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This was mostly a good game. The Rockets didn’t look great for much of it, but they fought hard. It was a competitive back and forth affair, where the lead shifted back and fourth and neither team could open up much daylight without the other coming back. The last three minutes of the fourth quarter […]
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown led the Celtics in scoring (34 points), rebounds (8), assists (7), and blocks (3) in Monday night’s 112-105 loss to the Detroit Pistons. But, at the postgame podium, he made one thing clear: he wasn’t happy with his performance. “I got to be better,” Brown said. “I wasn’t good enough for […]
The Miami Heat were already down two rotation players heading into Monday’s game against the Toronto Raptors. Heat reserve Pelle Larsson is currently dealing with an ankle sprain, while star guard Tyler Herro was a late scratch with a nagging toe injury. Thus, an opportunity was available for Nikola Jovic to seize amid a poor […] The post Erik Spoelstra provides injury update on Nikola Jovic’s elbow appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Dallas Mavericks dropped a heartbreaker in overtime against the Utah Jazz, losing 140-133 Monday night in Salt Lake City. Dallas drops out of the play-in for the moment, falling to 12th place in the Western Conference. It was a very entertaining back-and-forth affair, resembling those classic Mavericks shootouts from the early 2000s with Dirk […]
When the moment calls for it, head coach JJ Redick won’t shy away from telling it how it is. Typically, he won’t do it in the media, but behind closed doors, he’ll say what needs to be said. After a couple of embarrassing, repetitive losses early this season, culminating in a convincing loss to the […]
The Utah Jazz have a star in Keyonte George. In a close one against the Dallas Mavericks that went to Overtime, Keyonte George led the Utah Jazz to victory over the Cooper Flagg-led Mavericks, 140-133. Cooper Flagg will get the accolades for his 42-point outburst, but at the end of quarters, he really struggled and […]
This recap is long enough without an introduction. So let’s just jump right in. TL;DR The Western Conference is going to be a war… The post Recap: Nuggets outlast the Rockets, refs to snap 4-game home losing streak appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
The Utah Jazz came back to defeat the Dallas Mavericks in overtime, 140-133. The Mavericks got things started quickly, to the tune of a season-high 43-point first quarter, powered by an impressive 14-point outpouring from Cooper Flagg, whose shooting touch and ability to finish around the rim are improving at a blistering pace. Dallas, despite […]
The New York Knicks (18-7) will attempt to build on a five-game win run when they host the San Antonio Spurs (18-7) at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. The Spurs have taken three games in a row. The Knicks are coming off of a 132-120 victory over the Magic in their most recent game on Saturday. The Spurs enter this game on the heels of a 111-109 victory over the Thunder on Saturday. In the Knicks’ win, Jalen Brunson led the way with a team-high 40 points (adding four rebounds and ...
Both the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat entered Monday on four-game losing streaks. One was going to get snap, while the other was going to extend to five. The Toronto Raptors snapped theirs and, thus, the Miami Heat did not. Behind a dominant fourth quarter, the Toronto Raptors powered past the Heat with a 106-96 […] The post Brandon Ingram, Raptors power past Heat 106-96 appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
After three days off, the Boston Celtics returned to the court hosting the Detroit Pistons. Boston hadn’t played at home since the Los Angeles Lakers visited TD Garden on December 5th. In an evenly matched game, both teams traded leads all night, however Boston let Detroit creep away with it late, the Pistons securing a […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have introduced a new postgame ritual known as “The Box.” According to Trail Blazers head coach Tiago Splitter, the box works as follows: The best Blazers defender of the night is granted the opportunity to write down the name of one individual whom they placed in The Box (i.e., shut down […]
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Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Yang Hansen played a big part in the Rip City Remix’s 116-110 win over the Stockton Kings during the first-ever ‘School Day Game’ on Monday morning at the Chiles Center. With over 1,400 K-12 students raising the energy for the 10:30 a.m. tipoff as part of a field trip, the […]
Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets Moday, December 15, 2025 Location: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TV: Space City Home Network Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App Gametime: 7:00 PM CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: A. Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Nuglets: Jamal Murry, Cam Johnson, Spencer Jones, Peyton Watson, Nikola […]
Given the absurdity of the contest and the number of whistles, it was a given that the Last Two Minute report for Sunday’s Lakers-Suns game would include some errors. It was also a given that it would heavily include Dillon Brooks. Both turned out to be true. The league admitted two mistakes in the report, […]
The Spurs are in the middle of a fantastic stretch. They have not only won 10 of their last 13 games, but also gotten Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama back, and defeated the Thunder to reach the Emirates NBA Cup championship game against the Knicks. With so many big things happening, some smaller but far […]
The Dallas Mavericks (10-16) face off against the Utah Jazz (9-15) on Monday night. It’s one of the many road games Dallas has to close out the calendar year 2025. Dallas won their first game out of the weird mini-break, defeating the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. Utah held off the Memphis Grizzlies in a high […]
Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic exited early against the Toronto Raptors on Monday game with a right elbow injury. Jovic, 22, was going up for a dunk attempt in transition over Collin Murray-Boyles. Jovic was fouled in mid-air, tried to brace his landing and appeared to have injured his right arm while trying to brace […] The post Nikola Jovic exits game vs. Raptors with right elbow injury appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
BOSTON — Sam Hauser left Monday’s Celtics game against the Detroit Pistons with a left ankle sprain. Hauser had played for 4 minutes, missing his sole three-point attempt, before asking out of the game. Shortly after he headed to the locker room, the Celtics announced he was questionable to return. The Celtics forward has been […]
Six weeks is an eternity in football. Just ask Xabi Alonso. Real Madrid kicked off the Alonso era with 11 wins in their first 13 matches before suffering a 5-2 thrashing at the hands of crosstown rivals Atlético Madrid. They bounced back in stellar fashion by demolishing Kairat Almaty 5 – 0 before brushing past […]
Monday, Dec. 15, stands as the unofficial start of this year’s trade season, as it marks the first day most free agent contracts signed over the summer can be traded. With the Chicago Bulls in the midst of a miserable stretch — they have lost eight of their last nine games, with six of those defeats arriving against teams with losing records — it’s clear that a change may be needed. Given longtime Bulls team president Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley’s shared disi...
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Less than 30 minutes ahead of Monday’s contest between the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors, Heat guard Tyler Herro was a late scratch with a toe injury, the team officially announced. Simone Fontecchio will start in his place. Monday marks Herro’s 20th missed game of the season. He missed the first 17 recovering from offseason […] The post Tyler Herro late scratch vs. Raptors with toe injury appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Cleveland Cavaliers had a chance to win late in Sunday’s overtime loss to the Charlotte Hornets. They were up three with 13 seconds left. The Hornets had a chance to tie the game with a late three-pointer on their final possession of regulation. The Cavs haven’t been in this position often this season. Last […]