The rebuilding Blazers lost five straight before going on their four-game winning streak. Read more at straitstimes.com.
As the Oklahoma City Thunder near the season's midway point, it's clear they're on a path toward a potentially special campaign.
Paul George had another strong second half, finishing with 25 points on 10-of-20 shooting, but he fouled out with a little less than three minutes remaining. Kelly Oubre Jr. and Eric Gordon were the only other Sixers to reach double digits. Cole Anthony led the Magic with 27.
The Philadelphia 76ers have started to embark on perhaps the toughest stretch of their 2024-25 schedule yet. With Joel Embiid still battling a foot injury, the 76ers are about to play a back-to-back at home against two title contenders, the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder’s MVP candidate, is an All-Star lock. Williams — who is second on the team in points and assists, third in rebounds and is a versatile cog in their top-ranked and historically disruptive defense — is their only other true candidate. That might be Williams’ simplest case.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Sunday led the scoring with 27 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder got back to winning ways with a 127-101 defeat of the struggling Brooklyn Nets. Gilgeous-Alexander — who missed Friday’s defeat to Dallas with a wrist injury — added 10 assists and four steals to his points tally in a wire-to-wire home victory for the Western Conference leaders.
Dallas improved to 23-19 while Oklahoma City remain top of the West with a 34-7 record. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Portland Trail Blazers will put their season-high four-game winning streak to the test when they face the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.
Sixers: Joel Embiid (foot sprain) is out. Jared McCain (torn meniscus) is out. Andre Drummond (toe sprain) is out. Kyle Lowry (hip sprain) is out. KJ Martin (foot stress reaction) is out. Caleb Martin (groin soreness) is questionable.
The Knicks and Nuggets are surging, while the Warriors watch their window close. Meanwhile, the Cavs and Thunder have their business on lock.
In this week's roundtable, our NBA team is picking the third-best team in the East, disappointing rookies, TV anti-hero comps for Jimmy Butler and a whole lot more.
Over at FedExForum, the Memphis Grizzlies thumped the New Orleans Pelicans 139-126 for their fifth straight victory. Read more at straitstimes.com.