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LOS ANGELES — The Lakers had plenty of excuses ready if they lost to the Wolves. Minnesota entered the night as the third-best team in the West. The Lakers entered the night without their All-Star LeBron James for the third straight game as well as bigs Jaxson Hayes and Maxi Kleber. But they still had […]
The Portland Trail Blazers lost a 103-101 thriller to the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night. I had the privilege of being in attendance at the Moda Center for the game, as it was also Blazer’s Edge Night, the evening when we sent 2617 children, youth, and chaperones from the Portland area to see the Blazers […]
A week ago, the biggest question surrounding the Lakers was whether they were a serious team capable of beating good opponents. Fast forward a week and the answer is much clearer. Two games do not define a team, but the Lakers beating the Knicks and Timberwolves in back-to-back contests at this time in the season […]
The Portland Trail Blazers dropped a close game to the Charlotte Hornets in NBA action tonight, finishing on the wrong end of a 103-101 final score. Brandon Miller (23 points), Kon Knueppel (15) and LaMello Ball (14) had the most sting for the Hornets. The Blazers countered with 24 from Jerami Grant, 22 from Deni […]
After an ice-cold start to the game, the Lakers roared back to win their third straight game, knocking off the Wolves, 120-106. The win gives the Lakers a season sweep of Minnesota. All three wins came without LeBron James, who missed Tuesday’s game with both a hip contusion and left foot arthritis. LA opened the […]
Game Story You’re still awake? If you are, kudos to you. You’re a true diehard. If not, we don’t blame you. By the time the final buzzer sounded, the clock struck 12:38 a.m. Central. The Los Angeles Lakers came into the night winners in five of their last six games. One of the areas they’ve […]
Game Story You’re still awake? If you are, kudos to you. You’re a true diehard. If not, we don’t blame you. By the time the final buzzer sounded, the clock struck 12:38 a.m. Central. The Los Angeles Lakers came into the night winners in five of their last six games. One of the areas they’ve […]
Tonight’s Rockets win over the the 5th place Toronto Raptors was just the thing for a Rockets team that was soundly thrashed by the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. Almost everything a Rockets fan might want was there tonight. We saw a defense that held the Raptors to 18 points below their season scoring average, […]
On the Jovan Buha podcast, Eric Pincus revealed the Utah Jazz had shopped Walker Kessler. You can listen to the time-stamped segment below Pincus, discussing potential offseason targets for the Lakers, talked about Walker Kessler who is coming off an injury. He says that he heard that the Jazz… “had shopped him a little bit […]
Brandon Miller scored 23, Kon Knueppel took a game winning charge, and the Charlotte Hornets overcame a 19 point first half deficit to defeat the Blazers, 103-101. The post Recap/Analysis: Hornets rally from 19 down to beat Trail Blazers first appeared on At The Hive .
International breaks often arrive like a pause in the soundtrack of a season. The rhythm of weekly fixtures fades, senior players scatter across Europe and the training ground becomes quieter, more spacious and more reflective. For some clubs, these breaks are simply interruptions; for Sunderland Women, they’ve increasingly become windows of opportunity, and the moments […]
According to Eric Pincus, the Utah Jazz are interested in Austin Reaves. In this episode of the Jovan Buha podcast, you can listen to it. Pincus says: “I’ve heard that the Utah Jazz like Austin Reaves. I don’t think that’s a shock, but I’ve heard that that’s one of the teams that’s interested in Austin […]
None of this feels quite real, but we witnessed history on a random Tuesday game between the Miami Heat and Washington Wizards, just like all of us predicted. Bam Adebayo now stands alone with Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant as the only three players in NBA History to score 80-plus points in a single game, […] The post Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and other NBA stars react to Bam Adebayo’s historic night appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Portland Trail Blazers lost a close one to the Charlotte Hornets on Blazer’s Edge Night at the Moda Center, finishing on the wrong end of a 103-101 score. The leading scorer for the winners was forward Brandon Miller with 23 points. Jerami Grant led the scoring for the Blazers with 24. Player of the […]
For three quarters Tuesday night, the San Antonio Spurs and the Boston Celtics looked like two teams unwilling to blink. Every Spurs run was answered. Every Boston basket seemed to come with a response. The crowd inside Frost Bank Center stayed on edge, sensing the game could tilt either way. Then Victor Wembanyama tilted it. […]
It still doesn’t feel quite real, but Miami Heat big Bam Adebayo just had one of the best games any of us will ever witness. Adebayo scored 83 points, passing Kobe Bryant for the second-highest scoring game in NBA History, just 17 points shy of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point record. Adebayo etched his name into basketball […] The post A’ja Wilson drops hilarious reaction to Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Yes, the Miami Heat’s recent success in the win column improved to a six-game winning streak and winners of nine of their last 11 overall Tuesday night over the visiting Washington Wizards. They have also improved to a 37-29 overall record and sit in sole possession of the sixth seed in the East and officially […] The post Bam Adebayo etches his name into basketball history in Heat’s 150-129 win over Wizards appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Let’s talk about the second half of the Blazers / Hornets game! What you Need to Know Charlotte Hornets (32-33) at Portland Trail Blazers (31-34) Tuesday, Mar. 10 – 7pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options on the Rip City Television Network How to stream: BlazerVision in Oregon and Washington; League Pass everywhere […]
2026 West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics Format Stepladder bracket, with bottom four teams starting in Thursday’s first round. Site The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas hosts, as it has since the 2009 event. Participants This is likely to be the final 12-team WCC Tournament for now. Seattle U joined for this season, but […]
Not that it needs repeating, but the six-month, 82-game NBA regular season feels impossibly long. For every national TV nail-biter, or the performance art of Bam Adebayo sloshing his way to 83 points, there are five forgettable games and a road trip where the days all blend together, for both good and bad teams. There […]
Another failed Dallas Mavericks (21-44) comeback attempt, another dollar. The Mavericks dropped their eighth straight game and their 18th in the team’s last 20, 124-112, against the Atlanta Hawks (34-31) at State Farm Arena on Tuesday. Nickeal Alexander-Walker led all scorers with 29 points for the Hawks in the win, and Jalen Johnson added 25 […]
San Antonio closed out Boston with a late 19-10 surge (including a 12-0 run) to secure its 16th win in 17. The second seeds in each conference treated the viewing audience to a bombardment of three-point makes in a first half where no team led by more than seven. While it wasn’t quite Bird / […]
2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer season standings:Tyrese Maxey – 22Joel Embiid – 9VJ Edgecombe – 9Paul George – 6Kelly Oubre Jr. – 4Jared McCain :’( – 3Dominick Barlow – 2Andre Drummond – 2Justin Edwards – 2Jabari Walker – 1MarJon Beauchamp – 1Adem Bona – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 It’s […]
Did we just see that?! Yes. Yes we did. I had to wipe my screen 83 different times to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating. This random Tuesday in March wasn’t just any Tuesday in March. Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo reached basketball immortality in the Miami Heat’s 150-129 win, scoring 83 points and becoming […] The post Bam Adebayo scores 83 points, passes Kobe Bryant for second-highest scoring game ever appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
On a night where the Celtics were without Payton Pritchard and Jaylen Brown was ejected, the Celtics were hunting for offense. They found it from a career high 22 points from Ron Harper Jr. However, it was not enough as Victor Wembanyama dominated and the Spurs made 20 three pointers to beat the Celtics, 125-116. […]