[Keerthika Uthayakumar]: People will eat up “first player to have 23 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 steals & 2 blocks on 59% shooting with 0 turnovers” but want to put asterisks on 2nd-most points in a game in NBA history.
[Owczarski] Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on the criticisms of Bam Adebayo’s 83 points: “I apologize to absolutely no one. Period.”
Gordon Hayward on Bam: “He’s not a scorer, right? So for him to break Kobe’s record, I don’t think it’s great for the league… for him to shoot 43 free throws and 22 threes… the Wizards too. With all these teams tanking, it kind of makes it feel not legit”
Sam Hauser and Jaylen Brown hosted a movie night on their off day. Celtics players were asked who they don’t want to sit next to during a movie.
Erik Spoelstra: “There’s nothing wrong with what [the Wizards are] doing. If you can tank and get a great draft pick, I don’t care… We don’t do that and we have a 14th pick do something that you’re trying to get out of the No. 1 pick.”
Kon Knueppel leads the entire NBA in 3-pointers made this season with 233. He is a rookie on pace to finish with 290.
Jokić gets worked up over the claim that ‘the NBA doesn’t play defense’
[Highlight] - The Brooklyn Nets playing some of the worst defense in the history of basketball.
Celtics Head Coach Joe Mazzulla implies Derrick White doesn’t believe that the moon landing happened
Spo: “he had 70 plus. The um, going back and forth, all that happened under 2 minutes. He was already 76 deep at that point, and. Damn right. We’re going to go for it. So I’ve seen people say you gotta be a purist. I’m a darwinist. In this league. Really, you can do anything you want.”
[Highlight] Kawhi Leonard notices the post-game skirmish between the Clippers and Timberwolves: “Hey, a fight!”
Tyrese Haliburton: “Wilt Chamberlain 100… I ain’t know if I believed it… but after what I watched yesterday… Wilt had 100”
Frank Isola on the Clippers’ impending penalties: “I heard it could be 3 first round picks… and then it’s gonna be a lot of money…More than $30 million, I’ve heard.”
Luka Dončić shares a wholesome moment with a kid at UCLA Health
Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were among the many that sent Bam Adebayo messages to congratulate him on his 83-pt game
[Chipalu] Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch on facing the Lakers without LeBron James in the lineup: “Seems to activate Luka & Reaves…seem to share the shots. They become exponentially more dangerous…been pretty good when 2 of those 3 been out because of just a usage puzzle.”
Duncan Robinson: Helping Isaiah Stewart Fight Is ‘Like Helping Bill Nye With A Science Project’
[TheOldManAndTheThree] Duncan Robinson on his participation in the Hornets/Pistons brawl: “It looked like I wasn’t down for the cause, I learn’t my lesson… next time I’m going to grab someone.”
Anthony Edwards on Kawhi Leonard: “In all honesty, Kawhi may be one of the best players to ever play the game when he’s healthy. I think a lot of his peers feel the same way about him. When he’s 100%, ain’t no stopping Kawhi”
Least efficient players in the NBA averaging at least 15 PPG: Derrick White (52.9% TS), LaMelo Ball (53.3%), Russell Westbrook (53.3%), VJ Edgecombe (53.6%), Cooper Flagg (54.6%), Dillon Brooks (54.7%), Shaedon Sharpe (55.0%), Anthony Black (55.2%), Alperen Sengun (55.4%), Bam Adebayo (55.5%)
Dwight Howard Superman’s Hanging Up His Cape … Retiring To Focus On Family
[DARKO] The worst lineups in the NBA this season, when adjusting for opponents: 1) The Brooklyn Nets starters. 2) LeBron-Ayton-Luka-Rui-Reaves.
Wilt’s 100 point game probably looked a lot more like Bam’s 83 point game than it did Kobe’s 81
[Jared Weiss] Victor Wembanyama will be out tonight against the Denver Nuggets with right ankle soreness, per source.
So.. what happened to the Kawhi/Clippers scandal?
Kawhi Leonard is done for the night with great efficient : 45 PTS, 15-20 FG, 6-9 3P, 5 AST, 2 STL, +41
[Highlight] Jamal Shead falls and hears about it from Dejounte Murray as tempers flair!
The reaction to Bam’s 83-point game is a perfect example of how bad the NBA discourse is
[Post Game Thread] The Phoenix Suns (39-27) defeat the Indiana Pacers (15-51), 123-108 as Devin Booker and Jalen Green combine for 79 PTS
Spo: “I’ve seen people say you have to be a purist in this league… I’m not a purist. I’m a Darwinist” 💀💀
[Highlight] Devin Booker drains the long two-pointer, pushing his total to 41 points at the end of the 3rd quarter
A top 24 under 24 list from November 2021
With just the addition of Norman Powell , Coach Erik Spoelstra has transformed the Miami Heat last year to this year from: 19th -> 11th in ORtg | 7th -> 4th in DRtg | 13th -> 8th in Point Differential | 24th -> 1st in Pace.
[Highlight] Bam Adebayo drops Ousmane Dieng with the move and knocks down the mid-range jumper
Derrick White talks about the time Joe Mazzulla let the players decide the starters, matchups, and game plan against the Raptors. Celtics won 112-96 without Jaylen Brown.
[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Clippers (33-32) dismantle the Minnesota Timberwolves (40-26), 153-128 behind Kawhi Leonard’s 45p/5r/5a/2s on 75% shooting as they become the first team in NBA history to go above .500 after starting 0.222 or worse!
THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION
[East] Ivica Zubac will play and make his Pacers debut today. He’s been in controlled workouts over the last few weeks and it’s time. “Go hard,” Carlisle says of what he wants to see.
[Youtube] full pre game SPO interview “Damn right we’re gonna go for it.” - Spo | Pregame Interviews | Mar. 12, 2026
Kawhi checks out after going off for 0.54 Bams in a blowout win vs. the Timberwolves: 45/5/5 | 2 steals
Cooper Flagg since returning from injury: 16.3 PTS, 8.3 REB, 5.8 AST, 2.8 TOV on 34.6⁄25.0/80 shooting
The 3-6 seeds in the West all have 40 wins
[Highlight] Giannis Antetokounmpo threads a bounce pass around two defenders to Myles Turner, who drills the difficult three as the shot clock expires
[Highlight] No-look pass by Kevin Porter Jr. leads to transition dunk by Giannis
[Highlight] Jalen Duren throws down a powerful jam over Barlow and VJ Edgecombe
[Highlight] Bilal Coulibaly banks in the game-tying 3-pointer, with 5.4 seconds remaining - sending the game to overtime (with replays)
[Tom Friend] Report: PSG and its minority owner Kevin Durant preparing bid for NBA Europe franchise
[Highlight] Ivica Zubac with the alley-oop dunk for his first bucket as a Pacers (with a replay). The assist was by Ethan Thompson