Williamson has yet to be given the green light to play. The New Orleans Pelicans will resume their season on Friday against Utah Jazz. They are currently 10th in the Western Conference, four victories for the Memphis Grizzlies, eighth and last qualifying team for the play-offs. – .
There was just under two hours left before the transfer market closed when this winter’s biggest trade happened (before others?). ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to make a trade that will send D’Angelo Russell to Minneapolis and Andrew Wiggins to San Francisco. – – The full exchange … Read more
According to Shams Charania, journalist at The Athletic, Nikola Vucevic, the pivot of the Orlando Magic, will be away from the NBA floors for at least four weeks, following a right ankle injury. The Montenegrin was injured while defending a Toronto Raptors player on Wednesday (Orlando loss 113-97). – – Elected to the All Star … Read more
The Sacramento Kings got their first victory in the Orlando bubble on Thursday (140-125). And at the same time they put the New Orleans Pelicans in difficulty since the two teams now have the same record: 29 wins and 39 losses (just like Phoenix), which leaves them little hope of taking the 8th or 9th … Read more
Four defeats in a row now, and even ten of the last twelve games: times are hard for the Charlotte Hornets, beaten in Phoenix on the night of Sunday to Monday (100-92). Very used (32 minutes of play), Nicolas Batum could not do anything to prevent this new failure (2 points at 1/5 shooting, 6 … Read more
Five complicated matches San Antonio will face only one direct competitor in the race for the play-offs (or preliminary round) in its last five classification matches: the New Orleans Pelicans. DeMar DeRozan and others will face Denver and Utah before that. They will face off against Houston and Utah at the end of the regular … Read more
Their march forward seemed irrepressible. After sweeping Philadelphia (4-0) in the first round of the play-offs, the Celtics led 2-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against outgoing champion Toronto. But patatras, a nasty defense on the last action, they are beaten (103-104) and their Canadian opponents revived. Still, the franchise to 17 NBA rings impresses. … Read more
After their inaugural defeat against their neighbors the Lakers (101-103), the Los Angeles Clippers opened their counter in the Orlando bubble by largely disposing of the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday (126-103). Stars Paul George (28 pts) and Kawhi Leonard (24 pts, 6 rebounds) have perfectly assumed their status to consolidate second place in the … Read more
Portland is definitely struggling to move forward without his master playing Damian Lillard, injured in the groin. The point guard missed his third game in a row on Tuesday night and is expected to miss at least two more. Without their All-Star, the Trail Blazers lost to the Celtics (106-118). – – However, CJ Mc … Read more
The Fall: LA Clippers and Milwaukee The season doesn’t have a week since two of the top favorites have already bitten the dust. After their two initial successes, the Los Angeles Clippers fell to Phoenix on Saturday (122-130). Yet deprived of Ricky Rubio, hit to a knee the day before, and of course their pivot … Read more