played 10 games for the Wolves, whom he requested a trade from in September after saying he was going to opt-out of his contract and did not intend on re-signing in Minnesota.At various points, Butler was linked to Houston, which reportedly offered four first-round picks. He also was linked to Miami and mentioned with a few other teams but after a few weeks of daily phone calls with Brand and Minnesota GM Scott Layden, Butler joined a team with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons."In my opinion, we have three of the top 20 players in the NBA," Philadelphia owner Josh Harris said.Butler is going from a 4-9 team to a team with nine wins in its last 15 games. In their first game since officially obtaining Butler, the Sixers improved to 2-6 on the road with a 124-114 win at Miami on Monday."We'll find ways to make things work," Butler said. "I know what I'm capable of doing out there on the floor. I think it's going to be easy to play off the guys we have I don't think the offense is going to be a problem at all." On Monday, Embiid totaled 35 points and 18 rebounds, marking the second time in three games he had at least 35 and 18 boards. He also made 16 of 20 free throws and leads the league with 14 double-doubles and has a league-best nine game with at least 30 and 10 rebounds."The way he has been dominating, it truly doesn't surprise me," 76ers coach Brett Brown said. "I will admit, when I come back and I see the stat sheet, I'm shocked at how dominating at times he is." Butler will likely slide into the backcourt along Simmons. Markelle Fultz has been Philadelphia's other starting guard but likely will come off the bench, leaving Brown to figure out how to best use Fultz, who is averaging nine points per game.Following a 120-95 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 2, Orlando coach Steve Clifford said he sensed within the first two minutes energy was lacking. Since then, the Magic have won six of their last eight games.Orlando missed a chance to get a three-game winning streak when it took a 117-109 loss at Washington on Monday. Following a 115-89 rout at New York on Sunday, the Magic committed five turnovers and allowed Washington to shoot 69 percent in the fourth quarter."When you are tied entering the fourth quarter and you score (26) points in the fourth quarter on the road, it should be enough to win,' but we didn't get to the stops to win it,'' Magic guard Evan Fournier said.Orlando's problems Monday started shortly after its second 10-point lead in the third quarter. The Magic were outscored 50-32 over the last 16:17 and it was similar to a week ago against Detroit when they held an 11-point lead late in the third only to absorb a 103-96 home loss."It's frustrating because this was a good opportunity for us," Orlando center Nikola Vucevic said. "We had a 10-point lead in the third and we let it slip away really quick. In the fourth, we didn't execute on the defensive end." Reserve Terrence Ross led the Magic with 21 points after getting 22 in New York. Fournier added 20 while Aaron Gordon contributed 18 after sitting out Sunday with an ankle injury.Philadelphia has won the last four meetings with the Magic. The Sixers rallied from 16 points down on Oct. 20 at home when Embiid totaled 32 and 10 in a 116-115 victory that ended with Ross missing a game-winner 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left.
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Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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+639
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+11.5 (-110)
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Over 219 (-110)
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 13, 2018WASHINGTON -- The Wizards will go for their third straight win when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.Washington opened a five-game homestand with a 117-109 victory against the Orlando Magic on Monday night as John Wall scored 25 points and reserve forward Jeff Green continued his excellent run.Last season the Wizards often lost ground when they went to their bench. This season Green, Kelly Oubre, and Austin Rivers are leading a more formidable second unit.Green scored 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting Monday night and played strong defense at the other end. He is averaging 17 points and 6.3 rebounds over his past three games."He knows how to play," coach Scott Brooks said of Green. "It's not every night he's going to shoot four-for-five from three but he's starting to get a little bit of rhythm from the three-point line and we need that from him. We need his all-around play. He can guard just about everybody on the floor." Green scored 10 of his points in the fourth quarter when Washington (4-9) outscored Orlando 34-26."I call him George Gervin because he's got the big hands to help him finish around the basket," Dwight Howard, who had 17 points and eight rebounds, said. "When he rolls to the basket, Jeff is hard to guard. Especially with the way he gets off the floor." Another failing of last year's Wizards, who finished eighth in the East and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, was their habit of playing to the level of their competition and often losing to teams below them in the standings.Washington's next two games are against the Cavaliers (1-11 plus tonight) and the Brooklyn Nets."Orlando is out the way, now we have to look forward to the next game against Cleveland," Brooks said. "That's the only thing that should matter. We can't overlook any team in this league, especially now that we've dug ourselves into a bit of a hole." Cleveland overcame its latest round of injuries to defeat the Charlotte Hornets 113-89 on Tuesday night, ending a five-game losing streak.Jordan Clarkson scored 24 points, and Tristan Thompson had 21 rebounds and 11 points for the Cavaliers (2-11).Cleveland built a double-digit lead in the first quarter. The Hornets got within nine in the third quarter, but the Cavaliers pulled away and led by as many as 25 points in the fourth quarter. Reserve David Nwaba scored 18 points and Rodney Hook and Collin Sexton added 16 each."Tonight, we put ourselves in a position that we have not been in all year, where we have jumped out on someone and built a lead and able to maintain a lead," head coach Larry Drew told the Cleveland Plain Dealer."It just feels good kind of getting that monkey off your back with the losing streak, but more so that we've been working hard the last couple of weeks and we've been coming away empty handed. But tonight, we were able to sustain from start to finish and put together a complete game." Already without forward Kevin Love (foot surgery), starting point guard George Hill (hamstring) and forward Sam Dekker (ankle), the Cavaliers also were minus forwards Kyle Korver (sore right foot) and Cedi Osman (back spasms) on Tuesday.
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Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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+711
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+12 (-110)
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Over 209.5 (-110)
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Under 209.5 (-110)
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 13, 2018BOSTON -- There aren't many people out there who figured the Boston Celtics would be 7-6 after the first 13 games of the season.After all, Brad Stevens' team made it to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals last year and did it without Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. With both players coming back and LeBron James leaving for Los Angeles, the Celtics were tabbed as favorites to win the conference.But a 1-4 road trip has Boston reeling as the Chicago Bulls (4-10) come calling to start the Celtics' three-game homestand."Just thoroughly outplayed," Stevens said after Sunday's loss in Portland. "I don't know what else to say. When we're desperate and urgent, we're pretty good. We've got to do a better job, and I've got to do a better job of making sure that we start games that way."You find your flow by making the next right play and playing hard, that's it. When you're in the game, you have a job to do on that possession, you do it. Then if you do it really well over and over again, you have a good team. We're not there yet and so that, to me, is well-coached teams get there. We're not a well-coached team right now, that's pretty obvious." After leading the NBA by allowing 96.2 points per game in October, Boston has yielded an average of 110.3 points and allowed at least 100 in all six November games. They have trailed by at least 20 points in the last three games.Irving has bounced back quickly, while Hayward's progress has been slower after he missed all but five minutes of last season. With Irving back and the center of attention, Terry Rozier's minutes have been reduced and there seems to be a bit of a chemistry problem with the Celtics struggling and the Toronto Raptors are off to a flying start.On top of that, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired Jimmy Butler, making them even more of a legitimate threat.The Bulls, 103-98 losers to the Dallas Mavericks at home Monday night, are 4-10 on the season as they've had to go without the injured Lauri Markkinen and Kris Dunn. But they are 2-2 over their last four games, with Zach Lavine averaging 28.3 points per game over that span.Monday night, the Bulls, who came in shooting 36.9 percent from 3-point range, went 8 of 33 from behind the arc with LaVine missing all six of his long-distance shots as the game got away."We came out too lackadaisical," LaVine said after the loss. "We've got to come out and play better. We've got to have more energy." Markkanen, originally slated to miss 6-to-8 weeks with his elbow injury, will now apparently be out longer -- as long as 9-to-11."He's still not shooting a lot," coach Fred Hoiberg said Monday. "He's shooting short-range shots. He's getting really good conditioning workouts in, so when he is cleared to start shooting and has no pain in that type of activity, hopefully he can get back soon as far as when he's cleared for contact. He's doing as much as he can right now."We need to make sure that he's 100 percent before he goes back out there. You'd hate to have a setback that keeps him out for a longer stretch. We'll continue to test that elbow, and as soon as it's pain-free, he'll be cleared to go out there and take some contact." The Celtics will play three home games in a four-day stretch, with the aforementioned Raptors coming to TD Garden on Friday and the Utah Jazz on Saturday. Boston has already lost once to both teams this season.The Celtics have won six straight home games against the Bulls over the last three regular seasons. Chicago won the first two games of the 2017 playoff series in Boston before the Celtics came back to win.
