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The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks 109-94. Let’s see who won and lost the night. WINNER – Packing the Paint Have you heard the term “open for a reason”? Well, after tonight, Josh Hart is certainly familiar. The Cavs approached this game with a straightforward defensive game plan. Jarrett Allen matched up with […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves are in the midst of their Tuesday-night matchup at the Moda Center. The first half is done. What will the second half hold? Talk about it with your fellow fans right here! Here’s the game info in case you need it. Don’t forget this is a Peacock broadcast. […]
2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer standings:Tyrese Maxey – 21Joel Embiid – 9VJ Edgecombe – 8Paul George – 6Dominick Barlow – 2Andre Drummond – 2Jared McCain :’( – 2Kelly Oubre Jr. – 2MarJon Beauchamp – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 We won’t be planning a […]
“You can’t curate your circumstances,” said Mark Daigneault before the Oklahoma City Thunder played the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night, and that stuck with me. It’s true in every aspect of life, as he went on to mention, but seems especially true in sports. Especially true in basketball, and even more so in the final […]
The Milwaukee Bucks got back in the win column after a disappointing loss in their last game, beating the Miami Heat 128-117. Kevin Porter Jr. led all scorers with 32 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists. Ryan Rollins and Bobby Portis also chipped in 21 each. Norman Powell scored 26 for the Heat. NBA.com Box […]
The Knicks (37*-22) won two difficult games before they entered Rocket Arena to face the Cavaliers (37-22). In both wins—against the Rockets and the Bulls—there were the customary lulls we’ve come to expect from New York. Tonight, they topped that by going full lull, playing listless hoops from start to finish. They shot horribly from […]
The Lakers began their front office transformation under Mark Walter with the hiring of Lon Rosen, replacing Tim Harris as President of Business Operations. While his role has no on-court impact, it does represent the changes that are coming. However, don’t expect Rob Pelinka to be one of those changes. Rosen spoke to reporters before […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers took down the New York Knicks 109-94. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 20 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 turnovers Mitchell didn’t score the ball efficiently, but he looked much more comfortable against the Knicks than he did in OKC. Not having […]
The Dallas Mavericks defeated (21-36) the Brooklyn Nets 123-114 at Barclays Center on Tuesday, nabbing just their seventh road win of the season. In a game that came together a bit helter-skelter after both teams had to fly in on the day of because of the blizzard conditions along the East coast, Dallas built enough […]
The Brooklyn Nets and Dallas Mavericks each faced a far more daunting opponent than each other before tonight. For those unaware, Mother Nature dumped over a foot of snow on New York City Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. Unable to fly in ahead of time, neither team arrived in the Big Apple before this morning. […]
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers made drastic trades at the deadline because they believed they could compete in a wide-open Eastern Conference. A regular-season win doesn’t validate those moves, but it does provide good proof of concept. The Cavs came away with a 109-94 victory over the New York Knicks. As has been the case […]
The Atlanta Hawks were back in action on Wednesday evening to take on the Washington Wizards. Though it’s not considered a big game, the major story coming in was the return of Trae Young. He didn’t play, but he did speak to the media before the game, and also came out to put some shots […]
The Washington Wizards lost to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, 119-98. Again, like most games this season, the Wizards were the underdogs and it showed right away. Though neither team shot well in the first half, the Hawks were leading 60-43 thanks to better ball control and team assists. By the time the third quarter […]
Game Summary: The first half looked almost exactly like the one in Raleigh. Just like in Raleigh, Lewis went off – hitting 2-2 from 3PT for their first two shots. Tre Holloman hit a 3PT for the Wolfpack’s first basket at 17:11. The Pack got their second basket at 12:41 bringing the score to 5-15. […]
Welcome back, big fella — boy, were you missed. The Sixers rolled the Indiana Pacers 135-114 Tuesday night. After missing the last five games, Joel Embiid put up 27 points, six rebounds and five assists on 11-of-17 shooting. Tyrese Maxey looked happy to have his running mate back, leading all scorers with 32 along with […]
PHOENIX — Ron Harper Jr. will start his second game of the season when the Celtics face the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. The Celtics are without Jaylen Brown, who is out with a right knee contusion, and Harper is slotting into the starting lineup alongside Derrick White, Baylor Scheierman, Sam Hauser, and Neemias Queta. […]
The Portland Trail Blazers welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Moda Center tonight at 7:00 PM, Pacific. The Blazers will be looking to extend their one (1) game winning streak by vanquishing Anthony Edwards and company. It’s a tall order, but somebody’s got to do it! You can talk about all the action with your […]
Editor’s note: Jeje Gomez here. This is a candid conversation between PtR’s Editor in Chief, J.R. Wilco, and me after the impressive win over the Pistons. It has been lightly edited for clarity. Enjoy! J.R. Wilco: You said this was a great Wemby game, and even though the broadcast kept saying it was an off […]
Game Details When: Tuesday, February 24, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IDWatch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers
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The New York Knicks (37*-21) face the Cavaliers (36-22) tonight at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.This tilt pits third place against fourth in a suddenly congested Eastern Conference. The Knicks won their last meeting, a Christmas Day thriller, and lead the season series 2-0. Tip off is at 7:30 PM EST on MSG and Peacock. […]
The snow piled up quickly in NYC, the sidewalks are slick, and the Nets are finally back in their own building following a four-game losing streak — dating back to Feb. 11. They watched a brutal 24–2 run from Atlanta and dropped the last one in the fourth. Here’s the reality: they have 52.1% chance […]
Game Details When: Tuesday, February 24, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IDWatch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers
Big opportunity here, let’s not play like crap this time around. Wolfpack vs. Cavaliers Tip time: 7 p.m. ET TV: ACC Network (Wes Durham, Dennis Scott) Online streaming: ACCNX
The Dallas Mavericks (20-36) visit the Brooklyn Nets (15-41) to participate in a Tuesday evening basketball contest for the ages. Or not. We’ll see. Dallas finally won a game after losing 10 straight, beating the shameless Indiana Pacers. Brooklyn is no better though; they’ve lost four straight and are really not good at basketball. In […]