Rockets not good enough, fall behind 2-0 to Stephen Curry-less Warriors 3:21 AM ET Calvin WatkinsESPN Staff Writer Close Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports. print OAKLAND, Calif. -- So, you actually thought … [Read more...]

Kerr: Curry status based on health, not series 4:01 AM ET ESPN.com news services print OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors took a 2-0 series lead over the Houston Rockets despite Stephen Curry's absence Monday night, and coach Steve Kerr continued to say the priority is the reigning NBA MVP's health as the team looks ahead to Game 3. "We'll see how he responds the next … [Read more...]

Draft Preview: Draft Comparisons: 2016 PGs Numbers alone rarely tell the story about a player, especially a college kid entering the NBA draft. In general, numbers will back up what you’ve gathered already about a player, though certainly not the context and circumstances that actually let you get a better handle on a player’s abilities. Still, there can be some value in seeing how players stack … [Read more...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Thunder upset by Mavs While the weekend provided a ton of blowouts, one upset and an overall lack of drama, Monday made up for it with a thrilling upset, the righting of the ship by Toronto, and the Warriors getting it done without their steam engine. Raptors 98, Pacers 87 – The Raptors bounced back on Monday and did what everyone, except for me, expected them to do … [Read more...]

No-Curry Warriors handle Rockets in series that looks over at 2-0 The most succinct take on Monday's Game 2 between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets came shortly after the second-quarter buzzer. With the Warriors up 66-58 despite not dressing presumptive back-to-back MVP Stephen Curry due to a right ankle injury, veteran wing Andre Iguodala met CSN Bay Area's Ros Gold-Onwude for … [Read more...]

Mavericks capitalize on the many Kevin Durant misses 12:33 AM ET ESPN Stats & Information print When Dirk Nowitzki picked up his second foul with 8:25 left in the first quarter, it looked like it was going to be a long night for the Dallas Mavericks. But when the Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t take advantage, they opened the door for what followed. The Thunder-Mavericks series is … [Read more...]

Tip-in too late to wake Durant from nightmare as Mavs take Game 2 After an opening weekend chock full of blowouts, we finally got ourselves some chaos in the Western Conference bracket on Monday night, thanks to journeyman point guard Raymond Felton having a game to remember and superstar Kevin Durant having one he'd love to forget. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all … [Read more...]

Sources: Jackson, Rambis to hold player meeting 12:04 AM ET print Phil Jackson will meet with a few New York Knicks players to go over the club's triangle offense this week -- and interim head coach Kurt Rambis will join him, league sources confirm. In addition to being further evidence of Jackson's commitment to the triangle offense, the workouts are significant because Rambis, a … [Read more...]

Curry (ankle) out for Game 2 against Rockets 9:54 PM ET ESPN.com news services print OAKLAND, Calif. -- NBA MVP Stephen Curry will not play for the Golden State Warriors on Monday night in Game 2 of their playoff series against the Houston Rockets due to an ankle injury. Curry did not take part in the morning shootaround, getting treatment instead. He cut short his extensive pregame … [Read more...]

Stephen Curry (right ankle) ruled out for Warriors-Rockets Game 2 Stephen Curry will not play for the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, the Warriors announced Monday: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Injury update: Stephen Curry (right ankle) is out for tonight's game vs. Houston.— … [Read more...]