Community Picks: Boston Celtics 0% vs Portland Trail Blazers 0%

If there is a surprise team in the NBA's Eastern Conference this season, it is the Boston Celtics, who have won seven of eight games going into a Thursday night matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center. Boston (33-19), which owns the second-best record in the East behind the Cleveland Cavaliers, is led by point guard Isaiah Thomas, the reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January and Player of the Week for Jan. 30 to Feb. 5). The 5-foot-9 Thomas averaged 32.9 points and 6.9 assists in January. Continue to Article

February 09, 2017 2:38:am EST

The Golden State Warriors bounced back in a big way, romping to a wire-to-wire 123-92 NBA victory over the under-manned Chicago Bulls in Oakland. Klay Thompson celebrated his 27th birthday by sinking six three-pointers en route to a game-high 28 points for the Warriors, who were shocked by the Kings in Sacramento on Saturday. The Warriors haven't lost back-to-back games since April of 2015. Continue to Article

February 09, 2017 2:07:am EST

The Brooklyn Nets’ jerseys, featuring the new Infor patch they will wear next year. The company will pay $8 million annually for the deal under the league’s three-year pilot program, according to a person familiar with the terms who asked for anonymity because the information is not public. Continue to Article

February 08, 2017 4:05:pm EST