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"We were drawing stuff up for him ... The Grizzlies were paced by Desmond Bane against the Hornets. Bane recorded his sixth straight game of 20 or more points, scoring 24 with eight assists.

Erupting roars and chants were echoed all over Fedex Forum, anticipating the return of swing forward GG Jackson II on MLK Day ...

Wins will be tough to come by, but this was a winnable game, as Memphis was playing without Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Marcus Smart ... getting to the basket and drawing fouls, something they ...

This year's crop of NBA rookies ... to spread the floor, drawing the opposing team's big away from the basket and opening up the lane for the likes of Morant and Desmond Bane to drive to the ...

The Thunder has a 99.8% chance of being the No. 1 seed in the West, according to basketball-reference.com. Seems low.

OKC leads the season series 2-1 — including a suffocating win against Houston in the NBA Cup semifinal ... Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane — a core with more playoff experience than the Thunder has ...