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The pantheon of great basketball players has a problem with recency bias. Think about it: who do you think about when you think about the all-time greats? These guys are probably on your list: After that? Maybe Kareem, Magic, Bird. Maybe Olajuwon. Jerry West at least gets the logo. Usually left off are guys like […]
Win the NBA Cup now, deal with schedule losses later. That’s where the New York Knicks are at, right? Here’s a bunch of what we heard from the protagonists of yesterday’s affair. Mike Brown On the need for Towns to stop making dumb fouls: “With KAT, obviously, he can score. He had 40 tonight. I […]
It’s Wednesday, and we are up and running! More bowl games are coming up, and we will continue to provide lots of coverage of basketball season! See what is coming your way today on our site and around the internet. Rebels lose Frisco Bowl Three MW schools crack top 75 most valuable athletic departments. CNBC […]
I asked for mailbag questions and (as usual) you guys delivered! Here they are: TheJohnBagleyAllstars Can we get Rob back for both 2026 2nds? I wouldn’t mind bringing The Timelord back. He’s clearly a walking injury risk, but maybe that means he’d be less expensive to re-sign? He has an expiring $13M salary that we […]
Upon finishing reading my colleague Mette’s fantastic Thursday post about the downside of tanking, I couldn’t help but think about an argument that I’ve made all year behind the scenes here at Mavs Moneyball. If the Dallas Mavericks are serious about maximizing Cooper Flagg’s career, they have to maximize their first round pick this season. […]
How much do you remember from the last 12 months of Outsports stories? Test your knowledge! The post Play the Outsports ’12 Gays of Christmas’ Quiz of the Year! appeared first on Outsports .
Roman Anthony was recently spotted at a Celtics game, which is awesome. It’s always fun to see Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins players show up at Fenway on Opening Day, especially after a World Series. Or David Ortiz at anything. Just seeing Big Papi showing up somewhere makes it that much more interesting. So as this […]
‘Twas the night before Christmas at the Frost Bank Center, Things were winding down for the first cold of winter; The doors had been closed and the staff were all out, But I made my way in to take a walk about. The halls like a ghost town, no hosts on the floor ; No […]
He’s Making a List, Checking It Twice Santa’s coming and he’s been watching the Dallas Mavericks – for better and for worse. We’re a little over a third of the way through the season and with Christmas right around the corner, what better time to place each Maverick on the correct list for Santa. From […]
The 21-year-old winger had the best season of his career. So why does it feel like he didn't meet expectations?
Good morning, it’s Wednesday, December 24. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 17-14 and play the New York Knicks tomorrow. The First Sip There are no NBA games on today, so instead, enjoy some scattered thoughts on the Cavs’ season up to this point. It hasn’t been all fun and games this year. That’s for sure. The […]
Every season, Jaylen Brown can be counted on to add or enhance a piece of his game. As he’s stepped into the full-time No. 1 option role, getting to the free throw line has been a massive factor behind his elite production. Foul drawing is a skill. There is the arm-hooking, foul-baiting variety that draws […]
Eight Charlotte Hornets scored in double figures and the team recorded 35 assists in a comeback win over the Wizards. The post Recap/Analysis: Hornets beat Wizards with team performance first appeared on At The Hive .
A pair of the NBA’s best scorers match up when Jalen Brunson (sixth, 29.1 PPG) and the New York Knicks (20-9) host Donovan Mitchell (fourth, 30.6 PPG) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-14) on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at 12 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and Disney+. The Knicks are 6-point favorites. The point total is set at 237.5 for the matchup. Knicks vs. Cavaliers Odds Knicks odds to win: -230 Cavaliers odds to win: +190 Spread: Knicks (-6) Total: 237.5 How to Bet on Knicks ...
In the very deep Western Conference, a bad week can be the difference between home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs and being on the outside looking in. Coming into Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Rockets were at fork in the road. While finally beating the Denver Nuggets was […]
The Portland Trail Blazers, coming up short in another spirited comeback, fell 110-106 to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night. The Blazers spent the entirety of the first half at a deficit. A continued lack of ball handling, shooting, and creativity allowed the Magic to maintain a healthy lead. Aside from some bright Yang Hansen […]
The exhausted Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies met up in Utah after playing on the back end of back-to-backs, and the Grizzlies won out 137-128. Utah, who rested Lauri Markkanen from a nagging groin injury, wasn’t able to keep up with the firepower of Santi Aldama and the Memphis Grizzlies. Aldama scored 37, shooting 7/13 […]
The Portland Trail Blazers played host to yet another quality Eastern Conference opponent Tuesday and were handed their second loss in as many days, falling 110-106 to the Orlando Magic at the Moda Center. Portland fell behind by double-digits before clawing back and giving themselves a shot at an upset late, but sloppy execution and […]
The Dallas Mavericks (12-18) were on the second night of a back-to-back, looking for a win against the Denver Nuggets (21-8) on Tuesday at American Airlines Center. After letting one slip away against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, Dallas locked in to get the 131-130 win against one of the best teams in the […]
It’s still a little weird seeing Karl-Anthony Towns in another team’s uniform. On the night before Christmas Eve, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on Towns and the New York Knicks in a game that was far less emotional than last year’s game between these two teams in Minnesota. While Towns has settled in with his new […]
Once again returning home for a too-brief one-game home stand, the Spurs were facing an Oklahoma City Thunder squad that would be out for a vengeance after the Spurs ended their historic start in the Semifinals of the NBA Cup in Las Vegas. For the first three quarters, it was a tight game with many […]
Whether it was because Luka Dončić, Gabe Vincent and Rui Hachimura were out or because of a bigger issue, the Lakers were unable to make it much of a game against the Suns. Phoenix was in full control at the half, up by double figures and in the third, they broke the game wide open, […]
Cooper Flagg cemented himself as the Dallas Mavericks’ (12-18) fearless leader on Tuesday night in a 131-130 win over the Denver Nuggets (21-8) at American Airlines Center. After sprinting out to a 21-point lead early in the second quarter, the Mavs let the Nuggets creep back into the game in the second and third quarters, […]
For the first time this season, the Lakers are on a losing streak after being manhandled in Phoenix on Tuesday, losing 132-108. Austin Reaves returned from injury in the contest, coming off the bench to play 22 minutes. It was one of the few bright spots on a night where LA’s defense allowed Phoenix to […]
2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer standings:Tyrese Maxey – 12VJ Edgecombe – 3Andre Drummond – 2Paul George – 2Dominick Barlow – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Joel Embiid – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Jared McCain – 1Kelly Oubre Jr. – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 You’ve heard the famous Michael Corleone quote, “Just when […]