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Before the game, coach Alvin Gentry made the Pelicans' intent regarding Davis crystal clear after Lakers forward LeBron James told reporters it would be "amazing" to play with Davis. Davis has one year and an option remaining on his contract, and he would not be a free agent until 2021 if the option were exercised. James signed a four-year contract with the Lakers that would keep him there through 2021-22. Continue to Article

December 25, 2018 10:00:pm EST

Rather than run a screen for him to come off, Doncic was on the wing, pushed off a little on Moe Harkless to create space, made a quick cut to the corner and knocked down a leaning, falling three. Doncic has six more points in overtime, but it wasn’t enough as a more balanced attack — Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum each had 4 points in OT — led the Blazers to a 121-118 win. Continue to Article

December 24, 2018 10:00:am EST

A buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Dallas rookie sensation Luka Doncic to send the game into overtime could have rattled the Portland Trail Blazers. It's the NBA,'' Jusuf Nurkic said about Doncic's big 3. Portland recovered in overtime to hand the Mavericks their sixth straight loss, 121-118 on Sunday night. Continue to Article

December 24, 2018 12:56:am EST

Just when it seems like Dallas Mavericks rookie sensation Luka Doncic can’t surprise us, he pulls a new trick out of the bag. With 0.6 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Portland Trailblazers, Doncic hit an off-balance, high-arcing three, falling out of bounds for perhaps his most impressive moment of the young season. It was a combination of seemingly everything that has made Doncic special this season: incredibly clutch play, impeccable body control, and extremely low odds. Continue to Article

December 24, 2018 12:27:am EST

Speaking to George Efkarpides, Cuban said that he did not like AAU basketball and that the basketball education in a place like Slovenia was far more immersive from a younger age than it is in America. Cuban then suggested that if American players were sent to Slovenia they would be better professionals in the NBA later in life. Via Eurohoops.net: [Q]: How important is it that he’s had top basketball experience outside the NBA? Continue to Article

December 23, 2018 11:00:pm EST