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[Highlight] ESPN and their Chet Holmgren Graphic

Jared “Sold High” McCain against the Timberwolves: 15 points on ⁵⁄₉ from three and a +13 in 17 minutes

[Highlight] Hartenstein drops a between-the-legs dime to Jared McCain, which SGA enjoys

With Joel Embiid being listed as OUT for today’s game vs. Blazers, and he has now played and missed the exact same number of regular season games in his career. Games played: 485. Games missed: 485

[NBA] Slow-mo replay of Austin Reaves hitting the game-tying basket off his intentionally missed free throw, with Ted Lasso cheering in the background.

Caitlin Clark does a Payton Pritchard impression

[Saturday Night Live] Michael Che on Bam’s 83 point game: “Bam Adebayo scored 83 points in a game against the Washington Wizards. Unfortunately, it was the night the Wizards started five Make-A-Wish kids.”

[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (53-15) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (41-27), 116-103.

Cooper Flagg this afternoon vs the Cavaliers: 27 PTS/6 REBS/10 ASTS/2 BLKS on 10-17 from the field

Bill Simmons says he’d take peak Kawhi over Kevin Durant: “If you’re talking pure talent forwards this century, LeBron is 1st. It’s probably him (Kawhi) vs. KD for that 2nd forward spot… It might be 55-45 toward Kawhi that I would lean”

[Post Game Thread] The Toronto Raptors (38-29) defeat the Detroit Pistons (48-19), 119-108.

A fan got Brandon Ingram’s sweaty towel and started sniffing it

[Highlight] Anthony Edwards contests Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s jumper at the end of the 1st quarter, SGA thinks it was a foul (with a replay)

Redick to LeBron postgame on his dive to the floor for a loose ball: “In 23 years of watching you play in the NBA and the three years I watched you play in high school, I never saw you make a full out extension dive like that.” LeBron replied: “You’re right. I’ve never done that.”

[Highlight] Livid Kerr takes a timeout after the Warriors failed to finish the fastbreak

[Highlight] SGA reaches 20 points to extend the streak to 128 with just over a minute left in the game

[Highlight] The Raptors’ mascot with his mini Raptors

[Highlight] Austin Reaves intentionally misses the free throw, grabs his own rebound, and scores to tie the game

Why do the major media corporations employ people who hate watching basketball

[Highlight] Russell Westbrook had words for Kris Dunn: “You a nobody ass n… Nobody. Who are you? Try me. You ain’t trying sh*t. Go sit your bum a** down. F**k you talking bout?”

[Highlight] Austin Reaves whispers ‘I love you’ to the basketball after hitting the game-tying basket off his intentional missed free throw.

[Highlight] LeBron dives to the floor for the jump ball

Rudy Gobert might have the worst hands in the league for a guy making $35m/year

[Highlight] Luka Dončić nails the clutch two-pointer with 0.5 seconds remaining to take the lead

Isaiah Joe today: 20 points, 4 rebs, ⁴⁄₈ from 3

[Highlight] Brandin Podziemski throws a bad pass to Will Richard, and Steve Kerr starts yelling at Will.

[Highlight] Shai GIlgeous-Alexander hits the tough And-1 baseline jumper over Anthony Edwards and the free throw to keep his 20+ points streak (with replays), getting to 20. Extending the NBA record

The Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz have ruled out a total of 18 players for tonight’s game at Golden 1 Center

[Highlight] Brandon Ingram hits the dagger corner 3 to give him 34 points

[Highlight] The Timberwolves are being careless in the back court, and Alex Caruso with a great read and steal (with a replay)

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (42-25) defeat the Denver Nuggets (41-27) in overtime, 127-125.

The undermanned Warriors puts up with a good fight against the Knicks: Gui Santos wirh 20/7/7, Podziemski with 25/5/6, Post with 22/3/3

Charles Barkley: “My worst nightmare is the Lakers winning tonight and I have to listen to all the crap on Monday on all the talk shows how the Lakers are contenders. Please don’t let em win. I’mma be nail biting all night tonight”

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander checks out vs. Minnesota. He finishes the game with 20 points, shooting ⁷⁄₂₂ from the field, ²⁄₄ from three, and ⁴⁄₅ from the line.

Most Improved Player “Ladder”: 1) Jalen Duren 2) Jalen Johnson 3) Deni Avdija 4) Ryan Rollins 5) Nickeil Alexander-Walker 6) Collin Gillespie 7) Michael Porter Jr. 8) Neemias Queta

[Highlight] Isaiah Hartenstein with the back the back pass and screen to Jared McCain for the 3-pointer, and Isaiah Joe with the jumper off a pass by iHart (with replays)

[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (43-25) defeat the depleted Golden State Warriors (32-34), 110-107.

[Highlight] VJ Edgecombe beats the shot clock and the tough defense with the game-sealing jumper in the clutch. The 76ers defeat the Trail Blazers 109-103.

Julius Randle despite the loss: 32/7/6 on ¹¹⁄₁₈ FG

[Highlight] Will Richard with the thunderous dunk over OG Anunoby (with replays)

[Highlight]] The Warriors fail to get a shot to go and the Knicks win after being down by as many as 21 Points

[Post Game Thread] The Dallas Mavericks (23-45) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-27), 130-120.

Charles Barkley on Bam Adebayo scoring 83 on the Wizards: “I’m disgusted by the Wizards. As a competitor you gotta go dirty. When you’re down 20 and the game is over and now a team is like just go for the record you’re disrespecting me…you got to knock him on his ass”

[Highlight] Ajay Mitchell banks in the 3 to beat the shot clock (with a replay)

“Right now in my mind is taking great care of my body cause I also want to win the MVP, and the DPOY. So I’m trying to press the gas from now until the end of the season” - Wembanyama

[Highlights] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deflected the alley-oop lob for the steal, Rudy Gobert with the steal at the other end, SGA blocks the dunk attempt by Gobert, and finds Jaylin Williams for the fastbreak layup (with replays). Gobert claims he got fouled

[All-Access] A courtside view of the game-winning jumper from Luka Dončić with 0.5 seconds remaining in OT to give the Lakers the lead as they defeated the Nuggets, 127-125.

Luka Doncic in the WIN vs the Nuggets: 30 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 block, 2 steals in 43 minutes, AND THE GAME WINNER- his 55th career triple-double!