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A look at the New Orleans Pelicans crowd tonight 😬

[Highlight] Alternate angle of JJ Redick trying to call a play for LeBron who was laughing with the Suns bench (down 21). Redick was visibly annoyed and called a timeout.

A New Orleans Pelicans fan creeps out fellow fans with his jumbotron celebration

LeBron on the ankle injury that kept him out against the Pelicans: “It’s called old… You just wake up with sh*t that you didn’t have the night before.”

[SportsBall] Why Achilles tears have spiked in the NBA

[Charania] New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson will miss extended time with a right adductor injury, sources tell ESPN. He will be re-evaluated in three weeks.

Jaylen Brown in a win against the Knicks: 40 MINS │ 42 PTS │ 4 REB │ 4 AST │ 16-24 FG │ 8-9 FT

[Highlight] Miles Bridges talks shit to Michael Porter Jr, who responds “Watch This. Watch this.” Porter then hit a 3 in Bridges face, steals his pass & assists Egor Demin for a dunk. MPJ outscored Bridges 26-4 for the rest of the game.

35 pts/7 Reb/4 Ast/2 Stl for MPJ. Bridges was -30 in the loss

[Highlight] Thunder give football-style player intros as the lineup is announced

[Highlight] Jaylen Brown takes it all the way inside and throws down the ultra two-handed jam and forces the New York Knicks to call a timeout

[Highlight] SGA buries a three to stop the bleeding

SGA in the win: 38/4/2 with 5 made 3s and 0 turnovers

[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (21-1) defeat the Golden State Warriors (11-11), 124-112 behind 38/2/4 from SGA.

20 games into the season, the top 3 seeds in the East are the Pistons, Raptors, and Heat

Giannis earlier this year: “I want Luka to the Lakers, I want Jokic to the Knicks. I want all the Europeans to go to all the big markets, to see something incredible. This is what I want, this is my dream”

[Highlight] Dillon Brooks doing the LeBron shoulder shrug after the fastbreak dunk, off an airball by Luka Doncic. The crowd in LA does not like it. Peacock and Lakers commentaries

[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (12-9) defeat the New York Knicks (13-7), 123-117, behind 42 points from Jaylen Brown.

[Highlight] Scottie Barnes with the clutch block on Avdija’s layup attempt

What Giannis actually did on Instagram

Anthony Edwards versus Pelicans: 44 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK, +14 47MIN

[Charania] Danilo Gallinari has retired from basketball after 20 professional seasons, including 16 in the NBA. The No. 6 pick in the 2008 draft out of Italy played 777 career NBA regular season games.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is done for the night: 38 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, +10, 35 MIN

[Highlight] SGA pulls a smooth middy in the clutch to give him 38 and extend the Thunder’s lead to 6

[Highlight] The Oklahoma City Thunder move to 21-1 on the year with their 13th straight victory. They become the fourth team to start the season 21-1 or better through the first 22 games of a season.

SGA last 10 games 33/6/4 and 2 steals on 73% TS. 10-0 record

SGA has shot 52.3% (³⁸⁄₇₂) from three in his last 15 games.

[Highlight] SGA hits a step back in clutch time, ⁵⁄₆ from 3pt

Royce O’Neale and Luka Dončić are the two defenders that have allowed the highest percentage of blowbys when defending drives this season:

[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (14-6) defeat the Memphis Grizzlies (9-13), 126-119 behind a combined 60 PTS from Swipa and the Black Falcon

[Highlight] Pat Spencer fades over Chet to give him 17 in the ball game

NBA screens are probably the ugliest part of the modern game

[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (13-8) defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (3-19), 149-142, behind Ant’s 44/5/4 and Gobert’s ²⁶⁄₁₃ performances

Thunder’s big three combine for 81 points. SGA 38pts/3reb/4ast, JDUB 22pts/3reb/6ast, Chet 21pts/8reb/3ast

[Highlight] Jaylen Brown sees that Mitchell Robinson is on him and decides to dance for the mid-range jumpshot

Harrison Barnes 31/5/5/1 and De’Aaron Fox 29/4/4/3 in the win vs Grizzlies

Anthony Edwards’ last six games: 38-5-5 on 56-48-75 splits.

[Highlight] Anthony Edwards (44 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST) tallies his 4th 40-point game of the year and his 6th straight game with 30+ points to help the Timberwolves defeat the Pelicans, 149-142 in OT.

[Highlight] Anthony Edwards Sends It To Overtime With The Layup For 40 Points!

[Highlight] Seth Curry with a game tying triple. He’s got 14 PTS on 6-7 FGM in his first game with the Warriors

[The Athletic] Readers’ top-five players of the NBA’s last 25 seasons 1. LeBron James 2. Stephen Curry 3. Tim Duncan 4. Nikola Jokić 5. Kobe Bryant

[Post Game Thread] The Toronto Raptors (15-7) defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (8-13), 121-118 behind Scottie Barnes’s 28/7/7 with 2 blocks

[Highlight] Celtics fan on the hot mic can’t comprehend Jaylen Brown’s turnover with 25 seconds left

Zach “Zhaq” Edey despite the loss vs the Spurs: 19 PTS | 15 REB | 1 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | ⁸⁄₁₂ FG | ¹⁄₂ FT | 66% TS

[Highlight] VJ Edgecombe soars past the defender for the slam

Jaren Jackson Jr, despite the loss: 7 PTS | 6 REB | 2 AST | 2 STL | 5 TO | 5 FOULS | ³⁄₉ FG | 0/4 3FG | ¹⁄₂ FT | 35% TS

[Highlight] Rudy Gobert shoots and misses a corner 3 while down by 3 to the Pelicans

JJ tries multiple times to call a play for LeBron, but he’s chatting with the Suns bench. Takes a timeout.

Pat Spencer despite the loss: 17/3/6 on 5-9 FG, 2-2 3PT, 1-1 FT with no turnovers