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File photo The losses are starting to weigh heavily on the Pacers, and the frustration is no longer being kept behind closed doors. After Saturday’s loss to the Pelicans, guard T.J. McConnell openly questioned the team’s effort. Tuesday brought a sharper response. Following a 17-point defeat to the Bucks, forward Pascal Siakam spoke for nearly […]

File photo Back in the starting lineup for just the second time since returning from a jammed finger, Sam Merrill immediately made his presence felt in the Cavaliers’ win over the Pelicans, as Ethan Sands of Cleveland.com details. Merrill finished with 18 points, six rebounds, and seven assists, but the bigger impact came from how

Getty Outside of small-ball looks, Warriors veterans Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green have actually been more effective this season when they are not sharing the floor, according to Sam Gordon of The San Francisco Chronicle. Gordon notes that since their last small-ball start on December 2, lineups featuring Butler and Green together own a minus

File photo The Warriors rescued their season last February with the bold move to acquire Jimmy Butler, but general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. isn’t expecting lightning to strike twice. Speaking on “Warriors Pregame Live” before Monday’s game, Dunleavy acknowledged that another trade of that magnitude would be difficult to pull off. “We’ll look to do

File photo The Hornets were again without rookie center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who missed a second straight game due to a sprained left elbow. His availability for Friday’s contest at Orlando remains uncertain. Coach Charles Lee said the medical staff is still working through the next steps. “We’re still just trying to figure out what the

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Forget what Bill Parcells used to say, the LA Clippers are convinced they are better than their record says they are. Tuesday night, for the second game in a row, they looked like it. Having Kawhi Leonard back healthy helps. KAWHI DOMINATED FOR THE CLIPPERS TONIGHT! 41 PTS (most since Dec, 2023)8

AP The Cavaliers are winning again. And the phone is still ringing. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, rival teams have made calls to see whether star guard Donovan Mitchell might be available on the trade market. That much is real. The availability part, however, is another story. Cleveland is 17-14 after back-to-back wins and

AP The Cavaliers are slowly finding their footing again. Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Sam Merrill poured in 22, and the Cavs blew past the Pelicans, 141–118, on Tuesday night at Rocket Arena. It marked Cleveland’s second win in two nights — and its first back-to-back victories since late November — as it heads into

Imagn Nuggets The Nuggets may have another injury issue to manage. Forward Cameron Johnson limped off the floor during the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game against Dallas after injuring his right knee. Johnson will undergo an MRI to determine the severity, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Johnson had started 27 games entering Tuesday, averaging

Imagn Free agent Ben Simmons isn’t done with the NBA. He’s just not rushing back. Simmons told Marc J. Spears of Andscape that he hopes to return sometime this season, but only if his body is right. Fully right. “I can go out and play and probably do really well,” Simmons said, via Spears. “But