<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lebron-james-carlos-boozer-ricky-davis-cavs.jpg"></figure><h1>LeBron James risk once cost Cavs $150,000 penalty</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-24T18:30:40-08:00">February 24th, 6:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-24T18:30:40-08:00">February 24th, 6:30pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nowadays, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/lebron-james/b1a9094f">LeBron James</a> is indeed one of the league’s biggest cash cows and undoubtedly the most marketable player of his generation. While all the franchises he has played for have profited from his greatness, there’s actually a time when The King cost one team a significant sum even before he stepped foot in the league.</p><p>Almost two decades ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers knew they will have a top lottery pick in the now-historically loaded 2003 Draft. The top prize of that crop, of course, just happened to be Akron’s own homegrown talent in LeBron James, who singlehandedly brought never-before-seen excitement to high school basketball with his transcendent play for St. Vincent- St. Mary.</p><p>The Cavs brass simply couldn’t resist seeing him play with pros up-close early on, even if it meant breaking existing league rules.</p><p>With the blessing of then Cavs head coach John Lucas, they invited the nation’s top high school basketball player in a scrimmage at Gund Arena to play against grown men composed of several local college players and some free agents. They were so impressed by LeBron James that they gave him a second workout, this time playing point guard for the existing Cavs players at the time.</p><p>Word got out of the Cavs’ blatant violation and the league <a href="http://www.espn.com/nba/news/2002/0528/1387868.html">fined the team $150,000</a>. John Lucas was suspended for two games for ”violating league rules prohibiting contact between NBA teams and players not yet eligible for the NBA draft.”</p><p>Per league rules, ”teams may not directly or indirectly have or engage or attempt to have or engage in any discussion, communications or contact whatsoever with any player who has remaining intercollegiate basketball eligibility or is otherwise ineligible to be selected in such draft.”</p><p>The then-17-year-old LeBron James was not even an adult at the time. The Cavs knew this beforehand and went with their brazen plan anyway. After all, such talent only comes once in a generation.</p><p>It all worked out for the Cavs in the end, as they won the lottery (and the right to draft LeBron) despite having just a 22.50 percent probability of obtaining the first selection. Looking back, that $150,000 fine is just peanuts to the amount of fame, riches, and success that LeBron James has given that franchise throughout his stay with the team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James risk once cost Cavs $150,000 penalty

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Cavs-news-Darius-Garland-Colin-Sexton-react-to-_bunch-of-slugs_-controversy-win-vs.-Pistons.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Rockets-Cavaliers: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Wednesday, February 24th)</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-24T11:00:13-08:00">February 24th, 11:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-24T11:00:13-08:00">February 24th, 11:00am</time><address><a>ClutchPoints</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA Game Time</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/houston-rockets">Houston Rockets</a> (11-18) take on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> (11-21) at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.</p><p><b>Game Time:</b> 7:30PM EST/4:30PM PST on Wednesday, February 24th</p><p><b>TV:</b> FS-OH</p><p><b>Betting Odds:</b> <a href="https://www.bovada.lv/sports/basketball/nba" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA Odds</a></p><p><b>Live Stream:</b> Watch the game <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408&amp;bgvideo=NBATV.mp4" rel="noopener noreferrer">online with fuboTV (free trial)</a>. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. Local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="https://www.foxsportsgo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox Sports Go</a>. Non-local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="http://www.nba.com/leaguepass" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA League Pass</a>. You can also follow the game live on the <a href="http://bit.ly/CPAppNow" rel="noopener noreferrer">ClutchPoints app</a>. <br> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/adamsilver4live/comments/ezi3xz/games_will_be_posted_here/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit Thread.</a></p><p><b>Rockets Active Roster:</b> Dante Exum, Danuel House Jr., Jae’Sean Tate, Ben McLemore, Sterling Brown, John Wall, Mason Jones, Rodions Kurucs, Justin Patton, Christian Wood, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/victor-oladipo/bd140a16">Victor Oladipo</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/p.j.-tucker/ae840919">P.J. Tucker</a>, Eric Gordon, David Nwaba</p><p><b>Rockets Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Dante Exum (Out – Calf): Exum is expected to miss one-to-two months with a strained right calf, per Shams Charania.</li><li>Christian Wood (Out – Ankle): Wood will be evaluated on a weekly basis, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.</li><li>Victor Oladipo (Day To Day – Foot): Oladipo is questionable for Wednesday’s (Feb. 24) game against Cleveland.</li><li>P.J. Tucker (Day To Day – Quad): Tucker is listed as PROBABLE for Wednesday’s (Feb. 24) game.</li><li>Eric Gordon (Day To Day – Heel): Gordon is questionable for Wednesday’s (Feb. 24) game against Cleveland.</li></ul><p><b>Cavaliers Active Roster:</b> Lamar Stevens, Damyean Dotson, JaVale McGee, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/andre-drummond/a8910947">Andre Drummond</a>, Taurean Prince, Kevin Love, Collin Sexton, Dylan Windler, Jarrett Allen, Larry Nance Jr., Darius Garland, Dean Wade, Isaac Okoro, Cedi Osman, Matthew Dellavedova</p><p><b>Cavaliers Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Andre Drummond (Out – Not with team): The Cavaliers will not play Drummond as they work to trade him, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</li><li>Taurean Prince (Day To Day – Ankle): Prince is probable for Wednesday’s (Feb. 24) game against Houston.</li><li>Kevin Love (Out – Calf): The Cavaliers announced that Love has started individual basketball activities. No timetable for his return has been announced.</li><li>Larry Nance Jr. (Out – Finger): Nance Jr. is expected to miss 4-6 weeks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</li><li>Matthew Dellavedova (Out – Appendicitis): The Cavaliers announced that Dellavedova is recovering from surgery from appendicitis. He is recovering. There is no timetable for his return.</li></ul><p><b>Follow us on Twitter</b> at <a href="https://twitter.com/RocketsNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@RocketsNationCP</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/CavsNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@CavsNationCP</a>.</p><p><b>Follow us on Facebook</b> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HoustonRocketsNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Houston Rockets</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CavsNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets-Cavaliers: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Wednesday, February 24th)

