Tim MacMahon: Monty Williams said Chris Paul “got some shots up” but didn’t do much else at Suns practice today. “Nothing’s changed,” Williams said regarding Paul’s availability.
Source: Twitter @espn_macmahon
During ESPN’s alternative broadcast of Game 3 between the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets Friday, Stephen A. Smith contended that the Raptors would’ve won the Eastern Conference had the DeRozan-for-Leonard trade never happened. DeRozan agreed with that assessment. “Most definitely,” DeMar DeRozan told Smith. “It sucks that we couldn’t see what could have happened with me still being there. That just changes the whole dynamic & everything. But I definitely felt that.”
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Gerald Bourguet: Final: PHX 121, DEN 114 Booker: 47 Pts, 9 Ast, 6 Reb, 20-25 FG Durant: 39 Pts, 9 Reb, 8 Ast, 12-31 FG, 14-16 FT Payne: 7 Pts, 6 Ast, 3-9 FG Jokic: 28 Pts, 17 Ast, 17 Reb, 10-18 FG Suns make it a 2-1 series
Source: Twitter @GeraldBourguet
Clutch Points: “I think players have to show up… If the players don’t execute and they don’t show up and we don’t make shots, that’s on us.” Joel Embiid following the Sixers’ Game 3 loss to the Celtics😳 pic.twitter.com/BE2KrQnXAA
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp
Jared Weiss: Jayson Tatum on Al Horford: “Whoever laughed at him earlier, shame on you. Al is definitely an elite shooter and he’s been that and proven that. He is so important to what we are trying to accomplish as a team.”
Source: Twitter @JaredWeissNBA
“Is Giannis going to extend?” Windhorst asked on First Take. “I don’t know. And that uncertainty is what the league is watching right now. The New York Knicks, for example, they got 97 percent of their attention on the Miami Heat, three percent of their attention on Milwaukee. What’s going on over there?”
Source: Brandon Contes @ Awful Announcing
Tim Bontemps: Joel Embiid said his message to James Harden after a rough couple of games is to continue being aggressive and to keep shooting.
Source: Twitter @TimBontemps
NBA: Congratulations to @Kevin Durant of the @Suns for moving to 7th all-time in Playoff scoring!
Source: Twitter
Gina Mizell: FINAL: Celtics 114, Sixers 102. Boston takes a 2-1 series lead. Sixers shot under 40 percent again from the floor, an allowed 15 fastbreak points and 11 second-chance points. Embiid had 30 and 13, but Harden and Maxey were a combined 7-of-30 from the floor. Game 4 Sunday.
Source: Twitter @ginamizell
Gina Mizell: FINAL: Celtics 114, Sixers 102. Boston takes a 2-1 series lead. Sixers shot under 40 percent again from the floor, an allowed 15 fastbreak points and 11 second-chance points. Embiid had 30 and 13, but Harden and Maxey were a combined 7-of-30 from the floor. Game 4 Sunday.
Source: Twitter @ginamizell
The Boston Celtics (2-1) play against the Philadelphia 76ers (1-2) at Wells Fargo Center
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For hundreds of former NBA players, the ball didn’t stop bouncing when they lost their spot in the association. Whether looking for a comeback from the G League or balling in competitions all over the world, those hoopers continue to make a living playing the sport they love.
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