Cooper Flagg is the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 points in a game.
[Highlight] Scottie Barnes gets the rebound, the finish, and the And-1 before suddenly being possessed by a demon
Fred VanVleet revealed that on Kawhi’s first day in Toronto, he said he had no plans of staying: “I don’t know why they traded for me. I don’t want to be here. I’m not staying here.”
Victor Wembanyama on his “pure, ethical basketball” comment: “In modern basketball, we see a lot of brands of basketball that don’t offer much variety… Lots of isolation ball, sometimes kind of forced basketball. We try to propose a brand of basketball that is tactically more correct.”
[Highlight] A better replay angle of Amen Thompson fouling Tim Hardaway Jr. with his left shin prior to inbound, with 2.3 seconds remaining in regulation
[Highlight] Cade Cunningham dances with the ball and ices the game with a sweet turnaround middy
[Highlight] Ime Udoka on the officiating tonight: “Most poorly officiated game I’ve seen in a long time. Two have no business being out there and the crew chief was acting star struck.”
[Highlight] Javonte Green steals the ball and then stuffs it in for a powerful poster
[Post Game Thread] The Denver Nuggets (19-6) defeat the Houston Rockets (16-7) in a overtime thriller, 128-125.
1 [Highlight] INSANE SEQUENCE AT THE 4Q OF HOU/DEN! JOKIĆ 3. SHEPPARD 3. JONES 3. DURANT 3.
[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (21-5) defeat the Boston Celtics (15-11), 112-105, behind 32 points and 10 assists from Cade Cunningham
[Highlight] Scottie Barnes channels his inner dinosaur after and-1
Wembanyama on a potential Spurs and OKC rivalry: “No one can claim to have a rivalry with them, they’re in their own tier.”
Cooper Flagg in the first half: 24/4/4 on 7-9 FG, 1-2 3PT, 9-11 FT with 1 steal
[Highlight] With 2.3 seconds remaining in regulation, Amen Thompson fouls Tim Hardaway Jr. with his left shin prior to inbound (with replays).
Upon coach’s challenge the call stands, and Jamal Murray sinks the free throw that sent the game to OT
L2M report for Lakers-Suns on Dillon Brooks’ last 3 Point attempt deemed correct non-call: “James (LAL) contests to the side of Brooks (PHX) and would avoid making contact if not for Brooks extending his left leg/knee towards James.”
Nikola Jokic is done for the night with a triple-double against Rockets: 39 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK, 6 PF
Cooper Flagg 40 PTS, 6 Reb, 6 Asts on 13-25 FG vs the Jazz Game Tied Going into OT, first 18 year old to score 40+ points in a game.
[Spears] “I don’t really have anything to say,” Fox said about the Kings. “It is what it is. I wish [Keegan Murray] the best. Whether that is rebuilding, I want him to be in the best situation for him. “The grass is greener on this side.”
Jamal Murray continues his all star case on 35/5/3
[Highlight] Quick shot of the bench shows Nurkic wearing some absolute bullshit as Lauri Markkanen completes a pair of free throws
When the salary negotiations spill on to the court
[Josh Hart] is asked to say something nice about Jalen Brunson: “Yeah, he’s an exceptional basketball player… a very ethical basketball player”
Clippers have lost 18 of their last 21 games.
[Bontemps] Sources familiar with the situation told ESPN recently that the league is considering also moving the NBA Cup title game out of Las Vegas in the future.
Despite the loss, Cooper Flagg’s 42 points is the most points in a game by an 18 year old in NBA history.
[Highlight] Jamal Murray crosses Alperen Şengün for a spectacular lay-up
[Highlight] Javonte Green steals the ball and finish with the vicious fastbreak dunk (with replays). He also receives the technical for yelling at the ref’s face “WHERE IS THE FOUL?” Celtics, Pistons, and Peacock commentaries.
[Highlight] Rockets commentator punches Ryan Hollins in the face
[Highlight] Alperen Sengun puts the Rockets up 1 vs the Nuggets with 2.3 left in the 4th quarter with his post work
[Highlight] Nikola Jokic and Alperen Sengun go 1v1 in the clutch - Jokic with the And-1, Sengun with the fadeaway jumper, and Jokic with the 3 over Sengun (with replays)
[Post Game Thread] The Utah Jazz (10-15) defeat the Dallas Mavericks (10-17), 140-133 despite Cooper Flagg becoming the first 18 year old in NBA history to score at least 40 points in a single NBA game.
Cam “Better Than Pat” Spencer in the Win | 27 PTS, 3REB, 6AST, 1 STL +29 on 69/70/100 Shooting
[Lowlight] Alperen Sengun misses horribly the potential game-tying shot, fails to foul, and the Nuggets win in OT (with replays)
The Nuggets end their 4 straight home losses
Cade Cunningham as Pistons defeat Celtics: 32 PTS, 4 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL, +2, 36 MIN
[Highlights] Dillon Brooks vs. LeBron James - all the altercations, the trash talk, the cheap shots, and ejection (with replays). Suns vs. Lakers.
The Detroit Pistons have beaten the Boston Celtics at TD Garden for the first time Since February 16th,2022
Jalen Brunson when asked if the team has given any thought to spreading the wealth from the NBA Cup to everyone else in the organization: “Yes we have. Thanks for ruining the surprise.”
Alperen Sengun despite the loss vs Nuggets: 32 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 42 MIN
Nikola Jokic fouls out in OT: 39/15/10 on 13-27 FG, 5-9 3PT, 8-11 FT with two blocks and two steals
[Post Game Thread] The Toronto Raptors (16-11) defeat the Miami Heat (14-12), 106-96.
Courtside view of Jamal Murray’s crafty layup over Kevin Durant.
De’Aaron Fox, Harrison Barnes, and Mike Brown, three key pieces of the Beam Team, are now in the NBA cup finals in their first year removed from being in Sacramento
[Smith] 82 NBA players who signed over the summer became eligible to be traded today. Happy NBA Trade Season everyone!
[Highlights] Cam Spencer scores 4 contested threes in a row to give him a career-high 27 points, and then he adds “YOU HAVE TO GET HIM OFF OF ME”. Including the dime to Jock Landale in-between. With replays
[Clark] The Dallas Mavericks are signaling a desire to be competitive for the rest of the season, even though Dallas’ 2026 first-round pick is the last of its own first-round picks it has outright control of until 2031.
[Highlight] Cooper Flagg flips it up over Ace for 37, tying LeBron’s record for most points in a game by an 18-year-old
[Highlight] KD blocks Jokic from behind