THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION
LeBron James (41, ineligible for end of season awards) has played more minutes this season (1780) than MVP frontrunner Victor Wembanyama (1694)
Anthony Davis’ Mavericks career: 587 PTS, Luka Doncic in March: 558 PTS.
[Charania] Lakers’ Luka Doncic has been suspended for Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards after picking up his 16th technical foul.
Paul George is phenomenal once again after the suspension: 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 4 STL, 1 BLK
[Highlight] “If I’m in free agency, I’m not picking Charlotte… my career is over with if I go there” - Paul George circa July 2025
Victor “Good Team Merchant” Wembanyama checks out for tonight with a 23/15/6 statline on 7⁄21 shooting
[Highlight] Wemby with the behind the back assist for the Castle slam
[Stein] There is strong support among general managers and team owners to flatten lottery odds by giving the 10 teams that miss the Play-In Tournament equal 8% chances at the top pick, while also expanding the lottery from 14 to 18 teams to include all Play-In participants.
[Highlight] Joel Embiid comes up with the clutch block on the 3-point attempt to keep the 76ers up by 3 with less than 10 seconds to go.
Dirk on Luka & the Lakers “Luka has been playing incredible basketball averaging almost 40. He has his step back working and when the step back works he’s basically unarguable. Is that a team you really want to see in the playoffs with 3 guys that can take over down the stretch? I’ve been impressed”
So, uh when is the Clippers/Kawhi punishment coming again?
[Highlight] Replays of Victor Wembanyama “Nevermind” defensive possessions, making the opponent have a second thought and give up the shot attempt
[Highlight] Tyrese Haliburton on who his pick is for the MVP “My vote would for sure go to Shai back-to-back.”
Joel Embiid is 21-1 in his career against the Charlotte Hornets, with averages: 30.0 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 3.8 APG, 1.8 BPG, 0.8 SPG, 57% FG, 38% 3FG, 83% FT!
Luka is averaging over 37 points in the month of March, has 150 more points than 2nd place Kawhi Leonard and the Lakers are 13-2. Absolutely historic month we have all been witnessing.
[Highlight] Tyrese Maxey with the rebound and the vicious lefty poster dunk on Miles Bridges, and he also got some words for him (with replays).
Hornets and Sixers commentaries
[Highlight] Eric Collins after Joel Embiid got fouled: “He is a merchant. He is a free throw merchant. Embiid misses the first free throw - Collins: “The basketball gods have spoken”
[Post Game Thread] The fully healthy Philadelphia 76ers (40-33) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (39-34), 118-114 in a game with massive playoff implications, led by Joel Embiid’s 29 points.
[Highlight] Luka when asked what getting the MVP award would mean to him: “Yea hopefully but the better I play the more I go down in ratings so I don’t know what more I can do”
Stephon Castle checks out with his 4th triple double of the season: 22/10/10 on 9⁄13 shooting (2⁄4 from 3)
[Highlight] Jeremy Lin provides an excellent analysis on Luka’s offensive tendencies
Update: Kawhi Leonard and Anthony Edwards are 2 missed games away from being disqualified for major awards (65 games rule)
[Highlight] LeBron James finds LeBron James Jr. for the 3-pointer
In his last 6 seasons in the NBA, Nickeil Alexander-Walker has had at most 5 20-point games in a season. This season, NAW has 42 20-point games.
With their 56th win tonight, the Spurs now have as many wins this season as their previous 2 seasons combined
Joel Embiid in EXTREMELY consequential win over the Hornets: 29 points (3-6 3FG; 10-13 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks (including game-winning one with 7 seconds left, +5! Sixers now two games ahead of Charlotte and won season series 2-1!
[Highlight] Up 3, with 7.4 seconds remaining, Joel Embiid with a big clutch block on Brandon Miller’s corner 3 attempt (with replays)
[Highlight] The 76ers close out the Hornets late in the 4th quarter after Paul George connects on the 3-pointer and Joel Embiid picks up the closeout block on a game-tying 3-point attempt. Philadelphia improves to 41-33 on the season.
Tyrese Maxey in first game back in three weeks as fully healthy Sixers take down the Hornets: 26 points (10-18 FG; 3-6 3FG; 3-4 FT), 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, and +/- of +13!
[Highlight] Austin Reaves when asked about Luka’s high scoring stretch: ‘Yeah and he continues to drop in the MVP race..maybe he’s got to score 60, I don’t know’
[Highlight] Joel Embiid comes from out of NOWHERE to swat away Brandon Miller’s game-tying three-point attempt to preserve the Sixers’ 3-point lead with just 7 seconds left!
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (56-18) defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (29-44) 127-95 and clinch finishing no worse than 2nd in the West behind a 22/10/10 performance by Stephon Castle
Josh Hart responds to Stephen A. Smith dismissing his support of Mikal Bridges and telling him to be quiet and play: “For me, I think Stephen A., as a part-time Knicks fan, needs to shut the hell up. He barely knows guys that are on the team.” SAS also admits he doesn’t know current players as much.
Paul George looked like an All-Star again as he helped the Sixers beat the Hornets: 26 points (9-19 FG; 4-11 3FG; 4-5 FT), 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 4 steals!
Wembanyama’s last 17 blocks led to a Spurs possession or “How efficient Wembanyama’s blocks are ?”
[Highlight] Stephon Castle grabs his 10th rebound of the game, reaching a triple-double. The Spurs bench starts celebrating, Victor Wembanyama apologizing for not finishing the And-1 dunk at the other end, off a pass by Castle.
Castle is then subbed out, with his teammates celebrating
[Highlight] Quentin Grimes receives the pass for the wide open corner 3 and hits it, but he steps on the ref, causing his foot to slide and step out of bounds, and therefore the the 3-pointer to cut the Hornets lead to 1 is waived off.
In 2023, a Reddit user created a thread questioning which young players were worth trading the Wembanyama draft pick for.
[Highlight] Tyrese Maxey interaction with Miles Bridges after his lefty poster dunk on him. Maxey has words for him, he laughs at him, and points at him
“How can you not say I’m the Sixth Man of the Year.” Keldon Johnson makes his case.
[Highlight] Dylan Harper with the mesmerizing drive spin fake, change direction and the reverse layup on Ousmane Dieng (with a replay)
[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (54-20) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (45-29), 109-87.
[Highlight] Kelly Oubre Jr. absolutely BODIES Moussa Diabate and the Sixers are building momentum in the 4th quarter against the Hornets!
Jonathan “Lost faith in Steve Kerr” Kuminga continues to struggle and put up another stinker tonight in Boston for Quin Snyder: 18 mins, 3 points on 0/0/75 splits, -12.
Young Celtics fan is thrilled to meet White Mamba
Victor Wembanyama defends modern nba defense
LeBron is averaging 18.5⁄6.3⁄6.7 since the All-Star break on 54/34/74 splits and the Lakers are 14-3. LeBron has deliberately taken a step back offensively since the break and both he and the Lakers have benefited.