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The Denver Nuggets still haven’t figured out how to play with their stars returning and that inability cost them again as they… The post Recap: Nuggets blow another fourth quarter lead, fall to the Clippers 115-114 appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
Broadway. CBGBs (RIP). The Apollo. Yankee Stadium (RIP). Ain’t a patch of terra firma anywhere else on the whole damn terra can rival the platforms NYC does. Madison Square Garden’s on that list, where last night Cade Cunningham was Sinatra, the Beatles, James Brown and Michael Jordan in a 126-111 Detroit Pistons win. The Knicks […]
This is a kind of glass half full win. The glass isn’t entirely full, but nor is it entirely empty. It’s definitely better than a close loss by a reverse of this score. Tonight the Rockets tied their season series with Charlotte. That’s pretty good, considering how well the Horncats have played lately and that […]
The music was bumping, the crowd leaned forward and the fiesta-themed jerseys once again felt right at home in a city that prides itself on keeping things weird. On a night when the energy inside the Moody Center built with every defensive stop and every finish at the rim, the San Antonio Spurs turned a competitive first half into […]
The Boston Celtics returned to the court after the All Star break Thursday night, to face the eighth placed Golden State Warriors. Boston won their first game of a four-game West Coast road trip as they survived a late scare but dominated the Warriors through three quarters, 121-110. Brown had a triple double after just […]
The Lakers are back on the floor on Friday when they take on the L.A. Clippers for the final time in the regular season. The purple and gold look to even the season series against their inter-city rivals. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. L.A. Clippers When: 7 p.m. PT, Feb. 20 Where: Crypto.com […]
The Long Island Nets returned to the court for the first-time after the All-Star break for a matinee game with the New Orleans Pelicans G League team, the Birmingham Squadron in Alabama. On the backs of Ben Saraf and Josh Minott’s strong play, Long Island came away with the win in this one, 121-103. In […]
There might have been some post-All-Star break rust, but the Toronto Raptors took care of business on the road with a 110-101 win against the Chicago Bulls. The Raptors were able to hold Chicago at arm’s length for much of the game – they led by as much as 14 and Chicago never led by […]
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers did what they were supposed to do against the struggling Brooklyn Nets. Cleveland controlled this game wire-to-wire, which led to a one-sided 112-84 victory. The stats in the table below are taken from Cleaning the Glass. Now, let’s dive into the numbers.
2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer standings:Tyrese Maxey – 20Joel Embiid – 9VJ Edgecombe – 7Paul George – 6Dominick Barlow – 2Andre Drummond – 2Jared McCain :’( – 2MarJon Beauchamp – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Kelly Oubre Jr. – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 The Philadelphia 76ers fell 117-107 […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers are on a roll. They’ve won six straight and are 13-2 since January 14th. Jarrett Allen has been dominant throughout. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. We also won’t be grading garbage time. Sorry, Tristan Enaruna. You were fun to watch. Donovan Mitchell 17 points, 5 assists, […]
The Suns were missing their emotional leader in Dillon Brooks, who was suspended for tonight’s game after committing 16 technical fouls before the All Star Break. When Devin Booker couldn’t come out of the locker room after halftime with hip soreness, the Suns were wounded, and the Spurs took advantage. The Spurs fought their way […]
Tonight at Madison Square Garden, the Detroit Pistons (41-13) completed a three-game sweep of the Knicks (35*-21), 126-111. The first half was physical and fast. New York gave away an early edge by missing 15 straight threes and failing to engage Karl-Anthony Towns. Meanwhile, Cade Cunningham powered Detroit to a 58-48 halftime lead. Towns opened […]
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The Washington Wizards emerged victorious 112-105 over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday in the battle of the East’s bottom feeders at Capital One Arena. In a game with massive draft lottery implications, the Wizards took control for most of the contest. After a back-and-forth first quarter, Washington closed out the first half with a 17-6 […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers obliterated the Brooklyn Nets 112-84 in their first game back from the All-Star break. Let’s see who won the night. WINNER – James Harden’s Creation Advantage creation is probably the single most important trait in basketball. Can you beat a defense and get them into rotation? For James Harden, that’s as intuitive […]
The Atlanta Hawks were back from the All-Star break, and they had a matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers. So far this season, the Hawks have had the 76ers’ number, and they were looking to add on that success in this matchup. The Hawks were healthy coming into the game, except for Jonathan Kuminga, who will […]
So, who forgot to tell the Sixers the All-Star break ended? Philadelphia dropped their first game after the break 117-107 to the Atlanta Hawks Thursday night. Tyrese Maxey had some flashy highlights amidst a sluggish shooting night, leading the Sixers with 28 shooting 8-of-23 from the floor. VJ Edgecombe, off of strong first and fourth […]
The Brooklyn Nets snuck into the All-Star break in an optimal lottery position and without a crowd of accusers behind them, alleging they’ve compromised the game’s integrity and warped its competitive nature. The latter without the former is a rare thing today, particularly this season. Tonight, they reemerged from it in a far less enviable […]
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers thoroughly dominated the Brooklyn Nets. They controlled from the opening tip and never gave the Nets a chance to get off the mat. This led to a runaway 112-84 victory. The Cavs asserted their control early on. They started the game on a 14-3 run that was capped off by […]
Sophomore Ava Heiden led all scorers with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Taylor Stremlow’s 19 points and 8 assists was a new career high in points for the second consecutive game as the Iowa Hawkeyes rolled to an 83-74 road victory Thursday night against. The win gives Iowa a 21-5 (12-3 B1G) record on the […]
The Miami Heat exit the All-Star break currently on-pace to make the play-in for the fourth consecutive season. With just 26 games left on the schedule, Miami is 0.5 games back of the Orlando Magic, including two games back in the loss column. They are two back of the Philadelphia 76ers, 3.5 back of Toronto […] The post Heat front office continues to slide in recent Front Office rankings appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Portland Trail Blazers have been getting all kinds of good news on the injury front this month. The trend continues today as guard Matisse Thybulle and forward Kris Murray have been upgraded to questionable on the injury report for Portland’s game versus the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. The Blazers released the news this […]
Days before the Miami Heat will continue their post-All-Star break stretch, they converted forward Myron Gardner to a standard contract, filling up their 15th-and-final roster spot. Gardner, 24, has been a breakout rotation player for Miami this season. Initially, Chris Haynes reported that the standard deal was a three-year contract, but HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto offered […] The post Myron Gardner’s contract details revealed appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Game Details Who: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta HawksWhen: Thursday, February 19, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers