Jared McCain called his shot.

The NBA Cup has its first quarterfinalist: Golden State is in the round of eight. And on Tuesday night, the tournament resumes with five more group-play games as the Dec. 17 title contest in Las Vegas draws closer.

The Blue Arrow looks more like a Broken Arrow right now, much to the chagrin of Nuggets fans.

The Lakers are reportedly looking to land a star center before the NBA trade deadline.

Generally speaking, if you are looking for a basic statistic that groups the good NBA teams and the bad teams together, it’s assist-to-turnover ratio. You certainly want as many assists as possible that’s a sign of good offense. And you would like to limit giveaways that decrease your number of looks at the bucket […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are urged to acquire the NBA's top playmaker to pair with Anthony Davis in a blockbuster trade proposal.The post Lakers Urged to Trade for NBA’s Top Playmaker to Pair With Anthony Davis appeared first on Heavy.com.

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Lost in a sea of pom-poms celebrating ESPNs acquisition of TNTs much decorated Inside the NBA are those who valiantly died; crushed in the symbolic revolving door that defines the Worldwide Leaders NBA Countdown studio show, the longtime rival of TNTs NBA offering.

DENVER (AP) Naji Marshall scored a career-high 26 points, P.J. Washington had 22 and the Dallas Mavericks recovered after blowing a 24-point lead to beat the Denver Nuggets 123-120 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game.Playing without Luka Doncic, Dallas built a 20-point halftime lead by was down by five before Washington scored nine points in the final 2:41 to improve to 2-1 in the...

James Harden has 22 points and nine assists and Derrick Jones Jr. scores 17 as the Clippers hold Sacramento to 29 first-half points in a 104-88 win.

LOS ANGELES (AP) James Harden had 22 points and nine assists to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 104-88 win over the Sacramento Kings in an NBA Cup game on Friday night. Derrick Jones Jr. added 17, and Los Angeles has now won seven straight home games after dropping its first four at the new Intuit Dome. DeAaron Fox had 25 of his 29 points in the second half for the Kings, who put up a...

The Nuggets nearly overcame a 24-point deficit against the Mavericks in the second half, but Dallas fouled with a late three-point lead to preserve a win.

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CHICAGO (AP) Zach LaVine scored 26 points, Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White each had 20 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 136-122 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game.Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and 13 rebounds for his 11th double-double and Josh Giddey scored 18 as all five Chicago starters and two bench players reached double figures. The Bulls shot a season-high 57...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Andrew Wiggins scored 30 points and the Golden State Warriors secured a knockout round spot in the NBA Cup with a 112-108 victory over the reeling New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.Stephen Curry scored 19 for the Warriors, who improved to 3-0 in West Group C.Buddy Hield capped his 12-point performance with two free throws with 18.5 seconds left to help...

MILWAUKEE (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his second triple-double in his last four games, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 129-117 on Friday night.Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists Saturday in a 115-114 loss a...

Andrew Wiggins dropped a season-high 30 points for the Warriors.

Jaylen Brown scores 31 points and grabs 11 rebounds, leading Boston to a 108-96 win.