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The defeat was so profound Thursday night that Brandon Staley had to face the toughest questions immediately in its ugly, embarrassing, onesided wake. Does he expect to still be the Chargers’ head coach Friday morning? “I don’t know that.” Should he be? “Yes.” Why? “I know what I’ve done here for three years,” Staley explained.

Anthony Davis knows the pressure, the need to turn things around for a franchise after they invest a top pick in you. He also knows that the Spurs had lost 17-straight games heading into Wednesday, rookie Victor Wembanyama’s presence resulting in occasional highlights surrounded by typical rookie struggles.

Nikola Jokić didn’t last long in Chicago on Tuesday night. The Denver Nuggets star was just beginning to warm into the game in the second quarter as the Bulls scrabbled to chip down a six-point deficit.

STILLWATER -- A late rally by the Ponca City Lady Cats fell one point short Tuesday night as they suffered a 49-48 loss to the Stillwater Lady Pioneers. Ponca City trailed throughout the contest, but made a valiant attempt at the end to win the game.

Dec. 12—DALLAS — The question entering Tuesday night’s game was whether the Lakers would have a drop off in focus or intensity as the euphoria from winning the inaugural In-Season Tournament and NBA Cup in Las Vegas over the weekend wore off.

STILLWATER -- In a return to an old high school basketbal rivalry, Stillwater defeated the Ponca City Wildcats 58-39 Tuesday night. It had been a number of years since the two old rivals had played on the basketball court.

Dec. 12—Oklahoma offensive lineman McKade Mettauer said he didn’t think anything when he didn’t see teammate Cayden Green at practice on Tuesday.