So I think for us, this is just going up and we build from this.” The big fella finished with 18 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while hitting a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line to go along with his nine rebounds, six blocks, five assists, and two steals before fouling out after 33 minutes of play. We kept our minds in it. This role also places me in front of another historical team in the Warriors. CJ McCollum led Portland with 33 points on 14-21 shooting from the floor including some moves that made Memphis look silly.CJ dropped 19 PTS in the first half on 8/11 shooting As expected, he got the locals hyped. But on behalf of everybody at Fear the Sword I want to congratulate Chris on this wonderful opportunity and all the best moving forward. And the pressure is going to continue so you can’t shy away from it.”The Blazers certainly didn’t shy away. The Hornets lack that familiarity, even with 16 seasons and counting in the rearview.Zion Williamson is the star the NBA is most relying upon as it returns to television with the pandemic still raging, peddling a stranger, more austere version of the product its audience is used to.The NBA's return is the product of a bunch of people who love basketball trying to figure out how to bring it back, drafting proposals as thick as infrastructure bills.Precious Achiuwa looks like the exact type of prospect whose combination of physical profile and athletic ability wows decision makers who join the process late.Luol Deng Takes $7.3M Salary Reduction In Buyout With LakersChoose at least two teams from the menus below to start your trade.Select the players you wish to trade from the rosters below.Confirm that your trade proposal is valid according to the NBA collective bargaining agreement. Sports lost Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania in successive years.All content © 2000-2020 RealGM, L.L.C. It was a rollercoaster ride but for Portland fans, it had an ending worthy of the Magic Kingdom.The Trail Blazers overcame foul trouble and spotty defense to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 140-135 in overtime.“All in all, I thought it was a good game,” said CJ McCollum, who hit 14 of his 21 shots to lead his team with 33 points. I thought we made some good passes. Spread the court a little bit.“But to get through that game with Hassan and Nurk and Zach all in foul trouble, Melo had a little foul trouble but we were still able to keep making plays. ''Quite frankly, I think we know all what that was all about. Looney died after suffering a heart attack during a team workout Saturday. "“It’s one of those things where if students don’t come back to campus, then the chances of having a football season are almost zero,” an official who did not identify himself said. And once it came down to it, I think we were the team that wanted it more.”The Portland Trail Blazers played their first game in over four months in a 140-135 overtime thriller against the Memphis Grizzlies, who hold the eighth spot in the Western Conference.But the Trail Blazers weren't the only thing that returned this afternoon. “This is something that we’ve been looking forward to for a long time, since the stoppage of our season. This is a different mindset that you have to have. “On the sideline, I was doing stretches and riding a bike to try to keep it as loose as possible.
Damian Lillard played 45 minutes and scored 29 points and McCollum played 46 to get his 33 points.Lillard was stretching his legs on the sidelines frequently and was fighting off pain most of the game.“At the beginning of every season, I always have a little bit of issues and soreness with not my groin, but right above it, where the muscle that attaches my pelvic bone to my abs,” Lillard said. We’re going to have positive cases on every single team in the SEC. I'm grateful to This move will bring me closer to home (Fresno), something I never thought was possible. The games – which now include at least four with every team – will air across ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2, as well as on the ESPN App. We didn’t necessarily play with the lead real well in overtime, but it was nice to have an 11-point lead in overtime.“We finally made some shots. 1 overall pick in the 2020 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty was proving to the rest of the league Game one stats vs. Seattle Storm: 12 points, six rebounds and four assists.Game two stats vs. Dallas Wings: 33 points, seven rebounds and seven assists (hit 6-for-10 from three-point range).And then, just like that, the injury bug struck in her third game as Ionescu was dribbling up the court and her left ankle rolled on her opponent’s foot. “I thought he impacted the game. So you can’t shy away from it.”The Grizzlies shot 30 free throws in the first half and 50 for the game, which would undermine any defense. 1 overall pick was just finding her groove in the WNBA having scored 33 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out seven assists while shooting 60% from three-point range in her second game. Chris will be covering the Trail Blazers every day, all season long here at CSNNW.com (and for Talkin' Ball and Rip City Live on our TV network). Free agents that could address Cavs’ three-point shooting needThe Cavs should Juancho add some three-point shooting in free agency this offseason. The Cleveland Cavaliers have suffered their biggest loss of the off-season as Chris Haynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer has moved on to work the Golden State Warriors beat for ESPN.I felt it was only right that I announce this on my birthday. A loss would push them to 4.5 games back, making for a steep climb in their final seven games in Orlando.“Everybody knew how important this game was,” Stotts said afterwards. There are going to be outbreaks. He'll be at practices daily and at each and every game (even the road ones!) I wasn’t going to sit out.”But he was satisfied with how his team played, especially with the game on the line.“We all knew coming in it was going to be a battle,” he said. I'm not going to confirm or deny it. Share. And the pressure is going to continue. They are a really active young team. While class sizes will be smaller with proper social distancing, he did admit that it's "not fair" to athletes. Eventually, one player who was not identified asked “If we were your kids, would y’all let us play in this same football season with the same protocols and uncertainty?” He was told that one official has had his son play baseball for the last five to six weeks while other kids have played soccer during that same time frame.