The reality of it is we haven’t really had a player like him with his play style in the past couple years,” says Jakob Poeltl of Ingram.

Coach JJ Redick says he expects Thiero to play in Saturday’s trip-ending game against the Milwaukee Bucks, which will be the second night of a back-to-back set.

Anthony Edwards scored 30 points and Julius Randle added 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the fourth quarter and beat the Sacramento Kings 124-110 in an NBA Cup game.

In seven November outings, the Mavericks guard is averaging 12.1 points, 3.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. Williams is a strong option against the struggling Clippers defense, which allows 115.5 points per game, a 47.5% defensive field-goal rate and a 39.4% defensive 3-pointer rate, second-worst in the league.

Former NBA player Patrick Beverley was arrested and charged with felony assault Friday, Nov. 14 in Fort Bend County, Texas.

Butler took the Cyclones' volleyball team to breakfast at The Honey Hole next to the Post Oak Hotel in Houston, then drove an hour north to visit his old high school in Tomball. Jones said she suspects Butler then played dominos with a collection of friends, then ventured to the Fertitta Center to watch Iowa State's road victory.

The LA Clippers needed a win on Friday night, and James Harden delivered in a big way against the Dallas Mavericks.