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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+371
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 14, 2018TORONTO -- The atmosphere will be different, perhaps even a little strange for some of the participants, when the Detroit Pistons visit the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night.Dwane Casey, who coached the Raptors for seven mostly successful seasons, will be returning in his new job as coach of the Pistons."It will be different being on that side, and I would be disingenuous to say it's not going to feel funny," Casey told the Toronto Globe and Mail from Detroit in a telephone interview. "Any human being worth his salt knows it'll be a different feeling, a funny feeling. But I think once the game starts and they throw it up, it will be one of 82. And I'm sure it's going to be the same for the players from the other side too." Despite a franchise-best 59-win regular season in 2017-18 that earned him coach-of-the-year honors, the Raptors fired Casey following a four-game second-round playoff sweep by the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James.Casey was the longest-tenured Raptors coach and the winningest with a 320-238 regular-season record.The 61-year-old was soon hired by the Pistons, who have not won a playoff series since 2008.He was replaced as Raptors coach by Nick Nurse, who was his assistant in Toronto for five playoff seasons.Neither would talk about the possibility of any awkwardness between them, or whether there was conflict between Casey and Raptors president Masai Ujiri. Casey did not mention Ujiri in his acceptance speech in Detroit."We had five years together and a lot of success," Nurse said Tuesday after the Raptors practice. "A lot of battles and a lot of long hours together, working hard. He took a team from relative obscurity, or the hinterlands, to relevance and that may be the hardest thing to do in this league. ... We had a lot of success and I learned a lot from the guy and have a lot of respect for the guy as well." Toronto's All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry developed a strong relationship with Casey after the two developed a trust in each other. "I had an opportunity to play under him for six years and got to know him really well," Lowry said Tuesday. "It's going to be different, but, hey, listen, I'm still going to try to take his team's head off and win the game." Both teams are coming off losses. The Raptors (12-2) lost for the first time in eight games at home Monday night when they dropped a 126-110 decision to the New Orleans Pelicans.The Pistons (6-6) lost 113-103 at home Sunday to the Charlotte Hornets with Blake Griffin being ejected with 7:06 remaining in the game after a flagrant-1 foul. He had received a technical foul earlier in the game.Casey defended Griffin."He's getting hit on a lot of shots," Casey said. "That frustration builds up and he's had a lot of load on him. Bringing the ball up the floor, handling the basketball, being a point forward and then going down in the paint and battling down there. I think it's taking its toll on him, so I've got to do a better job of getting him some more relief, getting him out of the game a little bit more, finding places he can rest. Officials are not going to change the way they're calling it, so we have to adjust, but I do think he's getting banged and hit down there." The Raptors appeared sluggish for the second game in a row after returning from a 4-0 Western trip. They overcame it in defeating the New York Knicks on their return home Saturday but were unable to match the Pelicans Monday."At least a half of a step," Nurse said. "It just felt like we were just not quite with much pace and readiness on defense. ... I give them a lot of credit, and this is going to happen in this league. (The Pelicans) are going to see a team that is 12-1, they are coming on after a couple of wins, they are very talented, they were ultra-focused, they made a lot of shots and they played great. I thought we let them get there, we tried really hard to fight back a couple of times, and then they just looked us in the eye and made a bunch of 3s over us or a floater down the lane or a rebound would squirt away from us and they would dunk it. It was some decent fight for moments there, but we just couldn't get over the hump."
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 13, 2018NEW YORK -- It was a seemingly routine defensive play when Caris LeVert jumped to contest a layup attempt by Josh Okogie on Monday night in Minnesota during the final seconds before halftime.Then it turned into a serious leg injury and one that appeared to be season-ending. On Tuesday, the Nets received the best possible news when team orthopedist Dr. Martin O'Malley diagnosed LeVert with a subtalar dislocation of the right foot.LeVert will not play Wednesday when the Nets return from a four-game road trip and host the Miami Heat, but Brooklyn can feel relieved about the diagnosis.The Nets did not release an approximate timeline of LeVert's rehab but said he will not require surgery."Fortunately, tests performed this morning revealed that there are no fractures and only moderate ligament damage," said Dr. O'Malley, who also performed LeVert's foot surgery in March 2016. "While the optics of this injury may have appeared to be more severe, surgery will not be required."Caris will begin a period of rehabilitation with the Nets' performance staff, following which he is expected to return to full strength and resume all basketball activities without any limitations this season." It's a far better outcome to what unfolded Monday when LeVert's leg appeared to bend in a gruesome way and he exited the court on a wheelchair. LeVert was taken to a nearby hospital in Minnesota and flew back to New York with the team.LeVert is averaging a career-best 18.4 points, has seven games with 20 points and is the only player in the league this season to convert multiple game-winning baskets with less than 10 seconds remaining in regulation or overtime. While he recovers, the Nets will count on various other players to compensate for his absence from a production standpoint."I just think it's a devastating blow for us, for him. That's all I really want to say about this," Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson said. "Our thoughts should be with him and his recovery. And I really don't want to talk about the game or anything else." Nets forward Joe Harris said, "There were really just no words. We didn't talk even when we came in at halftime. There's nothing really to be said. You could just feel it, the emotions from everybody. Guys were crying coming in, it was really that horrific just to see." D'Angelo Russell scored a season-high 31 points while hitting nine 3-pointers in Monday's 120-113 loss at Minnesota. Russell is Brooklyn's second leading scorer at 16.8 points per game and could be joined by Spencer Dinwiddie in the starting backcourt.Dinwiddie scored 14 points Monday and is Brooklyn's third highest scorer at 13.9 points per game. Last year, he and Russell started 17 games together and this year they have been on the floor at the same time for 112 minutes.Miami (7-8) is below .500 through 13 games for the third straight season. The Heat are on a three-game losing streak and have lost six of their last eight games.The latest loss was a 124-114 setback to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday when the Heat got called for 30 fouls. It was their second highest total of the season and Miami also committed 15 turnovers, marking the 10th time it committed at least 15 turnovers.Miami is allowing 111.6 points per game and 45.1 percent shooting. In the last eight games, the Heat are allowing 114 points on 47 percent shooting."It's time. It's definitely time to start looking in the mirror," Heat guard Josh Richardson told reporters after Monday's game. "It shouldn't have gotten to this point, but it's definitely time to start cracking down and problem-solving." Goran Dragic led Miami with 22 points after going scoreless Saturday against Washington. Richardson added 17 points and is averaging 22 points in his last six games.A common theme from Miami's three-game skid is allowing big runs in the fourth quarter. On Monday, the Heat allowed an 11-1 run. On Saturday, it allowed an 11-0 run and on Friday it allowed Indiana to score the final 12 points."Learn from this pain," Miami coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters. "Pain and the experience of that pain can be a great teacher. I know everyone in that locker room is feeling that pain. We have been in a lot of these close games and we will find a way to get better." Before Brooklyn's 111-87 win in Miami on Dec. 29, the Heat had won the last six meetings and 11 of the previous 12.
