The Milwaukee Bucks continued to struggle in the NBA with their fifth loss in six games after a 118-95 blowout loss to the Washington Wizards at the Fiserv Forum. The shorthanded Bucks were without superstar trio Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, and Khris Middleton as the Wizards rushed to a 17-point first quarter lead thanks to Daniel Gafford's 13-point quarter. Gafford ended the game with seventeen points,...
The Phoenix Suns have announced that star guard Devin Booker is suffering from a groin strain and will be re-evaluated in four weeks. The 26-year-old missed the Suns' previous three games before the Christmas Day special against the Denver Nuggets due to groin soreness. However, he returned to the locker room early in the first quarter after less than five minutes of action, and the Nuggets...
Cameroon-born Pascal Siakam has been named the Eastern Conference player of the week by the National Basketball Association. The Toronto Raptors forward averaged 38.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 7.3 assists in 43.6 minutes per game across three games last week to win the honour for the fifth time in his career. The Raptors won twice and lost just once in three games, with the 28-year-old leading...
The Denver Nuggets recorded their third home victory in as many games by defeating the Charlotte Hornets 119–115 at the Ball Arena. Reigning MVP Nikola Jokic set a career-high with 27 rebounds along with 40 points and 10 assists for his fifth triple-double of the season, becoming the first player to do so since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968. The Nuggets led by three points after the...
The Denver Nuggets secured their 17th win of the season with a 141–128 win over the Washington Wizards at the Ball Arena. Reigning MVP Nikola Jokic led both teams in scoring with his first 40-point or more game this season, ending with a double-double of 43 points, 14 rebounds, and eight assists. Former Nuggets players Will Barton (22 points) and Monte Morris (20 points) started the...
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