PORTLAND — The Raptors 905 outscored Maine, 29-19, in the second quarter and snapped the Maine Red Claws’ three-game winning streak with a 102-89 win at the Portland Expo on Sunday. The Red Claws were led by Damion Lee with 25 points. Demetrius Jackson, on assignment from the Boston Celtics, added 17 points to go […]
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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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Maine Red Claws down Raptors 905
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — The Maine Red Claws used a balanced attack and solid defense to shut down Raptors 905 on Saturday, 100-91. Damion Lee led the Red Claws with 22 points, and Marcus Georges-Hunt nearly added his second triple-double of the season with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Demetrius Jackson, on assignment from […]
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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 […]
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Red Claws’ newcomers already feeling at home in Maine
PORTLAND —It’s unlikely that any of the 16 training camp players with the Maine Red Claws pictured their journey to the NBA including a stop in Portland. Short of a spot on an NBA roster, though, at least four of the Red Claws know they could be in places far less conducive to finding their […]
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Bad turn of events for Maine Red Claws in loss to Iowa Energy
The Red Claws (28-17) recently locked up a playoff spot, but on Friday night didn’t always play like a team ready for the postseason. They were missing guard Tim Frazier, who signed a 10-day contract with the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans after winning consecutive D-League Performer of the Week awards, as well as Jordan Mickey, […]
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Big names push Maine Red Claws past Erie Bay Hawks
Yet the fanfare that followed the foursome didn’t translate to the floor throughout, with the Red Claws struggling at times in a 111-95 victory at the Portland Expo. Coty Clarke signed a 10-day contract with the Red Claws’ parent club in Boston on Monday, but found himself right back in Portland on Thursday. He was […]
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D-League basketball: Fort Wayne Mad Ants edge Maine Red Claws in overtime
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Recent history an indicator, there was little doubt the Maine Red Claws and Fort Wayne Mad Ants would be in tight against one another Tuesday in the first game of their best-of-3 playoff series. For the third time this season, the teams battled to a one-point decision, and on this occasion, […]
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Red Claws win again, stay perfect at home
PORTLAND — The Maine Red Claws used a strong second half, outscoring the Erie BayHawks 57-35, to secure a 97-84 win Friday night at Portland Expo. It extended the Red Claws’ (10-2) winning streak over Erie (5-7) to six games and made Maine 6-0 at home, the best start in team history. It didn’t start […]
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NBA D-League: Morrison set to make home coaching debut for Maine Red Claws
On Friday, they will get to see him in action roaming the sideline as Morrison and the Red Claws host the Canton Charge at the Portland Expo in their home opener. Morrison couldn’t ask for a better start to his first season as a D-League coach, winning back-to-back road games to open the year. The […]