Jose Calderon is Questionable on Friday

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Jose Calderon (hamstring) is questionable for Friday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Calderon sat out of the front end of the back-to-back set on Thursday versus the Wizards. He was experiencing hamstring soreness at shootaround, so the Cavs decided to give Calderon the night off. Jordan Clarkson played 22 minutes in […]

Jimmy Butler Expected to Return on Friday

Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Jimmy Butler (knee) is expected to return to the rotation on Friday versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Butler was active for Thursday's contest against the Denver Nuggets, but head coach Tom Thibodeau said he thought it was "best to wait another day." The Wolves desperately need to win, so they don't find […]

John Wall Likely Resting on Friday

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall (rest) is likely going to sit out of Friday's game against the Atlanta Hawks. Wall finished with 28 points, 14 assists, three steals, and two treys in the loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday. Beforehand, Wall said he was likely going to rest on Friday, and only wanted […]

Andrew Wiggins Has Bad Night Against Nuggets

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins had an awful night against Denver on Thursday, managing to score just nine points in 33 minutes. He ended up finishing 4-for-12 from the field and even missed his only free throw attempt. Wiggins now has two games without double-digit points in the last three outings, which is a […]

Taj Gibson Posts Nice Looking Double-Double In Losing Effort

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson ended a 10-game streak without a double-double on Thursday, getting 17 points and 14 rebounds against the Nuggets. It also could've been an even bigger night for him if he hadn't struggled from the field, making only six of 15 attempts. Gibson is usually very efficient, shooting 57.7 percent […]

Jeff Teague Solid In Return From Injury

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague (knee) was back on the floor after missing one game, scoring 15 points with six assists in Thursday's loss to Denver. He missed all five attempts from deep but shot a decent 6-for-14 overall. Teague played 36 minutes, so it seems like he's fully recovered from the injury and […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Picks Up 65th Double-Double

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns managed to return to double-double form on Thursday, posting his 65th of the year with 26 points and 13 rebounds. KAT had missed a double-double in the previous outing against Utah after finishing with seven rebounds. He was nearly unstoppable and even a Paul Millsap elbow couldn't slow him down, […]

Devin Harris Explodes For 20 Points Off The Bench

Denver Nuggets guard Devin Harris scored almost all of the team's bench points (26) in Thursday's win over Minnesota, finishing with 20 points in 20 minutes. He did most of the damage from behind the arc, going 5-for-9 with the three-ball while shooting 6-for-11 overall. Gary Harris (knee) has been out for a long time, […]

Paul Millsap Shoots Poorly In Nuggets Win

Denver Nuggets forward/center Paul Millsap had a tough night at the office in Thursday's 100-96 win over Minnesota, as he shot 3-for-12 from the field, missing all three attempts from outside. He did get to the line often, though, shooting 6-for-9, which still helped him finish with double-digit points. Millsap added seven rebounds and 12 […]

Jamal Murray Leads Nuggets In Scoring Versus Minnesota

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was the main man behind the team's offense on Thursday, as he scored nearly a quarter (22) of the team's points against Minnesota in a 100-96 win. He did some very efficient work from the field, dropping in eight of 16 shots while going 3-for-6 from downtown. Murray didn't record […]

Nikola Jokic Narrowly Misses Triple-Double In Nuggets Win

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had a pretty bad shooting night on Thursday against Minnesota, as he shot just 6-for-20 from the field, but that didn't stop him from flirting with a triple-double. The Joker finished with 14 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, adding one steal and one block to his stat line as […]

Shabazz Napier Disappoints In Start Versus Houston

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Shabazz Napier made his ninth start of the year Thursday against the Rockets with Damian Lillard (ankle) out, but he ended up disappointing a lot of DFS players, scoring just eight points in 29 minutes with four rebounds and two assists. The starting lineup didn't work at all, with everybody […]

Jusuf Nurkic Stays Effective In Loss To Rockets

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic posted his 11th consecutive game with 10-plus points on Thursday against the Rockets, bagging another double-double in the process. He grabbed 11 boards, which makes it five double-doubles in the last seven games for him. Nurkic has also been providing plenty of blocks and steals lately, although that wasn't […]

C.J. McCollum Struggles On His Way To 16 Points

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum had a tough night on Thursday against the Rockets, finishing with only 16 points, but that was still good enough to lead the team in scoring. Damian Lillard (ankle) was out, so McCollum got a lot more touches and while he killed it the last time he was the […]

Clint Capela Notches 41st Double-Double

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela led the team with a plus-12 rating in Thursday's narrow win over Portland, recording his 41st double-double of the season by getting 11 points and 10 rebounds. He shot 4-for-6 from the floor and 3-for-4 from the line while also picking up a pair of steals and a block. He's […]

