Russell Shines In Kobe's Absence, Scores 39 In Lakers' Win Over Nets
Russell scored 16 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 107-101 victory over the visiting Nets on Tuesday.
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Russell scored 16 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 107-101 victory over the visiting Nets on Tuesday.
It took the Los Angeles Clippers a while to get going against a team with nothing left to play for this season.
Forward Thaddeus Young scored 21 points and center Brook Lopez had 19 as the Nets surprised the Jazz for a 98-96 road win on Saturday night.
Joe Johnson might be going from 14th place to fourth place within just a couple of days.
While engaging with others on social media on Thursday following the Nets' announcement that they had waived forward Joe Johnson, I flashbacked to my childhood when I would get scolded for not eating my vegetables.
Forward Bojan Bogdanovic had 20 of his 24 points in the first half and the Brooklyn Nets kept the Phoenix Suns reeling with a 116-100 victory Thursday.
The Nets waived Joe Johnson on Thursday, freeing the high-priced guard to land with a playoff contender.
"CBS RADIO is proud to continue our association with the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center," said Andre Fernandez, president of CBS RADIO.
New Nets general manager Sean Marks won't be able to hire Gregg Popovich as coach, but he admitted he's looking for someone who reminds him of the Spurs great.
The Portland Trail Blazers kept up their midseason tear through the NBA thanks to their increasingly prolific backcourt duo.
Guard Kemba Walker scored 28 points and the Charlotte Hornets ran their season-high winning streak to five games with a 104-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Sunday night.
Center Brook Lopez matched a season-high with 33 points and the Brooklyn Nets ushered in the Sean Marks era with a 109-98 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.
Marks most recently served as the Spurs' assistant general manager. He was also a member of two Spurs title teams as a player (2003 and 2005) and one as an assistant coach (2014).
So the Nets have gone against their nature and hired someone somewhat competent, from a royal basketball family no less. It may not matter.
The Nets have their general manager and a lot of work to do. It's important Mikhail Prokhorov now get out of the way.
