Knicks Daily Links: Monday
James Harden scored 31 points and the Houston Rockets pulled away from the Los Angeles Lakers with a pivotal run in the third quarter en route to a 112-95 victory Sunday night.
Russell Westbrook got another triple-double and as usual, the Thunder won.
The San Antonio Spurs can be sparked by so many different players, even their worst start of the season didn’t faze them against a heated intrastate rival.
Randy Foye hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 21 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 129-126 on Sunday night.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points and San Antonio received an early spark from Jonathon Simmons to beat the Dallas.
Despite its stellar record, Golden State’s recent losses and defensive troubles could make it vulnerable to the Cavaliers, who have won nine of their last 10 games.
The Knicks’ loss to the Grizzlies again showed the need for Porzingis to be more assertive late in games, especially with Carmelo Anthony out of the lineup.
A nine-game losing streak mercifully ended, Minnesota Timberwolves interim coach Sam Mitchell carried 6-foot-8, 270-pound assistant coach Vince LeGarza into the locker room on his back and dumped him off to illustrate to his players the weight that had just lifted from his shoulders.