James Harden Has Quiet Night By His Standards Versus Portland

Houston Rockets guard James Harden played a quiet 34 minutes by his standards on Thursday against the Blazers, finishing with 24 points, seven assists, and six rebounds. The Beard also posted his third game since the start of March with at least eight turnovers. He was 7-for-10 from the line and shot 7-for-13 from the […]

Chris Paul Finishes Off Big Night With a Game-Winner

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul always seems to play well against the Portland Trail Blazers and Thursday night wasn't any different. He led all scorers with 27 points on 11-for-19 shooting and hit the game-winning shot in the final second, which put Houston on top 96-94. Paul went 3-for-8 from three-point land and also […]

Rudy Gobert Posts Double-Double In Win

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert played great in a 117-95 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Gobert finished the night with 15 points and 10 rebounds while not missing a shot from the floor by going 6-for-6. Gobert did not stop there either, adding two assists, a steal and three blocks as he definitely won […]

Donovan Mitchell Scores 19 Points

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell started the game smoking hot with 13 points in the first 10 minutes but later cooled down in a 22-point blowout win to the Los Angeles Clippers. Mitchell finished with 19 points on 6-for-15 from the floor while connecting on seven of eight from the line while adding five boards […]

Derrick Favors Gets 16 Points In Victory

Utah Jazz power forward/center Derrick Favors finished with 16 points in a 22-point blowout win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Favors was excellent on the night, connecting on seven of 15 shots from the floor and even attempted another couple shots from behind the arc while making both shots from the foul line. Favors added […]

Tobias Harris Quiet On The Offensive End

Los Angeles Clippers forward Tobias Harris was quiet on the offense end but managed to do a bit of everything else in a 117-95 blowout loss to the Utah Jazz. Harris was fresh off a 31-point performance and only managed 11 points in this one, but he was able to salvage his night by adding […]

DeAndre Jordan Only Plays 21 Minutes

Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan saw limited minutes in a blowout loss to the Utah Jazz. Jordan was quiet on the night, finishing with just eight points and nine rebounds to go along with a block on four of six from the floor. Rudy Gobert won the battle in this one and with the […]

Montrezl Harrell Efficient In 25 Minutes

Los Angeles Clippers power forward/center Montrezl Harrell had another great offensive game off the bench for his squad in a 22-point loss to the Utah Jazz. Harrell finished the game with 17 points on 7-for-11 from the field to go along with three rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal. Harrell actually started the […]

Kevin Love Scores 16 Points On Thursday

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward/center Kevin Love made five of his 10 shot attempts in Thursday's comeback win over the Washington Wizards. He finished with 16 points. Love, who is expected to be the team's starting center during the playoffs, grabbed six rebounds and had three assists. With Love playing the five, it's worth noting that […]

Jeff Green Has Hot Shooting Night Against Washington

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Jeff Green was 8-for-10 from the field on Thursday as the Cavaliers came back from a 17-point deficit to beat the Washington Wizards. Green finished with 21 points, one assist, one rebound and one steal. Cleveland plays Friday against the 76ers, who have been playing strong basketball lately and have held […]

LeBron James Records Double-Double Against Wizards

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James scored a team-high 33 points in Thursday's comeback win over the Washington Wizards. James was 12-for-20 from the field and had 14 assists. He came up just one rebound shy of recording his second triple-double of the month. The Cavaliers play the 76ers on Friday. Philadelphia is one of […]

Otto Porter Plays Well In Loss To Cleveland

Washington Wizards small forward Otto Porter scored 18 points on 8-for-13 shooting in Thursday's loss to Cleveland. He grabbed eight rebounds and dished out a pair of assists. In addition, Porter had a steal and two blocks. He should be in line for another strong outing against the Hawks on Friday, as they've allowed the fifth […]

Bradley Beal Fills The Stat Sheet Against Cleveland

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal scored 19 points on 7-for-15 shooting in Thursday's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Beal was 4-for-6 from three and added nine rebounds and eight assists. The Wizards play the Hawks on Friday and could be without point guard John Wall, who is coming off an injury and may sit […]

John Wall Scores 28 Point But Struggles In Fourth Quarter

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall played three strong quarters in Thursday's game against the Cavaliers to get the Wizards a double-digit lead, but he couldn't find his shot late as Cleveland stormed back to win. Wall scored 28 points on 10-for-20 shooting and dished out 14 assists. In his third game since returning to […]

Bojan Bogdanovic Shines Against The Warriors

Indiana Pacers small forward Bojan Bogdanovic was on fire versus the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. Bogdanovic scored 28 points, going 11-for-13 from the field, with six of those made buckets coming from beyond the arc. In the last seven games, Bogdanovic has played well, averaging 20.2 points and shooting 51.2 percent from three-point […]