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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Press, All Rights Reserved.
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+447
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 14, 2018MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks haven't played many close games during their 10-3 start to the season but on the few occasions when they had to scramble down the stretch, Eric Bledsoe has come up in a big way.The point guard snapped a two-minute scoring drought late in the fourth quarter Sunday at Denver with a steal and layup, then blocked a Jamal Murray shot that set up a three-point play to put the Bucks in front for good as they wrapped up their four-game road trip with a 121-114 victory."He really turned it up when it was winning time," Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said after the game. "His intensity, his effort, steals and blocks and then finishing on the other end. It was just a great finish from him." Bledsoe's defense has improved this season, too. He was matched up against some of the league's best guards on Milwaukee's western swing. He held Portland's Damian Lillard to 13 points and kept Warriors superstar Stephen Curry to 10, marking season-lows for both players."He's a complete player," Khris Middleton said. "He's been doing a great job all season, just controlling the team on the offensive end. On the defensive end, I don't think people realize how many guards he's had to cover and shut down or make it a living hell for them. He's been doing a great job all season." Bledsoe and the Bucks (10-3) will try to protect their perfect 6-0 home record Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies (7-5), who are trying to hold their own despite a rash of early-season injuries.JaMychal Green suffered a broken jaw in Memphis' second game of the season while Chandler Parsons and Omri Casspi have been limited so far with sore knees.The Grizzlies suffered another hit Monday night when Dillon Brooks suffered a sprained MCL over the weekend."Honestly, we were talking about that earlier today, that we didn't realize we have so many guys down," point guard Mike Conley said.Brooks' injury left J. B. Bickerstaff with eight available players Monday night in a loss to Utah, but Memphis' head coach has been pleased with the way his reserves have stepped up."There's a chemistry that had been forming through that group," Bickerstaff said. "When you start to peel pieces away from it, you're searching for that chemistry with a different group of guys." MarShon Brooks played a season-high 22 minutes Monday night, scoring 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting. He's expected to see a significant increase in action with Dillon Brooks out while Bickerstaff mixes and matches to find the right fit of personnel.More help could be on the way, too. The team issued a statement Monday that said Casspi is "nearing a full recovery from right knee soreness that has sidelined him for the last three games and is expected to return within the next week" while Green is expected within the next two weeks with Parsons, hopefully, not far behind."We've just got to figure out a way to battle through it," Bickerstaff said.The Bucks swept the season series with Memphis a year ago and have won four of the last five meetings overall, including three in a row.
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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+358
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 14, 2018After using the same starters for the last nine games, New York Knicks coach David Fizdale might overhaul his lineup for Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder."We are going to look at some more stuff, me and the staff, when we get on the plane," Fizdale told reporters Tuesday before the Knicks left for Oklahoma City. "Look at some groups and I may make some changes, but I'm not there yet." If Fizdale does decide to tweak things from the lineup that's gone 3-6, it figures to affect rookie forward Kevin Knox, who has had two solid games after missing seven games early in the season with an ankle injury.That move could move Frank Ntilikina out of the starting lineup.Moving Ntilikina out of the lineup against the Thunder could be made easier by Russell Westbrook's absence.Westbrook is expected to miss his fifth consecutive game with a sprained left ankle, though he's getting closer to a return.Westbrook participated in Tuesday's practice, though the Thunder did not go through any contact drills, though Westbrook did running, cutting and shooting during his time on the court."Doing more and more each day," Thunder coach Billy Donovan said.While Ntilikina has struggled on the offensive side, shooting just 28 percent from the floor over the last seven games.After he missed three consecutive shots in the first six minutes of Sunday's loss to Orlando, FIzdale yanked him from the game and Ntilikina did not return.Ntilikina is a strong defender, though, and with Westbrook in the lineup, he would potentially have a chance at more playing time."You know you can't stop a player of that talent, but try to limit them and make them go in a spot they don't like," Ntilikina said. "And I think that's the goal for tomorrow if he plays." But Westbrook remains officially listed as out.Trey Burke was in the Knicks' starting lineup early in the season before moving to a reserve role for the last nine games. He could be in position for a return as a starter."I definitely want to be back in the starting lineup," Burke said. "At this point, I only know I can control what I can control."If it happens it happens." Oklahoma City has gone 3-1 without Westbrook, though has looked uneven especially on the offensive side.The Thunder's defense has helped keep Oklahoma City afloat."We're so long as a unit that it's so tough for people," Thunder guard Dennis Schroder said. "If we do it -- when we do it -- it's so tough for other teams to score." The Thunder are No. 2 in the NBA in defensive rating, behind only the Boston Celtics. Oklahoma City also ranks atop the NBA with 11.5 steals per game."We're just being aggressive and playing physical on the defensive end, not allowing any easy plays, any easy drives," guard Terrance Ferguson said. "Just staying physical and trying to stay in front of the ball."
