at Boston Celtics (16-11) at Toronto Raptors (17-11) Saturday, December 20, 2025 7:00 PM ET Regular Season Game #28, Road Game #14 TV: NBCSB, TSN, NBA-LP Radio: 98.5 Sports Hub, Sportsnet Radio 590, Sirius XM Scotiabank Arena The Celtics travel to Toronto to take on the Raptors for the second of 4
games this season. The Celtics won the first game 121-113 in Toronto
on December 7. They will meet twice in Boston on January 9 and April
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Yesterday, the New York Knicks (19*-8) won a last 114-113 battle with the Pacers in Indiana. Tonight, they were back at Madison Square Garden to face the Philadelphia 76ers (15-11). The Knicks struggled with turnovers (again) and three-point shooting to start, but managed to close the first quarter tied at 29. Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell […]
UPDATE: The Lakers have ruled out Rui Hachimura for Saturday’s game with right groin soreness, they announced on Saturday morning. With Rui out, expect a healthy dose of Jarred Vanderbilt, Jake LaRavia and Maxi Kleber. Two-way forward Drew Timme is with the South Bay Lakers at the G League Showcase, so he almost certainly will […]
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers‘ rough stretch continues as they lost Friday’s game with the Chicago Bulls 136-125. The Cavs have now lost three straight and five of their last seven. This game wasn’t too different than any of the other recent games the Cavs have lost. They started strong, were outclassed in the second […]
Tonight was the kind of game that you really want to see from a team that’s becoming a contender. The Spurs took a lead early and kept building on it throughout the game. The Hawks were on the second night of a back-to-back, as were the Spurs, but the home team looked like the more […]
NEW YORK — A bad omen for a team that didn’t respect the NBA Cup. The Sixers returned to action and knocked off the New York Knicks 116-107 Friday night. Back after missing his last two games with an illness, Tyrese Maxey got right back to leading all scorers with 30 points shooting 11-of-24 from […]
The Atlanta Hawks were back at home on Friday night to face the San Antonio Spurs. Coming off a game against the Charlotte Hornets, where they stormed back late but lost, the Hawks were looking to get a win on the first game of their five-game homestead. The Spurs were also coming off a back-to-back, […]
Returning from a three-day break after a loss to the Pistons, the Boston Celtics (16-11) hosted a Miami Heat team (15-13) that had lost five of its last six games on Friday night. The Celtics won their first matchup against the Heat, separating in the end with a scorching fourth quarter shooting display for a […]
The Dallas Mavericks have the look of a team that has started to figure some things out. Flagg has improved game to game, Nembhard has emerged as a starting-capable point guard, and the front court has some of its depth back with Anthony Davis returning and Daniel Gafford not having to shoulder the entire weight […]
Mamadou Mbacke’s future at FC Barcelona appears increasingly open as the January transfer window approaches. The Senegalese center back, currently part of Barça Atlètic, has attracted interest from abroad, with Basel and Slavia Prague closely tracking his situation, according to reports from Spanish outlets. Mbacke, 23, is under contract until the end of the season, […]
The Portland Trail Blazers could enter Saturday night’s rematch with the Sacramento Kings without Jerami Grant. The veteran forward has been listed on the Blazers’ injury report as questionable with left Achilles tendon soreness. INJURY REPORT 12/20 @ SAC: OUT Javonte Cooke (G League) Scoot Henderson (L Hamstring Tear) Jrue Holiday (R Calf Strain) Damian […]
Game Details When: Friday, December 19, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Madison Square Garden, New York, NYWatch: Prime VideoRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers
Time is ticking towards the midnight Holiday Roster Freeze in the NHL, and the LA Kings are anxious to trade unhappy center Phillip Danault. The Montreal Canadiens are rumored to be interested in a reunion, and the Kings' demand from the Habs in return is Jake Evans. But Montreal has other ideas. BREAKING: With the roster freeze just 5 hours away, the Kings are ready to trade Phillip Danault in exchange for Jake Evans 👀 Should the Habs take this deal? pic.twitter.com/8IDS5MRJRi — HFTV (@HFTVSp...
The six-game road trip from hell continues tonight. It’s “from hell” because it involved a game thrust onto the Houston Rockets at the list minute as a result of the NBA Cup schedule fixes (at Denver), followed by a flight back east to take on (and lose to) the New Orleans Pelicans. Then it’s a […]
The Washington Wizards play the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. Game info When: Saturday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. ET Where: FedExForum, Memphis, TN How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Corey Kispert (thumb) and Khris Middleton (knee) are out, while Malaki Branham (thumb) is questionable. For the Grizzlies, John Konchar, Javon Small, Zach […]
Things aren’t going well for the Cleveland Cavaliers this year. They came into the season expecting to compete for a championship, but now find themselves in the play-in tournament after a disappointing first third of the season. This type of start to the season isn’t unique to Cleveland sports this year. The Cleveland Guardians went […]
The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Villanova Wildcats on Friday evening, with tip-off set for 7:00 P.M. at the Fiserv Forum on FOX. Wisconsin has started the season 7-3 with wins over Providence, Northwestern, and Marquette, but they’ve also seen huge losses to BYU and Nebraska, the latter being a 30-point defeat last weekend. […]
Fan favorite Chicago Bulls reserve guard Ayo Dosunmu is healthy enough to rejoin his hometown team for its second matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers in three days, this time in Cleveland . Tip-off is slated for 6:30 p.m. CT.
Ayo Dosunmu Coming Back!
Per K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network, Ayo Dosunmu and fellow backcourt backup Tre Jones will be limited to 24 minutes of action on Friday night.
Ayo Dosunmu and Tre Jones are in vs. Cavs, per Donovan. Both on minutes res...
The New Orleans Pelicans (6-22) are favored (-2.5) to extend a three-game win streak when they host the Indiana Pacers (6-21) at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs on FDSIN, Gulf Coast Sports, Pelicans+, and WALV. The matchup has an over/under of 235.5.
Before you place an informed wager on the matchup, check out the best bets available for Saturday’s game according to our computer predictions.
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The Denver Nuggets (20-6) will try to extend a six-game winning streak when they host the Houston Rockets (16-8) on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Ball Arena as just 1-point favorites. The matchup airs at 5 p.m. ET on SCHN, ALT, and NBA TV. The matchup’s point total is set at 236.5.
Our computer predictions below will help you decide what are the best bets available for Saturday’s game.
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The NBA has released its Last Two Minute Report from the Portland Trail Blazers’ nail-biting 134-133 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night, and it’s a vindicating one for Rip City fans. (Kings faithful may be singing a different tune about the report, but that’s a story for another website). According to the report, […]
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. After last night’s game in San Antonio which was moved a […]
The NBA is enacting several sports betting policies across the league, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Friday. Those new policies include updated rules for teams regarding injury reporting, Charania said. Teams now will be required to resubmit injury listings on game day between 11 am and 1 pm local time and update public reports every […]
Coming off their 11-point win over the Brooklyn Nets, the Miami Heat enter Friday’s second night of a back-to-back against the Boston Celtics down multiple rotation players, including guards Tyler Herro and Pelle Larsson. Well, they will be without two more key starters — guard Davion Mitchell (ankle) and wing Andrew Wiggins (back) — the […]
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