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[Highlight] Jaden McDaniels yams it over Jokic and Spencer Jones

[Post Game Thread] The Atlanta Hawks (2-1) defeat the New York Knicks (1-2), 109-108!

[Highlight] Rudy Gobert blocks Nikola Jokić at the rim

Mikal “5 Firsts” Bridges tonight in Game 3 vs Atlanta Hawks: 21 MIN | 0 PTS | 1 REB | 0-3 FG | 0-2 3PT

[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (2-1) Dominate the Denver Nuggets with 68 Points in the Paint and Ayo’s 25/3/7(1-2), 113-96.

[Highlight] The Knicks can’t get a shot off on the final possession, Hawks win!

Mikal Bridges with a no-show: 0 points 0/3fg, 1 rebound, 2 assists. -26 in critical game 3 loss to Atlanta

[Mat Ishbia] I am 100% behind Devin Booker here. Last night was not a good look for our league. (…) When a referee is missing calls and clearly disrespecting the players, almost mocking them, they must be held accountable.

Jaden McDaniels backs it up against the Nuggets: 20pts, 3ast, 10reb, ⁹⁄₁₃ FG, 1-3 from 3, Suffocating Defense, and a dunk to make Denver unload the bench

Jokic team worst -22 at Half-Time. 13 Pts 4-14 FG, 7 rebounds, 4 turnovers, 1 ast. Nuggets trail 39-61 vs the wolves. 40 Points in the paint by the wolves.

[Michael Shapiro] “It’s on him to find ways to get himself involved and get to his spots without the double team. Just because he’s getting double teamed, we still need him to be KD, you know?”

[Post Game Thread] The Toronto Raptors (1-2) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (2-1), 126-104.

AJ Dybantsa announces he will stay in college and take up to 4 years to finish his degree online as he officially declares for the NBA Draft

[Andrews] Austin Reaves has been upgraded to questionable for the Lakers Game 3 in Houston

Ayo ‘traded for no firsts’ Dosunmu in the win: 25/3/9 on ¹⁰⁄₁₅ FG

Dillon Brooks refers to SGA as ‘frail’ after Game 2: “This is the playoffs, a man’s game. I used to watch this back when Michael Jordan was playing…when LeBron was younger, just physical basketball. I don’t get why all the dropping, the falling and the flopping and flailing…”

Jonathan Kuminga in the win: ²¹⁄₄ on ⁹⁄₁₃ FG

They’re all bad defenders - Jaden McDaniels

The Denver Nuggets scored only 11 points through 12 minutes against the Rudy Gobert-led defense of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nikola Jokic was held to 1-8 shooting for just 4 points and 2 turnovers.

[Highlight] Jokic Elbows Donte in the Face. Donte called for the foul.

[Charania] BREAKING: The Milwaukee Bucks and Taylor Jenkins are finalizing a deal to make Jenkins the franchise’s new head coach, sources tell ESPN. Jenkins, a Bucks assistant in 2018-19, went 250-214 and made three postseasons across six seasons in Memphis.

Jaden McDaniels backed up all that talk

[Dave McMenamin] Deandre Ayton: “I’m about to show the world I can guard 1 through 5. … I thought it was going to be a secret weapon, but I’ve been practicing it and having multiple reps guarding the best players in the league on isolations. And the confidence is way up there”

[Highlight] Jaden McDaniels soars up high and finishes with a powerful dunk over Nikola Jokic (with replays)

The Minnesota Timberwolves held the Nuggets to less made FG’s (28) than FT’s (32)

[Highlight] The Atlanta Hawks show great defense and get the final stop to secure a Game 3 win over the New York Knicks 109-108. They take a 2-1 series lead.

Jaden “Attack the bad defenders” McDaniels finishes with ²⁰⁄₁₀ against the Nuggets

Rudy Gobert is the type of player you give up 5 first round picks for

[Highlight] CJ McCollum gives the Hawks a lead with 12.5s remaining

Scottie Barnes sets playoff career high in blowout win be Cavaliers: 35 MIN | 33 PTS | 11 AST | 11-17 FG | 8-10 FT |

Jaden McDaniels: “Just playing Denver really motivates us. That’s enough for real. Just playing against them, we don’t really care what they say, just the number and the name across their chest make us play like this”

Nikola Jokic checks out with: 27/15/3 on a whopping ⁷⁄₂₆ from the field and ²⁄₁₀ from the free throw line.

[Highlight] Rudy Gobert gives Nikola Jokić a taste of his own medicine with slick footwork and a tough hook shot

The NBA is becoming unwatchable due to refs

The New York Knicks are on the verge of getting upset in the playoffs for the 5th time in 6 years.

[ESPN] NBA fines Suns’ Booker for blasting refs, rescinds technical foul

[Charania] Thunder’s Jalen Williams has sustained a Grade 1 left hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated on a weekly basis.

[Ford] Two-time NBA champion J.R. Smith will graduate from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during spring 2026 commencement, earning a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies–applied cultural thought from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Jokic vs the Timberwolves in the playoffs since 2023: 48%fg 29%3p 84%ft 57%TS. Worst TS% drop in NBA playoff history against one team (10+ games min).

CJ McCollum on Jonathan Kuminga: “He has championship DNA coming from the Warriors. The athleticism is off the charts. He’s got a mid-range. He knows how to post up, screen, and defensively, he can guard 1-5. He was in a not so great situation and now he’s found a happy home.”

[Highlight] Bones Hyland makes Spencer Jones touch earth, and then hits the deep 3 off a screen by Rudy Gobert (with a replay)

[Highlight] The Minnesota Timberwolves take a 2-1 series lead as they defeat the Denver Nuggets 113-96. They held Denver to ²⁸⁄₈₂ from the field (34.1%) and Ayo Dosunmu led Minnesota with playoff career-highs of 25 points and 9 assists.

[Highlights] CJ McCollum game-winning jumper and the turnover by Jalen Brunson to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead in the series (with replays)

[Highlight] The Toronto Raptors take Game 3 against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 126-104 victory in Toronto. Scottie Barnes (33 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST) and RJ Barrett (33 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST) become the first duo in Raptors history to record 30+ PTS, 5+ REB, and 5+ AST in a playoff game.

Jaden McDaniels in the win: ²⁰⁄₁₀ on ⁹⁄₁₃ FG

[Highlight] Jalen Brunson turns the ball over in the last possession and the Hawks win the Knicks, go up 2-1 in the series!

[ESPN] Kevin Durant is listed as QUESTIONABLE for Game 3 with a left ankle sprain

Bobby Portis: “OKC gets a lot of whistles, especially Shai. He’ll big shoulder you and still get a foul… It’s the playoffs, nobody feels sorry for you… but I feel for Devin Booker.”