Game Date:
11/17/2023
10:30pm EST
Lines:
Houston +7.5
Los Angeles -7.5
Total:
Over
217.5 (-108)
Under 217.5 (-112)
Community Picks: Houston 50% vs Los Angeles 50%
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When the Houston Rockets traded Chris Paul for Russell Westbrook, there were some worries that James Harden wouldn't gel with his new backcourt-mate. Continuing an early-season trend, Harden led the Rockets to a 111-102 victory on Friday by smoking the Indiana Pacers to the tune of 44 points. Granted, the Pacers' crew of Domantas Sabonis, Jakarr Sampson, T.J. Warren, Malcolm Brogdon and Aaron Holiday isn't exactly the Dream Team, but that level of dominance doesn't happen often. Continue to Article
November 16, 2019 12:25:am EST

Anthony Davis is not willing to follow in the footsteps of Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard and sit out games as the Los Angeles Lakers big man prepares for his return. Davis sat out Wednesday's win over the lowly Golden State Warriors due to shoulder and rib soreness, but the Lakers star is set to face the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Much has been made about load management this season, with Leonard missing three games already in 2019-20 following his absence from the Clippers' loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. Continue to Article
November 15, 2019 7:34:pm EST

Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley will miss at least the next one or two weeks of the NBA season with a hairline fracture in his right leg, the team announced Friday. The injury took place when he collided with San Antonio's Dejounte Murray on November 3 and missed a game before returning to the lineup. "An MRI last night revealed a hairline fracture in a non-weight bearing bone of Avery Bradley's right leg (on the fibular head)," a Lakers statement said. Continue to Article
November 15, 2019 1:26:pm EST

The Portland Trail Blazers are reportedly signing Carmelo Anthony, the 2013 NBA scoring champ who last played for the Houston Rockets a full year ago. He'll join Damian Lillard, all-star guard and early MVP candidate, and CJ McCollum, the 2016 Most Improved Player. If you're already raising your eyebrows at the amount of ball-handling guards now on the roster, you're not alone. Continue to Article
November 15, 2019 10:14:am EST

Welcome to But First, Sports, a daily Yahoo Sports Canada podcast that gives you a full update from the previous evening's biggest sports stories every weekday morning. Find the show on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. On this morning's show: Pascal Siakam has people wondering if somebody can win Most Improved Player back-to-back seasons. Continue to Article
November 15, 2019 8:23:am EST