Jaylen Brown was all smiles after the Boston Celtics blew out the Golden State Warriors 125-85 at Chase Center on Monday. While Brown was delighted by the nature of the win, he also appeared quite happy when Jayson Tatum ignored Warriors head coach Steve Kerr after the game.
The Celtics moved away from Jayson Tatum playing entire first quarters over the last three games to get Jaylen Brown more time on the court.
Star, is averaging 20.9 points, a league-leading 14.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists, which only trails Nuggets star Nikola Jokic among all big men.
James Harden (24), Norman Powell (23) and Ivica Zubac (25) all scored 20+ points in the loss, snapping LA’s two-game win streak. Kawhi Leonard played a season-high 28 minutes and finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block.
On this installment of The Show, New York Knicks superfan and Yahoo's own Ariel Helwani stops by to demand RESPECT for his squad!
Since the start of the new year, Maxey has posted averages of 29 points, seven assists, and three rebounds. He was shooting 46 percent from the field and 33 percent from three on
At the beginning of the season, Maxey, Joel Embiid and Paul George were all expected to be among the players selected.
The reigning rookie of the year is an NBA All-Star for the first time, with the 21-year-old from France one of the 14 players announced Thursday night as members of the reserve pool for the midseason exhibition that will take place Feb. 16 at the home of the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.
The NBA trade deadline is fast approaching, and the wheeling and dealing has already begun ahead of February 6. The Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Karl-Anthony Towns had already been named All-Star Game starters before the reserves were revealed Thursday night.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Keon Johnson led a balanced Brooklyn attack with 18 points, and the Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-83 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Jalen Wilson added 15 points and Tosan Evbuomwan had 14 for the Nets, who never trailed.