NBA Basketball 3d Briefing
×Recent Results & Standings
The Sacramento Kings espn.com snapped a franchise-worst 16-game losing streak with a 123-114 victory over the Grizzlies, as Russell Westbrook scored 25 points. The San Antonio Spurs espn.com won their ninth straight game by beating the Pistons in what was described as a potential NBA Finals preview. In another surprising result, an undermanned Golden State Warriors espn.com defeated the Denver Nuggets 128-117 despite Nikola Jokic's 35-point, 20-rebound, 12-assist triple-double. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks espn.com overcame an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter to take down the Rockets 108-106 on Saturday night, and the Phoenix Suns espn.com secured a 113-110 double-overtime victory over Orlando when Jalen Green hit a 3-pointer from the right corner at the buzzer.
Player Updates & Injuries
Dejounte Murray espn.com is expected to make his return from a ruptured Achilles on Tuesday when the Pelicans host the Warriors. The Indiana Pacers espn.com will be without point guard Tyrese Haliburton for a few weeks after he was diagnosed with shingles. Chicago Bulls espn.com guard Jaden Ivey will miss at least two weeks due to soreness in his left knee, while teammate Anfernee Simons espn.com will have additional imaging on his injured left wrist. Utah Jazz espn.com center Jusuf Nurkic will undergo nose surgery this week and sit out the rest of the season. Portland Trail Blazers espn.com All-Star guard Deni Avdija left Sunday's win against the Suns due to a flare-up of his lower back issues. The Warriors espn.com ruled out center Kristaps Porzingis (illness) and forward Draymond Green (back for Sunday's game against the Nuggets, and the Suns espn.com will be without guard Dillon Brooks who broke his left hand against Orlando.
League News & Developments
A grand jury returned a no-bill in the case involving former NBA guard Patrick Beverley espn.com, who was arrested last fall in what police called a "family violence" incident. Memphis Grizzlies espn.com