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[Highlight] LeBron James finds LeBron James Jr. for the 3-pointer

[Highlight] Luka when asked what getting the MVP award would mean to him: “Yea hopefully but the better I play the more I go down in ratings so I don’t know what more I can do”

[Highlight] Jeremy Lin provides an excellent analysis on Luka’s offensive tendencies

[Highlight] Austin Reaves when asked about Luka’s high scoring stretch: ‘Yeah and he continues to drop in the MVP race..maybe he’s got to score 60, I don’t know’

Jonathan “Lost faith in Steve Kerr” Kuminga continues to struggle and put up another stinker tonight in Boston for Quin Snyder: 18 mins, 3 points on 0/0/75 splits, -12.

Jared “Sold High” McCain Today: 0 PTS | 1 REB | 1 AST | 0-4 FG | 12 MIN

Young Celtics fan is thrilled to meet White Mamba

[NBA on Prime] LeBron James asking which Bron was checking in.

With 5:29 remaining, the Jazz led the Nuggets 124–114 but ended up losing 135–129. Kyle Filipowski and Brice Sensabaugh didn’t play at all in the fourth, while Elijah Harkless, Bez Mbeng, and Kennedy Chandler played the entire quarter. Anti-tanking rules go into effect in May.

[Vorkunov] The Connecticut Sun are being bought by the Fertitta family, the owners of the Rockets, for $300 million and the franchise will be moved to Houston, according to sources briefed on the deal.

Luka Doncic drops a 40-piece versus Nets: 41 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK

[All-Access] A view from the court in Los Angeles as LeBron James assists his son Bronny James on the 3-pointer. It’s the first father to son assist in NBA history.

Luka Doncic will be suspended against the Washington Wizards after getting his 16th technical foul

[Highlight] Bill Simmons on Rockets poor chemistry & body language: Sengun makes this INSANE block at the buzzer to preserve the tie and send the game to overtime, one of the best plays of his career, he busts his lip on the floor. None of his teammates celebrate or even seem to acknowledge him.

[Highlight] Kawhi Leonard with the game-winner over Jay Huff!

Only approximately 3% of male names in the U.S. start with the letter “K”. However, 4 of the 5 top scorers in NBA history start with K: Karl, Kobe, Kareem, and Kevin. The only exception is King James.

[Charania] Golden State’s Stephen Curry will be re-examined next week as he attempts to ramp up again with his ailing knee, sources tell me and Anthony Slater. This extends his prolonged absence to at least 25 straight games after he was unable to scrimmage this week as previously hoped.

[Highlight] Down 1 with 0.4 sec left, Nesmith’s inbound pass goes into the hoop

Luka continues his scorching hot 40 point scoring streak dropping 41/8/3 with 4 stocks against the Brooklyn Nets

Luka Doncic records his second 40-point game in a row, 6th in the last 12 games and his 15th of the season

[Highlight] Jokić with the heave to end the third quarter

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (47-26) defeat the Brooklyn Nets (17-56), 116-99 behind Lukas 41 point performance

[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (49-24) defeat the Atlanta Hawks (41-33), 109-102, behind Payton Pritchard’s 36 points off the bench.

The best tanking solution: No team owning their own 1st round pick?

Kawhi Leonard has become the 14th player in NBA history to record a 20+ point streak of 50 games or more – and the first in NBA history to do so at age 30 or older.

[Highlight] Luka Doncic and Ziaire Williams are called for double technical fouls after a referee review of some jostling between the two. That is Doncic’s 16th meaning he will be suspended next game

[Hine] Naz Reid fined $50,000 for what he said that got him ejected vs. Houston, the league announces.

[Highlight] Luka hits a step back 3 for his 15th 40 point game of the season

Zach Harper: “Talking to some Utah people, around the team and part of the team, that said they felt picked on. I said ‘Everybody is going 75 on the freeway. You went 85. You got pulled over.’”

Jayson Tatum on shaking off rust and improving each game

[Highlights] Kawhi Leonard hits the jumper over 2 Pacers, with 0.4 seconds remaining, giving the Clippers the lead, Nembhard banks in the long inbound pass - turnover. Mathurin misses both clutch free throws, Pacers call a timeout, Jay Huff gets fouled on the inbound, but misses both FT to tie

Out of 10 games tonight 7 of them involve a team that is actively tanking.

Bronny Claims LeBron Broke a Backboard After Losing a 1-on-1 Game Against Him

[Highlight] LeBron James Jr. hits the three pointer off a LeBron James assist

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Clippers (38-36) survive a Clippers ending defeat the Indiana Pacers (16-58), 114-113.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shot a career low 0/10 3FG v Chicago Bulls last night. He finishes the game with more free throw makes (⁹⁄₁₂) than field goals (⁸⁄₂₄).

[Highlight] Lebron with a ridiculous finish at the rim

Luka this month 36.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 2.3 steals, 0.7 blocks on 61.7 TS% with a 12-2 record

Zach Lowe yesterday on the MVP Race (paraphrasing): “Either Wemby, SGA, Jokic, or Luka are going to somehow end up 4th in MVP voting, and it’s going to be a travesty no matter who it is”

[Highlight] Max Strus hits his 6th three to end the half with 22 points and give the Cavs a 35 point lead

[NBA.com] NBA MVP Ladder: 1. Victor Wembanyama 2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3. Nikola Jokić

Why does the NBA pretend tanking is worse than teams being in permanent purgatory?

Pacers mascot Boomer with the groin injury during the halftime show.

Shai checks out after 3 quarters: 25/2/5, ⁸⁄₂₄ FG, 0/10 3FG

[Highlight] Nikola Jokic hits the buzzer-beater from almost halfcourt to end the 3rd quarter, after unbelievable friendly bounce (with replays).

Nuggets and Jazz commentaries.

[Lowlight] After missing the 1st free throw, Jay Huff misses the 2nd & fails to force overtime despite a literal last last foul. The Clippers escape the jaws of defeat to retain their spot in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament

Bill Simmons questions whether Giannis is still a top 5 player and doesn’t think teams should trade all their assets for him: “He doesn’t play… He’s closer to Embiid than Jokic. He doesn’t play. He gets hurt all the time. He’s hurt all the time. I would be really scared about this”

Payton Pritchard in games without Jaylen Brown this season: 25.1 points, 6.9 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 49.1% FG, 47.8% 3PT, 7-1 record