Basketball
LeBron: 'We got a feel for' Rockets' speed in loss
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Saturday, 05 September 2020 00:49
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Following a six-day layoff after the Los Angeles Lakers made quick work of their first-round opponent, LeBron James said the Houston Rockets' speed caught his team flat-footed in Friday's 112-97 Game 1 loss to open up the Western Conference semifinals."I think it's the speed," James said. "They play with a lot of speed both offensively…
The Rockets are winning by playing against expectations: with defense
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Saturday, 05 September 2020 00:57
To those who have done battle with the Houston Rockets the past few seasons as they morphed into the purest form of positionless, small-ball basketball the NBA has ever seen, Friday's 112-97 dismantling of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series does not come as a surprise.When the Rockets are at their best, opponents…
Lakers' Rondo, out since March, to play Game 1
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Friday, 04 September 2020 18:19
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo will come off the bench in Friday's Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets and log his first NBA action since March, L.A. head coach Frank Vogel said before the game."He was ready to return in the Portland series and his back just locked up,"…
Malone blasts NBA for omitting coaches' families
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Friday, 04 September 2020 15:48
Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone went after the NBA on Friday, calling its policy of not allowing coaches to bring family into the bubble "criminal in nature."Speaking to reporters ahead of Saturday's Game 2 against the LA Clippers, Malone answered a different question about the bubble by saying he needed to get something off his chest."First, I'm going to say…
Harrell wins Sixth Man award to keep it with Clips
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Friday, 04 September 2020 15:48
LA Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell has won the 2019-20 Sixth Man of the Year award.For the third consecutive year, the Clippers have the league's top sixth man after Lou Williams won the award the previous two seasons. The Clippers now have had the Sixth Man of the Year winner in five of the past seven years.Harrell averaged career highs…
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