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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+100
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+1.5 (-110)
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 14, 2018For Anthony Davis and Karl-Anthony Towns, Monday was a night of 20s, as in 20-point, 20-rebound games.On Wednesday, Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans will visit Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves.It will be the 10th head-to-head meeting for Davis and Towns, who both played a year at Kentucky.Davis is 5-4 in games against Towns and is averaging 30.2 points and 9.1 rebounds. In two of those matchups, he scored 42 and 45 points, respectively. Towns is averaging 19.2 points and 10.8 rebounds in his head-to-head meetings with Davis.The most recent meeting occurred Feb. 3 in Minnesota. Davis scored 38 points, but Minnesota claimed a 118-107 win.Both Davis and Towns are coming off big nights for their respective teams.Davis totaled 25 points and 20 rebounds in Monday's 126-110 win at Toronto, which was unbeaten at home. It was Davis' fifth career 20-20 game and the Pelicans are undefeated when he gets a 20-20 game.Towns totaled 25 and 21 in Monday's 120-113 win over the Brooklyn Nets in a game where he also committed 10 of Minnesota's season-high 23 turnovers. It was his sixth 20-20 game, but the Timberwolves are 2-4 in those games.Davis and the Pelicans enter at 7-6 after halting a five-game road losing streak. The Pelicans also are on a three-game winning streak and are allowing opponents to shoot 40.1 percent (112 of 279). In the last two games, they've held Phoenix's Devin Booker and Toronto's Kawhi Leonard to a combined 11 of 32 from the floor."We just had to get back to it," Davis said. "We lost five in a row on the road and we're a better road team than that; we are a good road team."We just have to be dominant on the road again and this was our next road game, so we had it in our mind that we wanted to come out, it was a good test for us; best team in the East and we're on the road, so we just made a conscious effort to get this one." Towns helped the Timberwolves halt a five-game losing streak and improve to 4-9. After losing by an average of 14.6 points on a winless five-game road trip, the Timberwolves began a stretch of 10 of 12 games at home by shooting 52.5 percent."It's good to get a win after the slide we've been having," Towns said. "It doesn't matter how it comes, pretty or ugly. As long as it ends up being a win, we're good with that." Monday's win occurred after Minnesota officially dealt Jimmy Butler to Philadelphia. The Timberwolves received Robert Covington and Dario Saric in the deal and both players are expected to be available Wednesday.It's possible that Saric could start at forward for Taj Gibson and Covington will likely be a reserve. Saric averaged 11.1 points while starting each of his 13 games for Philadelphia. Covington averaged 11.3 rebounds and also started each of his 13 games."We wanted quality players. That was important for us," Minnesota coach and president Tom Thibodeau said. "(We get) two starters (Covington and Saric) off a team that won 52 games, and they're both young." Both Davis and Towns had support Monday and the big men hope to get similar help again Wednesday.E'Twaun Moore supported Davis with a season-high 30 points with 20-of-28 shooting from the floor in his last two games and Jrue Holiday matched season highs with 29 points and 14 assists. Julius Randle added 17 points, and in his last four games he is shooting 63.2 percent (31 of 49).The Pelicans were without Elfrid Payton and Nikola Mirotic, who both sat out with a sprained right ankle. Payton has missed the last eight games. Mirotic has sat the last two. Both players could be out again.Towns was aided by Jeff Teague, who returned from missing six games with a left knee contusion and finished with 24 points and 11 assists. Derrick Rose also added 23 points in his first home game since getting 50 points against Utah on Oct. 31.The Timberwolves swept the four-game season series from the Pelicans last year. Before the sweep, New Orleans won 10 of the previous 12.
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-180
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-4 (-115)
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Over 212.5 (-110)
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+155
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+4 (-105)
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Under 212.5 (-110)
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 14, 2018Dallas is on its best run of the season, winning three of four, and an improved defense has been a key ingredient.The next test will come in a Wednesday meeting with Utah, which has beaten the Mavericks handily in two their games this season and has won five straight in the series.Dallas (5-8) has limited its last two opponents, Chicago and Oklahoma City, to 98 and 96 points, respectively, the Mavericks' two most efficient defensive showings of the season.Throw in Dallas' lopsided 119-100 victory over Washington on Nov. 6, and it appears coach Rick Carlisle's emphasis on defense is taking root."Things are finally starting to come together," veteran forward Harrison Barnes said.Utah (7-6) has been a nemesis.The Jazz shot 52.5 percent from the field to beat the Mavericks 113-104 in Dallas on Oct. 28 and hit 48.3 percent to win at home 117-102 last Wednesday.Since the last game, however, the Mavericks have tightened up.The Mavs limited the Thunder to 39.2 percent shooting from the field in a 111-96 home victory Saturday and did the same to the Bulls on Monday, when Chicago shot 39.3 percent and made only 8 of 35 3-point attempts in a 103-98 home loss."I thought the concentration was good. I thought our toughness was there," Mavs coach Rick Carlisle told reporters in Chicago."It's two games in a row, which is good. It means our defense is trending in the right direction. We just got to keep building on it." Harrison Barnes had a season-high 23 points with five rebounds and four steals and Dennis Smith Jr. scored all 11 of his points in the second half in Chicago, when Wesley Matthews was unavailable because of a left hamstring injury and rookie Luka Doncic was not at his best.Doncic had 11 points on 3-of-12 shooting against the Bulls, but had six rebounds and three assists.Doncic is averaging 19.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists and could join some impressive company if he continues this pace. Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Elgin Baylor, Sidney Wicks and Larry Bird are the only rookies in league history to average 20/6/4 in a full season.With reserve point J. J. Barea leading the way, the Mavericks' bench has scored 93 points in the last two games. Barea has 35 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in 46 minutes behind Smith Jr."Our bench has been playing great for us all season, so it has been great to see them keep us in games, get us in games, finish games," Barnes told reporters.Matthews, who is second on the team with a 16.8 scoring average, is considered probable for the Jazz rematch.Utah guard Donovan Mitchell has had 43 points and 11 assists in the two games against Dallas this season, and the Jazz turned 25 Dallas turnovers into 35 points in their most recent victory last Wednesday.The game will feature another matchup of physical centers DeAndre Jordan and Rudy Gobert, who seem to relish the combat.Gobert has 40 points, 26 rebounds and seven blocked shots in the first two games. Jordan has 23 points, 31 rebounds and three blocked shots, and he had a career-high nine assists in the 113-104 loss in October.Jordan and Gobert are 3-4 in the league in rebounding, averaging 13.7 and 13.5, respectively.Utah has won three in a row beginning with its most recent game against Dallas and will be playing the second contest of a five-game road trip that continues in Philadelphia, Boston and Indiana. The Jazz are 5-2 on the road.Mitchell is the Jazz's leading scorer at 21.4 points a game, and the balanced Jazz have five other players averaging more than 10 points, including sixth man Jae Crowder. They have had five leading scorers in the last six games, with forward Joe Ingles the only repeater.Ingles took four stitches over his left eye after being cut with 3:36 remaining in a 96-88 victory at Memphis on Monday. Ingles was wearing a bandana around his head to cover the cut when he re-entered the game, leading to "Headband Joe" trending on social media in Utah."That's what I've been striving for my whole life," Ingles told reporters.Said Jazz coach Quin Snyder: "To be honest with you, I'm happy he (returned) but that's our expectation. That's his expectation, and we've got to be a tough team and that's the norm. I'm proud of him, happy for him and happy for us."
