Luka Dončić on what led to his 16th technical: “[Goga Bitadze] said he would f**k my whole family… at some point, I just can’t stand that. I got to stand up for myself.”
[Highlight] Luke Kennard drills the game-winning three over the Magic as the entire Lakers team swarms him! Lakers 105, Magic 104—nine straight wins! (Full Replay)
LeBron James on Luke Kennard’s game-winner: “When I turned and saw who had the ball, I pretty much knew it was cash.”
Luka confirms Goga told him he would “f*ck his whole family.” during altercation that resulted in a double tech
[McMenamin] Bitadze, in a phone interview with ESPN and the Orlando Sentinel, said Doncic cursed at him in Serbian first and Bitadze merely repeated the same curse back to him: “He just said some inappropriate things in the Serbian language, which, I played in Serbia, I understand.”
[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (45-25) defeat the Orlando Magic (38-31), 105-104.
JJ Redick: “We’ll obviously try to get that rescinded. There were certain things said in a language that the referees couldn’t understand in reference to Luka’s mom”
JJ Redick on missed foul on LeBron: “Another night where the explanations get changed based on a win. We had to overcome a lot tonight and you know exactly what i’m talking about”
[Highlight] Amen Thompson gets the tip-in for the win!
[Highlight] Ajay Mitchell and Jaylin Williams get into it with Justin Champagnie and Bilal Coulibaly
[Highlight] Luke Kennard swishes the game-winning wide open 3 and the Lakers win the game (with replays). Lakers and Magic commentaries.
[Highlight] Luka Doncic receives his 16th technical of the season and he will be suspended from the next game, after having some words with Goga Bitadge - double technical (with a replay)
NBA will get a new Iron-man tonight, as LeBron is going to pass Parish in most games played in the NBA
JJ Redick reveals that Luka Dončić got his 16th technical (will be suspended next game) because Goga Bitadze said something about his mom in another language.
[McMenamin] According to the Orlando Magic, tonight’s attendance of 19,597 against the Lakers is the second largest in franchise history. The largest? 19,598, last March against the Lakers.
[Highlight] Slow motion replay shows Justin Champagnie smacking Ajay Mitchell in the face
Kevin Durant has just passed Michael Jordan and is now #5 on the list of most points scored in NBA history.
[Highlight] Luke Kennard hits the clutch three to beat Magic in crunch time (w/ replays)
Luka Doncic joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only players who averaged 40 points over a 9-game winning streak.
SGA tonight in 32 minutes: 40 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds on 17⁄27 FG and only 2 3’s
Ace Bailey when asked about his expectations for the Jazz next season: “I don’t know. I’m still trying to finish this one out… Really just dialed in on this [season] … When somebody said we were 70 games in, I was like… what?”
KAT (26 pts, 15 rebs) shouts out his father post game after being questionable to play (personal reasons): “Shout out to my pops. He told me to come play today… Didn’t think I was gonna play… I know you watching pops, love you man. I know you’re recovering, I’mma be back with you in a sec.”
Austin Reaves in the WIN vs the Orlando Magic: 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, +8
[Highlight] LeBron James starts his 1,612nd regular-season game, the most in NBA history, passing Robert Parish
After tonight, LeBron will lead in every regular season statistic he can potentially lead… except for one
Dylan Harper shows up in his first career start vs. Pacers: 24 PTS (9⁄13 FG, 1⁄4 3PT, 5⁄5 FT), 4 REB, 3 AST, 0 TO, +21
[Highlight] Wembanyama locks down Nembhard, blocks Siakam, throws a lob to Bryant, then screams at Nembhard mid-play while locking him down again.
With a clutch record of 22-6 the Los Angeles Lakers remain the most exciting team to watch this season!
The Los Angeles Lakers are appealing to the NBA to rescind Luka Doncic’s 16th technical foul which will otherwise result in a one-game suspension.
[Highlight] Marcus Smart trips Goga Bitadze and receives a technical foul right away (with replays). Smart claims he didn’t intentionally tripped Goga (who also landed on his foot)
Victor Wembanyama has recorded a 5+ block game against every team except the Celtics, Knicks and Warriors
[Post Game Thread] The stupid Los Angeles Clippers (35-36) finally win a game by defeating the Dallas Mavericks (23-48), 138-131 behind Darius Garland’s 41 PTS and 11 AST
[Highlight] Kevin Durant drains the three to make it 32,294 career points. He passes Michael Jordan and is now #5 all-time in NBA history.
[Highlight] Jaxson Hayes to official: “what are you watching?”
[Highlight] Wemby stretches out to grab his own miss and score around Siakam
[Highlight] A big brawl between the Thunder and the Wizards players, as Jayin Williams & Justin Champagnie bump each other, talking, and Ajay Mitchell intervenes, Justin hits in the face, and Ajay erupts. Upon review, Jaylin Willians, Justin Champagnie, Cason Wallace and Ajay were ejected (replays)
Luka Doncic in the first quarter, 16 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal, on 7-10 FG and 2-3 3PT. Lakers lead 37-30 vs magic.
I’m ngl people REALLY gotta pay attention to this 6th seed playoff spot race
Kristaps Porziņģis despite the loss. 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 Turnovers
Isaiah Hartenstein ends his night one point shy of a triple dub, 9 points, a career high 20 reb and 10 assists
Nick Wright: “This version of Luka means no one wants to play him. He and his team are clutch and connected. I’m not picking the Lakers to win the title, but they are real contenders.”
7 out of 9 teams the Lakers have beaten during their 9 game winning streak have been teams over .500
[Highlight] Lebron is left open at the rim but Paolo recovers to prevent the layup
Shai is 48-8 w/o Chet and 41-4 w/o JDub since 2025
[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hits the highly contested step back 3 buzzer-beater to end the 3rd quarter (with replays)
[Shelburne] Rival executive: “Giannis is still a game changer, but he’s 31 with a history of leg injuries. And now you’d basically be trading for a guy on an expiring deal, so I’m not sure the offers they’ll get this summer are going to be better than what they already got.”
[Highlight] Karlo Matkovic with the 360 alley oop slam!
Bam “it ain’t easy scoring 80” Adebayo despite the loss to Houston: 45 MINS │ 32 PTS │ 21 REB │ 4 AST │ 2 STL │ 57.1% FG │ 50% 3P │ 75% FT