[Highlight] Alex Caruso tried to take Josh Hart’s water bottle, and then Hart sprayed him with water
The Raptors just went on a 31-0 run
Nikola Jokic on Caitlin Clark saying he’s the best basketball player in the world: “We have the same agent. That’s why she said it.”
[Lowlight] Arguably the worst stretch of basketball in NBA history - a compilation of all Orlando Magic possessions during Toronto’s 31-0 run
Caitlin Clark on Nikola Jokic: “I think he’s the best player in the world.”
[Highlight] Julian Reese grabs and drags Yang Hansen away, and continues with the ‘trust fall’ at the end of garbage time (with replays).
Yang laugh and cannot understand why he did it, and both received a technical foul.
[Highlight] A Thunder fan wins $20K after hitting a halfcourt shot, and he did it without even running before shooting (with replays). He also won the free throw prior
Edrice “Bam” Adebayo is shooting an abysmal 48% TS since scoring 83 points against the Wizards
Jayson Tatum posts a season-best 32 points on 12⁄23 FG, 5⁄10 3PT, 3⁄5 FT to go along with 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 0 turnovers in a win against the full strength Hornets.
Paolo Banchero tonight: 9/5/3 on 3⁄14 FG, 0/5 3PT, 5 Turnovers, and outscored by Gradey Dick
[Highlight] Andrej Stojaković and his father Peja Stojaković embrace after Illinois advances to the Final Four
Following their victory over the Hornets, the Boston “Gap Year” Celtics have clinched a playoff spot for a league-leading 12th consecutive season.
[Highlight] Jayson Tatum hits his first 30 points game of the season with this triple in Miles Bridges face
Noah Eagle “it’s the battle of the Balkans!” in reference to Jokic and Porzingis trading makes in tonight’s game.
[Highlight] The Toronto Raptors go on a 31-0 run, turning a 20-14 deficit into a 45-20 lead & making history as the longest unanswered run in NBA history
Tracy McGrady on the real reason older players constantly hate/criticize modern players: “It’s money. Did you realize like in the 90s, Reggie Miller and Michael, they were only making $2-3 million? And they were the top guys… It’s the money.”
Insane modern nba stats: Phil Jackson is 48-0 in series in which his teams won game 1
Free throws attempted after 3 Quarters: SGA: 12 and Knicks: 10
[Post Game Thread] The Toronto Raptors (42-32) utterly trounce the Orlando Magic (39-35), 139-87 behind a historic 31-0 run by the Raptors
[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (58-16) defeat the New York Knicks (48-26), 111-100 behind behind 30/3/4 from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Reporter to Ayton at practice: “As one guy here who’s been to all the way to the Finals, what’s the key for these next 8 games as preparation for a playoff run, with the group?” Ayton pauses, then says, “That question was so long. You’re going to have to repeat it. I zoned out.”
This guy gets an MVP vote
[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander connects on the 3-pointer as he has the Thunder’s last 9 points late in the 4th quarter.
[Highlight] Scottie Barnes with the thunderous poster jam over Goga Bitadze
The San Antonio Spurs Are The First Team in NBA History to Win 4 Straight Road Games by 25+ Points. The Spurs are also 24-2 in their last 26 games (best record in NBA since Feb. 1) and tied the best 26-game span in team history
Scottie Barnes is the first player to record 100+ steals and 100+ blocks in a season since Andre Drummond in 2018-19.
After the least efficient month of his prime in February, Nikola Jokic bounces back and finishes March averaging 26/14/12 on 66.2% TS. Denver are 9-2 in their last 11 games.
[Winfield] Mike Brown on SGA: “His body control is amazing, not only that. He knows when to attack, how to attack and who to attack and then he still has the awareness of where everybody is on the floor. If he feels any contact at all, he knows how to twist his body to get a call.”
[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (50-24) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (39-36), 114-99 behind Jayson Tatum’s 32 points.
[Highlight] Scottie Barnes hits the reverse poster slam
[SportsBall] NBA Expansion explained
[Post Game Thread] The Denver Nuggets (48-28) defeat the Golden State Warriors (36-39) behind Jokić’s 25/15/8 performance, 116-93.
[Lowlight] Dwight Powell hits his head while hopping and jumping out of the player’s tunnel
[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander brings it up, gets to his spot, and pulls up for three—29 points, and he is HYPED
[Highlight] Jayson Tatum with the explosive dunk and middy to start the game. He was responsible for all 15 of the Celtics points in the first quarter until he was subbed out (9 PTS, 2 AST)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 30/3/4/1 and Jalen Williams 22/1/2/1 in the win versus Knicks
[Highlight] Quetta blocks LaMelo’s layup into the basket and the Hornet’s announcers don’t even realise, meanwhile the 2 players get stuck cuddling on the baseline until referee Eric Dale separates them
[Highlight] Jayson Tatum (32 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST) helps the Celtics clinch a top 6 seed in the playoffs with a 114-99 victory over the Hornets. It is the 12th consecutive year the Celtics have reached the playoffs, the longest active streak of any team.
Raptors/Magic tonight is just the second time in NBA history where a game ended 139–87. The first instance was in 1978, when the Rockets sent their starters back in to run up the score on the Nets and win everyone in attendance a free fried chicken dinner
Michael Jordan on who is the GOAT “There’s no such thing as a GOAT”.
[Highlight] Darius Garland to the ref after scoring the bucket but not getting the foul call:
“God damn boy, blow that motherf*cker!”
[Smith] Toronto’s starting PG is the backup C, the first sub’s been buried on the bench for a month, two backups were in G League games last night and the red-hot shooter of late has hit the side of the backboard with consecutive 3s. The Raptors went on a 31-0 run and lead Orlando by 23.
Payton Pritchard is efficient against the Hornets tonight with Brown and White out: 28 PTS (10⁄18 FG), 6 REB, 6 AST, +13
[Highlight] Mike Brown gets to the ref’s face, complaining about the officiating and receives a technical foul (with a replay).
His 2nd tech of the season.
Alperen Sengun shows up in the blowout win against the Pelicans: 36 PTS (12⁄23 FG), 13 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK, +26
[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drives and finds Chet Holmgren under the rim against Jalen Brunson, and Chet dunks it, late in the 4th.
[Highlight] 6’1 Jamal Shead climbs up and hammers it down. Scottie Barnes follows with his best dino impression.
Glenn Rivers after Bucks were eliminated from the playoffs: “Since I’ve been here I haven’t had a healthy stretch. It’s been Giannis, it’s been Dame. This year having only one quote-unquote ‘star’ and every other team has two and three… All the talk and all that stuff probably didn’t help either.”