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-185
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-5 (-110)
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Over 212 (-110)
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+160
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+5 (-110)
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Under 212 (-110)
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 14, 2018PHOENIX -- Once among the most fearsome road teams in the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs will have a chance to reprise that role in the next few weeks.San Antonio is one game into a stretch in which it will play eight of 10 games away from home, and while things started poorly with a five-point loss in Sacramento on Monday, the next stop in Phoenix on Wednesday could provide a softer landing.The Suns have lost four in a row and 11 of 12 since blowing out Dallas in the season opener, and they have had trouble staying competitive. Oklahoma City scored 24 of the first 29 points in a 118-101 victory Monday.The Spurs won the first of four meetings between the two 120-90 on Halloween, when the Suns (2-11) had 39 points in the first half. San Antonio has won 14 of the last 15 in the series.Not that streaks foretell the future. San Antonio (7-5) had a 14-game series winning streak broken in Sacramento on Monday, when the Kings used a 10-0 run in the final five minutes to pull ahead.DeMar DeRozan had 23 points and eight assists, LaMarcus Aldridge had 14 points and 18 rebounds and Rudy Gay had 14 points and nine rebounds after missing the previous three games with an injury."There was just a bunch of miscommunication, switching, and a lot of things that caused us to collapse," DeRozan told reporters."They took an advantage of it and hit the three shots when they needed them. They exploited us and made us turn the ball over when we made a mistake." The Spurs shot 43.7 percent and committed an uncharacteristic 15 turnovers, tied for their second-highest this season. They are averaging 12.3 turnovers a game, the fewest in the league. The Kings also shot 50 percent from the field and made 11-of-24 threes.With Gay back and point guard Derrick White back in the lineup after missing six weeks because of a torn plantar fascia in his left foot, the Spurs are as close to whole as they will be, even if the group looks different following the retirement of Manu Ginobili and the loss of Tony ParkerA natural shooting guard, Bryn Forbes played the point in White's absence and averaged 12.7 points and 2.4 assists in nine games there.Forbes was especially effective in the first game against the Suns, with a career-high seven assists to go with seven points while leading a precise offense that shot a season-high 55.4 percent. The Suns were often caught a half-step behind.White has scored 25 points in the last two games while getting back into game shape."I'm just going to go in and do what I do," White told reporters on his return. "Not try to do anything outside myself." Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has 513 road victories in his 23-year career, third in league history behind Pat Riley (520) and Don Nelson (517). Popovich has done it in 813 games, the quickest of the group.The Suns have won only two of their seven home games, one since their 121-100 victory over Dallas in the season opener.The Suns' plus-minus is negative-13.5 points a game, they average 17.8 turnovers and they are shooting 44.6 percent from the field while attempting to integrate a cast of new players including first overall draft pick Deandre Ayton into coach Igor Kokoskov's ball movement system.New Orleans led by as many as 24 points in the fourth quarter of a 119-99 victory over the Suns on Saturday, the Suns' first game since they squandered a 14-point lead in the final 3:45 of regulation in an overtime loss to Boston last Thursday.Kokoskov has stressed energy recently, and he was pointed after the loss in Oklahoma City, although the Suns fought back to get within seven points with eight minutes remaining."The way we opened the game, no presence, no life whatsoever," he told reporters. "We were behind 20 points in the first quarter. That's hard. It put us in a situation that we have to compete and play the whole game and every possession has got to be perfect."You're looking for that spark, looking for that energy to bring us back in the game. I'm glad we found it. We were competing. We never quit." Suns forward TJ Warren had 21 points against Oklahoma City and has scored at least 20 in the last three games after returning to the starting lineup in place of Ryan Anderson, who has not played the last two and not scored in the last four.Rookie forward Mikal Bridges had 13 points, four rebounds, three assists, two blocked shots and one steal in 26 minutes against the Thunder.
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10:38 PM EST |
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+125
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+2.5 (-105)
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Over 224.5 (-110)
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-145
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-2.5 (-115)
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Under 224.5 (-110)
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 14, 2018The Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers have already gotten to know each other pretty well this fall.They'll meet for a third time this season on Wednesday at Staples Center, and both teams have elevated their play since they last met.The Lakers (7-6) have won three in a row to get them over .500 for the first time this season.Portland (10-3) has won four in a row since a 114-110 loss to the visiting Lakers on Nov. 3, its only defeat on a six-game homestand that culminated with a 100-94 win against the Boston Celtics on Sunday.It was the first win of the season by eight points or fewer for the Trail Blazers, who lost their only other two games decided by eight points or less."You've got to win close games in this league," Blazers coach Terry Stotts told reporters afterward. "I think a lot of times, winning close games over the course of your season, makes the difference of how you look back on your season." The Lakers have plenty of experience in close games this season.Seven of their 13 games have been decided by four points or less, including six of the past eight.Los Angeles defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 107-106 on Sunday night after LeBron James dunked an offensive rebound for a one-point lead with 15 seconds left, and newly acquired center Tyler Chandler blocked a driving layup by Atlanta rookie point guard Trae Young to preserve the win.James has been the leading scorer in both meetings against Portland this season.He had 26 points and his season high of 12 rebounds in a 128-119 loss at Portland in the season opener on Oct. 18.The Lakers had switched to a bigger starting lineup when Portland and Los Angeles met the second time. Lonzo Ball had replaced Rajon Rondo as the starting point guard, and stretch forward Kyle Kuzma replaced shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.James scored 28 points and Rondo had 17 off the bench in the win in Portland earlier this month, snapping a 16-game losing streak against the Trail Blazers.James, who left the Cleveland Cavaliers this summer to sign a four-year, $153.3 million deal with the Lakers, told Yahoo Sports that he's getting more comfortable in his situation after leading the Cavaliers and Miami Heat to the NBA Finals each of the past eight seasons."This process has been good for me," James said. "I just have to continue being patient." Lillard logged his first double-double of the season against Boston, posting 19 points and 12 assists. He appeared to tweak his knee about four minutes into the game, but continued to play.He was reportedly limping in the locker room after the game, but told reporters he didn't expect to miss any games."If I would have come down and my leg would have went to the side immediately, I think it would have been a lot worse, but I kind of caught it," he said. "I landed flat on my foot and then kind of just crumbled a little bit. It was painful. I got up. I had to run it off to make sure it wasn't nothing crazy."
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COMING
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6:30 PM EST |
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11/14/2018 6:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+281
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+7.5 (-110)
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Over 140.5 (-105)
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-350
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-7.5 (-110)
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Under 140.5 (-115)
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 13, 2018Villanova will face its toughest test yet this season when it hosts No. 18 Michigan Wednesday night at Finneran Pavilion as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games.The Gavitt Tipoff Games pits the Big Ten against the Big East in a series of eight games.The No. 8 Wildcats (2-0) handily defeated Morgan State 100-77 and Quinnipiac 86-53 to begin their defense of their national championship. This game will be a rematch of last season's national championship game, with the Wildcats posting a 79-62 victory for their second title in three years.No. 18 Michigan will enter this rematch at 2-0 as well.Villanova guard Phil Booth scored a career-high 23 points in the 33-point win over the Bobcats. Sophomore guard Collin Gillespie also added a career-best 16 points."We weren't thinking about Wednesday coming into this game," Booth told reporters after the win over Quinnipiac. "We were thinking about Quinnipiac. That was our main focus. Now it's time to get ready for Michigan." Despite losing four players to the NBA from last season's team -- guards Donte DiVincenzo and Jalen Brunson along with forwards Mikal Bridges and Omari Spellman -- the Wildcats are off to a strong start once again. Villanova jumped out to a 47-20 lead over Quinnipiac with timely shooting from its veterans and suffocating defense.Battling Michigan will provide a measuring stick for the young Wildcats."I was proud of our leadership," Villanova coach Jay Wright told reporters after the win over the Bobcats. "Phil and Eric (Paschall) set a great defensive tone for us in the first half. Collin is now in a leadership role as Phil was as a younger guy and I thought he did a great job too." Michigan opened the season with a 63-44 win over Norfolk State and a 56-37 victory over Holy Cross.The Wolverines were led by senior Charles Matthews with 20 points while freshman Ignas Brazdeikis added a career-high 19 against Holy Cross.In addition, junior Jon Teske has compiled nine blocked shots in the first two games of the season. Teske had 33 total blocked shots in his first two seasons combined.Michigan trailed 25-18 at halftime before going on to outscore the Crusaders 38-13 in the second half for the victory.Now comes an intriguing rematch against the Wildcats."I definitely still recall walking off the court and hearing all the Villanova fans going crazy and saying, 'Villanova national champs,'" Michigan guard Jordan Poole told the Detroit News. "It has kind of sat in the back of my mind and it's just fuel to the fire. Isaiah (Livers) and me talk about it. We want it really bad. I mean, I don't even know how to describe it." Like Villanova, the Wolverines feature a new-look team, though seven players are back from last season."The expectations for a team that lost so many good players is probably way too high, and we're not going to worry about them anyhow," Michigan coach John Beilein told the Detroit News. "I can't let our guys worry about any hype, if we're a nationally ranked team, or where they come out in the early stock. We've just got to try and get better."
