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[Highlight] Jordan Poole is shocked to see his teammate throw a punch

[Giannis] on if he wants to be here: “Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful towards myself and my teammates, the organization, the coaching staff, and all the people that work hard, for me to come out and say ‘I don’t want to be here’… As long as I’m here I’ll give everything I have.”

[Highlight] Giannis throws down the Windmill jam with the game already sealed and a scuffle ensues

[Highlight] Wemby with an angry dunk that leaves even Dylan Harper in disbelief

[Collier] Giannis Antetokounmpo on his windmill dunk: “ If we keep on losing, probably half of the team not going to be here. We’re not going to make the playoffs…. And if [a windmill dunk] is what has to happen for everybody to wake up and understand we’re fighting for our lives, so be it”

[Highlight] Jose Alvarado and Mark Williams both get ejected

Nikola Vucevic on Giannis Antetokounmpo ‘breaking the unspoken rule’: “I’m assuming Giannis was mad about that report that came out the Bulls didn’t want to trade for him.”

[Highlight] Jose Alvarado and Mark Willians start throwing punches at each other and being ejected from the game for fighting (with replays). The full incident - no cuts. Pelicans commentary.

[Highlight] Giannis Antetokounmpo decides to go for the windmill dunk at the end of the game, despite the fact that the Bucks’ win is already sealed. Vucevic, Coby White, and the Bulls fans don’t appreciate it (with replays). Bobby Portis heats things up with pushing around. Full incident. No cuts.

[Alan Hahn] cooks Trae Young for his defensive effort: “That’s the face of your franchise”

[Post Game Thread] The Utah Jazz (12-19) defeat the San Antonio Spurs (23-8), 127-114.

Kawhi is currently setting the record for free throw percentage in NBA history. He is shooting 98.2% on ¹⁰⁷⁄₁₀₉ makes this season.

Dwyane Wade on The Hornets: “My favorite pro AAU team right here baby…they just be hooping”

Jaden McDaniels on guarding Jokic in overtime “Jokic, I mean I couldn’t really do nothing that Rudy couldn’t do so I mean, I don’t know, I can’t guard him. I was just the last man that was tall enough to be honest, there is no answer for him, I ain’t gonna lie”

Jalen Brunson in a win over the Hawks - 34 points, 5 assists, zero FTA

Shocking stat of the day: Magic Johnson’s career high in three pointers made in a season (106 on 38.4% in ¹⁹⁸⁹⁄₉₀) was higher than Larry Bird’s (90 on 40.0% in ¹⁹⁸⁶⁄₈₇)

Anthony Black in the comeback one-point win vs Denver: 38 points (⁷⁄₁₁ from three), six rebounds, five assists and two steals

Dwyane Wade on JJ Redick comments about the Lakers effort:

“LeBron on his golf simulator right now, he’s not worried about this.

[Post Game Thread] The Orlando Magic (18-14) defeat the Denver Nuggets (22-9), 127-126.

Anthony Edwards on a lack of energy tonight and how it gets corrected:

“We got boo’d and s*** by the fans today, I’m with the fans, I would have boo’d us too, but yeah, lack of energy. I don’t know what’s going on, I guess this is just Timberwolves basketball”

[Highlight] Kevin Durant dances and drills the three-pointer! That’s 23 points for him in the first half

[Highlight] Dylan Harper absolutely destroys kyle filipowski

[Highlight] Slow motion of Jose Alvarado connecting on a punch. Jordan Poole in the background getting flashbacks.

Giannis in his return: 29/8/1/1/1 on 74.7 TS%, +13 in only 25 minutes

Anthony Davis and Trae Young are officially Disqualified for 2026 NBA Major Awards (MVP, DPOY, All NBA, etc)

Nikola Jokic gets his 180th triple double against the Magic despite the loss: 34 PTS, 21 REB, 12 AST, +16 on ¹¹⁄₂₂ shooting

[Post Game Thread] The Brooklyn Nets (9-19) blow out the Minnesota Timberwolves (20-11), 123-107.

The Brooklyn Nets are 7-3 in their last 10 games

[Dwyane Wade] on Giannis and the Bucks: “I dont like the fact that I don’t know whats going on every two years in Milwaukee… Did we fix it? Did we not fix it? Is he staying? Is he going? I’ve been hearing this on and off for the last 4 years. It’s time to make a decision”

[Mannix] Luka Dončić often displays minimal effort on the defensive end… more often complains to the referee, and when he does, he leaves the Lakers playing 4 on 5. Go back to that Christmas Day game. How many times did Luka Dončić think that Amen Thompson fouled him? Or Tari Eason fouled him?

[AP News] JJ Redick’s kids write persuasive essays to earn their biggest Christmas gifts

-Reporter: “career high 9 3s for Brook Lopez, what did he give you guys tonight?”

-Kawhi: “what you just said, making those 9 threes tonight.”

Trae Young in loss vs Knicks - 9 PTS / 10 AST / 2 STL / ²⁄₁₀ FGM / 0/4 3PM / ⁵⁄₅ FTM / 5 TO

Taylor Rooks: “You are 1 of 4 players averaging 25/5/8 joining Luka, Jokic and Cade aka don’t let him call you old…” -James Harden: “Who said that? You just making up your own stuff now. Nobody said that but you”

Mitch Johnson on reflecting after the loss tonight: We weren’t as good as they said after Christmas and we aren’t as bad as they will say tonight

Michael Porter Jr in the month of December: 9 GP, 28.4ppg, 7.6rpg, 3.7apg on 66% TS while leading the Nets to a 7-2 record

[Post Game Thread] The Sacramento Kings (8-23) defeat the Dallas Mavericks (12-21), 113-107.

[Highlight] Nikola Jokić saves the ball from going out of bounds, sprints to the other end to run the two-man game with Jamal Murray, and finishes with a running floater while drawing the foul. He then makes the free throw to complete the three-point play

[Highlight] Desmond Bane gets fouled and makes the game-winning free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining in regulation, as Jamal Murray misses the potential game winner at the other end (with a replay)

[Highlight] Kevin Durant isolates Evan Mobley, gets to the elbow, and hits the jumper. He now has 18 points on 7-for-9 (77.8%) shooting

[Post Game Thread] Kevin Durant drops a quick 30/4/7 in three quarters as the Houston Rockets (19-10) walk over the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-16), 117-100.

Karl-Anthony Towns’s night is done: 36 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 17-18 FT, 30 MIN

[Haynes] Golden State is contemplating trading for Davis, but would likely have to involve third team to interest Mavericks.

[Highlight] Michael Porter Jr drops 27 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists in the Nets win over the Timberwolves

[Highlight] A missed game-winner by Jamal Murray seals a home victory for the Magic over the Nuggets

Jokic and Giannis are both in their 30s and have made only 1 NBA Finals and 2 conference finals each. Is it unprecedented for the best players of a generation to have this little team success compared to LeBron and Steph being perennially in the finals?

Reed Sheppard off the bench leads the team in assists vs the Cavaliers: 18 PTS | 8 AST | 4 REB | 4 STL | 1 BLK | 65.4 TS%

[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (22-9) defeat the Atlanta Hawks (15-18), 128-125.