Alerts Mailbag 3/2/20
Too much news for you to keep up with last night? Look no further! The Leaguealerts mailbag has all of the information that you missed yesterday! Here’s what you missed:
NBA News:
Carmelo Anthony shares what he missed most about being in the league last season.
Jordan McRae has agreed to be bought out by the Denver Nuggets, as the Phoenix Suns plan to sign him once the buyout is completed.
The Lakers have decided to waive shooting guard Troy Daniels as they will likely look to bring in Dion Waiters sometime during March.
After the Troy Daniels waive, it has been announced that the Los Angeles Lakers will bring in Dion Waiters for a workout on Monday.
The Lakers have struggled at the guard spot this season especially in their second unit. They now look to strengthen it, with a dynamic, veteran scorer.
NBA Games:
• Milwaukee @ Charlotte
The Milwaukee Bucks took down the struggling Charlotte Hornets thanks to a huge performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo’.
Antetokounmpo recorded 41 points, 20 rebounds, and 6 assists in only 34 minutes to secure a 93-85 win, as the Bucks now improve to 52-8 demoting the Hornets to 21-39.
This extraordinary performance by Giannis Antetokounmpo is good for his first-ever [40-20] performance of his career!
• Dallas @ Minnesota
No Luka Doncic? No problem! Kristaps Porzingis came up huge to lead the Mavericks to a huge win on the road.
With Karl–Anthony Towns out once again, the Timberwolves continue to struggle even with the addition of D’Angelo Russell.
Kristaps Porzingis had himself quite the night with the absence of Luka Doncic.
• Philadelphia @ Los Angeles
No Embiid? No Simmons? No problem! Shake Milton absolutely took over for Philadelphia, but couldn’t do enough to get the win over the Clippers.
Kawhi Leonard had 30 points, and Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell combine for 48 off the bench to assist the Clippers in a huge win.
• Detroit @ Sacramento
The Kings come up with a huge win against the Detroit Pistons thanks to big performances from DeAaron Fox and Alex Len.
The Pistons continue to struggle with injuries and can’t seem to catch a break.
• Toronto @ Denver
The Denver Nuggets come up with a huge 133-118 win over the Toronto Raptors despite a huge performance by OG Anunoby.
Nikola Jokic came up huge with a triple–double [23-18-11] to help the Nuggets improve to 41-19 on the season.
• Washington @ Golden State
The Washington Wizards take down the Golden State Warriors 124-110 in a “scrub scrap” matchup.
Bradley Beal led the way with 34 points, 8 assists, and 5 steals.
• Los Angeles @ New Orleans
Lastly, we saw Lebron James and Zion Williamson square off for the second time.
The highly anticipated matchup didn’t disappoint, as Zion Williamson went for a career-high 35 points. It would be enough though, as Lebron James would record a triple-double [34-13-12] to lead the Lakers without Anthont Davis, to a 122-114 win.
