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You couldn’t have drawn up Wednesday night’s results any better as a Philadelphia 76ers fan. The Sixers overcame Joel Embiid’s illness-related absence and a poor defensive effort in the first half to defeat Washington, 153-131. Good and fun to watch, but certainly not unexpected against a Wizards team at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. […]
The San Antonio Spurs secured their tenth-straight victory on Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors. It was their sixth-straight game winning by double-digits. The Spurs haven’t had a single-digit margin of victory in about two weeks. This team is rolling, and it is all led by one man: Victor Wembanyama. San Antonio’s third-year big […]
1. Incredible Scoring Night Coming off a rough loss against the Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics were almost completely healthy in their matchup against the Miami Heat and they played arguably their best offensive game of the season. Boston scored 147 points on the Heat in this game, the second most points they’ve scored in a […]
Before Wednesday night, Boston Celtics sharpshooter Sam Hauser was mired in a 3-point slump that spanned two months. He shot 33 percent last month and 37.5 percent in February — well below his career 41 percent. Then, in the first quarter against the Miami Heat, he caught fire. Hauser shot a perfect 6-for-6 to begin, […]
The Wizards accomplished a few things in their 153-131 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, the most important of which was moving back to the top of the NBA’s Draft Lottery standings. Their loss, paired with the Indiana Pacers getting a second straight win, puts Washington back into “league worst” status. Some of their “accomplishments” last […]
The Mavericks were 1-3 this past week and did not move from 13th place in the West. They split their short road trip to the Pacific Northwest with a loss in Denver (142-135) and a win in Portland (100-93). They then got blown out twice with losses at home to Minnesota (124-94) and in Milwaukee […]
Robert Lewandowski’s future keeps on making headlines as the Barcelona striker heads to the end of his contract at the Camp Nou. There’s been talk that Barcelona will offer a one-year extension to the veteran, although he will have to accept a significant pay cut to stay on for another 12 months. Lewandowski is also […]
Severely undermanned, the Milwaukee Bucks gave fans something to smile about in a rough season, losing to the (basically) full-strength Houston Rockets 119-113. They started with the required minimum of eight players, then went down to seven when Gary Trent Jr. got injured (but really, it was six, with Alex Antetokounmpo getting just four minutes). […]
Ayo Dosunmu and Bones Hyland weren’t even on the radar to begin the season. One was fighting for his NBA life, entertaining overseas offers before re-signing with the Timberwolves to a standard contract later in the 2025 offseason. Ayo Dosunmu wasn’t even on the roster, playing for another Midwest team with aspirations so low that […]
LEGO unveils its FIFA World Cup 2026 collection featuring Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Vini Jr as collectible minifigures.
If I wanted to make this post as short as possible, I would simply direct you to my last article covering the Spurs’ win over Chicago, as superficially these two games have some striking similarities. This includes very similar final point totals (129-114 vs. the Bulls, 127-113 vs. Golden State) and almost mirrored box score […]
The Houston Rockets won the fourth game in a row, as Reed Sheppard went for a career-high 9 threes and scored 27 points, as the Rockets held off a second half Milwaukee comeback to snag a 119-113 win. Sheppard aslo had 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals for the Rockets and was back in […]
News recently broke that the NBA is looking to make changes to the Draft Lottery to mitigate tanking. In Part I of this series, we touched on the notion that tanking is likely never going to be eliminated outright, especially if the league expands its total number of teams. Across the next three parts, we’ll […]
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On Monday night, the Spurs hosted the Chicago Bulls. Prior to the game, Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson shared some great memories and kind words regarding former Spurs guard Tre Jones. “He was at the forefront of doing that in terms of bringing the right approach and energy every single day. … He’s a competitive […]
After a nice bounce back win against the Philadelphia 76ers earlier in the week, the Miami Heat failed to keep it going with the Boston Celtics in town on Wednesday. Boston stormed into Kaseya Center and picked apart the Heat defense on route to a 147-129 loss for Miami. The loss is the Heat’s third […] The post Celtics’ offense too much for Heat to handle in 147-129 blowout loss appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Mark Pope is entering the most important offseason of his coaching career. It can not be understated or overstated; he must get every move inch perfect. That starts with nailing the targets he spends his NIL budget on. Here is who Kentucky is currently targeting. Brett Decker Jr., Liberty Brett Decker is a name that […]
Cooper Flagg, along with his Duke roommate Kon Knueppel, is generally seen as the leading candidates for NBA Rookie of the Year. It’s been a tremendous year for both former Blue Devils. In this interview with Pat McAfee, Flagg discusses his rookie season to date. He touches on something that Kevin Garnett discovered in his […]
What: Charlotte Hornets (40-36) (19-19 home) vs Phoenix Suns (42-34) (18-19 away) When: 7:00pm Eastern Where: Spectrum Center; Charlotte, NC How to watch: FanDuel Sports Network, NBA League Pass Outfitting: Hornets–Icon (teal), Suns–Association (white) Game Lines: Hornets -5.5, Hornets money line -218, O/U 220.5 Injuries:Hornets: PJ Hall-out (ankle) Suns: Mark Williams-questionable (foot), Amir Coffey-out (foot), […] The post Charlotte Hornets vs Phoenix Suns Preview: Game 77 first appeared ...
After a dominant victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, the San Antonio Spurs will travel south for a matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers. It’s the third and final regular-season matchup between the two squads. However, it may not be the last time they play this year. The Clippers have won 5 […]
Phew. Boston’s 147-129 thrashing of Miami was something else. It’s always tough sledding against the Heat, but a 53-point first quarter (11-15 from 3) and 80 points in the first half are indicative of just how much these teams have changed. The Heat and Celtics are on both ends of the pace spectrum at 104.4 […]
Coming off a season-high 41-point game, Wemby picked up right where he left off with an identical scoring line in a blowout victory over Golden State on Wednesday night. The Alien scored two quick layups to start, and spooked the Warriors into shooting tough threes instead of driving into the paint. The home team didn’t […]
MIAMI — With just a few seconds to spare in the second quarter of Wednesday’s Celtics-Heat game, Derrick White found Jaylen Brown for an alley-oop. Brown finished the layup — marking his 10th basket of the first half — and the Celtics bench rejoiced. But, there was one problem: 1.5 seconds remained on the clock […]
The Lakers (50-26) head on the road to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (60-16) on Thursday. This is a huge game for the purple and gold, who have yet to win against the reigning champs this regular season. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder When: 6:30 p.m. PT, Apr 2 […]
Sacramento Kings defeat Toronto Raptors 123–115 in Toronto behind Precious Achiuwa’s dominant rebounding and DeMar DeRozan’s perfect free throw shooting. Full game analysis, stats and key takeaways.