There’s losing, and there’s getting humiliated. If you were to categorize the Miami Heat’s 122-94 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, it’s much closer to the latter than it was the former. This comes on the heels of losing to the Timberwolves inside Kaseya Center, 125-115, four days prior. While Heat head coach Erik […]
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Daniel Jones leads reasons for Colts fans to feel good! IU Football with good injury news! Pacers drop 13th straight!
Well, that was disappointing. After going on a fun three-game win streak to close out 2025 and begin the new year — picking up wins against the Grizzlies, third-place Knicks, and Cooper Flagg’s Mavs — the Sixers completely fumbled the game they should have won. On Monday, they somehow lost to a hospital Nuggets squad […]
Last night in Memphis, Keldon scored 13 points. This one in particular was of note: On that shot, Johnson passed Marco Belinelli for Spurs franchise bench scoring. Belinelli scored 2,238 off the bench during his time with the Silver & Black. Keldon is currently fifth overall just under 200 points from catching Matt Bonner who […]
We’re all still going through the stages of grief over the Trae Young news, I know. But it’s time to turn the page. To catch up, Shams Charania of ESPN reported on the latest news that the Hawks and Young’s camp are working together to seek a trade for him: Young’s reps and Hawks general […]
The 2025-2026 Boston Celtics are exceeding even the most optimistic expectations. This season was supposed to be a retooling year and a gap year when the Celtics would finally pick inside the top-20 in the NBA Draft, maybe even quietly put their thumb on the scale and stealth-tank their way into the lottery. In hindsight, […]
The Washington Wizards will try to keep the good times rolling on the road on Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Game info When: Wednesday, Jan, 7 at 7:00 p.m. ET Where: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, Pa. How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, Lecorague Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Kyshawn George (hip), Corey Kispert (rest), and […]
A few years ago, we saw a post saying that only (maybe) four players had ever blocked Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Sky Hook, but we keep finding other guys who did it. As far as we can remember, Bill Willoughby did it, though it was called goal tending, Bill Walton got one from behind and Wilt Chamberlain […]
If you witnessed the Miami Heat’s 28-point loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, you likely saw its worst loss of the season to date. But the loss continued a long-standing trend. For most of the season, the Miami Heat have beaten up on bad teams. They’ve flexed their muscle — their fast-paced, relentless offense paired with […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have been without their ideal starting small forward, Max Strus, for the whole season. He suffered a Jones Fracture to his left foot during an offseason workout at the end of August. This initial timeline stated that he would be expected to resume basketball activities in three to four months. We’re just […]
Will the Knicks ever win again? They’d better do, if only to please MSG overlord James Dolan. Here’s the latest from your current, former, and ancillary Knickerbockers. Mike Brown On the fan boos and concerns about the Knicks: “As a fan, you have the right to panic. You have a right to boo, you have […]
The NBA released the second returns of fan votes for the 2026 NBA All Star game. The Charlotte Hornets have one player that showed up in the top 20 of vote getters in the Eastern Conference, and it’s exactly who you’d expect. LaMelo Ball is 12th in the East in fan voting. If the All […]
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Merrimack has secured an intriguing prospect between the pipes, as Linards Feldbergs has committed to the Warriors. The news was first reported Wednesday morning by Mike McMahon...
The tall tales of 6-foot-3 Miami forward Ilia Morozov began on campus this summer...
When we’re young and we do poorly on a math test, we start to believe that we’re “bad at math.” We beat ourselves up, wonder why we’re lagging compared to our peers and internalize comments that seem harmless to others but eat at us inside. As we get older, we go to a lower-level class, […]
There’s been plenty of conversation (as usual) around what’s happening in Laker Town. That discussion has revolved around, but certainly has not been limited to, the fit between two ball-dominant stars in Luka Doncic and LeBron James. Even with the fit not being perfect though, and with the 41 year old James looking mortal at […]
The Dallas Mavericks played a late game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Dallas was looking for a win after having lost the last four to the Kings and managed to stop the slide with a 100-98 victory. Let’s get to the grades! Cooper Flagg: B+ 20 PTS / 8 REB / 6 AST / 1 STL / […]
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The Mavericks went to Sacramento and won what will likely be the worst national television game of the NBA season on Tuesday night. The Mavericks won behind an ugly but collective team effort, with six players finishing in double figures, led by Cooper Flaggs’ 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists, with just one turnover. […]
UPDATE: Trail Blazers forward Kris Murray will be UNAVAILABLE to play against the Rockets on Wednesday due to lower back soreness, the organization announced. Portland Trail Blazers forward Kris Murray is doubtful to play against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday due to lower back soreness, the organization announced. Blazers players Jerami Grant, Jrue Holiday, Matisse […]
It was only a buy game, sure, but the #20 Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team did exactly what they’re supposed to do in a situation like this, routing Southern 90-55. Keaton Wagler, the main storyline of Illini basketball preseason media day, finished just shy of a triple double today with 11 points, 10 assists and […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (14-23) snapped their four-game losing streak, and their seven-game road skid on Tuesday, escaping Golden 1 Center with a 100-98 win over the Sacramento Kings (8-29). Brandon Williams waited until there were just 30 seconds left to play before hitting his first 3-pointer of the game, and it turned out to be […]
10 minutes. It feels like a second if you’re going about your day, but it sure feels like an eternity when it comes to a basketball game. In that sliding scale that felt like it leaned towards more of an eternity, 10 minutes is how long into the Minnesota Timberwolves’ game against the Miami Heat […]
It wasn’t pretty, but the Cleveland Cavaliers did enough to pull out a 120-116 win over an Indiana Pacers team that is now on a 13-game losing streak. The stats in the table below are from Cleaning the Glass. Now, let’s dive into some of the stats.
Tonight starts a two-game set between the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers. Both games will take place at the Moda Center (aka The Rose Garden). Houston already had one of these “two games in the same arena” thing with the Utah Jazz, and it went about how these usually do: either there’s a split […]