[Highlight] Paolo Banchero threw a pass so bad he hit a lady in the head
Nick Wright goes off on Lamelo Ball: “That young man is a clown, and has been a clown forever and will never not be a clown”
Jamahl Mosley sniffing salt before the game tonight - Magic vs. 76ers
Heat only playing 83 games this season to honor Bam. Salute.
Why DeAndre is still on rosters these days
This angle of Deni making the go ahead layup to put the Blazers up by one with 16 seconds left
Paolo “PB no J” Banchero with a stinker in the loss to the 76ers: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 6 TOV, 7⁄22 FG, 0/5 3PT, 4⁄6 FT, -17
[Highlight] Nikola Jokic receives trophies from the NBA for leading the league in assists and rebounds
[OC] and the results are in for… LVP. LEAST Valuable Player.
[Post Game Thread] The Philadelphia 76ers (45-37) defeat the Orlando Magic (45-37), 109-97.
[Highlight] Paolo refuses to shoot the wide open 3 and it leads to him badly air-balling a mid range shot leading to a shot clock violation
[Haynes] Sources: NBA to review Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball for taking out ankle of Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo in 2nd Q, resulting in hard spill and back injury that cost him rest of crucial do-or-die play-in contest. Ruling expected before Hornets’ final play-in bout on Friday.
Bill Simmons: “The other thing with Amazon, the entire year the audio has been a split second ahead of the video. A three-pointer is halfway to the basket, it’s like, ‘BANG! It’s good!’ and the ball hasn’t even gone in yet. How have you not figured this out? You guys have eight kajillion dollars”
[Highlight] Andre Drummond hits the dagger 3!
JJ Redick on Bronny: “We’re gonna have all hands on deck. He’s improved a lot, we trust him. The shooting I believe in because of how well he shot it in the G league. There was a stretch where he didn’t shoot it well. He’s improved defensively in terms of his body positioning both on and off ball.”
Nikola Jokic on the Nuggets having rest going into the playoffs: “To be honest, I don’t like it. I just want to play.”
[Highlight] Andre Drummond buries the corner 3-pointer to seal the win for the Philadelphia 76ers, as they defeat the Orlando Magic 109-97 to advance as the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference. They will face the No. 2 seed, the Boston Celtics, on Sunday.
[Krawczynski] Julius Randle on defending Jokic: “Probably gotta call God and talk to him for a little bit and ask him for a few favors. It’s going to be a tough matchup. He’s an incredible player. … It’s going to be a battle, but we’re prepared. We’re ready for it.”
[Charania] The NBA is fining Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball \(35,000 for his trip of Miami's Bam Adebayo and upgrading the action to a Flagrant, plus fining him \)25,000 for cursing postgame, sources tell ESPN.
170 million people in the U.S. watched NBA games across ABC/ESPN, Amazon Prime Video, NBC/Peacock and NBA TV during the regular season – the most in 24 years and up 86% vs. last season.
Shai has recorded just 2.22 TOs per game this season, good for he second lowest all time among 30ppg+ seasons. He is only behind his 23⁄24 season and now takes 3 of the top 5 spots for this stat.
Teams who most outperformed ESPN’s preseason forecast: Hornets (+18 wins), Spurs (+18 wins), Suns (+15 wins). Worst: Pacers (-20 wins), Mavs (-18 wins), Grizzlies (-17 wins)
Sixers fans chanting “we want Boston” after winning a play in game
Paolo and Franz both being complete non-threats from three makes it impossible to build around them
[Highlight] Allen Iverson is in the building for Magic/Sixers 👏
VJ Edgecombe in his first-career postseason game: 19 points (7-16 FG; 1 3PM; 4-5 FT), 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, +/- of +11!
[Highlight] Kawhi Leonard averaged a career high 27.9 PPG this season, becoming the 1st player in NBA History to average their career high in year 14 or later. Here are some of his best shots from this season.
Chris Haynes: Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has been fined $35,000 and assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 upon league office review for making unnecessary and reckless contact with Miami Heat center-forward Bam Adebayo that created a significant injury risk, league says.
Tyrese Maxey potentially accidentally confirms this is Kyle Lowry’s last year
[Highlight] Eric Spoelstra on Bam’s injury: “I don’t think that belongs in the game, tripping guys. He should have been thrown out of the game for that”
[Highlight] Tony Brothers carefully listens to Edgecombe’s explanation after tech assessed
LaMelo explains grabbing Bam’s leg: “I got hit in the head…” Reporter: “Were you checked for a concussion?” LaMelo: “Me, for a concussion? I don’t think I’ve ever had a concussion, or I might have. I don’t even know how concussions work.”
Joe Mazzulla to referee Aaron Smith: Introduce yourself to the end of our bench and they can get a free throw. Introduce yourself to our other guys, they’re allowed to shoot free throws.
In the 15 playoff series that Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic have played together, they have either won or gone to a game 7 in 14 of them.
Andre Drummond holds down the fort while Embiid heals from appendix surgery: 13 pts, 10 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 3 blk and a dagger three
Desmond “1st Option” Bane despite the Loss: 34 Pts | 4-6 3Pt
[Highlight] Adem Bona with the FILTHY block on Wendell Carter Jr
Shai finishes the season with an Ast/TO ratio of 3.0, This is the all time best for a 30+ ppg season.
The Miami Heat have been eliminated from championship contention
Updated NBA MVP vote tracker: SGA 14, Jokic 3, Wemby 1
[Palmer] Source: The Magic are dealing with major turmoil in their locker room with my sources saying that a star player is willing to demand a trade if the head coach Jamahl Mosley isn’t fired at the end of this season.
[Charania] “Certainly there’s a chance this gets upgraded to a Flagrant 1 or Flagrant 2… with a foul, there is doubt about whether this really rises to the level of a suspension.”
[Highlight] VJ Edgecombe gets the steal and goes right at Suggs after the transition bucket, causing a bit of ruckus amongst the two teams
[Highlight] Andre Drummond with the exclamation mark as he hits the 3 and the Philly bench goes crazy
[injury] Bam Adebayo falls hard and walks gingerly to the locker room after LaMelo Ball grabs his foot while landing, swinging it (with replays)
[Highlight] Coby White sinks the fallaway 3 to tie it!
[Highlight] LaMelo Ball gives concussion to Hornets mascot after the win
The 7th seeded Portland Trail Blazers will face off against the 2nd seeded San Antonio Spurs in Round 1 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Game 1 will be on Sunday, April 19th at 9:00 PM ET.