Santiago Leon and Ray Sherrod discuss the second half of the 2024 NBA season.
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49ers fire Steve Wilks
The San Francisco 49ers fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks three days after losing the Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs. Coach Kyle Shanahan announced the decision to move on after one season with Wilks in charge of the defense.
The San Francisco 49ers fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks on Wednesday, three days after losing the Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs. Coach Kyle Shanahan announced the decision to move on after one season with Wilks in charge of the defense.
Doncic’s 41 lifts Mavs over Suns
Luka Doncic scored 41 points, Kyrie Irving added 29 and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns 123-113 on Thursday night, extending their winning streak to seven games in the return from the All-Star break for both teams.
Dallas pulled even with Phoenix in the standings at 33-23 and took the head-to-head tiebreaker with a 2-1 record in a pairing of teams battling for a guaranteed spot in the playoffs.
Doncic had 11 assists and nine rebounds matched against fellow All-Stars Devin Booker, who scored 35 points, and Kevin Durant, who had 23 on an ordinary shooting night for the 14-time All-Star. The Suns had won five of six before the break.
Nikola Jokic posts triple-double against every NBA team
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic joined an exclusive club Thursday night, becoming the third player in modern NBA history to record a triple-double against every team he’s faced.
Jokic scored 21 points with 19 rebounds and 15 assists in the Nuggets’ 130-110 victory over the Washington Wizards to join LeBron James and Russell Westbrook in the exclusive club.
“After I finish my career, it’s a legacy and milestone,” Jokic said. “I’m going to look back and I’m going to say that’s a really cool thing to do.”
WHITE AND TATUM TEAM TO HELP CELTICS BEAT BULLS 129-112 FOR SEASON-HIGH 7TH STRAIGHT WIN
he Boston Celtics enjoyed their break and were ready to get back to work. The NBA leaders got the job done in another convincing win.
Derrick White scored 28 points, Jayson Tatum added 25 and the Celtics won their season-high seventh straight game, beating the Chicago Bulls 129-112 on Thursday night.
White and Tatum each made five of Boston’s 23 3-pointers. Jaylen Brown scored 21 points, and the Celtics came away with another convincing victory after pounding Brooklyn by 50 prior to the All-Star break.
Boston went from leading by 16 to trailing by three at halftime before regaining control in the third. The Celtics outscored the Bulls 37-21 in the quarter.
Warriors beat Lakers 128-110 without Lebron
Steph Curry finished his night with 32 points, one rebound, eight assists and three steals while shooting 12/24 from the field and 6/13 from the three-point range in 32 minutes of playing time.
During the game, the two-time MVP made NBA history by becoming the 41st player to record 6,000 career assists.
Curry had 32 points, Wiggs 20pts, Trayce Jackson-Davis 17pts, Kuminga 12 pts
Anthondy Davis 27pts, D’Angelo Russell 18pts, Austin Reaves 16pts, Taurean Prince 12pts
2023-24 NBA Standings
Summary · Schedule · Scores · Leaders · Rookies
East W L
BOS (1) F $ 44 12
CLE (2) F $ 36 18
MIL (3) F $ 35 21
NYK (4) F $ 34 22
PHI (5) F $ 32 23
IND (6) F $ 32 25
ORL (7) F $ 31 25
MIA (8) F $ 30 25
CHI (9) F $ 26 30
ATL (10) F $ 24 31
BRK (11) F $ 21 34
TOR (12) F $ 20 36
CHO (13) F $ 14 41
WAS (14) F $ 9 46
DET (15) F $ 8 47
West W L
MIN (1) F $ 39 16
OKC (2) F $ 38 17
LAC (3) F $ 36 18
DEN (4) F $ 37 19
NOP (5) F $ 34 22
DAL (6) F $ 33 23
PHO (7) F $ 33 23
SAC (8) F $ 32 23
LAL (9) F $ 30 27
GSW (10) F $ 28 26
UTA (11) F $ 26 31
HOU (12) F $ 24 31
MEM (13) F $ 20 36
POR (14) F $ 15 39
SAS (15) F $ 11 45
Predictions
The NBA schedule is roaring out of the break with seven star-studded games on national TV this weekend, Jeff writes.
Friday:
Cavaliers at 76ers (7:30pm ET, ESPN)
rS: PHI
Bucks at Timberwolves (10pm, ESPN)
RS: MIL
Saturday
Celtics at Knicks (8:30pm, ABC)
RS: BOs
Sunday
Bucks at 76ers (1pm, ABC)
RS: mil
Lakers at Suns (3:30pm, ABC)
RS: :a
Nuggets at Warriors (7pm, ESPN)
RS: DEN
Kings at Clippers (9:30pm, ESPN)
RS: lal
Santiago Leon is the Founder and CEO of the Sports Cast. He covers NFL, NBA, and world soccer. He’s also founder of sleon productions, which he specializes in technology and serves clients with solutions to make their business grow.