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Knicks ‘analyzing’ potential Andre Drummond deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/trae-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Trae Young, Hawks sound off on huge blunder in final seconds vs. Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-23T20:42:41-08:00">February 23rd, 8:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-23T20:42:41-08:00">February 23rd, 8:42pm</time><address><a>Chris Guest</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks gave up a wide-open dunk with 4.1 seconds left on the clock against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, gift-wrapping a victory for the Cavs by a final margin of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/atlanta-hawks-cleveland-cavaliers-2-24-2021/9908c6ab-6d55-4ac7-82c4-801b86a5f68c" rel="noopener">112-111</a>.</p><p>This clip underscores the tremendous <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanZirm/status/1364400312325267456" rel="noopener">defensive miscue</a> that led to the Cavs’ bucket:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">also, why in the world did Solomon Hill decide to try and double? <a href="https://t.co/JzytKlUsbF" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/JzytKlUsbF</a></p><p>— Jordan Zirm (@JordanZirm) <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanZirm/status/1364400312325267456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>As you can see, an oddly timed double-team from veteran wing Solomon Hill–a truly head-scratching play from an eight-year veteran–led to one easy pass from point guard Collin Sexton to a nonchalantly cutting Lamar Stevens.</p><p>The bucket was Stevens’ biggest career highlight so far in the NBA, as he has only played 20 games for the Cavs in his rookie season out of Penn State.</p><p>For Trae Young and the Hawks, it was a disastrous loss that should lead to some real soul-searching for the entire organization. Coming into Tuesday’s action, the Cavs had the longest losing streak in the NBA with 10 straight defeats. They had one of the worst records in the NBA at 10-21.</p><p>With that said, one rather low-IQ move from a widely respected NBA veteran led to all of that being erased.</p><p>As expected, the Hawks camp had plenty of reporting on the subject, including from Kevin Chouinard of NBA.com and Sarah K. Spencer of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Solomon Hill on the final defensive possession:</p><p>"I take the blame for that."</p><p>— Kevin Chouinard (@KLChouinard) <a href="https://twitter.com/KLChouinard/status/1364407793214775301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trae Young said that he didn't want to foul Stevens or leave the corner shooter.</p><p>— Kevin Chouinard (@KLChouinard) <a href="https://twitter.com/KLChouinard/status/1364410170214912010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pierce: "Solo was caught out of position &amp; randomly ran at the basketball &amp; we’re a man down when you do that because it’s up the floor &amp; we just needed somebody to step in. It’s a scramble drill, at that point… We had enough guys back, but we didn’t get organized/communicate."</p><p>— Sarah K. Spencer (@sarah_k_spence) <a href="https://twitter.com/sarah_k_spence/status/1364406582608605184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The loss dropped the Hawks to a 13-18 record, which is 11th in the Eastern Conference. The truly ludicrous decision from Hill only underscores one of the major problems for the 2020-21: a lack of team-wide communication.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Trae Young, Hawks sound off on huge blunder in final seconds vs. Cavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lamar.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Cavs stun Atlanta with game-winning slam by Lamar Stevens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-23T18:39:18-08:00">February 23rd, 6:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-23T18:41:04-08:00">February 23rd, 6:41pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Lamar Stevens isn’t exactly a household name. That might change overnight thanks to his heroics on Tuesday, as he scored the game-winning basket to lead the Cavs to a 112-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks.</p><p>Here’s a look at the final few plays of Tuesday’s tightly-contested matchup, which starred the young rook (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1364399845667049474">ClutchPoints</a> on Twitter):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LAMAR STEVENS FOR THE WIN 🔨<a href="https://t.co/wx4cUegR7j" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/wx4cUegR7j</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1364399845667049474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Stevens came up with a key rebound on the defensive end which allowed his team to take one final possession. The Cavs were down one at that point, and on the other end of the floor, Stevens somehow found an open lane to the basket for an emphatic game-winning slam.</p><p>Stevens went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft but he signed a two-way contract with the Cavs in November. He has since played a key role for Cleveland’s second unit, averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/stevela01.html#all_per_game">14.4 minutes</a> per game off the bench.</p><p>Kevin Love and Larry Nance Jr. still remain out and Cleveland is <a href="http://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-andre-drummond-will-not-play-until-traded/">sitting</a> Andre Drummond until he’s traded, which should present more opportunities for Stevens in the immediate future. His game-winning heroics on Tuesday night should also work in his favor as he looks to get on the good graces of Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Cavs stun Atlanta with game-winning slam by Lamar Stevens

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Cavs-news-Darius-Garland-Colin-Sexton-react-to-_bunch-of-slugs_-controversy-win-vs.-Pistons.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Hawks-Cavaliers: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Tuesday, February 23rd)</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-23T10:00:03-08:00">February 23rd, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-23T10:00:03-08:00">February 23rd, 10:00am</time><address><a>ClutchPoints</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA Game Time</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/atlanta-hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> (13-17) take on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> (10-21) at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.</p><p><b>Game Time:</b> 7:00PM EST/4:00PM PST on Tuesday, February 23rd</p><p><b>TV:</b> FS-OH</p><p><b>Betting Odds:</b> <a href="https://www.bovada.lv/sports/basketball/nba" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA Odds</a></p><p><b>Live Stream:</b> Watch the game <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408&amp;bgvideo=NBATV.mp4" rel="noopener noreferrer">online with fuboTV (free trial)</a>. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. Local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="https://www.foxsportsgo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox Sports Go</a>. Non-local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="http://www.nba.com/leaguepass" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA League Pass</a>. You can also follow the game live on the <a href="http://bit.ly/CPAppNow" rel="noopener noreferrer">ClutchPoints app</a>. <br> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/adamsilver4live/comments/ezi3xz/games_will_be_posted_here/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit Thread.</a></p><p><b>Hawks Active Roster:</b> Tony Snell, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/john-collins/ad8f09b5">John Collins</a>, Bruno Fernando, Danilo Gallinari, Kris Dunn, Nathan Knight, Onyeka Okongwu, Kevin Huerter, Cam Reddish, Skylar Mays, Rajon Rondo, De’Andre Hunter, Brandon Goodwin, Bogdan Bogdanovic, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/clint-capela/bd1809cf">Clint Capela</a>, Trae Young, Solomon Hill</p><p><b>Hawks Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Kris Dunn (Out – Right ankle): The Hawks announced that Dunn will miss at least two more weeks in his return from ankle surgery.</li><li>Cam Reddish (Day To Day – Achilles): The Hawks have listed Reddish as PROBABLE for Tuesday’s game (Feb. 23) against the Cavaliers.</li><li>Rajon Rondo (Day To Day – Back): The Hawks have listed Rondo as QUESTIONABLE for Tuesday’s game (Feb. 23) against the Cavaliers.</li><li>De’Andre Hunter (Out – Right Knee): The Hawks announced that Hunter will be re-evaluated in about two weeks.</li><li>Bogdan Bogdanovic (Out – Knee): The Hawks announced that Bogdanovic is making progress and doing more range of motion and on-court work as he recovers from an avulsion fracture on his right knee. There is no timetable for his return.