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7:00 PM EST |
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11/14/2018 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+151
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+4 (-110)
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Over 148 (-110)
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-175
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-4 (-110)
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Under 148 (-110)
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7:00 PM EST |
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11/14/2018 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+25.5 (-110)
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Over 151 (-121)
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-25.5 (-110)
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Under 151 (+100)
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 14, 2018DURHAM, N. C. -- The noise could become louder for Duke.The Blue Devils hold the No. 1 ranking again."There was a different level of noise, and that's what I'm saying," coach Coach Mike Krzyzewski said, realizing that the ever-present hype around his team would grow after last week's victory against No. 10 Kentucky.The Blue Devils (2-0) jumped three spots to the top ranking in the second poll of the season.They'll take their new, yet familiar status into Wednesday night's home game against Eastern Michigan at Cameron Indoor Stadium.This will be another chance to gage how the Blue Devils handle the scrutiny."There's a lot of noise," Krzyzewski said. "For us, it's not always good noise but in this case, it was exceptional noise, where, as an 18 or 19 year-old, when you've got four freshmen and you don't have veterans, you have to be mature about listening to that." This is the 135th time that Duke has held the No. 1 ranking, breaking a record that it shared with UCLA.After a tussle Sunday against Army, the Blue Devils realize that opponents will be fired up to show what they can do against Duke."It's one thing for somebody to tell you that everybody's going to bring their best against you and that all their shots were going to feel like they're going in," Duke freshman forward Zion Williamson said. "But until you truly experience it, I think you have to go through it to fully understand." The Blue Devils held the top spot in the Associated Press poll for the first five weeks of last season. But this is a largely new cast of players, with four freshmen in the starting lineup.Williamson was named the ACC Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week.RJ Barrett (56 points) and Williamson (55) have scored the most points by freshmen through the first two games in Duke history. Cam Reddish hit seven 3-point baskets against Army, setting a single-game program record for a freshman.Eastern Michigan (3-0) will take its first road trip for the game against Duke. Two of the Eagles' first three games came against non-Division I teams, with only a 66-62 victory against Drexel against a team on the Division I level."We had to gut it out and find a way to get it done," Eastern Michigan coach Rob Murphy said.Murphy is in his eighth season, coming off a 22-13 record for the best mark across his first seven years on the job.After the first week, it's clear the schedule is about to toughen."It's good to start like this," Murphy said. "We have to continue to find ways to get better." Fifth-year senior guard Paul Jackson leads Eastern Michigan with 18.7 points per game. Eagles sophomore guard Kevin McAdoo didn't play in the opener before scoring 10 points in each of the next two games, bagging 4 of 8 shots from 3-point range.Eastern Michigan hasn't defeated a ranked team during the regular season since Dec. 10, 1994, against a visiting Wisconsin team that was rated No. 14.Duke and Eastern Michigan have met twice with Eastern Michigan winning in the 1996 NCAA Tournament's first round in Indianapolis and Duke winning at home in December 2013.
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+17 (-110)
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-17 (-110)
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Under 144 (-110)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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11/14/2018 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+25.5 (-110)
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Over 145.5 (-110)
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-25.5 (-110)
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Under 145.5 (-110)
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 14, 2018Michigan State has been far too charitable for Coach Tom Izzo's liking during its first two games.The No. 11 Spartans are handing over the ball too much and giving opponents too many free looks at the basket. He hopes to start cleaning up those mistakes during a home game against Louisiana Monroe on Wednesday.Michigan State lost its opener to top-ranked Kansas 92-87, then overpowered Florida Gulf Coast at home Sunday 106-82.Izzo is troubled that his team is averaging 17 turnovers, leading to 18.5 points per game off them. The first two opponents have shot 45.0 percent overall and 42.9 percent on 3-point tries.That's totally unacceptable to Izzo."There's a couple of issues," he said. "Turnovers that are leading 20 and 18 points, points off turnovers are freebies. Hard to defend that. Then, 45 percent defensively right now would be the worst in my career, so we've got to do a better job of that."Some of it is we're just not playing as hard and focused. But there's no question we have to get better defensively. That's what this week will be for, both in practice and in games. We're going to put a big emphasis on it." Izzo can't complain too much about his offense. The Spartans are shooting 49.3 percent overall and 43.5 percent from long range. All of their starters are averaging in double figures, led by junior shooting guard Joshua Langford (18.0 points per game). Junior center Nick Ward bounced back from a disappointing opener to equal his career high with 25 points against the Eagles. He also contributed 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks."I'm really proud of what he's done," Izzo said. "His body is really good, I mean he's scoring down there, he's dunking with ease. He is working on his free throws more and more." Michigan State has also done a good job of making the right pass. It recorded 33 assists on 41 baskets against Florida Gulf Coast."It speaks volumes of how unselfish everyone is, and we're always moving the ball," Langford said. "Once again, even that (the assists are) such a good stat, we still have plays where we were stagnant, and we didn't move the ball in, where we could've gotten better shots." ULM (2-1) recorded victories over Jackson State and Millsaps before falling at Texas 65-55 on Monday. The Warhawks, who are in the midst of a five-game road trip, kept pace with the Longhorns until Texas reeled off 16 straight points in the second half.ULM's leading scorer and senior guard Daishon Smith (17 points per game) sat out because of a hamstring injury and the offense suffered without him. The Warhawks shot 38.6 percent from the field and made only four 3-pointers. Texas used a zone defense in the second half that threw them out of sync."I wish I had to do it all over again. I would've done it differently," Warhawks coach Keith Richard said. "I would have told 'em, 'Move it, move it, shoot a 3.'"Sophomore guard Michael Ertel and senior forward Travis Munnings are the team's other main offensive threats, averaging 14.7 points.
