[Lowlight] Rockets turn it over on the inbound and Lebron ices the game
[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (43-25) defeat the Houston Rockets (41-26) behind Luka’s 36 point performance, 100-92.
[Highlight] Garland DESPERATELY tries to get past Wembanyama but it just doesn’t work
[Highlight] Jarred Vanderbilt followed Luka Doncic to every ref he went up to at the end of the 1st half.
Kevin Durant on avoiding double teams: “I don’t know man, maybe I just gotta get out the way, go sit in the corner, space the floor…. Set some screens.”
Kevin Durant has looked entirely neutralized in any playoff-intensity setting for the last 3-4 years
[Highlight] Stephon Castle spins Brook Lopez around for the bucket
Terrence Ross: “I don’t fucking gamble. I don’t like to go out to the clubs. I don’t like to spend money on, you know, fancy jewelry, or cars, or anything like that. I like to play videos games - that’s me. I spend money on video games. That is my achilles heel.”
Luka Doncic as Lakers defeat Rockets: 36 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL, +6, 39 MIN
Michael Jordan, 3/10/26: “The GOAT term doesn’t exist for me. We paved the way for Kobe and Lebron. I would’ve loved to play against them in my prime but we’ll never be able to know [who’s the GOAT]. Bill Russell had 11 rings. How do you push him out?”
The San Antonio Spurs reached 50 wins tonight with their win over the Clippers. They are 50-18. First 50 wins season since 2016⁄17.
[Highlight] LeBron powers through contact with the strong jam on Jabari Smith Jr
[Royer] Right as Austin Reaves was about to answer a question from @LakersReporter about the defensive effort, Luka Doncic chimed in on what made the Lakers successful tonight: “Luka was locking shit up,” he said. Reaves responded: “That was it. That was it. He gets all the credit.”
[Highlight] Kevin Durant sees a double team and runs backward into a backcourt violation.
[Lowlight] KD saunters up to midcourt and a 8-second violation is called
[Highlight] LeBron throws down the lob from Reaves
[Post Game Thread] The Atlanta Hawks (37-31) defeat the Orlando Magic (38-28) 124-112 behind Nickiel Alexander-Walker’s 41 points on 22 shots. Atlanta has won 10 in a row.
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (50-18) defeat the Los Angeles Clippers (34-34), 119-115. This is their first 50 win season since 2016-17.
[Highlight] Darius Garland shoots from the logo to beat the shot clock and it…. eventually goes in
With Sengun out today (Back), Clint Capela will start vs Lakers. He will match up with Deandre Ayton
Luke Kornet talks about losing his starting spot to Victor Wembanyama
[Charania] Just in: The NBA will hold a vote at the Board of Governors meetings March 24-25 to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle, with the two franchises targeted for the 2028-29 season, sources tell ESPN.
[Smith] An expansion team in Seattle needs to be the SuperSonics, or we riot.
What should the team in Las Vegas be called?
Kristaps Porzingis with the best performance of the season in the win against the Wizards: 30 PTS (8⁄13 FG), 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL, 3 BLK
Per a 2008 legal settlement, the city of Seattle has the rights to the SuperSonics name, logo, and colors. They will also retain all records prior to 2008 including 1979 championship and jersey retirements.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker against the Orlando Magic tonight: 41pts 7Reb 5 assists on 12⁄21 shooting (9⁄14 from 3)
The Hawks were the 9th seed with a 27-31 record. After winning 9 straight the Hawks are still the 9th seed at 36-31
Victor Wembanyama 21/13/2/1/4 and Stephon Castle 23 PTS, 8 AST, 7 OREB against Clippers
The Rockets had 9 turnovers against the Lakers in the 4th Quarter: They had 22 all game.
[Highlight] Jalen Johnson soars for the powerful throwdown (with replays). Buddy Hield loves it!
Jaylen Brown in the win over the Suns: 41 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block and steal each, +6 in 40 minutes on 10-20 FG, 2-5 from 3, 19-21 (!) FT.
Scottie Barnes gets bopped on the head by a kid on Fan Day.
[Highlight] Reed Sheppard blows past Jaxson Hayes for a powerful dunk
LeBron has reached 14,000 career assists with playoffs included. First player to reach the 14k rebound/14k assist club.
Luka Doncic is averaging 38/8/9/2/1 on 49/40/82 shooting splits since being one technical away from suspension. Lakers are 6-0 in this span.
Jaylen Brown has shot a career high 10 free throws in the first quarter, he made 9 against the suns.
[Highlight] Precious Achiuwa scores, gets called for the travel, which he does he disagrees with. Then, in the next possession, he dunks, stares at the ref and gives him the traveling violation sign
[Lowlight] Brandin Podziemski hits Omer Yurtseven in the arms on the rebound attempt, causing him to score on his own basket, and Omer was pissed: “WHAT ARE YOU DOING”. With replays. Warriors and Wizards commentaries
[Smith] A handful of NBA teams are pushing for changes to the expansion draft rules that would allow them to protect more than 8 players on their roster. While other teams are advocating for rule changes that would make it possible for a team to lose up to two players in a draft instead of just one.
Luka Doncic after 3 Quarters vs The Rockets: 34 PTS, 13⁄23 FGS, 4⁄10 3PTS, 4⁄5 FTS.
Deandre “Not Clint Capela” Ayton facing Capela tonight: 7 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK on 3⁄6 shooting
Victor Wembanyama’s response to the Spurs’ first 50-win season in nine years:
“There’s growth. There’s still not enough. I want to get at least 60 to balance out my rookie season.”
The NBA to Seattle talk is a lot different this time around
[Highlight] Austin Reaves intercepts the horrible inbound pass by the Rockets, and then he finds LeBron James for the dunk to ice the game. Marcus Smart dives for the incoming inbound pass, nearly steals it, and KD scores his first points of the 4th quarter. NBC, Lakers, Rockets commentaries
Kevin Durant against Lakers: 18/5/2, 7 TO, 53% TS
[Highlight] Luka steps back from the double team for a 3
[Lowlights] Kevin Durant’s pass in mid-court gets easily intercepted on the double team, and Tari Eason is called for the goaltending at the other end, giving the Lakers a much needed clutch bucket to take the lead (only their 2nd made field goal of the quarter). NBC, Rockets, and Lakers comm’
Bam Adebayo is averaging over 30 PPG in March. In 7 total games, he has 1 game over 30 points.