</li></ul><p><b>Cavaliers Active Roster:</b> Lamar Stevens, Damyean Dotson, JaVale McGee, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/andre-drummond/a8910947">Andre Drummond</a>, Taurean Prince, Kevin Love, Collin Sexton, Dylan Windler, Jarrett Allen, Larry Nance Jr., Darius Garland, Dean Wade, Isaac Okoro, Cedi Osman, Matthew Dellavedova</p><p><b>Cavaliers Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Andre Drummond (Out – Not with team): The Cavaliers will not play Drummond as they work to trade him, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</li><li>Taurean Prince (Day To Day – Ankle): The Cavaliers have listed Prince as DOUBTFUL for Tuesday’s game (Feb. 23) against the Hawks.</li><li>Kevin Love (Out – Calf): The Cavaliers announced that Love has started individual basketball activities. No timetable for his return has been announced.</li><li>Larry Nance Jr. (Out – Finger): Nance Jr. is expected to miss 4-6 weeks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</li><li>Matthew Dellavedova (Out – Appendicitis): The Cavaliers announced that Dellavedova is recovering from surgery from appendicitis. He is recovering. There is no timetable for his return.</li></ul><p><b>Follow us on Twitter</b> at <a href="https://twitter.com/HawksNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@HawksNationCP</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/CavsNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@CavsNationCP</a>.</p><p><b>Follow us on Facebook</b> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AtlantaHawksNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Atlanta Hawks</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CavsNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks-Cavaliers: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Tuesday, February 23rd)

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/allen.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs big Jarrett Allen joins Wilt Chamberlain, legendary bigs in exclusive club after perfect night</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-21T22:18:16-08:00">February 21st, 10:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-21T22:18:16-08:00">February 21st, 10:18pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jarret Allen just tallied a perfect statline for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. In a losing effort, Allen put on a show for the Cavs with a historic performance of 26 points and 17 rebounds, all without missing a shot after going 11-for-11.</p><p>Unfortunately, Allen and the Cavs fell short as the Oklahoma City Thunder stole an away win, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/oklahoma-city-thunder-cleveland-cavaliers-2-22-2021/286e7e0a-fb1e-4609-90f1-c99ad1a785f8" rel="noopener">117-101</a>.</p><p>Despite the loss, Allen’s impressive evening still put him in the history books as just the eighth player in NBA history to have 25-plus points and 15-plus boards while shooting 100 percent from the field. He now joins an exclusive club of bigs with the likes of Dwight Howard, Dikembe Mutombo and the great Wilt Chamberlain–who pulled off the feat a total of seven times (via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/status/1363701546006044672">NBA History</a>).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jarrett Allen (26 points, 17 rebounds, 11-11 shooting) is the 8th player in NBA history to reach 25+ points and 15+ rebounds while shooting 100% from the field.</p><p>The other 7:</p><p>Dwight Howard<br>Dikembe Mutombo<br>Calvin Natt<br>Mitch Kupchak<br>Wes Unseld<br>Wilt Chamberlain (7x)<br>Walt Bellamy <a href="https://t.co/EpXOiok2ss" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/EpXOiok2ss</a></p><p>— NBA History (@NBAHistory) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/status/1363701546006044672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It’s safe to say that Jarrett Allen’s stint with the Cavs is off to a fantastic start. After being traded from the Brooklyn Nets as part of the multi-team deal that sent former MVP James Harden to Brooklyn, Allen has found ways to thrive under head coach JB Bickerstaff.</p><p>The 22-year old has been one of the more exciting bigs in today’s NBA, but his journey to the top has been slowed down after failing to secure his position as his team’s main frontcourt option. When he came to Cleveland, he had to wiggle his way to the lineup behind Andre Drummond, but now that the team has opted to <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-rumors-andre-drummond-drawing-interest-from-8-10-teams-on-trade-market/" rel="noopener">shut down their primary big guy</a> amid trade talks, all eyes are now on Jarrett Allen.</p><p>Hopefully, big games like this continue to boost his confidence as he tries to help the Cavs slowly go back to playoff contention.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs big Jarrett Allen joins Wilt Chamberlain, legendary bigs in exclusive club after perfect night

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Cavs-news-Darius-Garland-Colin-Sexton-react-to-_bunch-of-slugs_-controversy-win-vs.-Pistons.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Thunder-Cavaliers: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Sunday, February 21st)</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-21T10:00:04-08:00">February 21st, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-21T10:00:04-08:00">February 21st, 10:00am</time><address><a>ClutchPoints</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA Game Time</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> (11-18) take on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> (10-20) at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.</p><p><b>Game Time:</b> 7:00PM EST/4:00PM PST on Sunday, February 21st</p><p><b>TV:</b> FS-OH</p><p><b>Betting Odds:</b> <a href="https://www.bovada.lv/sports/basketball/nba" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA Odds</a></p><p><b>Live Stream:</b> Watch the game <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408&amp;bgvideo=NBATV.mp4" rel="noopener noreferrer">online with fuboTV (free trial)</a>. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. Local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="https://www.foxsportsgo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox Sports Go</a>. Non-local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="http://www.nba.com/leaguepass" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA League Pass</a>. You can also follow the game live on the <a href="http://bit.ly/CPAppNow" rel="noopener noreferrer">ClutchPoints app</a>. <br> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/adamsilver4live/comments/ezi3xz/games_will_be_posted_here/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit Thread.</a></p><p><b>Thunder Active Roster:</b> , Justin Jackson, Luguentz Dort, Hamidou Diallo, Darius Bazley, George Hill, Mike Muscala, Theo Maledon, Kenrich Williams, Trevor Ariza, Isaiah Roby, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/al-horford/b9c809c3">Al Horford</a>, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Darius Miller</p><p><b>Thunder Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>George Hill (Out – Thumb): The Thunder announced that Hill will be re-evaluated in four weeks after having a procedure on his right thumb.</li><li>Trevor Ariza (Out – Personal): Ariza remains away from the team indefinitely.</li></ul><p><b>Cavaliers Active Roster:</b> Lamar Stevens, Damyean Dotson, JaVale McGee, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/andre-drummond/a8910947">Andre Drummond</a>, Taurean Prince, Kevin Love, Collin Sexton, Dylan Windler, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/jarrett-allen/bf330a01">Jarrett Allen</a>, Larry Nance Jr., Darius Garland, Dean Wade, Isaac Okoro, Cedi Osman, Matthew Dellavedova</p><p><b>Cavaliers Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Andre Drummond (Out – Not with team): The Cavaliers will not play Drummond as they work to trade him, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</li><li>Taurean Prince (Out – Ankle): The Cavaliers have listed Prince as OUT for Sunday’s game (Feb. 21) against the Thunder.</li><li>Kevin Love (Out – Calf): The Cavaliers announced that Love has started individual basketball activities. No timetable for his return has been announced.</li><li>Larry Nance Jr. (Out – Finger): Nance Jr. is expected to miss 4-6 weeks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</li><li>Matthew Dellavedova (Out – Appendicitis): The Cavaliers announced that Dellavedova is recovering from surgery from appendicitis. He is recovering. There is no timetable for his return.</li></ul><p><b>Follow us on Twitter</b> at <a href="https://twitter.com/ThunderNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@ThunderNationCP</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/CavsNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@CavsNationCP</a>.</p><p><b>Follow us on Facebook</b> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheThunderNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CavsNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder-Cavaliers: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Sunday, February 21st)

