Captain Klay Thompson is back boating in the Bay with two special guests
Kawhi Leonard is quietly shooting 97.9% from Free Throws 2nd best all time
“Victor Wembanyama is playing limited minutes and the Spurs are dominating. That’s not great news for the rest of the league.”
James Nnaji, the No. 31 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, has enrolled at Baylor, agents Gerard Raventos and Deirunas Visockas of Gersh Sports told DraftExpress.
Every NBA Christmas Day game is better than the NFL’s
[Highlight]Keldon Johnson cleanly scoring over Chet Holmgreen
[Highlight]SGA blocks and scores over Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs react quickly through Wemby’s slick pass to Stephon Castle for the dunk
Kon is having one of the most efficient seasons for a rookie ever (for volume shooters/perimeter players)
[Crazy Stats] The Thunder have not allowed a 40-point performance in two years (the last player to do so was LeBron James on December 23, 2023). League-wide, teams have allowed 290 such games over that span.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus surprise the Suns
[Charania] Denver Nuggets forward Cam Johnson has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee and is expected to miss some time, sources tell ESPN. Best case scenario as an MRI reveals no structural damage or major injury after a serious land on his leg in Dallas.
In the 2009 nba season, LeBron lead a career high +15 on court net rating with Mo Williams as his 2nd best player. He then averaged 7 more points per game in the playoffs while increasing his efficiency, and lowering turnovers
An honest and transparent Pascal Siakam after the Pacers fall to 6-24
The Atlanta Hawks have a 130.1 DRTG with Trae Young on the court this season, which would be by far the worst by any team ever. With him off the court, they have a 114.5 DRTG, which is slightly better than league average.
Rudy Gobert is having a monster season
[Highlight] Brooklyn Nets lock down defense leads to beautiful fast break ending in an MPJ 3. Nets have a 102.8 defensive rating this month, a 25.7-point improvement over their 128.5 rating during their 0-7 start. The Nets have overtaken the Thunder for the NBA’s best defensive rating in December.
Victor Wembanyama unveils the Spurs’ new win tradition
Per the L2M Report - Last nights viral game-losing foul by Zaccharie Risacher (ATL) on Coby White (CHI) ruled as White falling on his own.
[Aubin] I asked Victor Wembanyama (in French) whether he considers there to be any rivalry between him and Chet Holmgren, and he was pretty clear: “No, I don’t think about that. At least from a basketball standpoint, there’s no comparison (between us)”.
[Highlight] The 2014 San Antonio Spurs made a reappearance last night
[Highlight] LeBron got mad after Dillon Brooks tried to high-five him
[Highlight] Cooper Flagg posts 33 PTS 9 REB and 9 AST in win vs Nuggets
[McMenamin] Doncic leads the league in free throw attempts per game, while Reaves is fourth. They are in range to become the first teammates to each average 9.0 or more free throw attempts per game since Harden and Dwight Howard did so for the Houston Rockets in 2013-14.
Reporter: “How else you spending your holiday?”
LaMelo Ball: “Dogs and girls sh*t we gon be chilling. Watch Stranger Things. Oh I think we go to Orlando”
JJ Redick: “When your margin for error is not super high you need to be very detailed… We didnt do that at all tonight. WE tried zone and they got a layup and open 3. I don’t know why we we’re guarding Mark Williams at the 3 point line”
L2M states Jokic traveled on his pass to Watson in the corner — “Jokic (DEN) gathers the pass with a jump stop, after which he may establish either foot as his pivot. He moves his left foot, establishing his right as his pivot foot, and he does not maintain his pivot foot before releasing the pass.”
[Highlight] A Spurs fan hits a layup, a 3 from the perimeter and a halfcourt shot in under 45 seconds to win $10K dollars (with replays)
[Highlight] Wemby with a fake and gets open for a 3, but decides to pass it to Keldon Johnson for an easy layup
Keyonte George this season: 23.9⁄4.1⁄6.8 on 61% TS
The Oklahoma City Thunder are 0-3 in their last 3 games against teams with winning records
[Highlight] The San Antonio Spurs win their 7th straight game with a victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, 130-110. It’s San Antonio’s longest win streak since 2018-19, as they beat the Thunder for the second time this season.
Dillon Brooks getting ready before the game against the Lakers.
The San Antonio Spurs have had 7 different leading scorers in their current 7-game regular season winning streak.
Who are some of the best “projects” that worked out?
[Highlight] Flagg gets up for a big dunk
[JJ Redick] calls out one of his players: “We had a guy the other day, who hasn’t played a lot, who didn’t know what a flood was, in the middle of a game. So when we’re not healthy, we clearly have some room to grow in that area.”
[Highlight] Spurs rookie Dylan Harper puts SGA in a blender
[Highlight] Joel Embiid goes down with a knee injury.
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (22-7) blowout the Oklahoma City Thunder (26-4), 130-110. Keldon Johnson leads the way with 25 PTS.
L2M report contradicts the call last night of an away from the play foul on Risacher on Coby White last night.
Russell Westbrook was assessed a postgame Flopping fine of $2,000
The Atlanta Hawks are 2-8 in their last 10 games
Pistons record thru first 30 games last 3 years, - 2024: 2-28; 2025: 13-17; 2026: 24-6
[KOC] Ben Simmons casts right and retrieves left, a technique that allows right-handed anglers to keep their dominant hand on the rod for maximum control. The evidence is overwhelming that he shot the basketball with the wrong hand.
Chet Holmgren gets dominated by the Spurs once again in a blowout loss: 7 PTS (3⁄10 FG), 3 REB, 1 AST
What are your Christmas Day games predictions?
[Highlight] Wemby snatches the ball a foot and a half above the hoop for a block that won’t count
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama shows off the range as he connects on the stepback 3-pointer against the Thunder.