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Luke Walton would like to bottle up what Julius Randle had in him in Tuesday's 116-102 victory over Memphis and bring it with him to Moda Center Thursday night when the Los Angeles Lakers face the Portland Trail Blazers. The 6-9, 250-pound Randle came through with the third triple-double of his career -- and his second this season -- against the Grizzlies, collecting 19 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. "The thing I liked most was he was alert the whole game," Walton, the Lakers' first-year head coach, told the media. Continue to Article

January 05, 2017 2:39:am EST

Stephen Curry chooses his high-five wisely. The Golden State Warriors hold the NBA’s best record and therefore only deal with problems that most teams would love to have. The one-of-a-kind offensive force has understandably seen his scoring average fall after the addition of Kevin Durant this summer, but Curry has also looked uncomfortable at times and has seemingly lost his superhuman ability to make tough shots off the dribble. Continue to Article

January 05, 2017 2:31:am EST

There was a time when Michael Malone helped Danilo Gallinari off the floor. Denver remains just a game and a half out of the top-heavy Western Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot, despite a 14-21 record, but if the Nuggets have any hope of emerging from a pack that also includes the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans, they’ll have to do something about a defense that ranks as the league’s worst since the start of December. Never was that more apparent to Nuggets coach Michael Malone than after a 120-113 loss to the same Kings they’re chasing in the standings — and the same Sacramento franchise that fired him just 24 games into the 2014-15 season — and boy did Malone let his players hear about it through the media. Continue to Article

January 04, 2017 11:55:am EST

Memphis coach David Fizdale hopes he doesn't witness a rerun of the exhibition his club performed Tuesday in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. On Wednesday, the Grizzles attempt to stage a much better showing when they face the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. The Grizzlies couldn't stop the hot-shooting Lakers or forward Julius Randle, who recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. Continue to Article

January 04, 2017 2:58:am EST

Los Angeles Lakers shooter Nick Young produces social media-ready moments at a rate few other players in the NBA can match. Fans expect him to play the fool, enough so that his transformation into a quality veteran role player early this season came as a surprise. Swaggy P exists to humor us, to the point where other players can make goofy plays and immediately become associated with him. Continue to Article

January 04, 2017 2:19:am EST

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