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+16.5 (-110)
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COMING
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7:30 PM EST |
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11/14/2018 7:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+274
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+7.5 (-110)
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Over 145 (-110)
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-340
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-7.5 (-110)
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Under 145 (-110)
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COMING
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8:00 PM EST |
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11/14/2018 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+664
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+12.5 (-105)
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Over 150 (-110)
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-1,000
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-12.5 (-115)
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Under 150 (-110)
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COMING
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8:00 PM EST |
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11/14/2018 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+24 (-110)
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Over 145 (-110)
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-24 (-110)
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Under 145 (-110)
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COMING
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8:00 PM EST |
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11/14/2018 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+20 (-110)
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Over 144 (-110)
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-20 (-110)
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Under 144 (-110)
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COMING
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8:00 PM EST |
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11/14/2018 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+857
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+15.5 (-110)
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Over 146 (-110)
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 14, 2018For the first time in coach Steve Wojciechowski's tenure, the Marquette Golden Eagles are a Top 25 team.They'll carry that ranking to Bloomington, Ind., on Wednesday night where they'll face off against the Indiana Hoosiers in a Gavitt Tip-Off Games contest at Assembly Hall.The Golden Eagles haven't been ranked since Dec. 1, 2013 but returned to the polls at No. 24 after opening the season with home victories over Maryland-Baltimore County and Bethune-Cookman."I think it's well-deserved but at the same time we are still hungry for more," junior guard Markus Howard said. "We don't want to be satisfied with anything and we don't want to let that affect us in any way. We're going to continue to work." Howard has been a major factor in the Golden Eagles' start. He averaged 26 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the first two games -- including 37 against Bethune-Cookman, marking the most by a Marquette player in a home game in 12 years -- to earn Big East Player of the Week Honors.He hit seven 3-pointers in that contest and shot 10-of-16 overall after knocking down 5 of 16 shots in the Golden Eagles' season opener, including only 2 of 12 attempts from distance."Markus is an explosive offensive player," Wojciechowski said. "I was never concerned about his shooting." Wojciechowski, a former standout guard and assistant coach at Duke, has taken a page out of Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell's playbook this season, choosing to eschew the normal "starter" and "reserve" designations, at least until he figures out how to best utilize a deep and talented roster.He utilized nine players for nine minutes or more in the season opener and 11 saw at least that much action against Bethune-Cookman with eight players getting at least 18 minutes."The strength of our team is our team," Wojciechowski said. "We have a group of guys who on any given night can be the spark plug or catalyst for our team playing at a higher level." Indiana (2-0) opened its season with dominant victories over Chicago State and Montana State last week with highly touted freshman forward Jerome Hunter watching from the sidelines with a leg injury that coach Archie Miller said will leave him out of action for an undetermined but "significant" amount of time."It's sort of a leg injury, but it's not a typical leg injury that is an injury caused by practicing or something," Miller said. "It's more of an underlying effect, that's causing him some pain. When we get all the answers, he'll be evaluated and decided on. As of right now, though, Jerome will be out for a to-be-determined amount of time." While Hunter was expected to play a significant role this season, the Hoosiers have performed well in his absence. Senior forward Juwan Morgan is averaging 11.5 points on 66.7 percent shooting through the first two games and had 14 to go along with 11 rebounds in Indiana's 80-35 rout of Montana State.Freshman guard Romeo Langford -- who, like Morgan, was a preseason All-Big Ten selection -- is averaging 15.5 points on 60 percent shooting along with 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists.Langford anchors an Indiana team heavy on talent but short on experience. That group is about to get tested in a big way with seven of the Hoosiers' next nine games coming against teams among the top 65 in KenPom ratings."We're going to have to get prepared," Miller said. "When you look at the remaining month of November, early December with two conference games on the horizon, and the ACC-Big Ten Challenge road game at the end of the month, you're going to have to test yourself going into those games to know where you're really at, and what you have to improve on." The Golden Eagles are visiting Assembly Hall for the first time since 1985.
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Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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9:00 PM EST |
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+506
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 14, 2018Tenth-ranked Kentucky returns to action Wednesday against North Dakota with coach John Calipari trying to move his basketball team forward by taking a huge step backward."We went too far and tried to do too much and didn't really get established in what we wanted to be," Calipari said Tuesday. "All the stuff that makes us who we are, we didn't do any of it. But I"ve gone back to some old school. We've gone back and just said, 'Let's get this stuff down.' So hopefully when you watch us you will see a little different team and you will say, 'OK, I get it'." Kentucky is 1-1 with a 71-59 victory Friday over Southern Illinois that followed an embarrassing 118-84 blowout loss to Duke in the Nov. 6 season opener."I've done this more than once where I've gone too fast and moved it too far until you get smacked and then you realize, 'Uh oh, we don't even really know how to get open'," Calipari said. "They should. Well, they don't. Still a lot of teaching stuff and that's OK. That's normal here. That's not their fault."Anytime I think these kids know something then more than likely I'm making a mistake, and that's just about every team I've coached here," Calipari said. "If I think, 'They know that,' then I've made mistake." Calipari will test that theory against the Fighting Hawks, who are 2-0 after a 63-60 victory at Milwaukee on Saturday.Five players average double figures scoring, topped by senior guard Cortez Seales and freshman forward Elijah Hazekamp at 14 points apiece. North Dakota is shooting 48 percent from the field, including 40.4 from 3-point range."We're playing a good team again," Calipari cautioned. "I watched the tape. They space the court great. They've got a great, tough penetrator. They've got a great shooter. So this is a lot like a Southern Illinois."Now, you say North Dakota -- the name North Dakota -- forget about the name. They're a terrific basketball team. They just won on the road. Beat Milwaukee." Kentucky is led in scoring by freshman Keldon Johnson at 19 points per game. Grad transfer Reid Travis checks in at 14.0 and freshman Immanuel Quickley is at 10.5. Sophomore Nick Richards averages 10.5 rebounds after grabbing a career-best 19 boards against Southern Illinois."We're going to prepare no different for Kentucky," North Dakota coach Brian Jones said. "But I want to make sure these guys embrace the moment." Jones said he reached out to North Dakota football coach Bubba Schweigert, who took his team to Washington, losing 45-3 in September."I take some things form Bubba when they went out to Washington. You have to be able to find small victories," Jones said. "Regardless of what the scoreboard says at the end, what are some things we can hang our hat on over the next 40 minutes? We have to find out what those things are and then really strive to do that and do it to the best of our ability."
