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Watching Dillon Brooks prancing around Crypto.com Arena as he torched the Lakers wasn’t the best way to end LA’s homestand. The loss was bad, and it felt even worse considering it was the first time the Lakers played a team with a winning record since their victory against the Bucks back on Nov. 15. Despite […]
The Knicks head to Boston riding a four-game streak, while the Celts continue to scrap without Jayson Tatum thanks to Jaylen Brown’s scoring and Payton Pritchard’s occasional hot hand. Boston fires up huge shot volumes, but New York arrives with the stronger rebounding, a steadier offense, and better two-way balance. As long as this doesn’t […]
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. The Spurs last faced the Grizzlies two weeks ago, where the […]
I hope everybody’s staying warm (if you’re somewhere where the temperature is dipping and the weather is ugly outside) and having a good evening tonight. Enjoy the open thread, y’all. Here’s a random clip:
Game Details When: Tuesday, December 2, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers
The Cleveland Cavaliers took a step in the right direction with their 135-119 win over the Indiana Pacers. We’ll see if they can back that up against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers got off to a strong start, but have fallen off in recent weeks. They’re 3-7 in their last ten games. They will […]
UPDATE: The Trail Blazers have announced center Donovan Clingan (illness) is available to play). The Portland Trail Blazers kick off their five-game road trip with an early tip today against the Toronto Raptors. While the Raptors have been a pleasant surprise in the East so far this season, both teams are riding two-game losing streaks […]
The Washington Wizards play the Philadelphia 76ers at 7 p.m. tonight. Watch the game on Monumental Sports Network. Enjoy the game!
Atlético de Madrid on Tuesday played at Camp Nou for the first time since April 2023 in a rescheduled fixture against FC Barcelona. This round 19 match was moved up a month in advance of these two teams participating in the Supercopa de España in Saudi Arabia next month. After extending its league record by […]
New York Knicks (13-6) at Boston Celtics (11-9)Tuesday, December 2, 20258:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #21 Home Game #11TV: NBC/PeacockRadio: Sirius XMTD Garden The Celtics return home to take on division rival New York Knicks. This is the second of 4 games between these two teams this season. The Knicks beat the Celtics 105-95 in […]
BOSTON — Karl-Anthony Towns shared a brief memory on Tuesday morning looking back at the Knicks’ stunning upset series win over the defending champion Celtics in May. “Being tired,” Towns said. “Really tired.” “But it was fun to see our team through all the adversity and everything being said about us and the series to […]
Things didn’t go well for the Lakers against the Suns. Not only did they lose in blowout fashion, but they played even worse than the 125-108 score indicates. Los Angeles got run out of the gym late in the second quarter and they never recovered. Luka Dončić, who has been playing at an All-NBA level […]
The Knicks, maybe more than any other NBA franchise, embraces their former players. With the exception of Charles Oakley (we won’t get into that right now), they routinely bring back their alumni to playoff games and their fans have made a tradition out of repeating the phrase, “Once A Knick, Always A Knick”, even if […]
Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija is among ESPN writer Zach Kram’s early-season picks for the NBA All-Star game. Kram places Avdija in the category of “single stars on teams that are unlikely to contend for a Finals berth,” putting him alongside Devin Booker, Lauri Markannen, and James Harden. Despite his “outside looking in” classification, […]
While the goals and assists haven’t yet come as many would have hoped when Liverpool signed Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen in a blockbuster £100M+ deal over the summer, the 22-year-old German attacker has regularly stood out as a creative spark when given the chance. He’s especially stood out for the right reasons in the […]
It’s not been the most glamorous start to the 2025 No. 18 overall pick’s career. Between limited minutes, a few DNPs and some time in the G League, Walter Clayton Jr. is a long ways away from reaching his status as college basketball’s Most Outstanding Player. But on Monday night, his performance against the Rockets […]
Janibek Alimkhanuly’s long-desired unification bout with Erislandy Lara is off after “Qazaq Style” tested positive for the banned substance meldonium. Per Andreas Hale and Dan Rafael, Lara will instead defend his WBA middleweight title against Johan Gonzalez, who got smashed by Yoenis Tellez last year but bounced back with a split decision over the incredibly […]
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Cooper Flagg was recognized for his early season success Tuesday when the NBA announced the Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month. Flagg represented the Western Conference, while former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets took home the Eastern Conference award. The award recognized the rookies’ excellence through the games played in […]
Yes, the calendar has only just flipped to December. But in Nets World, it’s never too early to talk about the NBA draft! After Brooklyn made history last June by becoming the first team ever to select five rookies in the first round, fans have already turned their attention back to Tankathon and the top […]
Last season, guard Ava Watson joined Ohio State women’s basketball alongside former AAU teammate and fellow Buckeye recruit Jaloni Cambridge. The latter entered the program as the top point guard in the 2025 class and Watson the No. 52 recruit. Watson entered games as a backup shooting guard for upperclassmen guard Chance Gray. For most […]
Twenty games in, the Portland Trail Blazers have just about reached the quarter-mark of the long NBA season. With an 8-12 record made up of some exhilarating highs and crushing lows, Portland is sitting in the Play-in race as the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference. The Blazers have stayed competitive all season, even […]
When the Miami Heat acquired Norman Powell in a three-team trade this past summer, it was pretty clear instantly that Pat Riley pulled off another fleece acquisition. And that notion has only intensified as Powell is in the midst of another career year in South Beach. He is the Heat’s leading scorer, and has provided […] The post Clippers were shown firsthand just how lopsided their Norman Powell trade really was appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Yes, we all know the game result was an unmitigated disaster. But Steve did some amazing work where the scarlet and cream of Nebraska against the yellow and black of Iowa really made the uniform colors pop in the shots below. Throw in some occasional snow and it really makes for a gallery worth checking […]