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[Highlight] Luka Doncic lobs to LeBron James for the slam dunk

Rui Hachimura turns Anthony Davis’s frown upside down after the game

An Atlanta Hawks fan hits a half court shot for $10,000 and proceeds to celebrate in an interesting way

[Highlight] Lebron has everyone on the Mavs bench laughing except for D’Lo

[Highlight] Reaves to Luka: “I currently have more dunks than you”. Luka dunks on his defense

[Highlight] LeBron appears to have the most fun anyone’s ever had playing basketball as the final seconds of the Nico Bowl tick down

Austin Reaves night is done: 38 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, +3 in 41mn

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (14-4) defeat the Dallas Mavericks (5-15), 129-119 behind Luka’s and AR’s combined 73 points.

[Highlight] Luka pump fakes and sinks the 3 over Thompson

LeBron James on Nikola Jokic - “There has not been a more dominant, complete player that I’ve played against.”

Dwyane Wade interviews Lebron James before the game

[Highlight] Cade Cunningham with the best intentionally missed FT of all time

Anthony Davis hugs with Luka Doncic after the game, AD also shares some words and laughter with Austin Reaves

[Highlight] Austin Reaves is chatting with Kyrie Irving in the corner with one minute remaining in regulation, during a live ball, and JJ Redick screams at him from the top of lungs for that

Anthony Davis receives cheers during his introduction in Crypto Arena

[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (13-5) defeat the Denver Nuggets (13-5), 135-128 behind Devin “Trade Who?” Vassell with 35 PTS | 7-9 3PT

The Thunder are 18-1 and are getting their second best player back. They have 4 first round picks in 2026, and could reasonably pick #1 and #5 if current trends hold up

[Highlight] Jokic drops a behind the back pass to Spencer Jones for the lay in

Austin Reaves: “I usually don’t give Luka too many compliments but he’s one of the best players in the league”

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finally plays a 4th quarter in the Win vs the Suns: 37 PTS (15 PTS in the 4th Quarter) | 3 REB | 8 AST | 1 STL | 1 TO | ¹⁰⁄₂₀ FG | ³⁄₅ 3FG | ¹⁴⁄₁₇ FT | 67% TS

Dallas had no answers for the Doncic and Reaves backcourt as they torch the Mavs for 73 shooting 63% from 3 in a win

Luka Doncic is averaging 35.1 pts | 8.5 rebs | 9.4 asts | 1.8 steals | 62.5 TS%. He is leading the Lakers to the 2nd seed in the West with a 15-4 record.

The Denver Nuggets have been eliminated from NBA Cup contention.

Tonight’s Lakers vs Mavericks game is the first time two players on a LeBron James team each scored 35 points or more without James being one of them

Deandre Ayton on his role with the Lakers: “I’m here to give the Lakers what they’ve been missing for a long time: a big that can put up numbers, anchor the defense, and be a presence on both ends of the floor.”

[Charania] Dallas Mavericks’ Anthony Davis – sidelined for the last month with a calf strain – plans to return to action against the Lakers in Los Angeles tonight, sources tell ESPN. It’s the first time the 2020 NBA champion is facing his former team in L.A. since the February trade.

[Highlight] Reaves navigates around Klay for the lay-in and 35 points

[Highlight] LeBron hits the 3 for a 10-point Laker lead

[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (19-1) defeat the Phoenix Suns (12-8), 123-119.

The San Antonio Spurs go 3-1 against the “Group of Death” (West Group C) to advance to the NBA Cup Knockout Stage

Austin Reaves on exchanging uniforms with Anthony Davis after the game tonight: “I mean, he’s one of the best players to ever touch a basketball. So, I don’t know why he wanted my jersey. But for me to get his, is pretty fun.”

[Highlight] Luka’s full court pass finds LeBron

[Post Game Thread] The Orlando Magic (11-8) defeat the Detroit Pistons (15-3), 112-109 behind 37 from Desmond Bane

[Highlight] Things are getting chirpy between Desmond Bane and Cade Cunningham in the Pistons-Magic game

Devin Vassell shows up big in the win vs Denver: 35 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL in 31min

[Highlight] Luka and AR just doing stuff after the whistle

Lakers to use usual court for NBA Cup after slipping issues

Deandre Ayton on playing with Austin Reaves when he heats up: “I’m in these pick-and-rolls with him, and the fire tends to go from orange to blue. … You see the blue fire, don’t go near him, let him do his thing. … And I’m running back just telling him, ‘Yo, you a dawg’”

[Highlight] Tyrese Martin beats the 3Q buzzer with this DEEP pull-up three

[Highlight] Giannis gets called for the loose ball foul, meanwhile on the other end KAT two hand shoves Giannis and gets two free throws.

[Highlight] SGA hits a huge three, Dort gets the deflection on the other end, and SGA is there again to draw a foul and put OKC up late

SGA ties Wilt chamberlain for the 2nd longest 20 point game streak (92)

Giannis: “We had the opportunity to go to Vegas twice in a row. Not going & being able to gamble on 34 red one more time is going to be very tough for me. At the end of the day, I want to win. We’ve lost 7 in a row. I don’t remember the last time I lost 7 in a row.”

Zach LaVine currently has the lowest plus/minus this season, at -212.

[Post Game Thread] The Atlanta Hawks (12-8) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (12-8) 130-123 behind Jalen Johnson’s 29/12/12 triple double

[Austin Rivers] weighs in on the Magic being better without Paolo Banchero, and whether they should look to trade him: “I need you to stop doing drugs, first and foremost. Cut it out. Stop using, stop abusing. You’re out of your fucking mind.”

[Highlight] Oklahoma City Thunder with a great lockdown defensive possession against the Suns, as it ends Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poking the ball away from Devin Booker, forcing Booker to take a heave attempt from the backcourt

The Bucks have lost 7 consecutive games and are now 8-12