Millsap helps Nuggets rally, stun Clippers 111-105 in Game 5
Denver — down 16 in the first half — trailed 61-46 with 9:42 remaining in the third before rallying behind the 35-year-old Millsap. The Nuggets took their first lead on Nikola Jokic's 3-pointer with 7:06 left and extended it to eight. After the Clippers pulled within a basket, Porter hit a deep 3-pointer with 1:11 remaining to all but wrap it up. Jamal Murray finished with 26 points, and Jokic added 22 points and 14 rebounds to help the Nuggets pull to 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. 9/11 MEMORIESClippers coach Doc Rivers and Nuggets coach Michael Malone reflected on their memories on the 19th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001.
Knicks bring Tom Thibodeau back to New York as new coach
Thibodeau is back in New York as the Knicks new coach. The former NBA Coach of the Year was hired Thursday, July 30,2020, returning to the team he helped lead to the NBA Finals as an assistant coach. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)NEW YORK Tom Thibodeau brought the Chicago Bulls to their greatest success since Michael Jordan. He has seen what it's like in New York when the Knicks win and wanted to be the coach to make it happen again. Rose then conducted a long search before tabbing Thibodeau to be the 13th different person to coach the Knicks since Van Gundy.
Knicks bring Tom Thibodeau back to New York as new coach
Thibodeau is back in New York as the Knicks new coach. The former NBA Coach of the Year was hired Thursday, July 30,2020, returning to the team he helped lead to the NBA Finals as an assistant coach. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)NEW YORK Tom Thibodeau is back in New York as the Knicks' new coach. The former NBA Coach of the Year was hired Thursday, returning to the team he helped lead to the NBA Finals as an assistant. Thibodeau was an assistant to Jeff Van Gundy when the Knicks reached the 1999 NBA Finals.
Derrick White called 'best player on the floor' at Team USA training camp
Team USA scrimmaged with the Select Team today. @InstantReplaySA #USABMNT pic.twitter.com/BRTTLnSDGh Larry Ramirez (@LRam2) August 7, 2019White is part of the 12-player USA Select Team. Their job is to get Team USA ready for the FIBA World Cup in China while training for a potential call-up to the actual Team USA in the future. Official shot of the 2019 USA Select Team pic.twitter.com/MxjNRvqApK USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 7, 2019The incoming third-year player plans to soak up as much knowledge as he can from everybody involved with the Select Team and Team USA. "I'm learning so much from coach Van Gundy (Select Team head coach).