PORTLAND — Near the end of all four games on their recent trip to the Southwest, the Red Claws held a lead. Three times, they wound up losing. On Thursday night, they returned to the Expo but again saw a late lead slip through their fingers as the Windy City Bulls beat Maine 106-105 in […]
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Red Claws bounce back to beat Mad Ants
Red Claws’ Walt Lemon maneuvers around Ft. Wayne’s Ike Angibogu for a layup Friday at the Portland Expo. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — From across a crowded room, their eyes met. OK, so it was the Portland Expo and they were playing a G League basketball game, but the chemistry between Walt Lemon Jr. […]
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Despite stacked lineup, Red Claws fall to undermanned Raptors 905
Red Claws’ Andrew White goes for a layup against the Raptors on Thursday at the Portland Expo. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — This one hurt. What seemed like a mismatch for the Maine Red Claws dissolved into a frustrating 108-104 G League loss to Raptors 905 before a crowd of 1,271 Thursday night at […]
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Levi Randolph returns to Maine, helps Canton Charge beat Red Claws
Red Claws’ Walt Lemon (15) tries to block Canton Charge’s Kobi Simmons (2) during their game at the Portland Expo on Thursday. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — The long dreadlocks are gone but the warm smile and basketball smarts remain. Levi Randolph, a stalwart in the second of Maine’s three consecutive Atlantic Division title […]
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Red Claws drop season opener to Knicks
PORTLAND — The Maine Red Claws opened their 10th G League basketball season with a clang. Ten missed 3-pointers in 11 attempts in the second half spelled defeat for the home team as the Westchester Knicks beat Maine 95-92 Friday night before a crowd of 1,726 at the Portland Expo. The Claws nearly erased a […]
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Red Claws shake off Bayhawks to remain perfect
Red Claws’ Jabari Bird, shoots over Erie Bayhawks’ Craig Sword, left, during the first half Sunday in Portland, Maine. (Joel Page/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Trey Davis didn’t play at all Friday night in the Maine Red Claws’ G League season opener. When he had a chance to take the court Sunday afternoon at the […]
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Pro basketball: Red Claws regroup, take down Stars
PORTLAND — The Maine Red Claws bounced back after their nearly game-long lead disappeared and defeated the Salt Lake City Stars 104-95 at the Portland Expo Building on Sunday. “Luckily, we were able to regroup and play a little bit more solid, and match their effort for enough of the game,” Red Claws coach Scott […]
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Red Claws crash boards, dash past Santa Cruz
Maine trailed by as many as 12 points, 73-61, midway through the third quarter, but scored nearly half of their points over the final 18 minutes to improve to 7-2 on the season and earn its first three-game win streak of 2016-17. “We started boxing out,” Red Claws coach Scott Morrison said. “These guys killed […]
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NBDL: Red Claws pull away from Nets down the stretch, win home opener 114-98
PORTLAND — Marcus Georges-Hunt recorded a triple-double and the Maine Red Claws pulled away down the stretch to beat the Long Island Nets 114-98 on Friday at the Portland Expo. The Nets were in rally mode for most of the game, constantly falling behind and then coming back. Their last stand evened the score at […]