Third gear: Rockets devastate Wolves with run

Giannis Antetokounmpo has 30 points and 14 rebounds in his Christmas Day debut as Central-leading Milwaukee rolled past New York at Madison Square Garden.

LaVar Ball’s “speak it into existence� method has hit a snag. LiAngelo Ball — the middle Ball brother — wasn’t picked Thursday night in the 2018 NBA Draft, meaning he’ll need to find another avenue into The Association. LaVar wasn’t sweating it, revealing the next step is for LiAngelo to join the NBA Summer League, but the development certainly throws a wrench into the outspoken father’s plan to have all three of his sons in the NBA and playing for the same team. “What’s next for him is to play in the Summer League,� Ball told Fred Roggin of AM 570 LA Sports after the draft. “Like I said, whether you’re drafted or not, you’ve got to produce in the Summer League.� That’s a fine idea, in theory.