NEW YORK – Nikola Jokic scored 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists, becoming just the second player in NBA history to reach those totals in a game, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 144-139 in time further on Tuesday night. Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon each scored 24 points for the Nuggets, … Read more
Former New York Knicks first-round pick Jerrod Mustaf died Monday at age 55, the Baltimore Solar reports. No cause of death has been revealed. Mustaf was a star at Maryland for three seasons, averaging 16.6 points per game from 1988-90. The Whiteville, North Carolina, native was drafted 17th overall by the Knicks in 1990, ahead … Read more
Yoshinobu Yamamoto outlasted Yu Darvish in a historic playoff duel between Japanese-born starters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got home runs from Kike Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Friday and advance to the Series National League Championship. Yamamoto allowed two hits in five innings for the Dodgers before … Read more