Frustration grows after Chicago Bulls’ poor performance in Boston

Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler passes while under pressure from Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder and forward Amir Johnson in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 12, 2017, in Boston. The Chicago Bulls realize the predicament they’re in, but results like what happened Sunday in Boston make it painfully obvious.

Frustration grows after Chicago Bulls’ poor performance in Boston

Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler passes while under pressure from Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder and forward Amir Johnson in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 12, 2017, in Boston. The Chicago Bulls realize the predicament they’re in, but results like what happened Sunday in Boston make it painfully obvious.

Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge out with heart arrhythmia

San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge will be out indefinitely due to a minor heart arrhythmia, the latest occurrence of heart issues for the five-time All-Star. Aldridge will have further tests before the Spurs can determine just how long he will be out, the team announced on Saturday.

‘Triangle’ Phil Jackson needs to coach the Knicks or back off

Phil Jackson began his mini triangle clinic on Thursday, according to one player, by explaining to a very select group of Knicks that in order to run the offense efficiently they needed to understand the basics of, get this, geometry. Who knew that Michael Jordan was such an expert in “the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs?” All this time I thought he was just that much better than everyone else.

Antetokounmpo leads Bucks to 104-93 win over Knicks

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half to help the Milwaukee Bucks overcome a third-quarter deficit and beat the New York Knicks 104-93 on Wednesday night. The Bucks extended their winning streak to four games with the win, moving to within a half-game of Chicago for the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

An Ideal Offseason

The Celtics right now hold all the assets right now to add a superstar, keep their salary cap situation with room to resign are key players, and compete for an NBA Championship for ten years. Jerebko’s ability to space the floor, shoot the three coming off the bench, play solid defense, and provide veteran support and leadership are qualities that can not be overlooked.

Re: Quick Reaction: Raptors 92, Knicks 91

With Tucker freeing him up from being the lock down, on-ball defender he’s been freed up to make off-ball reads and he made a lot of great ones tonight. 36 MIN, 15 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 5-14 FG, 2-6 3FG, 3-4 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, -2 +/- He wasn’t as efficient as he was in past performances but when nothing was falling from outside he was the one who broke the ice and he was a steadying influence on both ends.

Knicks’ luck unchanged

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony takes a last second shot as Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan defends it in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Anthony missed the shot and the Raptors defeated the Knicks 92-91.

Antetokounmpo scores 28, Bucks beat Suns 100-96

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points, Tony Snell made a clinching 3-pointer from the corner in the closing seconds and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Phoenix Suns, 100-96 on Sunday. Michael Beasley added 17 points and Malcolm Brogdon had 15 as the Bucks swept the two-game season series with the Suns.

Meryl Streep denies she refused Chanel Oscar dress over getting paid

It’s a separate practice than a house signing an exclusive contract with a particular actress, like Jennifer Lawrence’s arrangement with Dior in which she appears in the house’s advertisement and exclusively wears Dior on red carpets. Lagerfeld claimed that days after his team had started working on an embroidered gray silk dress for the Florence Foster Jenkins star, someone from Streep’s team allegedly called him and said, “Don’t continue the dress”.

Malaysia: North Korea leader’s half brother suffered quick, ‘very painful death’

The official postmortem report came as Malaysian authorities question a number of detained suspects, including a North Korean national suspected of producing the VX used to kill Kim. A police chief in Malaysia announced on Saturday that authorities will seek an arrest warrant for the second secretary of the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, who is wanted for the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, if he does not submit to investigation .

Impact on Raptors of trade-deadline deals

… defeating the Dallas Mavericks in overtime at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports There have been plenty of hosannas already offered to Raptors GM Masai Ujiri for pulling off this deal. I’m offering one more. …

NBA Capsules

Russell Westbrook scored 17 points in his 28th triple-double of the season, and his new teammates fit in seamlessly as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 110-93 on Friday night. It was the first game for new Thunder players Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott, acquired Thursday in a trade with the Chicago Bulls.

Big names in NBA stay put

In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony looks on during a break in an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia. Phil Jackson has made his relationship with Anthony worse and hasn’t made the Knicks better.

Well we just made OKC better

We get a below average point who is not as good as our backups, a 3 point threat who can’t cover anyone, and a slow footed center with decent range for our best 3 point shooter and floor spacer and one of the better two way pfs in the NBA and our 2018 second.

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The NBA Trade Deadline is 2pm Thursday and the Bulls have been at the center of many rumors, most notably what will happen with Jimmy Butler who’s been in trade rumors since last June’s Draft.

Knicks Morning News

Like LeBron James and the rest of the banana boat crew, Chris Paul just wants Carmelo Anthony to be happy. [NYDN] Charles Oakley should have quit while so far ahead in Dolan feud Honestly, maybe Charles Oakley should have quit – or at least backed off to some degree – while he was so far ahead.