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Jamal-Murray-reveals-secret-to-his-50-point-explosion.jpg"></figure><h1>Jamal Murray reveals secret to his 50-point explosion in Nuggets’ win over Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-19T20:03:49-08:00">February 19th, 8:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-19T20:03:49-08:00">February 19th, 8:03pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a></address><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jamal Murray was on another level on Friday night in the Denver Nuggets’ victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Murray dropped a 50-piece, bringing back flashbacks from his memorable stint in the Orlando bubble.</p><p>Speaking after the game, Murray shared how he was able to explode in his record-breaking night.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Once I saw a few go down, I just took off from there." <a href="https://twitter.com/BeMore27?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@BeMore27</a> talks to <a href="https://twitter.com/AltitudeTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@AltitudeTV</a> following his career-high 50-point performance. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MileHighBasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#MileHighBasketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/ARhMfiQxdO" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/ARhMfiQxdO</a></p><p>— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) <a href="https://twitter.com/nuggets/status/1362955633725566979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Jamal Murray attributed that having fans was certainly a nice change of pace and something every NBA team has missed out on until recent times as the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing.</p><p>He made a name for himself in the bubble during the 2020 playoffs and made headlines again on Friday. The Nuggets guard finished with an insanely efficient stat line of 50 points on <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=401297409">21-of-25 from the field and 8-of-10 from beyond the arc</a> to go with a pair of boards as the Nuggets cruised to a 120-103 win against the Cavs.</p><p>Murray also said the Nuggets have “a lot of weapons,” and Nikola Jokic–one of the MVP candidates–is having a spectacular season. However, it was Michael Porter Jr. and Murray that made headlines as each <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-denver-makes-history-in-first-half-vs-cavs-but-it-didnt-involve-nikola-jokic/">dropped 20 or more points in the first half. </a></p><p>Jokic finished with just 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field, but he did add 12 boards and 10 dimes while MPJ chipped in 22 points. The Cavs simply had no answer for the Nuggets trio, especially Murray who made jumpers over and over again.</p><p>Murray was outstanding in the bubble and was a huge reason why the Nuggets overcame a pair of 3-1 series deficits against the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers before falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in the conference finals.</p><p>If the Nuggets want to return and make another deep run, Murray will need to keep putting together performances as he did on Friday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jamal Murray reveals secret to his 50-point explosion in Nuggets’ win over Cavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Nuggets-Jamal-Murray.jpg"></figure><h1>Nuggets guard Jamal Murray channels his bubble self in 50-point night vs. Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-19T18:57:57-08:00">February 19th, 6:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-19T18:58:25-08:00">February 19th, 6:58pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray continues to make a strong case why he deserves an All-Star spot for the Western Conference this season. On Friday, the  23-year-old Canadian reset his career-high anew, dropping 50 points in the Nuggets’ 120-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨50 POINT ALERT🚨</p><p>Jamal Murray just set a new career high 🔥<a href="https://t.co/nLUE1Lr57n" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/nLUE1Lr57n</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1362949388071362565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Blue Arrow reached the personal milestone in ultra-efficient fashion, knocking down eight of his 10 attempts from past the arc and 21-for-25 from the field overall. Interestingly enough, the 6-foot-3 Nuggets guard reached that mark without even attempting a single free throw in the game — a first in NBA history. He also scattered six rebounds, two assists, and two steals in 38 minutes.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jamal Murray is the first player in NBA history to drop 50 points without shooting a free throw 🤯 </p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/EliasSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@EliasSports</a>) <a href="https://t.co/IOpQ0143zT" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/IOpQ0143zT</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1362952966551072770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p><a href="https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1362957834720174080">Jamal Murray’s epic performance</a> had shades of his incredible run inside the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World last year. The Nuggets were not even supposed to make it all the way to the Western Conference Finals, since they fell 3-1 to a dangerous Utah Jazz team in the first round.</p><p>Murray, however, went bonkers in the ensuing games to complete the 3-1 comeback. He did the same in the next round, helping Denver overcome another 3-1 deficit against the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>While the Nuggets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-reveals-key-adjustment-he-made-in-blowout-win-vs-lakers/">are still Nikola Jokic’s team</a>, there’s no doubt Murray also deserves a ton of credit for their 16-13 start this campaign. In 26 games, he is averaging 19.4 points on 45.2 percent shooting from the field and 35.8 from deep, along with 4.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.1 steals.</p><p>Denver has gone 5-5 in their last 10 outings, but it’s not for the lack of effort on Murray’s part. They’ll be back in the top 4 in the West soon if Murray continues to light up the scoreboard in their coming games alongside the Joker.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets guard Jamal Murray channels his bubble self in 50-point night vs. Cavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Denver-makes-history-in-first-half-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Nuggets make history in first half vs. Cavs, but it didn’t involve Nikola Jokic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-19T18:32:01-08:00">February 19th, 6:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-19T18:32:01-08:00">February 19th, 6:32pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Denver Nuggets have made history once again, except this time it didn’t involve All-Star starter Nikola Jokic. Michael Porter Jr. and Jamal Murray combined for a record-breaking feat in the first half of Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>According to Sports Center, MPJ and Murray broke a 15-year drought of the Nuggets having multiple players score at least 20 points each in the first half of a game. The last Denver to do it was Carmelo Anthony and JR Smith.