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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8:08 PM EST |
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-109
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 8:00 PM EST Venue: United Center, Chicago, Ill., 60612 / CHICAGO -- When Jeremy Colliton was handed the reins of the Chicago Blackhawks last week, he understood that there weren't going to be any quick turnarounds. That hasn't changed in the three games Colliton has spent behind the Blackhawks' bench -- all losses, which has extended Chicago's losing streak to eight games heading into Wednesday's game against the St. Louis Blues at the United Center. While the frustration remains present throughout the Blackhawks' roster, the patience that Colliton is being forced to exhibit must also trickle down to his players as they attempt to get things turned around." We can only take it one game at a time," Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said after Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, according to The Athletic. "You're putting yourself behind quite a bit by going on a slide like this, but it happens. Good teams go through it, and good teams have overcome it before." So it's a long year and all we can worry about is the next game. We've got a home game coming up and this road trip wasn't what we wanted, but like I said it's tough to get thrown in right away with a lot of things to adjust to, but a good feeling is there and the guys are really bought in to what the coaching staff is saying and Jeremy Colliton is saying, so we're as optimistic as we can be given the situation we're in." Chicago's latest loss came after the Blackhawks built a 2-0 advantage -- their first lead in a game under Collison, who replaced fired Joel Quenneville last week. But as they have experienced many times this season, they were unable to put a team away and once again couldn't figure out how to win. The Blackhawks placed forward Marcus Kruger on injured reserve Tuesday with a left leg injury and called up defenseman Gustav Forsling. Forsling underwent wrist surgery during the summer and has started the season with the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate. Kruger is eligible to return Friday, but the Blackhawks will get Brandon Saad back on Wednesday. He missed the past two games after he was hit on the arm by a puck last week in practice. Saad, like many of his teammates, has been intent on watching video as the Blackhawks hope to adjust to Colliton's system." What we were doing (before Colliton) wasn't working," Saad said Wednesday, according to the Chicago Tribune. "He's our new coach. We want to commit to his system and buy into his play. Once we get that going, we're going to have some success." The Blues, meanwhile, begin a stretch of three games in four days (all on the road). St. Louis has won four of its past six games but is coming off a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. St. Louis coach Mike Yeo told reporters on Tuesday that center Brayden Schenn (upper body injury) wouldn't play Wednesday but could return to the ice sometime during the upcoming three-game road trip. Schenn has missed three straight games." We were hoping that he'd be ready for tomorrow, but he's not," Yeo told said, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "Hopefully, we'll have more information (Wednesday). As of right now, I'm not concerned, but obviously things could change and things could linger, so we'll see."
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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-105
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Time: 10:00 PM EST Venue: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colo., 80204 / The Boston Bruins got a little stronger ahead of their four-game road trip. Goaltender Tuukka Rask returned from a team-approved leave of absence to deal with a family matter and returned to practice on Tuesday. He was joined by 2015 first-round draft pick Jacob Zboril, who was recalled Tuesday. The 21-year-old defenseman could make his NHL debut against the Avalanche, and he's feeling a mix of nerves and anticipation." When I got the call yesterday, I started sweating right away. I got so nervous," he told the Boston Herald on Tuesday. "Right now, after practice I'm pretty confident, and I'm excited for it." Rask, who is 4-4-0 in eight games, will likely not play against Colorado. Jaroslav Halak is scheduled to start after making 77 saves in two weekend games, both victories. Rask didn't specify his reason for needing a leave but said his family is OK. He was thankful for the support from the team while he was tending to his family situation." My job is to be a hockey goalie for the Boston Bruins. I also have another job title, and that's a family man," Rask told reporters on Tuesday. "This was a time that I felt deep inside my heart that I needed to be with my family and make things right so I could get back here and focus on my job. That took three days, I'm back here, I'm back to work, and I'm ready to battle with these guys." At the end of the day, I realized that a hockey career is a very short career, but your life is much longer than that. I appreciate that I got the privacy at the time I needed. I'm ready to move on now." The Bruins (10-5-2) take on a Colorado team that ended a frustrating five-game losing streak on Sunday. The Avalanche beat Edmonton after some tough losses, three of which came against division opponents. They blew a three-goal lead in Calgary on Friday and then a late 6-5 lead at Vancouver the next night. Colorado (8-6-3) has been getting strong production from its top line but has struggled to find secondary scoring. Going into Tuesday's action winger Mikko Rantanen led the NHL with 26 points and teammate Nathan MacKinnon was third with 24. Captain Gabe Landeskog is sixth in goals with 11 (which is tied with MacKinnon. The Avalanche got a much-needed boost with the return of 20-year-old center Tyson Jost. Jost missed four games with a head injury but scored a goal in Friday's loss at Winnipeg." It's great to have him back," coach Jared Bednar told reporters over the weekend. "I thought he was skating real well. He was playing through people with and without the puck. He gets the puck on and off his tape in the scoring areas, and he was pulling the trigger on his shot real well." The Avalanche did get forward Matt Nieto back after missing one game and right winger Sven Andrighetto is moving closer to a return from a lower body injury. He has missed five games and will most likely not play Wednesday against the Bruins. Colorado is shooting for him to return on the team's road trip that begins in Anaheim on Sunday. While the Avalanche will roll out two of the top three scorers against Boston, the Bruins are just as formidable. David Pastrnak led the league with 16 goals before Tuesday's games and Patrice Bergeron was second in scoring with 25 points.
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2018 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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10:38 PM EST |
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+151
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+1.5 (-180)
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-175
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Under 5.5 (-135)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 10:30 PM EST Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV, 89119 / The Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks are not off to the kind of start they envisioned heading into the season, but they remain in the thick of a wide-open Pacific Division. Heading into Tuesday's games, only five points separated the top six teams -- from upstart Vancouver with 22 points (10-7-2) to Arizona (8-7-1) and Edmonton (8-8-1) with 17 points. Vegas (7-10-1) hosts Anaheim (8-8-3, 19 points) on Wednesday as the seventh-place team with 15 points. In their inaugural season last year, the Golden Knights beat the Ducks in the Western Conference semifinals on their way to a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals against eventual champion Washington." I think it's fortunate for us right now that it is (wide open)," Vegas defenseman Colin Miller told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "We know that we haven't been playing our best and we really need to turn it around if we want to do something this year." The Knights have a chance to make up ground with eight of their next 10 games against division opponents, starting against Anaheim, which is coming off a 2-1 shootout victory over Nashville on Monday night." I feel like that's every year. You come out thinking teams are going to do something and they don't," defenseman Nick Holden told the Review-Journal. "For us, we were hoping to have a better record than we do right now, but it's good that we really haven't played our division a ton, maybe gain some ground once we start playing those teams." In the most recent game Sunday, the Knights lost 4-1 in Boston in the 100th regular-season game in franchise history. They have the second-most victories in league history by a team in its first 100 regular-season games (58-34-8). The Ottawa Senators, who compiled a 63-37 record, had more victories in their first 100 games. Miller is one of two players to appear in every game for the Knights along with center William Karlsson." It's gone quick," Miller said. "Looking back now, I don't think it's felt like 100 games, but it's been exciting. Obviously last year was pretty special and this year we're finding our way a bit. So try to make it a good one." Anaheim comes into Vegas full of momentum after handing Nashville only its third loss of the season. The Predators lead the Central Division with 27 points at 13-3-1. Rickard Rakell scored his first career game-deciding goal in the shootout and improved to 7-for-20 in his career. Pontus Aberg opened the shootout with his first career shootout goal in his second career attempt." I had a little plan before I went out there," Rakell said. "Previous times this year hasn't really worked for me, so I just tried to throw everything out there. It was really nice to see it go in." (Beating the league-leading Predators) was a great test for us, especially playing against those guys. It shows we can play with any team in this league." For the Ducks, it was their 10th game allowing two goals or fewer this season. Anaheim ranks tied for second among NHL teams in games allowing two or fewer goals with Vancouver and Nashville. Boston leads with 11 games. Anaheim was also 7 of 7 on the penalty kill against Nashville. In the last five games, Anaheim has successfully killed 19 of 21 (90.5 percent) opponent power-play opportunities.
Game
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Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2018 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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