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We’re back! Happy New Year! Welcome to the five highest-IQ plays of the week! Sure, we love the high-flying dunks and the deep, off-the-dribble step-back threes, but this is a place for the under-the-radar plays that might not get the credit they deserve. The plays that get the basketball sickos and nerds out of their […]
The Dallas Mavericks (12-22) host the Philadelphia 76ers (17-14) Thursday evening in a match up on New Years Day. The Mavericks are coming off a few days of rest following an annoying loss to the Blazers in Portland where they got down huge early and couldn’t claw all the way back in. The Sixers played […]
The Utah Jazz are on the verge of an epic new chapter with the emergence of Keyonte George and a young core that is developing in a nice way. Here are three resolutions they can embrace to make this year even better. Tank for the best pick possible Utah has shown that this core has […]
Boston Celtics (20-12) at Sacramento Kings (8-25)Thursday, January 1, 202610:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #33, Road Game #18TV: NBCSB, NBCSCA, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, 1140 AM, Sirius XMGolden 1 Center The Celtics play their 4th game of a 5 game road trip as they visit the Sacramento Kings. This is the first of 2 games […]
This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report: Detroit Pistons: Miami Heat: Projected Starting 5 (subject to change): Detroit Pistons: Miami Heat: Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram here! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here! The post NBA GAMETHREAD: Miami Heat (18-15) @ Detroit Pistons (25-8) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
In a lengthy discussion of the Nets immediate future — particularly which teams might be interested in Michael Porter Jr., Jake Fischer of The Steinline also writes that Brooklyn’s timeframe for contention could very well depend on how well they do in this year’s NBA Draft where they currently have a lottery pick. Indeed, he […]
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a safe and sound holiday! The Miami Heat ended 2025 strong on a three-game win streak, getting back to their old fast-paced identity they momentarily lost throughout December. Miami is currently 18-15 with sole possession of the No. 7 seed in the East. Where do the Miami […] The post 2025-26 Miami Heat Power Rankings Roundup: January appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Napheesa Collier will miss the second season of the 3×3 league she co-founded, as surgery on both of her ankles will sideline Unrivaled’s reigning MVP and 1-on-1 Tournament champion for four to six months. At Unrivaled’s mid-December media day, Collier, again the captain of Lunar Owls, had indicated that she expected to be on the […]
Happy New Year to all of those whose calendars just changed to 2026. Here’s hoping the year is full of fun and prosperity for you. Speaking of…the Portland Trail Blazers are in need of a little spruce-up with the turn of the calendar. What started as a promising season has slid into mediocrity, sometimes worse. […]
Houston Rockets vs Brooklyn Nets January 1, 2026 Location: Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY TV: Space City Home Network Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 5:00pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Nets: Nolan Traore, Cam Thomas, Michael Porter Jr., Noah Clowney, Nic Claxton
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LIVERPOOL 0 – 0 LEEDS UNITED Pre-Match New year, new Liverpool? Aside from the very obvious bright spot that was winning the Premier League last season, 2025 was generally not the best year for Liverpool Football Club—and that title, impressive as it was, was won almost entirely on the strength of an outstanding autumn back […]
Game Forty: Tampa Bay Lightning (23-13-3) at Los Angeles Kings (16-13-9) Time: 7:00 PM EST Location: Crypto.com Arena, The City of Angels TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, FDSNW, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning Know the Opponents: Rink Royalty Go out there and find a way to win. That’s it, that’s the preview. Potential Lines Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards: Brandon Hagel Anthony Cirelli Jake Guentzel Gage Goncalves Brayden Point Nikita Kuc...
On Monday night, Houston Rockets center Steven Adams sprained his right ankle shortly before halftime. initially Adams went to the locker room, but it was later ruled that he would not return for the rest of the game. So far for the season, Adams is averaging 6 points and 8 rebounds, according to ESPN.com. Even […]
Progress isn’t always linear, especially when the athlete in question isn’t old enough to buy a drink. At BYU, Egor Demin was a 6’9” walking mismatch who overwhelmed opponents with his unusual combination of size and coordination as a ball-handler. After all, he was the tallest guard measured at the NBA Combine since the league […]
The Miami Heat are back at it for a New Year’s Day matchup against the number one team in the Eastern Conference. They will take on Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Duncan Robinson and the Detroit Pistons. Cunningham is one of the East’s top players this season with averages of 26.5 points, 9.7 assists and 6.2 […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat open start of 2026 against best of the East in Detroit appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Happy New Year to you all. We hope and pray that everyone gets to accomplish all of their dreams and goals in the year of 2026. On the first day of the new year, the Nets will be taking on the red hot Houston Rockets led of course by ex-Net Kevin Durant, who will be […]
The Atlanta Hawks ended 2025 with a victory, ending a losing streak of seven straight games as they took a comfortable 126-102 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves at State Farm Arena on Wednesday afternoon. While Trae Young (right quad contusion) missed a second consecutive game, Jalen Johnson returned to the starting lineup and led the […]
Happy New Year, Liberty Ballers community! We hope everyone is safe and healthy and ready to have a great 2026. Your Philadelphia 76ers will begin the year in Dallas, taking on the Mavericks, a matchup that features two of the most exciting rookies in the NBA in Cooper Flagg and VJ Edgecombe. The Mavericks have […]
The Milwaukee Bucks will have to look to 2026 for their first three-game winning streak of the season, as they lost 114-113 to the Washington Wizards for the second time this month. CJ McCollum spoiled Giannis’ return to Fiserv Forum, as he nailed a mid-range jumper with one second left after the Bucks held a […]
ATLANTA – In the final moments of 2025, the Minnesota Timberwolves put forth one of their worst efforts in a long time against the Atlanta Hawks. In the first quarter alone, the Wolves gave up eight offensive rebounds and 16 points in the paint in a first half they were outscored 70-49. At halftime of […]
Spectrum News Hawaii’s biggest sports stories of 2025 Happy New Year, MWC fans! It was eventful year for Hawaii athletics. Spectrum News walks down memory lane as Hawaii football had plenty of memorable moments. From the Tokyo Toe, to Aloha Stadium finally beginning its dismantling, to the 9-4 Warriors. A special campaign. Scott Slant: Is […]
The news conference, Mike Gminski’s first as a 76er, was winding down. And now Gminski, just over in a trade from the Nets that day in January 1988, made a beeline for a rack of balls in the corner of the St. Joe’s gym, where the Sixers practiced at the time. Still in street clothes, he […]
Happy New Year! The Washington Wizards closed out 2025 with a fun and somewhat unexpected road win against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. They squeaked out the 114-113 win despite going nearly six minutes of the fourth quarter without scoring a field goal, and despite Antetokounmpo getting a decent look on a buzzer beater […]
After opening the season with a 3-20 record for the third straight year, the Washington Wizards are playing their best basketball of this rebuild. The Wizards are 5-4 over their last nine games, with wins over the Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies, Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors — three of which coming on the road. Before […]