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">For the first time since 2006, the <a href="https://twitter.com/nuggets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@nuggets</a> had multiple players (MPJ and Jamal Murray) score 20+ points in the first half. </p><p>The last pair to do so was Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith. <a href="https://t.co/DXzNvnvFy0" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/DXzNvnvFy0</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1362937861834702851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>That’s an impressive company to be a part of, and the fact Nikola Jokic isn’t one of the two is even more surprising. While Jokic has been the Nuggets’ best player and an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-jamal-murray-campaigns-for-nikola-jokic-as-best-center-in-the-league/">MVP candidate</a> through the first chunk of the year, Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. will need to play well if Denver wants to make some noise in the Western Conference.</p><p>Prior to Friday’s game, Jokic was <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jokicni01.html" rel="noopener">averaging</a> 27.4 points with 11.1 rebounds and 8.6 assists including a career-high 40.2 percent from beyond the arc. As for Murray, he was putting up a career-best 19.4 points per game with 4.3 boards and 4.5 assists.</p><p>For MPJ, he went through the health and safety protocols and missed a good chunk of time. Since coming back, he is starting to find his groove before all the health issues this season. He was averaging 13.7 points with 6.1 boards, though he certainly needs to find a way to be the third-best player for the Nuggets more consistently.</p><p>The Nuggets were able to take care of the Cavs in easy fashion on Friday night and continue their ascension towards the top half of the West, just months after a Conference Finals loss to the Los Angles Lakers.</p><p>If the Nuggets want to make another deep run, MPJ and Murray are going to need to have huge games like this one more often.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets make history in first half vs. Cavs, but it didn’t involve Nikola Jokic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mavs-Luka-Doncic-Mark-Cuban-Rick-Carlisle-Andre-Drummond.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavs’ trade deadline plans amid Andre Drummond talks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-19T17:47:31-08:00">February 19th, 5:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-19T17:48:21-08:00">February 19th, 5:48pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Contrary to what most pundits say, Rick Carlisle does not believe that the Dallas Mavericks should move heaven and earth to try and acquire Andre Drummond before the trade deadline next month. There have been multiple reports that the Mavs are one of the frontrunners to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers center to address their glaring issues upfront.</p><p>Carlisle believes it’s not a huge cause for concern for his team at the moment, but added that the Dallas front office will likely be aggressive in trying to woo the two-time All-Star center to the Mavs, <a href="https://twitter.com/CallieCaplan/status/1362872373335257090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362872373335257090%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1012369action%3Dedit">per Callie Caplan of Dallas News</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">On <a href="https://twitter.com/1053thefan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@1053thefan</a> just now, Rick Carlisle said he doesn't see a big man/rebounder as a pressing trade-deadline pursuit, but "You know Mark and Donnie. These guys are gunslingers. They're riverboat gamblers, and they're ready to talk about anything that would get the team better."</p><p>— Callie Caplan (@CallieCaplan) <a href="https://twitter.com/CallieCaplan/status/1362872373335257090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>A big 3 of Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis, and Andre Drummond definitely sounds promising for a struggling Dallas team looking to break into the top 8 in the Western Conference.</p><p>However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-rumors-miami-is-darkhorse-candidate-for-andre-drummond-sweepstakes/">acquiring Drummond would be tricky</a>, considering they’ll have to clear space for the remaining $28 million on his expiring contract. The Mavs will likely have to give up some key players from their roster to make the salaries match in a possible trade.</p><p>Dallas’ best-bet is a possible buy-out from the Cavs. Then again, they’ll also have to outbid other contenders looking to bring in the 27-year-old behemoth.</p><p>The Mavericks’ weak interior has indeed been their Achilles heel over the past few seasons. Although Rick Carlisle won’t admit it, it’s actually what’s holding them back, especially in the 2020-21 campaign.</p><p>As terrific as Kristaps Porzingis has been on both sides of the floor, he’ll be more effective playing alongside a true center willing to do the dirty work down low. Drummond just fits that bill to a tee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavs’ trade deadline plans amid Andre Drummond talks

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Now get to see it land today! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CountdownToMars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#CountdownToMars</a> <a href="https://t.co/7YvaZ8am5L" target="_blank">https://t.co/7YvaZ8am5L</a></p><p>— Jarrett Allen (@_bigjayy_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_bigjayy_/status/1362444862474379267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 18, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Allen revealed Friday he has a certain affinity for space work:</p><blockquote>“I’m a huge space guy,” Jarrett Allen said, via <a href="https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/pro/cavs/2021/02/19/cleveland-cavaliers-jarrett-allen-intently-watched-mars-rover-landing/4508270001/">Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal</a>. “I love just the idea of what they did and how many times they’ve done it successfully.”</blockquote><p>The Fro also noted he hurried home to watch Thursday’s launch after head coach J.B. Bickerstaff dismissed the team from practice:</p><blockquote>“After J.B. said, ‘Bring it in,’ I rushed to the locker room to shower to get home to turn it on to watch every second of it,” Jarrett Allen said, via Ridenour.</blockquote><p>This is not the first time Allen has embraced his scientific side. He spoke last month about how he once built his own computer from scratch, and he said the love for technology has familial roots:</p><blockquote>“My family has been into tech my whole life and then one day I was like, ‘OK, I’m going to take this computer apart and then learn about it,’” Jarrett Allen said on Jan. 18, via Ridenour. “Then I ended up building my own, ordering parts and putting it together.”</blockquote><p>The Cavs are probably hoping Allen can progress at an explosive rate in Cleveland, much like that of a space launch.</p><p>Jarrett Allen is averaging 13.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in his first 16 games with the Cavs, who guaranteed he would be a franchise centerpiece by <a href="http://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-andre-drummond-will-not-play-until-traded/">openly stating their intentions to trade</a> Andre Drummond.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘Huge space guy’ Jarrett Allen giddy over Mars rover landing

