Twenty-five games have been decided on the final play, upsets are everywhere and the league seems to be without a true Goliath.
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Jonas Valanciunas hit his first seven 3s Monday night — all in the first half — and scored a career-high 39 points in helping the Pelicans beat the Clippers. He also added 15 rebounds. Said coach Willie Green: “Guys were calling him Dirk Valanciunas.”
Coach Tom Thibodeau said Monday he is removing Kemba Walker from the Knicks’ rotation as he has “to do what I think is best for the team.”
Joe Harris is expected to miss four to eight weeks but there is optimism he can return on the shorter end of that timeline, Harris’ agent told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. will undergo a surgical procedure on his lower back and miss an indefinite period, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN.
Jalen Suggs will travel back to Orlando, Florida, to get the thumb reevaluated. He’s expected to miss several weeks.
The Chet Holmgren vs. Paolo Banchero battle was but one matchup NBA evaluators had eyes on last week.
Confidence in Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars is falling but we’re feeling better about Nick Bosa and the 49ers and Mac Jones and the surging Patriots.
From Biscuit to Bolt to Smash to Bark-Andre Furry, we determined the league’s top dogs.
