"It's a situation where we're rebuilding and retooling and we have to give those minutes to guys like Saddiq," coach Dwane Casey said Monday.Charlotte Hornets

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"It was more than the 3s," Van Gundy said. "We were just getting rocked off the dribble. Nobody blocked out. We just didn't compete nearly as hard as they did."Orlando Magic



Entering Wednesday's game at the Los Angeles Clippers, the Jazz have covered the spread in eight straight games and 18 of their last 20 overall, with one push. Utah's 18-1-1 against the spread (ATS) is the second-best mark during a 20-game stretch in any regular season over the last 30 years, according to ESPN Stats and Information's odds database, which goes back to 1990. Only the 2014-15 Atlanta Hawks, who went 19-1 ATS from Dec. 15, 2014 through Jan. 25, 2015, have put together a better 20-game run against the number.

NBA.com's John John Schuhmann summarized this past week for the Thunder right off the bat:

Lakers news: Alex Caruso agrees to sneaker deal with ANTALakers news: Anthony Davis (calf) to be out four weeks, through All-StarLakers news: LeBron James joins Kareem and Malone with 35k pointsNBA All-Star Game: LeBron James a captain for 4th straight seasonCleveland Cavaliers

After being much-maligned in his return from a knee injury that sidelined him for the first 11 games of the season, Walker has rounded back into form in recent games and sparked the Boston Celtics in their 121-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

If you, like me, thought the pandemic had finally sunk into the backdrop of the NBA season, boy were you wrong. COVID-19 postponements have once again taken center stage in Week 9, as several teams and key players will lose valuable games.Sacramento Kings

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