NBA Power Rankings: The questions, stars and matchups that matter in the second half
Who are the league's best as we look ahead to the second half? See where all 30 teams stand.
Who are the league's best as we look ahead to the second half? See where all 30 teams stand.
Kawhi Leonard said Sunday at the NBA All-Star Game that he is planning to play for coach Gregg Popovich again and chase a gold medal with Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics.
— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in the second half to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-102 on Thursday night and snap a two-game losing streak.
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— Trey Lyles scored a season-high 18 points, Dejounte Murray added 17 and the San Antonio Spurs used a balanced effort to beat New York 119-83 on Tuesday night, ending the Knicks’ three-game winning streak.
— James Harden had 30 points, 15 assists and 14 rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets overcame a collapse in the final seconds of regulation to beat the Spurs 124-113 in overtime on Monday night, snapping a 17-game losing streak in San Antonio.
A year after the NBA shut down because of the outbreak of COVID-19, the league will have limited fan attendance at half its arenas. The Spurs were the latest to loosen regulations, announcing their plan Monday to have some fans beginning March 12.
Who are the league's best as we approach the All-Star break? See where all 30 teams stand now.
— DeMar DeRozan had 32 points and 11 assists and the short-handed San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 117-114 on Saturday night.
— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 42 points and Lu Dort hit a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Oklahoma City Thunder a 102-99 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.
The Spurs held their first full-fledged practice on Monday for the first time since at least four players tested positive for COVID-19 last week.
Streaking Brooklyn is closing in on Philly, while Phoenix is making a case it belongs among the West elite. See where all 30 teams stand now.
The Spurs have four positive tests for COVID-19 and the NBA is postponing their next three games, while the Charlotte Hornets' next two games have been postponed while the team undergoes contact tracing.
The San Antonio Spurs' game against the Detroit Pistons scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed as the Spurs do not have the league-required eight available players needed to proceed with the contest, the NBA announced.
Not much can slow down the Jazz right now. A showdown with the East-best 76ers could change that.
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Antonio | 18 | 14 | .563 | - | L1 |
Dallas | 18 | 16 | .529 | 1 | W3 |
Memphis | 16 | 16 | .500 | 2 | L1 |
New Orleans | 15 | 21 | .417 | 5 | L2 |
Houston | 11 | 23 | .324 | 8 | L13 |
RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
---|---|---|---|
1(11) | Devin Vassell | SG | Florida State |
2(11) | Tre Jones | PG | Duke |
YEAR | W | L | PCT |
---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | 18 | 14 | .563 |
2019-20 | 32 | 39 | .451 |
2018-19 | 48 | 34 | .585 |
2017-18 | 47 | 35 | .573 |
2016-17 | 61 | 21 | .744 |