NBA News

Last one from me tonight -- here were the Clippers lineups tonight. Harden, Paul, Preston in every lineup except the last one, with Preston exiting early after a hard fall. Zubac, Lopez, Yanic Konan Niederhauser in each lineup as the centers. No frills.

Gabe Vincent (22 points and 3 assists) on his 5 threes in 4 minutes: "Obviously, we were a few guys down. We knew we needed to play a little fast and I just wanted to come out and be aggressive, look for my shots."

In 147 minutes of Summer League and preseason action, Cooper Flagg has 8 turnovers. 5 of those came in 24 min vs Hornets. 123 other minutes, he had 3.

Anthony Davis on ramping up through preseason: "Just finding my spots in the offense. Kind of getting more familiar with the offense & where I'm going to get my shots. It's a lot of not only ball movement, but body movement & we gotta continue to just make the right play. Somebody's gonna always be open with the offense that we have."

Anthony Davis wasn't sure how many days are left until next Wednesday's season opener: "We got six days? Seven? Something like that before ... 6-7 (mimics viral action). I should've never did that. I'm an oldhead. I can't be doing that. ... before our first game. We'll be able to look at some film & see where we can get better."

Jaxson Hayes (12 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists) discusses how he feels after putting on muscle in the offseason, Gabe Vincent, his focus on being the defensive anchor, and the possibility of running a two-big lineup with Deandre Ayton.

Here's Tyronn Lue discussing how he thought Kawhi Leonard looked in what was his (and Harden's) preseason finale, as well as how he is getting a feel in-game for managing lineup combos. "It's gonna take us 15, 20 games into the season... I'm excited about that"

Anthony Davis on the Mavs' new starting lineup: "A lot of positives. Obviously, defensively it can be a problem. But also it can hurt us as far as perimeter breakdowns...Offensively, we're much bigger than everybody on the floor. There will always be a mismatch somewhere. We just gotta rep it more."

Asked Tyronn Lue about the first and second units. Said starters need to clean up spacing offensively that led to bad turnovers. And marveled at how much of a game changer Brook Lopez is and how Collins beats defenses in post/PnR "They got a really good chemistry right now."

Nique Clifford gives his observations of the good and the bad with his Kings against the Clippers tonight, following a third straight preseason loss.

Jason Kidd on Cooper Flagg: "The other thing that I think has gone unnoticed is that his teammates enjoy him running this team. That doesn't happen in this league. I think that's a plus."

Jason Kidd on Cooper Flagg's two games as starting PG: "I thought he did great, just understanding time and score, understanding he's got to keep an index of who got shots and what was the last shot. That'll come with reps, but I think he's done an incredible job of handling the situation of running the team."

Derrick Jones Jr. is one of five Clippers with at least a dozen buckets this preseason (Lopez, Collins, Leonard, Zubac) Asked him if he's been told that he'll start. "It's not a conversation we've had yet. But I mean, I'm assuming, so..."

JJ on what was needed in the 4th: "A level of toughness, but that wasn't there tonight."

Asked Jason Kidd if he's seen enough from two starting lineups to determine a final first unit: "We're going to continue [to evaluate] because we're getting healthy here, with B-Will. There's some different combinations. Ryan could easily be in that rotation. He's made a case for that & he's on a two-way. So there's a lot of positive stories here. We have some time to make a decision. We'll see by the 21st who's starting & how the rotation will look."

Brook Lopez has 40 points in 51 minutes this preseason. Spoke with him tonight about Clippers second unit, his level of aggression offensively, and what he's looking forward to on this team

Kawhi Leonard postgame in Sacramento, where he discussed his now concluded preseason as well as how strong the second unit has looked

This young fan's reaction is everything 🥹 AD helping make memories after the Mavs' W in Vegas!

🏀 WEDNESDAY'S FINAL SCORES 🏀 Anthony Davis & the @dallasmavs ride a red-hot 4Q to victory over the Lakers in Las Vegas! Dereck Lively II: 12 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK Gabe Vincent: 22 PTS, 6 3PM

Bradley Beal tells me that his status to play Friday is at the discretion of the medical staff But he does feel good about Week 1.

Jason Kidd said he really liked the group that ended the game. Said they "played the right way" and moved the ball. Mavs outscored the Lakers 37-8 in the fourth.

All love between Luka & AD 🙌

The fifth of five @DLLS_Mavs shows this week from the floor of the @WestgateVegas SuperBook starts in moments. Join us on YouTube! Details ⬇️

JJ Redick said that the Lakers will use Friday’s preseason finale against Sacramento as a dress rehearsal with their full healthy rotation. He said the Lakers will likely have a similar rotation to Dallas tonight (most of the rotation playing deep into third/early fourth).

Derrick White did a bit of everything in tonight's W 🍀 33 points 9 boards 6 dimes 4 swats 6 triples