Anthony Edwards to the refs after he was ejected in OT: “All three of y’all. 1, 2, 3. All y’all ho*s”
Nikola Jokic tonight: 56 points, 16 rebounds, 15 assists, on 15-21 shooting, 4-6 from 3, 22-23 FT, team-high +18 in 42 mins
[Charania] Mavericks star Anthony Davis has sustained a minor groin strain and is likely to miss a few games, sources tell ESPN. Davis, a significant trade target, will be evaluated daily. Mavs have taken a cautious approach with injuries, specifically for Davis, and will continue to do so.
Westbrook is Top 9 in 3FG % at 43.6% with 3PA > 80 (Westbrook at 101 attempts) and Wide Open. His ranking is higher than Derrick White, Lamelo, Trey Murphy, Naz Reid, etc. Call him Wetbrook - his shot is Wet this year.
[Highlight] Anthony Edwards tries to disrupt Nikola Jokic’s preparation for the free throw in overtime, then acts like he didn’t do it
[Highlight] Anthony Edwards hits the big corner triple to bring the Timberwolves with 1.1 left on Christmas vs the Nuggets!
[Highlight] Anthony Edwards receives his 2nd technical foul and is being ejected from the game, with 20.5 seconds remaining in overtime. He is also pointing out on people
[Bailey] Bleacher Report’s NBA All-Quarter Century Teams: 1st-Team Guard: Stephen Curry, 1st-Team Guard: Kobe Bryant, 1st-Team Forward: LeBron James, 1st-Team Forward: Kevin Durant, 1st-Team Center: Tim Duncan, 2nd-Team Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, Nikola Jokić
Steve Kerr: “We are no longer the 2017 Warriors dominating the NBA. We are a fading dynasty”
JJ Redick: Too often guys don’t wanna make the choice, and it’s pretty consistent who those guys are. Saturday’s practice is gonna be uncomfortable.. I’m not doing another 53 games like this”
[Highlight] Lu Dort with the questionable play at Victor Wembanyama’s knee
Nikola Jokić set the NBA record for most points scored in an OT with 18 as he was 3-3 FG, 2-2 3pt-FG and 10-11 FT.
Shaq bull rushes through the ESPN background screen
Jokic’s seasonal averages through 30 games: 30/12/11 on 61/44/85 splits (71.8% TS)
[Post Game Thread] The Denver Nuggets (22-8) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves in overtime (20-11) behind Nikola Jokic’s 56 point triple-double and Jamal Murray’s 35 point performance, 142-138.
Jimmy Butler on the Draymond Green and Steve Kerr argument and reconciliation this week
“I like that. Y’all yell at each other. Turned me on a little bit. I’m not gonna lie.”
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (23-7) defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (26-5) behind De’Aaron Fox’s 29 PTS, 117-102.
Last night, Jokic officially recorded the first “Double LeBron” in NBA history (27/7/7… twice in a game)
The Spurs have officially won the season series against the OKC Thunder.
Nikola Jokic drops a monster 56-pt triple-double on Christmas: 56 PTS, 16 REB, 15 AST, 2 BLK
[Highlight] Anthony Edwards tickles Jokic at the free throw line and then gets a talking to by the ref
[Highlight] Nikola Jokić (56 PTS (18 in OT), 16 REB, 15 AST, 2 BLK) becomes the first player to record a 50-point triple-double on Christmas in a 142-138 victory over the Timberwolves.
The Thunder are now 26-5. The 2016 Warriors won 48 games before their 5th loss
Christmas PENTAGAMI alert: Nikola Jokic tonight: 56/16/15/0/2
Victor Wembanyama’s personality begins to surface more, starting with showing his hatred for Gatorade bottles
The Denver Nuggets are now a league best 10-3 against Teams above .500. They have more losses against below .500 teams (5) than they do against winning teams.
Charles Barkley to Draymond Green saying he missed Inside the NBA: “We’re going to have you back here once the playoffs start.”
[SGA] “We have to get better as a group. You don’t lose to a team three times in a row in a short span without them being better than you. We have to get better. Look in the mirror, and that’s everybody from top to bottom, if we want to reach our ultimate goal”
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama with the fadeaway jumper pass to Dylan Harper who finishes with a nasty turnaround reverse dunk (with a replay)
[Post Game Thread] The Houston Rockets (18-10) stuff the Los Angeles Lakers (19-10) like a Christmas turkey, 119-96. Amen Thompson leads with 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama gets his money’s worth with this foul on Chet Holmgren
The Denver Nuggets have a 10-5 record since Aaron Gordon’s injury, despite the 27th ranked defense during this stretch. Over this span, their offensive rating is 127.3.
[Highlight] Wemby loudly celebrating after Chet misses his free throw 😭
[Highlight] The San Antonio Spurs win their 8th straight game, and third straight over the Oklahoma City Thunder, with a 117-102 victory on Christmas Day. The Spurs have now beaten the Thunder more times this season (3) than all other teams combined (2).
[Highlight] Lu Dort shows off his natural shooting motion twice against the Spurs
Jamal Murray through 29 games this season: 25.4⁄4.3⁄7 on 63% TS with 49.1/46/88.4 splits
Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama says he doesn’t want to ‘say too much’ about what he’s gathered after going 3-0 against the Thunder this year.
“This is like a playoff series. We learned a lot on the tactical side….I don’t want to say too much about it. Keep something for us.“
[Highlight] Nuggets set a legal screen to get Jokić free for three and his 44th points
Victor Wembanyama in limited minutes during San Antonio’s 3-0 stretch against Oklahoma City: 23.3 MINS │ 17.7 PPG │ 8.3 RPG │ 2.3 APG │ 53.1% FG │ 80.0% 3P │ 78.9% FT │+47 +/-
[Highlight] Nikola Jokic played chess against the Timberwolves and scores his 18th point of the 1st quarter
[Highlight] Mickey Mouse with no hesitation from 3, with a steal and fastbreak assist to Darius Garland (with a replay)
[Bondy] Tyler Kolek on his big block on Donovan Mitchell in the final two minutes: “Honestly if he ran and just did a regular lay-up, I wouldn’t have caught up to him. But he wanted to do some windmill shit.”
Alex Caruso builds houses for the homeless today with: 12 PTS, 1 REB and 0 AST on 23.1% FG in 19 minutes
[Lowlight] Ant gets two technicals in 5 seconds of gameplay, is ejected for the final 20 seconds of overtime
[Highlight] Donovan Mitchell with the poster!
Nikola Jokic joins James Harden as the only other player to have a 50/15/15 games in NBA history
[Highlight] Ant catch-and-shoot 3 ties the game with 1.1s remaining
Curry: You don’t want to be in a situation the Lakers were in those last three years with Bryant. I know he came off the Achilles injury….they were a lottery team, and it was more just how many points can Kobe score down the stretch of his career. I don’t want to be in that scenario.