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McGee even threatened to take away Okoro’s “Black card” if Windler knew the answer.</p><p>Windler couldn’t come up with the answer right away, though it’s unclear if he was on the cusp of getting it. Before he could, though, Okoro interjected, shouting “West Philadelphia!” from across the locker room.</p><p>However, Okoro doesn’t get any credit for arriving at the answer, as the Cavs rookie obviously looked it up on his phone. McGee immediately called the rookie out.</p><p>Of course, McGee’s question was not exactly difficult trivia. The answer is not only part of the premise of Will Smith’s iconic sitcom, it’s mentioned in the first lyric of the classic theme song. (“<i>In West Philadelphia born and raised, on the playground was where I spent most of my days…”)</i></p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>These Cavs youngsters need to freshen up on “Fresh Prince.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Video: JaVale McGee roasts Cavs teammates for miserably failing at ‘Fresh Prince’ trivia

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Cavs-news-Darius-Garland-Colin-Sexton-react-to-_bunch-of-slugs_-controversy-win-vs.-Pistons.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Nuggets-Cavaliers: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Friday, February 19th)</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-19T10:00:03-08:00">February 19th, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-19T10:00:03-08:00">February 19th, 10:00am</time><address><a>ClutchPoints</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA Game Time</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/denver-nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> (15-13) take on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> (10-19) at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.</p><p><b>Game Time:</b> 7:00PM EST/4:00PM PST on Friday, February 19th</p><p><b>TV:</b> FS-OH</p><p><b>Betting Odds:</b> <a href="https://www.bovada.lv/sports/basketball/nba" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA Odds</a></p><p><b>Live Stream:</b> Watch the game <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408&amp;bgvideo=NBATV.mp4" rel="noopener noreferrer">online with fuboTV (free trial)</a>. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. Local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="https://www.foxsportsgo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox Sports Go</a>. Non-local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="http://www.nba.com/leaguepass" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA League Pass</a>. You can also follow the game live on the <a href="http://bit.ly/CPAppNow" rel="noopener noreferrer">ClutchPoints app</a>. <br> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/adamsilver4live/comments/ezi3xz/games_will_be_posted_here/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit Thread.</a></p><p><b>Nuggets Active Roster:</b> JaMychal Green, R.J. Hampton, Isaiah Hartenstein, Michael Porter Jr., Monte Morris, Facundo Campazzo, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/paul-millsap/a668092d">Paul Millsap</a>, Zeke Nnaji, Bol Bol, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/jamal-murray/bb960a46">Jamal Murray</a>, Gary Harris, Markus Howard, Will Barton, Vlatko Cancar, Greg Whittington, PJ Dozier, Nikola Jokic</p><p><b>Nuggets Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>JaMychal Green (Day To Day – Shoulder): The Nuggets have listed Green as PROBABLE for Friday’s game (Feb. 19) against the Cavaliers.</li><li>Paul Millsap (Out – Knee): The Nuggets have listed Millsap as OUT for Friday’s game (Feb. 19) against the Cavaliers.</li><li>Gary Harris (Out – Adductor): The Nuggets have listed Harris as OUT for Friday’s game (Feb. 19) against the Cavaliers.</li><li>Will Barton (Day To Day – Personal): The Nuggets have listed Barton as QUESTIONABLE for Friday’s game (Feb. 19) against the Cavaliers.</li><li>Greg Whittington (Out – Knee): The Nuggets announced that Whittington had knee surgery and will be re-evaluated in 4-6 weeks.</li><li>PJ Dozier (Out – Hamstring): The Nuggets have listed Dozier as OUT for Friday’s game (Feb. 19) against the Cavaliers.</li></ul><p><b>Cavaliers Active Roster:</b> Lamar Stevens, Damyean Dotson, JaVale McGee, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/andre-drummond/a8910947">Andre Drummond</a>, Taurean Prince, Kevin Love, Collin Sexton, Dylan Windler, Jarrett Allen, Larry Nance Jr., Darius Garland, Dean Wade, Isaac Okoro, Cedi Osman, Matthew Dellavedova</p><p><b>Cavaliers Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Andre Drummond (Out – Not with team): The Cavaliers will not play Drummond as they work to trade him, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</li><li>Taurean Prince (Out – Ankle): The Cavaliers have listed Prince as OUT for Friday’s game (Feb. 19) against the Nuggets.</li><li>Kevin Love (Out – Calf): The Cavaliers announced that Love has started individual basketball activities. No timetable for his return has been announced.</li><li>Larry Nance Jr. (Out – Finger): Nance Jr. is expected to miss 4-6 weeks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</li><li>Matthew Dellavedova (Out – Concussion): Dellavedova has yet to play this season due to a concussion and no timetable has been announced for his return.</li></ul><p><b>Follow us on Twitter</b> at <a href="https://twitter.com/NuggetsNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@NuggetsNationCP</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/CavsNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@CavsNationCP</a>.</p><p><b>Follow us on Facebook</b> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DenverNuggetsNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Denver Nuggets</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CavsNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets-Cavaliers: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Friday, February 19th)

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Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinlove/status/1362558386496286722">shared his thoughts</a> on Lillard.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anyone else have Dame as early favorite for ASG MVP??? 🍿🍿🍿</p><p>— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinlove/status/1362558386496286722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und">😬 <a href="https://t.co/TPczSsom8r" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/TPczSsom8r</a></p><p>— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinlove/status/1362559178523426821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>There is a possibility that Lillard will take his All-Star “benching” personally and go off in the All-Star Game. Even when defenses key on stopping Lillard, he continues to light it up from everywhere and get his teammates involved. Since defense is rarely played during the All-Star Game, we might just witness a new level of Dame Time for four quarters.</p><p>In the 2004 edition, Shaquille O’Neal snagged the All-Star MVP while coming off the bench. Shaq finished with 24 points and 11 boards and outplayed the West starting center Yao Ming. There is a precedent for Love’s inquiry.</p><p>Lillard has carried the Blazers on his back en route to an 18-10 record and fourth in the Western Conference. He has been one of the most clutch performers these past few seasons. They are currently riding a six-game winning streak. What makes this more impressive is that starters, guard CJ McCollum and center Jusuf Nurkic have been unavailable due to injuries.</p><p>This season, Damian Lillard is in MVP conversations, albeit as a dark horse candidate. As the focal point of the Portland offense, he is putting up 29.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.7 dimes, and 1.1 steals. With his competitive fire and mentality, it would not be a surprise if he outperforms Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, who edged him out as a starter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers star Damian Lillard’s All-Star starter snub has Kevin Love grabbing his popcorn

