Sacramento officially turned the page on over a decade and a half of losing basketball with a win in Brooklyn, but coach Mike Brown still sees a lot of work ahead.
The Grizzlies rallied from 29 points down in the third quarter to stun the Spurs 126-120 in overtime and complete the largest comeback of the NBA season.
Lakers star Anthony Davis shouldered the blame for Saturday’s 111-110 loss to the Mavericks in which Davis missed a crucial late free throw and fouled a shooter on a 3-point attempt in the closing seconds.
After the Nuggets dropped their fifth game out of the past six, Nikola Jokic said Denver needs “to be concerned” about the way the No. 1 team in the West is closing the season.
Anthony Edwards was initially listed as questionable despite suffering a scary-looking ankle injury on Friday, but the Wolves eventually ruled the All-Star guard out vs. Toronto.
Russell Westbrook took the blame for the LA Clippers’ four-game winning streak coming to a halt against the Orlando Magic and was already looking forward to redeeming himself in Portland on Sunday.
Tennessee proved too physical for Duke as the Volunteers completely smothered the Blue Devils’ offense in a dominant 65-52 victory in the second round of the NCAA tournament.