Isaiah Stewart won’t play in Game 2 of the Pistons’ first-round series against the Knicks on Monday night, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post tweets. Stewart limped off the court during the fourth quarter in Game 1 of the series on Saturday night with a right leg injury. He underwent tests on the leg and was listed on Sunday as questionable for Game 2 due to right knee … [Read more...] about Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart Ruled Out For Game 2
Knicks Notes: Hart, Anunoby, Thompson, Brunson, Towns
Josh Hart was largely a non-factor in the first half of Game 1 of the Knicks‘ first-round series vs. Detroit due to early foul trouble, but he played a major role in New York’s second-half comeback, including a 21-0 run that sealed the victory, writes Jared Schwartz of The New York Post. Hart went scoreless, missing his two field goal attempts, in seven first-half minutes, but … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Hart, Anunoby, Thompson, Brunson, Towns
NBA Announces Finalists For 2024/25 Awards
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic are the three finalists for the league’s Most Valuable Player award this season, the league announced on Sunday (Twitter link). While all three players put up monster numbers, Gilgeous-Alexander is generally considered the favorite to win the award due in large part to … [Read more...] about NBA Announces Finalists For 2024/25 Awards
Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart Undergoes Imaging On Leg
7:25pm: Stewart is listed as questionable for Game 2 on Monday with right knee inflammation, Steve Popper of Newsday tweets. 2:59pm: After exiting in the fourth quarter of an eventual Game 1 defeat to New York, Pistons forward/center Isaiah Stewart had imaging conducted on his right leg, per Ian Begley of SNY.tv (Twitter link). As Begley notes, Stewart had been struggling … [Read more...] about Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart Undergoes Imaging On Leg
Central Notes: Mitchell, Kuzma, Harris, White
The Eastern Conference’s top seed begins its first-round series tonight, and Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell knows that in order to be looked upon as a one of the game’s biggest stars, he has to deliver in the playoffs, he tells Marc Spears of Andscape. “It’s right there. The biggest thing that holds me back is winning. Talent-wise, I don’t think it’s even a discussion,” he … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Mitchell, Kuzma, Harris, White