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Larry-Nance-Jr.-LeBron-James-Cavs-Lakers.jpg"><figcaption>Nance opens up on LeBron.</figcaption></figure><h1>What it was really like playing with LeBron James, per Cavs’ Larry Nance Jr.</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-19T07:38:08-08:00">February 19th, 7:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-19T07:38:39-08:00">February 19th, 7:38am</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Exclusive</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Larry Nance Jr. has already had a hell of an NBA life in his first six years, the last four of which have come with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played with two legends in Kobe Bryant on the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James on the Cavs within three seasons.</p><p>In his first year, Nance had a front-row seat to Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour, which was capped off by a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-truth-behind-kobe-bryant-60-point-finale-per-cavs-larry-nance-jr/" rel="noopener">miraculous 60-point finale</a> at Staples Center against the Utah Jazz.</p><p>Nance, along with Jordan Clarkson, was then traded back home to Cleveland in his third season. The duo played alongside LeBron James and Kevin Love, who were pursuing a fourth consecutive NBA Finals appearance together.</p><p>In an <a href="https://youtu.be/0WVF15lt7v8" rel="noopener">exclusive interview</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly">ClutchPoints</a> to talk about his small business initiative, Larry Nance Jr. <a href="https://youtu.be/0WVF15lt7v8" rel="noopener">also talked about a wide range of topics</a> including his Cavs, his time with LeBron James, and so much more.</p><p>“It was something where everything he said, every word he had, positive or negative, about our team and every ounce of advice, everything he says just carries so much weight because of the caliber of person and the player he is,” <a href="https://youtu.be/0WVF15lt7v8?t=1477" rel="noopener">Nance admitted</a> about his time playing with LeBron James. “It was something that you just want to play well, you want to play hard because you see him giving it all. This man is 36 and still the best player in the world. That’s incredible.”</p><p>It certainly isn’t lost on Nance that he’s one of the few players able to play with both Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.</p><p>“I think, being able to play, I got to play with Kobe and Bron … I mean that’s unheard of,” <a href="https://youtu.be/0WVF15lt7v8?t=1477" rel="noopener">Nance added</a>. “I’ve had an unbelievable, unbelievable career thus far and I certainly, the experience I’ve gotten to have. I’ll never forget and playing with Bron was one of them. He doesn’t need my praise but I think he’s obviously, he’s my greatest player of all time, but more so than that just the work off the court is what makes him spectacular in my mind.”</p><p>Playing with the two superstars provided Nance with a plethora of knowledge, stories, and experience that simply isn’t available anywhere else. Kobe Bryant was one of the most heavily scrutinized players throughout his career due to his ferocious, somewhat over-the-top leadership style. LeBron James had the most hype of any professional athlete of all time coming out of high school, and he has easily surpassed those sky-high expectations.</p><p>Despite just playing a year with each, Nance says he was able to learn something from both.</p><p>“It did, more so the LeBron year than Kobe year. We all know Kobe’s last year, nobody expected anything. They were just there to watch Kobe and I could have showed up to the game naked and nobody would have known because they were all staring at him, which they should have been.</p><p>“But you know LeBron, going to the Finals with him was a different experience you know. The kind of attention that a team like that demands and the kind of publicity that the guys on the team had, the names and the followers and all that stuff was too much for me at the time. I didn’t know how to handle it. I handled it poorly looking back on it in terms of like my just stress levels and trying to figure it all out. I just wish I could be the player and person I am now on that team in 2018 … I just wish. But yeah I learned a lot, I learned a lot. Biggest thing is in terms of life, I took a lot of that stress home with me and was grumpy and moody and all that, but now it’s just you learn to handle it and a season like that, a run like that, really makes you learn how to handle things quick.”</p><p>Just months after Nance was traded from the Lakers, LeBron James elected to join the Purple and Gold during the summer of 2018.</p><p><i>You can watch to the full podcast with Cavs’ Larry Nance Jr. on </i><i>YouTube:</i></p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What it was really like playing with LeBron James, per Cavs’ Larry Nance Jr.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kobe-Bryant_s-60-point-finale-will-air-Monday-on-ESPN.jpg"><figcaption>The inside scoop.</figcaption></figure><h1>The truth behind Kobe Bryant’s 60-point Lakers finale, per Cavs’ Larry Nance Jr.</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-19T06:58:53-08:00">February 19th, 6:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-19T06:59:43-08:00">February 19th, 6:59am</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Exclusive</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. is only in his sixth season in the NBA, but he has already experienced what some players don’t in their entire careers. So far in his young career, he has played with LeBron James on the Cavs and Kobe Bryant on the Lakers, two of the league’s generational superstars.</p><p>One historic event Nance was able to witness was the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/remembering-kobe-bryants-60-point-game-to-finish-career-vs-jazz/" rel="noopener">incredible 60-point finale</a> that Kobe Bryant dropped against the Utah Jazz in the final game of his NBA career. The night of April 13, 2016 is one that will always stick with him and everybody else who was lucky enough to be there in person.</p><p>In an <a href="https://youtu.be/0WVF15lt7v8" rel="noopener">exclusive interview</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly">ClutchPoints</a>, Larry Nance Jr. <a href="https://youtu.be/0WVF15lt7v8" rel="noopener">also talked about a wide range of other topics</a> including his Cleveland Cavs, his small business initiative, the 60-point finale, and so much more.</p><p>“Disbelief,” <a href="https://youtu.be/0WVF15lt7v8?t=1212" rel="noopener">Nance said</a> when asked about the final game of the Lakers’ 2015-16 season. “A little bit stressful, it was just disbelief. I mean, you know we had been through that, it was a horrible year, right? We lost so many games and he was so hurt and you could just see him pushing through and battling through so many nagging injuries and ice on the sidelines and stuff like that.</p><p>“To see what he did that last game was like, ‘Okay, I need to not mess this up.’ Like I don’t know how, I just need to — me and Julius [Randle] were just trying to grab like hungry hippos trying to grab rebounds and give it to him, just no dribbles, no nothing. I just want to grab the rebound get it in your hands before I do something stupid. Like, just take it and go. And then once we, he turned it on and we started coming back and ended up winning that game it was like … it didn’t hit you until after the game like he threw a pass to JC to close the game. Jordan Clarkson and that’s when it’s like, ‘Oh shit, we just did that. He just did that.'”</p><p>Kobe Bryant finished with 60 points, four rebounds, and four assists on 22-of-50 shooting from the field, 6-of-21 from beyond the arc, and 10-of-12 from the free-throw line in the Lakers’ 101-96 victory over the Jazz.</p><p>“It was unbelievable and we all ran back down the court and I think I was the first one there to go hug him and just like tell him, ‘Thank you.'” <a href="https://youtu.be/0WVF15lt7v8?t=1212" rel="noopener">Nance added</a>. “Just, ‘Thank you for this performance, thank you for this year, thank you, just thank you.’ And then comes Julius, D’Angelo and JC to come hug him afterwards and it was just those moments are something I’ll always have, I’ll never forget. He’s just the man.”</p><p>Nance went on to say of all his moments throughout his rookie year with Bryant, but it was one after the final buzzer that he considers his favorite to this day.</p><p>“I think my favorite moment is that hug after his 60-point game. Just thanking him for everything you know his career, what he taught me, this game it was … the experiences you know just I think that was No. 1.”</p><p><i>You can watch the full podcast with the Cavs’ Larry Nance Jr. on </i><i>YouTube:</i></p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The truth behind Kobe Bryant’s 60-point Lakers finale, per Cavs’ Larry Nance Jr.

