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I’m fascinated by limitations. I don’t think I’m alone in this, but in my case, the fascination borders on morbidity. Even when the ceiling on something is predictably low, I’m curious as to how precisely low that is. NFTs seemed like such obvious snake oil (especially the whole ‘Bored Ape’ phenomenon), but I couldn’t stop […]
Tonight marks the Jazz’s preparation for their closing performance in the ceremony. They went through the depths of hell for the last four years, they made their bid for Ace Bailey, they got their win-now trade piece, and now we must bid adieu to what was the strangest Jazz season in the last decade. Funnily […]
There are those of you who might say that the Dallas Mavericks are just plain bad, and that’s why they’re losing. And good for them, because working hard every night to try your best to win has a multitude of underrated payoffs, which will benefit both the players and the team down the line. The […]
Following their inspired effort against the Rockets, the Milwaukee Bucks face the red-hot Boston Celtics tonight as they try to replicate that effort. As fans, that’s really all we can ask for at this point in the season. Play hard, play together, and let the chips fall where they may. Where We’re At Look, the […]
What good is an advantage if you don’t use it? Being fluid in Sanskrit is only so employable. Spending nine grand on an Alienware Area-51 Ultra 9 RTX gaming computer to play solitaire would be foolish. Having a playmaking center in the NBA is redundant if you’re not going to run a motion offense. Come […]
I’m not going to lie, I came into this game a bit disgruntled. First, I found out that Victor wouldn’t be playing in the team’s first contest against a competent opponent in some time. Second, the OKC-Lakers game had started, and it was already abundantly clear that the Spurs weren’t going to be gaining any […]
With just six games left in the season for the Sixers, the middle of the Eastern Conference is as tightly packed as ever. There are still only four games between the rolling five-seed Hawks (44-33) and 10-seed Heat (40-37) and the Sixers’ position in sixth is up for plenty of change over the next 10 […]
The struggle bus will be parked outside American Airlines Center on Friday as the Dallas Mavericks (24-52) host the Orlando Magic (40-36) and both teams limp toward the end of the 2025-26 NBA season. We get through this one, and there are only five more of these things to go. You can do this, Mavs […]
Welcome to Part III of a four-part series taking a look at the proposed changes to the NBA Draft Lottery that are being put before the Board of Governors to prevent tanking. If you’d like to catch up, check out Part I and Part II. Before we take a look at the second proposal, it’s […]
Indianapolis Colts offense can be special! Final Four picks! Flory Bidunga declares! Pacers tonight!
With only a handful of games left in the regular season, it seems a good time to update where Wemby is in blocks. Keep in mind that this list is “all-time” and the accumulation here took players their entire career. He’s already a 2x Block Champ and a shoo-in for his third straight. Additionally, Wemby […]
The Atlanta Hawks absolutely cannot be stopped. They finished the month of March with a record of 13-2, and going back to the All-Star break, the Hawks have rocketed up the standings with a mark of 18-3 since February 11th. When the team has this level of success, individual accolades tend to follow. On Thursday, […]
We are one day away from the Final Four tipping off! We are also less than three months from the 2026 NBA Draft. The Miami Heat own two picks in this year’s draft, so who do pundits have them drafting as the end of the NCAA Tournament nears?! Let’s examine! SB Nation (Ricky O’Donnell): Karim […] The post 2026 Miami Heat NBA Mock Draft Roundup: April 3 appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
An Achilles injury is one of the most devastating injuries an athlete can suffer. Knee injuries used to be nearly as bad, but arthroscopic surgery has really changed that. Treatment has advanced, but Achilles injuries are still very difficult to overcome. So when former Blue Devil Jayson Tatum collapsed in a heap last year during […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers did enough to escape with a 118-111 win over an undermanned Golden State Warriors team. Max Strus’s timely shotmaking saved the Cavs. He poured in 24 points on 6-10 shooting from deep. That included scoring eight in the fourth quarter and burying two threes in the closing minutes to put the game […]
The NBA has narrowed down their list of anti-tanking measures to three options. I think that, unfortunately, this list is too short, and it leaves too many good ideas off the table. Below are some of the ideas that didn’t make the cut… The Wheel Proposed by Mike Zarren, the wheel assigns draft picks without […]
Kon Knueppel snapped out of his shooting slump to break Kemba Walker’s franchise record for threes in a season while the Charlotte Hornets took down the Phoenix Suns, 127-107. The Summary The Suns started hot, but so did the Hornets. The game turned into a little bit of a one on one between Brandon Miller […] The post Recap/Analysis: Kon Knueppel makes history and Hornets eclipse Suns first appeared on At The Hive .
Barcelona target Alessandro Bastoni has been told to find a new club abroad in the wake of his red card for Italy in midweek. The Azzurri were reduced to 10 men against Bosnia and Herzegovina and ultimately lost their play-off final on penalties Italy legend Giuseppe Bergomi feels that the best thing that Bastoni can […]
No Wemby, no problem. The Spurs won their third game in four nights and 11th straight Thursday night in an up and down game against the Clippers, keeping the #1 seed within reach while giving the Alien a night off. It was a high-scoring game from the tip. Kawhi continued his magnificent season and scored […]
The biggest gut punch from Thursday’s loss to the Thunder was Luka Dončić‘s hamstring strain, but he wasn’t the only star with a visible injury in the game. Prior to Luka going down, Austin Reaves was the one who made a trip to the locker room. Reaves was holding his back for much of the […]
For the ninth time in program history, UConn women’s basketball has arrived at the Final Four with an undefeated record. Six times, the Huskies have finished without a blemish. In 1995, UConn captured its first-ever national championship with a perfect season. In 2002, the greatest team in program history — which featured three Hall of […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a heavy turnover game to win on the road against the Golden State Warriors. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 25 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 5 turnovers This was a weird game from Mitchell. He attempted some truly audacious […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled out a win against the Golden State Warriors. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. WINNER AND LOSER – Defense On one hand, the Cavs played to their strengths by packing the paint and daring Golden State to shoot from downtown. The math worked in Cleveland’s favor as the Warriors shot […]
Stephon Castle’s heady leadership and playmaking, interspersed with highlight plays from De’Aaron Fox, Keldon Johnson, and Dylan Harper, turbocharged a decisive 21-5 ambush in the fourth quarter to thwart a Clippers comeback. Without the services of MVP and DPOY candidate Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio (59-18) weathered a good first half by Kawhi Leonard to hold […]
The Portland Trail Blazers did what they needed to do on Tuesday night, vanquishing the New Orleans Pelicans 118-106 at Portland’s Moda Center. The victory ended up looking far more decisive than the action was. New Orleans remained within shouting distance of the victory until the final moments. But the win counts the same in […]