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On Tuesday night, the Houston Rockets lost in blowout fashion to the Los Angeles Lakers – which the basketball world completely forgot about over the past few hours. Following a loss to the Lakers, Rockets star James Harden made it clear once again that he wanted out. Fewer than 24 hours later, the Rockets traded Harden to the Brooklyn Nets.

Nets coach Steve Nash said his team needed Tuesdays’ 122-116 win over the Nuggets “for their soul.” Brooklyn had lost two of its previous three and four of its previous six games before overcoming an 18-point deficit in their comeback win. The Nets also have battled roster instability, first with Spencer Dinwiddie’s ACL injury, then Kevin Durant’s quarantine due to contact tracing, and finally ...

An all-time performance from Caris LeVert will fall in a defeat. Getting the start for Kyrie Irving (out for personal reasons), LeVert scored 43 points, including 7-of-9 shooting from 3-point range, but his performance was not enough. The Nets lost, 115-110, falling to a .500 record after winning two games in a row. The Grizzlies were without their two best players: reigning Rookie of the Year ...

No Kevin Durant, no Kyrie Irving, no Spencer Dinwiddie, no problem. The Nets, without three of their four best players, defeated the Eastern Conference-best Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, 122-109. They were +450 underdogs entering the night. Irving’s absence was equal parts peculiar and unexpected. Nets head coach Steve Nash texted his star point guard but received no answer. Irving ...