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It was already a disastrous Thursday for the Utah Jazz long before the opening tip-off. By the time the final buzzer sounded, the Portland Blazers had simply added insult to a very expensive, painful injury. Behind a season-high 31 points from veteran Jrue Holiday and a massive double-double from Donovan Clingan, the Blazers rolled into…
The Los Angeles Lakers welcomed the Dallas Mavericks to Crypto.com Arena on Thursday. The Lakers beat the Mavericks 124-104 in regulation. Los Angeles improved to 33-21, while Dallas fell to 19-35 and a nine-game losing skid. In Case You Missed It The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a 136-108 blowout to the San Antonio Spurs at…
In one of the more surprising upsets this season in the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks made short work of the Oklahoma City Thunder as they cruised to a 110-93 win over the defending NBA champions on the road. Bucks Three-Pointing Shooting Leads the Way in the Win Despite going up against the best defense in…
Just days after arriving in Salt Lake City via a blockbuster trade, Jaren Jackson Jr.’s season has come to an abrupt and unexpected end. The Utah Jazz announced today that the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year will undergo surgery during the upcoming NBA All-Star break to remove a growth in his left knee. The…
Usually, when a young player checks into an NBA game for the first time, there’s a polite ripple of applause, maybe a few cheers from the die-hards who actually watch the draft combine. But Thursday night in Oklahoma City was different. When Nikola Topic walked onto the court late in the first quarter against the…
James Harden is on the move again, and as usual, the basketball world has plenty to say about it. After being traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Cleveland Cavaliers—his fourth team since 2022—the veteran guard is once again at the center of a debate regarding player empowerment versus team loyalty. James Harden Makes…
There is making a first impression, and then there is whatever Collin Sexton just did. Usually, when a player gets traded to a new city, the “Welcome to Chicago” moment involves a press conference, holding up a jersey, and maybe a polite soundbite about loving deep-dish pizza. Sexton, true to his “Young Bull” persona, decided…
You can talk about schemes, rotations, and analytics all day long. But sometimes, basketball just comes down to who has the best player on the floor when the clock is ticking toward zero. On Wednesday night at the Toyota Center, that player was wearing a Clippers jersey. Kawhi Leonard, as he has done so many…
Wednesday night at the Kia Center wasn’t just another stop on the schedule; it was a proving ground. When you overhaul a roster or integrate new pieces on the fly, the results are usually messy. Chemistry is supposed to take months to build, not days. But nobody told that to the Milwaukee Bucks. In a…
It wasn’t exactly how head coach Charles Lee drew it up in the huddle, but in this league, you don’t apologize for wins—especially when you’re missing two starters. Despite a roster thinned out by suspensions, the Charlotte Hornets managed to hang on by the skin of their teeth Wednesday night, edging the Atlanta Hawks 110-107….