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• Game Recap: Spurs 142, Kings 134
The Spurs defeat the Kings, 142-134, in overtime. Doug McDermott recorded 30 points and four 3PM for the Spurs, while Julian Champagnie added a career-high 26 points, along with six rebounds and four 3PM in the victory. De'Aaron Fox tallied 28 points, four rebounds and four assists for the Kings, while Domantas Sabonis added 26 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the losing effort. The Spurs...2023
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• Game Recap: Spurs 128, Nuggets 120
Despite Nikola Jokic's (37 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists) 26th triple-double of the season and 102nd of his career, the Nuggets fall to the Spurs, 128-120. Keldon Johnson recorded 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Spurs, while Doug McDermott added 20 points, five rebounds and four 3PM in the victory. The Spurs improve to 17-49 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 46-21....2023
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• Report: Mavericks withdraw QO for Doug McDermott
Doug McDermott won’t become a restricted free agent on Sunday after all, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN.com, who reports (via Twitter) that the Mavericks have withdrawn their qualifying offer to the four-year veteran.It’s a quick turnaround for the Mavs, after we heard on Tuesday that the team had extended a qualifying offer to McDermott. According to Lowe, Dallas still has interest in retaining M...2018
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• Oklahoma City's moonshot title hopes are dead but it hasn't all been for naught
If anything takes the edge off Oklahoma City’s 15-and-15 record, it’s that nobody expected this to work out perfectly. When GM Sam Presti traded for Paul George and Carmelo Anthony over the summer, the popular consensus was that you make those moves every time. Victor Oladipo was an overpaid role player and Domantas Sabonis was described by Zach Lowe as a mildly intriguing prospect. Enes Kanter is...2017
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• Doug McDermott boldly states ‘sky’s the limit’ for Knicks
The (6-4) New York Knicks are one of the most surprising teams that have proved analysts wrong during the 2017-18 season so far, and suddenly former team president Phil Jackson isn’t looking to be as clueless as he was made out to be.New York fought back from a 15-point deficit to defeat Charlotte on Tuesday night, and the team has now come back to win from 15+ points down in consecutive games for...2017
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• Report: Thunder acquire Carmelo Anthony in trade with Knicks
The Oklahoma City Thunder are acquiring Carmelo Anthony in a trade with the New York Knicks, according to reports.
Both ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Vertical’s Shams Charania reported Saturday that the Thunder and Knicks were nearing a deal that would send the forward to OKC. Woj later reported that the deal is complete, with a trade call coming on Monday.
They both say the trade includes cen...2017
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• NBA Weekend Awards: Who takes home the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy?
The second weekend of the NBA playoffs is over, and the only thing we’ve resolved is that the Indiana Pacers are going home, and David Fizdale is not a numbers guy, but he knows when things aren’t adding up. To honor the high achievers and shame the slumpers, we are presenting a set of awards. Because only one team can hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy each year (and it’s the Warriors, come on), but ...2017
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• 5 most important role players in first round of NBA playoffs
The first round of the NBA playoffs has arrived, after a season packed with surprises and intrigue. Following last offseason, nearly all of the viewing public thought a Cavs-Warriors rematch was inevitable. Now with more than a thousand games played, that is clearly not the case.MVP candidates are dominating the majority of media coverage, but in a seven-game series, the lesser names on the roster...2017
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• Thunder, Bulls trade Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott, Cameron Payne, Anthony Morrow, Joffrey Lauvergne
The Chicago Bulls announced today that the team has acquired guards Cameron Payne and Anthony Morrow (MORE-roe), and center/forward Joffrey Lauvergne (LA-vern) from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for forwards Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round draft pick.
In his second year in the NBA, Payne (6-3, 185) is averaging 5.3 points, 1.6 [...]...2017
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• Report: Bulls pushed for Andre Roberson in deal with Thunder
The Chicago Bulls must really want to corner the market on non-shooters.According to a report by K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune on Thursday, the Bulls “pushed hard” for Andre Roberson to be included in their deadline day deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but the Thunder resisted, preferring instead to re-sign Roberson. The Bulls ultimately settled instead for Cameron Payne, Joffrey Lauverg...2017