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You can only ask so much of a roster before the seams start to split. On a Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, the Cleveland Cavaliers found that breaking point. Missing their offensive engine in Donovan Mitchell and their defensive anchor in Evan Mobley, the Cavaliers scrapped, clawed, and rallied their way into a tie…
Some wins feel like a statement, and there are wins that feel like a collective exhale. For the Boston Celtics on Friday night, this was undoubtedly the latter. Coming off a frustrating two-game slide where the offense looked stagnant and the energy flat, the Celtics needed a spark. They had an explosion. Behind a season-high…
They say you can’t predict chaos, but when the Philadelphia 76ers roll into Madison Square Garden to face the Knicks, you can pretty much set your watch to it. Friday night was no different—except for the gaping, seven-foot hole in the middle of the lineup. Joel Embiid was out (illness/knee management/general bad vibes), leaving the…
Minnesota Timberwolves star Julius Randle reportedly worries about the state of the team. Here’s why, courtesy of The Escapist. Minnesota Timberwolves Star Worries About the Team Randle’s worrying about the Timberwolves, and for a good reason. The team lost 116-110 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. The team’s next opponent is the Oklahoma City Thunder…
The Dallas Mavericks hosted the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. The pregame pleasantries were nice, but the tone shifted after. The Mavericks defeated the Pistons 116-114 at the American Airlines Center. Dallas improved to 11-17, while Detroit fell to 21-6. The Mavericks hosted their inaugural Anime Night presented by Crunchyroll, an anime streaming service. Fans dressed…
You could practically hear the collective exhale inside the Moda Center for Trail Blazers fans. It wasn’t pretty, it certainly wasn’t stress-free, but in a league where the only statistic that truly matters is the “W,” the Portland Trail Blazers found a way to survive. In a game that swung from a comfortable regulation cruise…
There are nights in the NBA when defense feels optional, and the rim looks as wide as the ocean. Thursday night between the Lakers and Jazz at the Delta Center was exactly that kind of chaotic, beautiful mess. But when the dust settled on a frantic shootout, the Los Angeles Lakers found a way to…
You can teach plays, you can teach defensive rotations, but you can’t teach the kind of heart-stopping chaos that unfolded between the Suns and Warriors at the Footprint Center on Thursday night. In a game that oscillated between ugly and electric, the Phoenix Suns managed to escape with a 99-98 victory over the Golden State…
Sometimes, the schedule breaks your way, and sometimes you have to break the game yourself. For the Toronto Raptors, Thursday night in Milwaukee was a little bit of both, but mostly the latter. Facing a Bucks team missing its two-time MVP, Toronto still had to grind, claw, and execute down the stretch to leave Fiserv…
When the halftime buzzer sounded at the Smoothie King Center on Thursday night, the mood in the building was heavy. The New Orleans Pelicans were down by 22 points, staring at what looked like another forgettable loss in a season already defined by struggle. The Houston Rockets were cruising, Kevin Durant was cooking, and the…