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Atlanta Hawks rookie Kevin Huerter contributed seven points, five assists, three rebounds, and two steals during his team's win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. He performed reasonably, and he's often been a double-digit scorer for the Hawks this season. But for Huerter, the moment of the game came for him on a breakaway dunk attempt with less than two minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Continue to Article

March 24, 2019 11:00:pm EST

It got the ball with 27.5 seconds left in a tie game in Atlanta, a chance for Jimmy Butler to ice another game and… nothing. The Sixers had a shot clock violation after a scrambled play (watch the video above). Young's floater has improved over the course of the season, and he was quick enough to get in a position where Butler could not block his shot. Continue to Article

March 24, 2019 12:42:am EST

Teachers have had a major impact on Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell's life. His mother, Nicole, teaches preschool, and stressed the value of education to Mitchell when he was a young child. Given that relationship, it was no surprise Mitchell was a vocal supporter of teachers during the Los Angeles teacher's strike in January. Continue to Article

March 22, 2019 12:56:am EST

LeBron James participated in about half of practice Thursday, and coach Luke Walton expects him to play Friday when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Brooklyn Nets, The Athletic reported. With the Lakers managing the superstar's minutes down the stretch, the superstar forward has sat out two of the past three games. James did start and play 35 minutes Sunday in the Lakers' 124-123 loss at New York, finishing with 33 points on 11-of-26 shooting with eight assists and six rebounds. Continue to Article

March 21, 2019 8:26:pm EST

James Harden had a streak of 32 games in a row where he scored at least 30 points a night, the second longest streak in NBA history. It was a run of games that propelled the Rockets from being a below .500 team sitting 13th in the West into a solid playoff team in the conference, and it shot Harden into serious MVP consideration. Going into Tuesday night Harden had dropped 30+ on 28 teams, but the Atlanta Hawks — the team that broke the streak back in February — were not on the list. Continue to Article

March 20, 2019 3:31:pm EST