A late-night matchup between Golden State and LA highlights the Wednesday slate in the NBA.
This awful Rockets D may cost them a playoff spot
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsRockets coach J.B. Bickerstaff claimed Favors stepped in from out of bounds, but that shouldn’t matter for the Rockets. It was a complete defensive breakdown on the last possession of one of the biggest games of the season and one that was not forced by a clever play out of a timeout.
The Jazz gave Hood -- who at this point was 2-for-11 from the floor and had more turnovers than assists -- the ball after the Howard dunk. Harden guarded him all the way up the floor, which teams do so they can see screens coming and be able to react to them. The fact that Hayward, the small forward, acted as the screener usually means the play is actually for him and the goal is simply to force Harden, a weaker defender, to switch onto him.
Read Article >Curry knew Draymond was going to pour water on him
The last time Draymond Green hit Stephen Curry with two cups of cold water, Curry didn’t expect it. He was drenched and ran off on the plug twice, to Green’s delight. After Wednesday’s game against the Clippers, Green tried it again. This time, however, Curry sensed something was up and did his best to dodge him.
He still got a little wet, because Draymond didn’t give up the chase. As for how he knew? Here’s the incident in real time:
Read Article >Mudiay has his own idea of March Madness
Good morning. Sorry for this morning’s delay. Let’s basketball.
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Read Article >D’Angelo Russell throws a half-court laser beam
However, I’m still not sure it qualifies as best pass of the week after what this Thunder fan did.
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Read Article >Stephen Curry rifles pass from beyond halfcourt
Mudiay hits 40-foot game-winning 3 falling over
The Rockets’ bizarre way to distract shooters
It takes a lot to distract an NBA free throw shooter, but if anything could do it, you’d think this might be it. WHAT THE HELL, ROCKETS.
Like ... is that a troll? Some sort of slime man? George Costanza painted green? A human Oscar the Grouch? I am uncomfortable. Why is the Rockets mascot bear thing also green? Adam Silver, please disallow the Rockets as an NBA franchise immediately. This cannot go unchecked.
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