The Giannis-less Milwaukee Bucks, who has still be sidelined with a long term calf injury, handed the Miami Heat their first post All-Star break loss 128-117 on Tuesday night. Miami was in this game throughout until being outscored 39-24 in a fourth quarter collapse. They were unable to get the necessary defensive stops and the […]
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The EuroLeague Women play-ins may have just started, but they’ve already given fans plenty to cheer for. From Basket Landes’ massive comeback and near-upset of Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring or Casademont Zaragoza’s road victory over the defending EuroLeague champions ZVVZ USK Praha, last week’s series-opening games weren’t lacking for excitement, and there’s more on the way […]
When the Boston Celtics acquired Nikola Vučević at February’s NBA trade deadline, it gave them options. Adding Vučević provided Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla the flexibility to lean on the two-time All-Star, roll with a double-big lineup, or bring him off the bench behind Neemias Queta — the plan Boston has used to acclimate Vooch. But […]
An explosive third quarter helped the Charlotte Hornets cruise past the Chicago Bulls for a franchise record eighth straight road win. The summary The Hornets fired up a whole bunch of threes to start the game, and they didn’t have a whole lot of success at first. That was followed by a rash of turnovers […]
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Nothing really jumps off the page with a quick glance at the box score of the Celtics’ total eclipse of the Suns. The team shot just 40% from the field, including a dismal 13-of-47 from beyond the arc. They shot just nine free throws, with Payton Pritchard making all four of his trips after hitting […]
LOS ANGELES — While the Lakers have their big three of LeBron James, Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves healthy and available, it hasn’t been smooth sailing. After the team’s loss against the Celtics on Sunday, Lakers head coach JJ Redick said they were “awful” offensively. In their encore on Tuesday, LA had another poor performance, […]
When the Dallas Mavericks play, it is guaranteed to be a close game, regardless of the hectic travel conditions the Mavericks faced. While tanking is the preffered strategy going forward, the Mavericks will still win games against the truly bad teams, such as the Nets. Unless they decide to fully commit to resting and benching […]
PHOENIX — Late in the third quarter of the Celtics 97-81 win over the Phoenix Suns, Payton Pritchard turned the ball over. Suns two-way player Jamaree Bouyea dribbled furiously down the court, while Baylor Scheiermman stayed in front of him, keeping his arms raised, but avoiding any contact. Ron Harper Jr, amid his second-ever NBA […]
Every game after the All-Star break feels like it carries more weight, especially for a team that is within striking distance of the first seed, and another that can still secure home-court advantage in the first round. The San Antonio Spurs are the hottest team in the NBA with nine straight wins, five of which […]
The Lakers had one of the more odd streaks come to an end this season. Despite being a very average team for the season, the Lakers were undefeated when leading into the fourth. They also still sported a sterling 16-3 record in clutch games. Both stats were outliers that took a hit on Tuesday. LA […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves knocked off the Portland Trail Blazers tonight, outlasting their hosts 124-121. Leading scorer for the ‘Wolves was Anthony Edwards with 34 points. Jrue Holiday topped the Blazers with 22. The game was hotly contested all the way until the final few minutes, when the wheels came off for the Blazers. Following are […]
The Denver Nuggets have lost two of their last three games but look to bounce back against the visiting Boston Celtics on…
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After a disappointing home loss to the Joel Embiid-less Philadelphia 76ers, the Minnesota Timberwolves begin their trifecta of matchups during a west coast road trip with the Portland Trail Blazers, who will be without Shaedon Sharpe and first-time all-star Deni Avdija. Minnesota started the break with a home win against the Mavericks, but followed it […]
For the first time this season, the Lakers lost when leading after three quarters, falling to the Magic at home on Tuesday, 110-109. A putback layup from Wendell Carter Jr. after a missed jumper from Paolo Banchero with 6.7 seconds left put Orlando up. Luka Dončić had a chance to win the game with a […]
Spurs wily manager Bill Nicholson watched from the Elland Road stands as Sunderland blew Leeds away in a first-half display of skill, pace and power. With his Spurs side making the journey to Roker Park the following Saturday in the 6th Round of the FA Cup and with the Black Cats having already seen off […]
The Portland Trail Blazers fell short of an upset against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night in a 124-121 loss. The two teams played a physical, hard-fought game until the very end, but Portland could not quite get the job done as Minnesota took advantage of key opportunities late to pull away. The Blazers were […]
Things move quickly in the NBA news cycle. It’s been a few weeks since the Utah Jazz were chosen to be the scapegoats for Adam Silver’s terrible plan to flatten lottery odds in 2019. Instead of the flattened odds preventing tanking, they made it worse by incentivizing middle-lottery teams to lose more. Utah had to […]
Tonight’s game is sort of a triage game for the Houston Rockets. In addition to their usual out-for-the-season guys, they will be without Jae’Sean Tate once again as he misses the next four to six weeks, as well as Amen Thompson, who has quadriceps tendonitis. It’s going to either force Ime Udoka to expand his […]
vs Boston Celtics (38-19) at Denver Nuggets (36-22) Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10:00 PM ET Regular Season Game #58 Road Game #31 TV: ESPN, NBCSB, Altitude Sports Radio: 98.5 Sports Hub,92.5 Altitude Sports Radio, Sirius XM Ball Arena The Celtics complete their 4 game Western road trip with a stop in
Denver to take on the Nuggets. This is the second of 2 games between
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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers came away with an impressive 109-94 victory over the New York Knicks to pull even with them in the standings. The stats in the table below are taken from Cleaning the Glass. Now, let’s dive into the numbers.
For the first time this season, Arizona stayed on the road in between games. Yet despite getting more than two full days’ of rest following its win at Houston, the Wildcats spent much of Tuesday night looking like a team on the second half of an NBA back-to-back with a flight in between. It wasn’t […]
The Mavericks cruised past the Nets 123-114. The Mavericks were led by a dominant front-court effort with 22 points from Marvin Bagley, and Naji Marshall had 19. The Nets lost to Michael Porter Jr.’s 26. The Mavericks closed the first quarter up 36–29, fueled by Naji Marshall’s downhill scoring and Daniel Gafford’s interior finishes, while […]
The Celtics did not shoot the ball well but that did not prevent them from blowing out the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in a 97-81 win that was headlined by their defense, 22 offensive rebounds and a really big Derrick White game for their 3rd straight win of the road trip. Jaylen Brown joined […]
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. […]