Thursday Sports in Brief
NBA The Brooklyn Nets have enough players to fly to Los Angeles and play their Christmas showdown against the Lakers, though Kevin Durant might not be among them.
Draymond Green’s NSFW thoughts on Warriors’ consecutive Christmas road games
Draymond Green isn’t happy the Warriors will be away from home for the second straight Christmas.
Steph Curry ends slump, drops 46 to carry shorthanded Warriors to win
With Golden State’s second- and third-leading scorers out, Stephen Curry scored 46 points to lead the Warriors to a 113-104 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night.
Lakers end Staples Center era with ugly loss to Spurs
The Lakers played the last game at Staples Center before becoming Crypto.com Arena with an ugly 138-110 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday.
Mitchell scores 28, Jazz ease past Timberwolves 128-116
Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and the Utah Jazz beat the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves 128-116
Kemba Walker continues his case to remain in Knicks’ rotation with 44-point explosion
Kemba Walker is making a strong case to remain in the Knicks rotation even when teammates return from the NBA’s health and safety protocols.
NBA-leading Suns win 5th straight, beating Thunder 113-101
Devin Booker scored 30 points, Cam Johnson added 21 while making all five of his 3-point attempts and the Phoenix Suns won their fifth straight game, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-101