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For the fourth time this season, the Orlando Magic bested the Miami Heat, except this time was in the Heat’s home house inside Kaseya Center. Behind a dominant 40-20 third-quarter, Orlando secured a 133-124 win over Miami, snapping a four-game skid while tying the Heat for 7th in the East standings. The Heat trailed by […] The post Heat fall apart in second half, lose to Magic 133-124 appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Houston Rockets came into Thursday night’s game boasting the NBA’s best home record at 15-3. Early in the matchup against the Spurs it looked as if the Rockets would be cruising their way to a 16th home win. The Rockets shot nearly 50-percent from the field in the first half. The ball movement was […]
After a rare, mid-season extended break from games due to their plane freezing to the runway after their loss to the Lakers, Dallas must get right back to work by hosting the Charlotte Hornets for a game that will be the second night of a back-to-back for both teams. For Dallas, Cooper Flagg and Klay […]
During a game where Sunderland were largely second best against local rivals Middlesbrough, the greatest joy came from the fact that Frazier Campbell scored on his return to the team after eighteen months out injured. Campbell had been extremely unfortunate since joining Sunderland, with a stop-start feel ensuring that supporters only saw glimpses of what […]
The Dallas Mavericks returned from a long layoff to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on the first night of a back-to-back. Without Cooper Flagg (ankle injury management) and Klay Thompson (left knee soreness), the Mavs lost 118-105. Let’s get to the grades! Max Christie: C- 9 PTS / 4 REB / 1 AST / 1 STL […]
The Dallas Mavericks lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-105 Wednesday night in Dallas. It was a weird, disjointed game that saw Dallas trailing by double-digits for most of the second half, but never letter Minnesota pull away. It was an ugly game, with lots of turnovers, fouls, and missed shots. Dallas started feisty, like they […]
Since coming in, Liam Rosenior made it a point to not try to change too many things tactically from what Enzo Maresca had been doing with Chelsea. The new head coach spoke in reverence of Maresca’s setup, which aligned with the BlueCo principles that Rosenior himself had been aligning to at RC Strasbourg. And seeing […]
The Mavericks fell to the Timberwolves in what was easily one of the most tedious and disjointed games of the season. Dallas was led by P.J. Washington’s 21 points, Naji Marshall’s 18, and Brandon Williams’ 17, who was forced into a larger role with Cooper Flagg sidelined. Minnesota countered with 31 from Julius Randle, 23 […]
San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson called a timeout with his team down double digits in the third quarter. The team had just given up a couple of easy baskets due to poor transition defense. Whatever he said in the huddle worked. The Spurs came out of that timeout looking like a different team. […]
If I were an actual teacher, I’d be quite tempted to dock the entire class points for what was, by all accounts, a thorough and unquestionable defeat to the shorthanded Golden State Warriors. Defensively, the Jazz resisted with all the integrity of a five-cent water balloon as the visitors sliced, diced, and tore through Utah’s […]
The Utah Jazz have dropped their fourth-straight game after tonight’s loss against the Golden State Warriors. The final score was 140-124. As is the case most nights, Utah struggled tremendously on defense. Utah allowed Golden State to attempt 54 attempts from behind the arc, with the Warriors connecting on 43% of them. Sure, the Warriors […]
In the latest Stein Line, Marc Stein reveals the Utah Jazz will be active this trade season, but it’s not likely to be for a big name. From Marc Stein: With various teams hard-capped at the first apron or just trying to remain below that threshold — or out of the luxury tax altogether — […]
Moussa Diabate had probably the best game of his career, Brandon Miller scored an easy 26, and the Charlotte Hornets notched a convincing win over the Grizzlies. The post Recap/Analysis: Moussa Diabate dominates as Hornets beat Grizzlies first appeared on At The Hive .
Game Story Wednesday evening was just another game for the Minnesota Timberwolves where their opponents, the Dallas Mavericks, were missing the majority of their rotation players. The number one overall pick, Cooper Flagg, was out for just the fourth game of the season. Joining him on the sidelines was Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, […]
Another game against a quality team equals another blowout loss for the Lakers. In defeats, the Lakers have continued to have the same problems and they were exposed once again in Cleveland. LA struggled to slow down the Cavaliers’ offense, and in the third quarter, they got outscored by 20, which essentially ended the game. […]
Neither head coach in tonight’s Raptors vs Knicks match-up pays much attention to the NBA standings. Darko Rajakovic made a pact with himself to avoid them until the All-Star break. Mike Brown, coach of the Knicks, also commented that he doesn’t pay much attention to his team’s place in the rankings. It’s more about focusing […]
The New York Knicks (29*-18) played at MSG last night and fought deep into the night before finally knifing the Kings. Just 24 hours later, they took the floor in Toronto to face the Raptors (29-20). The Raps had rested since Sunday and won four straight. A fatigued Knicks team versus one of the hottest […]
The Iowa Hawkeyes (15-5, 5-4) showed grit coming back from a 10-0 deficit to build a 17-point second half lead. Yet they let their foot off the gas and the USC Trojans (15-6, 4-6) capitalized on it to get a 1-point lead inside of a minute. Two Bennett Stirtz free throws gave Iowa the lead […]
The Chicago Bulls have done it again! On Wednesday, playing the first night of a back-to-back, they allowed the lowly Indiana Pacers to snatch a defeat from the jaws of victory. Indiana mounted a stunning fourth-quarter rally, outscoring Chicago 26-9 during the last 7:13 of regulation to steal a rare win in what has generally been a 2025-26 season to forget. Although the Pacers are just 12-36 on the year, three of those victories have come against our hapless Bulls. Chicago has now d...
The Boston Celtics hosted the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night at TD Garden. Boston was without Hawks who went 18/42 from three as they led from start to finish to beat Boston 117-106. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics in scoring with 21 points, but the team racked up 16 turnovers and were on their heels […]
The Atlanta Hawks were in Boston on Wednesday evening to take on the Celtics. The Hawks came into the game riding a three-game winning streak, and they were looking to get revenge on the Celtics after the blowout they handed them at home just a few weeks ago. As for the Celtics, they’ve been one […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers ran the Los Angeles Lakers off the floor 129-99. Their youth stole the show. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 25 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds Mitchell has had to carry a lot of weight without Darius Garland. Opposing defenses have made him their primary […]
With eight days remaining until the NBA trade deadline, the Boston Celtics are running short on time to decide which direction they’ll go. During the offseason, and shortly after acquiring guard Afernee Simons from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Jrue Holiday, the organization quickly explored its options. Boston spoke with the Brooklyn Nets […]
CLEVELAND — The emotion and energy in the building when LeBron James is in town is distinctly different. Every move that he makes elicits a reaction from the crowd. It did when he was 18. And it does when he’s 41. This creates an interesting atmosphere to play a basketball game, like the Cleveland Cavaliers […]
The Lakers suffered a brutal third-quarter meltdown, getting outscored 42–22 as the Cavaliers pulled away for a 129-99 win Wednesday night. The game began with the Cavaliers quickly going up by five. LA missed their first two shot attempts, both by Luka Dončić. The deficit grew to seven after a dunk by Jarrett Allen. Deandre […]