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1. Celtics Clamp Cavs Over their last 15 games, the Cavaliers were the number 1 offense in the NBA while the Celtics were the number 1 defense — a real clash of the titans matchup where only one could prevail, and this match went to Boston. The Celtics held the Cavaliers to 98 points which […]
Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson was calm and measured speaking with reporters in the Moda Center locker room Sunday night, unwilling to make much commotion about his best performance of the season. The third-year guard didn’t puff out his chest about his stellar stats or the fact he was the decisive spark in Portland’s […]
The Denver Nuggets head to Oklahoma City to face the Thunder with just one thing on their mind: can we get the regular starting… The post Preview: The Nuggets roll into OKC to face the Thunder, and both teams have questions about starters appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
The Houston Rockets have to turn around quickly after a demoralizing loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Houston now gets a top 5 team in the East, the Toronto Raptors. Toronto makes its hay on the defensive end, where they are sixth in defensive rating. Offensively, they’re a more mediocre 19th. The Raptors got off […]
The Charlotte Hornets never found any sort of offensive rhythm and lost to Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns, 111-99. The Summary The Hornets went cold and watched their lead slip away. Kon Knueppel helped get the offense on track again before Grant Williams banked in a three in the final seconds of the first. […] The post Recap/Anlaysis: Hornets can’t overcome cold shooting and lose to Suns first appeared on At The Hive .
There is no cooking quite like home cooking, and the Portland Trail Blazers showed more pep in their step tonight than at any point during their last five games on the road. The reward? Portland 131, the Indiana Pacers 111. Scoot Henderson led five Blazers in double figures with 28, and Pascal Siakam paced the […]
The San Antonio Spurs didn’t just beat the Houston Rockets on Sunday night, they buried them under an avalanche of offense. San Antonio erupted for 145 points in a dominant 145-120 victory over their in-state rivals, delivering one of their most complete offensive performances of the season. The Spurs played with pace, passion, and purpose, […]
Less than 48 hours after a critical eight-point win over the Charlotte Hornets, the Miami Heat stacked their fifth-straight win, this time against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, earning a 121-110. The final score is deceiving; the score was closer than the game indicated. Heat led by as many as 29 points and were ahead by […] The post Heat cruise past Cade Cunningham, Pistons, 121-110 appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Portland Trail Blazers used a balanced attack to dispatch the Indiana Pacers 131-111 in NBA action tonight. Scoot Henderson led the way with 28 points, followed by Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday with 21 apiece. The leading scorer for the Pacers was Pascal Siakam with 22. Player of the Game Scoot Henderson was definitely the […]
The Spurs rode another dominant performance from Victor Wembanyama to put away the Houston Rockets by throwing multiple defenders at Kevin Durant and surviving what every other player could throw at them. The Spurs led by as much as 27 halfway though the third, but the Rockets turned the game into a parade to the […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Lakers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. There are three things in this life that are certain: death, taxes and the Western Conference playoff race […]
The Milwaukee Bucks lost 130-91 to the Orlando Magic on the second night of a back-to-back for the home team, who played shorthanded without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Porter, Jr. Bobby Portis led the Bucks’ attack with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Paolo Banchero cooked the Bucks with a game-high 33 points for the Magic. […]
Let’s chat about the second half of Blazers / Pacers!! What you Need to Know Portland Trail Blazers (30-34) vs. Indiana Pacers (15-48) – Sun. Mar 8 – 6pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options on the Rip City Television Network. How to watch via streaming: BlazerVision in Oregon and Washington; League Pass […]
While it wasn’t necessarily a direct indicator of potential playoff success, the Lakers’ inability to beat “good” teams was a growing concern and trend. Regardless of whatever metric or arbitrary line in the sand you wanted to draw, the Lakers were not beating the best teams in the league. As the postseason ticked closer and […]
The Mavericks got smoked Sunday night again, losing 122-92 to the Toronto Raptors. The Mavericks were led by Cooper Flaggs ‘ 17-point, eight-rebound, six-assist, one-turnover game, and a dominant 21 and 10 rebound double-double by Daniel Gafford on 10-for-10 shooting. The Raptors pulled the Mavericks apart, with eight of their players finishing with double digits. […]
The January silly season has come and gone and one of the more worrying deals that came to life during the transfer window as the potential for veteran left back and vice captain Andrew Robertson to leave Liverpool for Tottenham Hotspur. Thankfully the move ended up falling through before getting settled and the window’s closing, […]
LOS ANGELES — It’s hard to ever get a fanbase to all agree on something, but one thing about the Lakers everyone seems to acknowledge is their struggle to beat good teams. They are 15-19 against teams with more wins than losses and entering Sunday’s matinee against the Knicks, they had just four victories in […]
In an all-too-familiar line, the Washington Wizards lost to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, 138-118. Then again, the Wizards’ front office is thinking long term if you know what I mean. Trae Young got his second game in for Washington and put up solid numbers: 17 points and 8 assists in just 17 minutes. […]
With 20 games left in the regular season, the Toronto Raptors are in an interesting position. Currently 5th in the Eastern Conference standings, the idea that they will be playing in the postseason is pretty much confirmed. Whether or not they have to endure the NBA Play-In tournament, though, isn’t decided one way or another. […]
Good game for the Celtics. It was a good day for the Celtics all around with the Celtics win and losses by both New York and Detroit. I love how teams envy Celtics front office and coach. I'll never understand how other teams fans call the Celtics ugly. Sad that they are already disillusioned with Harden. I think the Celtics are a very good looking team. I really despise all the ads for sports betting. They push it and then are surprised when a player ...
The Dallas Mavericks (21-43) continued the northeastern portion of their current road swing on Sunday against the Toronto Raptors (36-27). Coming in having lost 16 of their last 18 games, the Mavs dropped yet another with a 122-92 loss. The game started with the Raptors missing a 3-point attempt, only for Brandon Ingram to grab […]
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn’t overcome an awful 10-point second quarter as they fell to the Boston Celtics 109-98. Boston is a bad matchup for Cleveland. They can press the Cavs in a lot of the areas they struggle with most on both ends of the floor. Offensively, they can spread the Cavs’ defense […]
I have been including plans in the news and links posts but figured I would do one separately the night before free agency tampering begins. I am going to jump right into it and explain a little after. Note: None of this will come true. Cap Stuff Starting 2026 Cap Space : ($1,447,959)Starting 2027 Cap […]
According to Michael Scotto, the Utah Jazz have signed center Mo Bamba to a second 10-day contract. Bamba fills a need with the injuries to Walker Kessler and Jusuf Nurkic. We’ll see if this amounts to anything but it’s clear that the Jazz are more interested in giving center minutes to Kyle Filipowski. That said, […]
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs played an awful game against the Clippers for about […]