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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Familiar, well-known names back for Red Claws
Banners beneath the Portland Expo scoreboard list players who have made the jump from the Maine Red Claws to the National Basketball Association. Two of the most recent additions, guards Marcus Georges-Hunt and Andrew White, will not only be on the banner but in uniform Friday night as the Claws open their 10th G League season, […]
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Davis scores 57 points, but Red Claws fall to Magic
Maine’s Trey Davis dribbles against the defense of Lakeland’s Jay Wright during the G League game at the Portland Expo on Sunday. (Ariana van den Akker/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Trey Davis hit 10 threes and scored 57 points, both Maine Red Claws records, but was unable to convert on his last two attempts at […]
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Red Claws fall to Charge
Trey Davis of the Red Claws drives to the basket against the Canton Charge on Thursday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — The snowstorm undoubtedly contributed to a half-empty Portland Expo on Thursday night, as the Maine Red Claws attempted to end a frustrating stretch of their NBA G League basketball season. After a […]
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Red Claws hang on to beat Spurs
After squandering double-digit leads in each of their previous three games, the Maine Red Claws finally held on to win their first G League basketball game of 2018. Barely. Celtics rookie Guerschon Yabusele scored 32 points as the Claws beat the Austin Spurs 111-108 Monday night before a crowd of 1,658 at the Portland Expo. […]
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Red Claws block Stars' shine
PORTLAND — The Maine Red Claws took control early and never looked back in their 108-87 NBA G League win over the Salt Lake City Stars on Saturday. Andrew White made four of his five 3-pointers in the first quarter as the Red Claws took a 31-14 lead into the second. White finished with 25 […]
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Burke paces Westchester to win over Red Claws
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Trey Burke scored 39 points Monday night to lead the Westchester Knicks to a 117-94 win over the Maine Red Claws. Burke, a former Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards guard, shot 16 of 25 from the field, including six 3-pointers. Luke Kornet added 18 for the Knicks (9-4) and Isaiah Hicks […]