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As you probably know, for much of America, Kon Knueppel has been an utter revelation with the Charlotte Hornets. Duke fans had a pretty good idea, of course. We saw an unusually intelligent player in Cameron last year. There were questions about his athleticism, which he’s answered, but never about his maturity or character. He’s […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers players, coaches, and front office came out to support Evan Mobley’s Beyond the Game Gala on Thursday evening. The event was the first for the newly founded Mobley Family Foundation. “The foundation is based on our family, and all the core values that I learned growing up,” Mobley said. The foundation is […]
Another NBA Cup game, another 30-point loss for the Washington Wizards. This one was at the hands of the Toronto Raptors, who became the first team this season to secure a spot in the Cup’s knockout round. With the loss, the Wizards extended two streaks — their tenth consecutive Cup defeat (across three seasons), and […]
What: Charlotte Hornets (4-11) (3-4 home) vs Los Angeles Clippers (4-11) (1-6 away) When: 1:00pm Eastern Where: Spectrum Center; Charlotte, NC How to watch: FanDuel Sports Network, NBA League Pass Outfitting: Hornets–Icon (teal), Clippers–Association (white) Game Lines: Hornets +1.5, Hornets money line +110, O/U 228.5 Injuries:Hornets: Brandon Miller-available (shoulder), Sion James-probable (groin), Tre Mann-questionable (ankle), […] The post Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Clippers Previe...
The Orlando Magic (9-7) are only 1.5-point underdogs as they try to continue a four-game home winning streak when they take on the New York Knicks (9-5) on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Kia Center. The game airs at 5 p.m. ET on MSG, FDSFL, and NBA TV. The matchup has an over/under set at 229.5 points. Knicks vs. Magic Odds Knicks odds to win: -120 Magic odds to win: +102 Spread: Knicks (-1.5) Total: 229.5 How to Bet on Knicks vs. Magic Game Time and Information When: S...
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The Rockets are now 10-4, having lost to Denver in their third NBA Cup game. This probably will keep them from advancing in Group C, the Group of Death in the Western Conference. Since nearly everyone professes not to care about The NBA Cup, I’ll just say it’s better to win things than lose them, […]
The Dallas Mavericks got a 118-115 win over the visiting Pelicans in a chippy NBA Cup game on Friday night. Cooper Flagg showed that the Mavs just might have a go-to player, dropping a career high 29 points while making a number of big plays down the stretch. Let’s get to the grades! Brandon Williams: […]
The Utah Jazz ended up losing by a large margin to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 144-112. It was a tale of two halves for the Jazz, who looked like two different teams before and after halftime. The Jazz came out hot in the first half, hitting threes at an insane clip. No one was hotter […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are big on numbers in the 2025-26 season. Number of shots, rebounding numbers, points off of turnovers…Portland doesn’t feature NBA players as much as athletic accountants. But the most important number on Friday night wasn’t any of those. It was the number of the Golden State Warriors that the Blazers apparently […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers looked like the Cleveland Cavaliers again as they took down the Indiana Pacers 120-109. Darius Garland’s return played a large role in that. Their second-round matchup was only six months ago, but neither team has resembled who they were last spring often this season. Still, this is a win that Donovan Mitchell […]
According to an old Hawaiian proverb, what you see is not always what you get–and judging by the way the Portland Trail Blazers blindsided the Golden State Warriors tonight, my ancient ancestors may have been on to something. The Blazers might have looked like easy pickings with starters Jrue Holiday and Shaedon Sharpe on the […]
On July 1 2024, a relative unknown called Régis Le Bris arrived at the club. In fifteen months, he’s taken Sunderland from sixteenth in the Championship to fourth in the Premier League — and whilst it’s true that the club and recruitment team have backed him with the tools to do the job, he deserves […]
The showdown between two of the NBA’s statistically worse teams went down to the wire in Dallas Friday night, with the Mavericks defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 118-115 in an NBA-cup tournament game. With tonight’s victory, the Mavericks rose to 5-12 and sunk the Pelicans to 2-14 on the year. Given that one of New […]
Personally speaking, I absolutely love the NBA Cup. Its sponsors may morally repel me, and it is the exact type of sideshow that the ABA would’ve thought of to avoid the cold grip of bankruptcy. It is really and truly the closest equivalent we have to fighting bears at halftime. It is precisely because it […]
The Dallas Mavericks (5-12) came back from a 14-point deficit at halftime to avoid losing their second straight game to the bottom-feeding New Orleans Pelicans (2-14) on Friday at American Airlines Center and get their first win in NBA Cup pool play in the process. Dallas outscored the Pelicans 36-22 in the third quarter then […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers looked more like their old selves. The offense was humming for stretches in a way that it hasn’t for most of the season. Darius Garland’s return has a lot to do with that. The Cavaliers came away from Friday’s game with a 120-109 win over the Indiana Pacers. Here are the four […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors are moving onto the second half. Talk about the action with fellow fans here! Here’s tonight’s game info: Portland Trail Blazers (6-9) vs. Golden State Warriors (9-8) – Fri. Nov 21st – 7pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options on the Rip City Television […]
Tamar Bates scored 31 points on a blistering 13-18 shooting, and Curtis Jones added 28 as the Grand Rapids Gold ran away at the end to beat the Cleveland Charge 132-118. Luke Travers scored 20 points and dished five assists, while Killian Hayes played well off the bench (19 points, seven assists) to pace the […]
The Miami Heat crushed the Chicago Bulls in the third of four Emirates Cup group stage games Friday night, earning a 143-107 victory. Friday’s win marked the fourth 140-point game of the season. They’ve never had more than two in a single season leading up to 2025-26. Miami’s win puts them at 2-1 in Emirates […] The post Heat blitz Bulls, earn 143-107 win appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Break up the streaking Toronto Raptors! For the first time since its inception two seasons ago, the Toronto Raptors have qualified for the knockout stage of the NBA Cup. The Raptors routed the visiting Washington Wizards, 140-100, in the third game of the round robin stage. Combined with Indiana’s loss to Cleveland, the Raptors clinched […]
The Brooklyn Nets hoped a second crack at the Boston Celtics this week would be enough to get them their third win of the season tonight. It was enough for that, a career night for one vet, and some well sought-after rookie progress. Brooklyn began it with Egor Dëmin, Terance Mann, Michael Porter Jr., Noah […]
Just last year, a Toronto Raptors versus Washington Wizards match-up would have been a battle of two rebuilding teams at the bottom of the NBA standings. Not anymore after a 140-110 loss. The Raptors are one of the hottest teams right now in the NBA. They have won 10 out of their last 11 games […]
The Celtics came into Friday night’s NBA Cup game against the Brooklyn Nets with some swagger. They had won 3 in a row and looked like they were ready to turn a corner. Then the 2-win Nets came in and beat Boston 113-105 in a very frustrating loss. The Celtics were only missing Jayson Tatum […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers kept their NBA Cup eligibility alive behind a 120-109 win over the Indiana Pacers. Let’s see who won the night. WINNER – Darius Garland’s return It’s been a long season. We’re only in November, but it’s felt long. This is partly because of the waiting game we’ve had to play in waiting […]