Houston guard James Harden has scored at least 20 points in each of his 21 games this season, the NBA’s longest season-opening streak since LeBron James’ 33-game run in 2012-13. Utah has outscored opponents by an average of 22.8 points during its current four-game winning streak. Orlando forward Aaron Gordon has become the first Magic player with [...]
Detroit (14-6) is off to its best 20-game start since the 2007-08 season. Here are some notes about the current No. 2 team in the Eastern Conference entering Friday’s game against Washington: The Pistons rank seventh in the NBA in offensive rating after finishing 25th last season. Leading scorer Tobias Harris (19.1 ppg) is averaging 2.9 three-pointers [...]
The Miami HEAT announced today that center Hassan Whiteside will begin rehab immediately due to a left knee bone bruise. The rehab process will include a strength and conditioning program over the next one-to-two weeks. Whiteside has appeared in 15 games this season averaging 14.9 points, 12.7 rebounds, 1.60 blocks, 1.07 steals and 26.8 minutes while [...]
