The Nets lost both games of their back-to-back set on Friday and Saturday, but they pushed the Celtics to overtime on Friday in Boston and took the undefeated Cavaliers down to the wire in Cleveland on Saturday. Projected before the season to be the NBA’s worst team, Brooklyn has looked surprisingly competitive under new head coach Jordi Fernandez, winning four of its first 10 … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: Nets, Giannis, Mexico City, Spurs
Knicks Notes: Towns, Brunson, Robinson, Kolek
Big man Karl-Anthony Towns is growing more comfortable with the Knicks, writes Ian Begley of SNY.tv. Towns had one of this best games of the season in Friday’s blowout victory over Milwaukee, recording 32 points — including 27 in the first half — on 12-of-20 shooting, 11 rebounds and five assists in 32 minutes. Towns spent the past two seasons primarily playing power forward … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Towns, Brunson, Robinson, Kolek
Eastern Notes: Simmons, Mogbo, Cavaliers, Jackson, Rollins
With Nic Claxton back in the starting lineup, the Nets needed to move someone to their bench. That someone was Ben Simmons, who came off the bench in an overtime loss to the Celtics on Friday, as Michael Scotto of HoopsHype notes (Twitter link). Simmons, who had started 326 of his 338 career games entering the night, finished with eight points, seven rebounds and eight assists … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Simmons, Mogbo, Cavaliers, Jackson, Rollins
Knicks Notes: Giannis, Brunson, Kolek, Ryan
Giannis Antetokounmpo will get even more attention than usual when the Bucks visit Madison Square Garden tonight, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. Amid leaguewide speculation that Antetokounmpo could eventually be put on the trade market, Marc Stein recently listed the Knicks as a possible destination. Bondy is skeptical that the organization still has the assets to … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Giannis, Brunson, Kolek, Ryan
Atlantic Notes: Claxton, Simmons, Boucher, Brown
Nets center Nic Claxton received his first start of the season on Monday. Claxton, who signed a four-year deal worth up to $100MM during the summer, had 10 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win over Memphis. He missed the preseason due to a hamstring injury. “It’s just still getting back into the swing of things. I had like one stint where I was really … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Claxton, Simmons, Boucher, Brown