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This brings up the need for Andre Drummond. The Toronto experiment with Alex Len definitely didn’t work, while having Aron Baynes starting at the 5 is garnering mixed results so far.</p><p>Head coach Nick Nurse has been making do with a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-fred-vanvleet-gets-real-on-small-ball-lineup-amid-andre-drummond-trade-rumors/" rel="noopener"> small ball line-up</a> at the moment as the Raptors currently occupy the seventh seed in the East with a 13-15 record.</p><p>The East has changed this season, and it looks like roster changes are in order for the Raptors if they intend to keep up. Obtaining a two-time All-Star like Andre Drummond will be a good start.</p><p>While a buy-out will be the perfect scenario for the Raptors to obtain the 27-year-old slot man, it’s likely that the Cavs would want to get assets in return.</p><p>The tricky part for the Raptors would be to match Drummond’s remaining $28 million on his contract before he enters free agency next season.</p><p>In hindsight, the simplest offer the Raptors can make is a straight-up Drummond for Kyle Lowry swap.</p><p>It makes sense salary-wise since Lowry is also an expiring contract and the Raptors are also reportedly open to parting ways with their franchise star.</p><p>The Cavs, on the other hand, can afford to absorb Lowry’s $30 million contract with the Raptors and have significant cap room next season when he hits the market.</p><p>But it’s unlikely that Cleveland would take another playmaker considering they put all their chips on their promising backcourt of Collin Sexton and Darius Garland.</p><p>The Raptors will have to part ways with multiple players just to be able to land Drummond.</p><h2><b>The Deal: Raptors send Aron Baynes, Norman Powell, Terence Davis, and Patrick McCaw to the Cavaliers for Andre Drummond</b></h2><p>While the Cavs would also likely want future draft picks for Drummond’s services, this four-player haul is actually not a bad return for them from the Raptors.</p><p>Baynes gives them a decent backup center for Jarett Allen, while Powell is a two-way Raptors asset that could bolster their wings. Davis and McCaw are fillers to make the salaries match, but they can also give some valuable minutes for a Cavs team in need of able-bodies.</p><p>The Raptors, meanwhile, will be taking quite the risk here since they’ll be losing some key guys on the rotation for a player who could turn out to be a very expensive rental.</p><p>Before the Raptors’ front office pulls the trigger on such a deal, they must get at least a verbal confirmation that Drummond would re-sign with the team after the season.</p><p>Toronto can always fill out their roster spots with standouts from its G-League affiliate, while there are still some serviceable veterans on the market that they could sign for a low price.</p><p>If the Raptors insist on taking Drummond in from a buy-out scenario instead of a trade, there’s a chance that other teams like the Mavericks, Clippers, and Nets can pluck him away.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The best trade Raptors can make for Cavs’ Andre Drummond

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/drummond-1.jpg"></figure><h1>What would an Andre Drummond trade to the Miami Heat look like?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-18T14:41:07-08:00">February 18th, 2:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-18T14:41:07-08:00">February 18th, 2:41pm</time><address><a>Sam Penix</a>NFL, NFL Draft, and NBA writer. Pro Football Focus Analyst.Obsessed with the Cleveland Browns to an unhealthy extent.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers have a little over a month to find a trade partner for Andre Drummond. His trade market is surprisingly active, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-rumors-andre-drummond-drawing-interest-from-8-10-teams-on-trade-market/">with a reported 8-10 teams showing interest</a>. One of those teams is the Miami Heat, who made the NBA Finals last season but are currently 11-17 and the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference, finding themselves left out of the playoff picture. Perhaps a Drummond trade would be the spark that the team needs, so what would a potential trade look like?</p><p>Let’s first determine the off-limits players on the Miami roster. That would be Kendrick Nunn, Duncan Robinson, Precious Achiuwa, Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Goran Dragic, and Jimmy Butler. Pretty much everyone else should be on the table, and unlike the Toronto Raptors, the Heat have plenty of ways to make salary work.</p><p>Andre Iguodala plays about 21 minutes off the bench and carries a $15 million cap hit this season with a team option for 2021-22. Even at 37 years old, Iguodala provides quality perimeter defense, although he is a negative on offense at this point in his career. He certainly belongs on a playoff contender, and wouldn’t do much for the Cavs. If he were involved in a trade, Iguodala would likely be immediately flipped to another team or bought out. The question is whether the Miami front office feels that swapping out Iguodala for Drummond would make them a better team, which is certainly debatable.</p><p>Kelly Olynyk makes $12.1 million this season and will be a free agent this offseason. As a player, he would actually be a solid backup to Jarrett Allen, but it doesn’t seem to make much sense for the Heat to go from Olynyk to Drummond. It would also be difficult as a Cavs fan to stomach Olynyk playing in Cleveland, knowing he was practically responsible for the Cavaliers coming up short in 2014-15.</p><p>Meyers Leonard is probably the most likely trade chip in a Drummond deal. He counts $9.4 million against the cap this season with a $10.2 team option for next year, which will almost certainly be declined. He played three games this season before suffering a shoulder injury that will sideline him for the remainder of the campaign. He didn’t dress for multiple games before getting hurt, so it’s not like he was a valuable part of the rotation. The Heat would certainly like to go from Meyers Leonard to Andre Drummond, as long as the rest of the package is reasonable.</p><p>Avery Bradley is the last significant contract that isn’t untouchable. He makes $5.7 million this season and has a team option for just over $5.9 million next year. He’s currently dealing with a calf injury but was playing over 20 minutes per game before that. He is shooting 42 percent from the field and is a quality defender, so Miami likely won’t be trying to move him if they can help it.</p><p>The Heat also own a trade exception worth over $7.5 million from the James Johnson trade that can be used if necessary.</p><h2><b>The Trade</b></h2><p><b>Andre Drummond for Andre Iguodala, Meyers Leonard, and a second-round pick</b></p><figure><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Euij62UXEAU2Mrw?format=jpg&amp;name=large"></figure><p>Something similar to this seems like the <a href="https://tradenba.com/trades/kQkjtcA6Q">most likely scenario</a> to get Drummond to South Beach.</p><p>Both teams would end up with the same amount of cap space cleared this offseason, and the Cavs would at least get some sort of capital in return for Drummond, even if that player is around 12 years old right now. Flipping Iguodala to another playoff team would probably net the Cavaliers a better return than Drummond. More possibilities open up if Olynyk is involved in discussions, but at that point, the Heat aren’t really improving their team, unless they thought that Drummond would be 100 percent locked in for the stretch run and that his shot selection wouldn’t be nearly as terrible as it is now. But that’s a very risky proposition, one a team should not be betting its playoff hopes on.</p><p>The ideal scenario for Cleveland would be to swap Drummond for a very bad contract and legitimate capital, but there aren’t too many awful deals around these days. Finding trade scenarios that properly account for Drummond’s $28.7 million salary is almost as difficult as finding an NBA Finals contender willing to add his black hole to their roster. The fact that the Heat are reportedly interested wreaks of desperation as if they’ll try just about anything to get back into the playoff hunt.</p><p>At his peak, Andre Drummond could certainly help with that. But he’s rarely ever at his peak, and given that he’s shooting a career-worst 54.3 percent at the rim this season, his value is even lower than it was at last year’s trade deadline when he was dealt for two future second-round picks and two expiring contracts of players who aren’t in the league anymore. If the Cavs can make a deal with Miami happen, they should do it as soon as possible.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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