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Victor Wembanyama on Anthony Edwards saying he’ll try and dunk on him one day: “Over the years, I will try and block him more than he dunks on me.”

After claiming that they would no longer strategically rest players to throw games, the Jazz have begun strategically resting players to throw games.

[Highlight] Collin Sexton was still guarding Steph Curry as he headed toward the tunnel

[Highlight] “Trae Young, tweet at us” - after Hawks give up 82 points in the first half

[Highlight] Jamal Murray with outrageous shot-making down the stretch to get a W for Denver. No flopping or foul baiting. Ethical buckets.

[Highlight] Wemby and Ant trading buckets down the stretch in the 4th

Last night, Anthony Edwards (55) and Victor Wembanyama (39) combined for 94 points, the most by opposing No. 1 picks in the modern draft era (since 1966).

[Lowlight] Paolo Banchero with a contender for worst airball of the season:

Nuggets now have a better winning percentage WITHOUT Jokic than with him

[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander baits Pelle Larsson with a pump fake and takes a shot while being hit by Pelle. The officials call an offensive foul on SGA late in the 4th quarter (with replays). Heat and Thunder commentaries

Anthony Edwards tonight - 55 points on ¹⁹⁄₃₃ shooting (9-16 from three) including 26 in the fourth.

[Highlight] Anthony Black collides with referee on fast break, resulting in a turnover

Ja Morant in a blowout win against Orlando: 28 MINS │ 24 PTS │ 5 REB │ 13 AST │ 7-13 FG │ 3-4 3P │ +26 +/-

[Post Game Thread] The Miami Heat (22-20) defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (35-8), 122-120 on the back of Bam Adebayo’s 30pts and career high 6 3’s

[Highlight] Ja Morant shows off the patience to get the tough layup to fall and then comes down on the next possession to bury a 3-pointer for the Grizzlies. He has 20 points (5-7 FG, 3-3 3PT) and 10 assists in the first half.

Gabe Vincent responds to the haters: 3 pts (1-6 FG), 0 REB, 0 AST, 3 TO in 22:52. Highest +/- on the team with 4

[Highlight] Ja Morant with an inbound steal and gorgeous behind the back pass leading to 2 points

[Highlight] Ja Morant splashes home a three-pointer from the logo! He has 16 points and 8 assists in 11 minutes!

[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (29-13) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (27-16), 126-123.

[Highlight] Julius Randle and Anthony Edwards sandwich Victor Wembanyama under the rim, grabbing and holding him on the inbound, with 1.2 seconds remaining in the 1st half, and surprised when they hear a foul call (with replays)

[Post Game Thread] The Memphis Grizzlies (18-23) defeat the Orlando Magic (23-19), 126-109 in the NBA London Game.

Jamal Murray in win against the Wizards: 42 points on 15 of 24 shooting, 5 of 8 from 3, 6 assists, 3 steals

[Post Game Thread] The Portland Trail Blazers (21-22) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (24-16), 132-116.

[Injury] Jalen Williams heads back to the locker room after grabbing at his hamstring.

Wemby tonight in the W against the Wolves: 39 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK

[Highlight] Ant has career-high 54 points after hitting a 3 and cutting lead to 1

[Highlight] Wembanyama shows off crafty footwork to beat the double team.

[Lowe] The Hawks, Warriors, Lakers, Heat and Knicks are all considering holding onto their assets for a potential pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo now or in the Summer.

Jared McCain has been assigned to the G league after averaging 6 ppg on 35% FG and 32% from 3 in 30 games this season

[Lowlight] The Wizards from Washington masterfully blow the 5 on 1 opportunity

Grant Williams wipes his sweat all over the ball in between De’Anthony Melton’s two free throws. Buddy Hield calls him out.

[Highlight] Ja finishes the tough layup over Franz, giving him 11 points, 8 assists, and 0 turnovers to start the game

Kyshawn George in the loss @ Denver: 29 points, ¹⁰⁄₂₀ from the field, ⁵⁄₈ from three | 7 assists | 5 rebounds | 4 stocks

Aaron Gordon missed a triple-double on points vs Washington: 8/10/11, on a game high +14

Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 21.6 points this season on 54.7 TS%, as well as 2.9 turnovers to 2.7 assists

[Highlight] Jalen Duren dunks all over Jay Huff as Cade points him down!

[Highlight] Heat defeat OKC after Caruso misses the bank 3

[Highlight] — ANT (55 pts) and WEMBY (39 pts) duel in wild ending.

[Highlight] TIMBERWOLVES VS SPURS — NBA Extended: Full game condensed into 40 minutes (fantastic game)

The last time the Detroit Pistons won at least 30 of their first 40 games was 20 years ago, when they started the 05/06 season with a 35-5 record through January 25th, 2006!

[Highlight] Champagnie misses both free throws, but Wemby gets the rebound

Here’s A List Of Players Who Have Recorded At Least 40 Points In A Single Game This Season!

[Post Game Thread] The Phoenix Suns (24-17) defeat the New York Knicks (25-16), 106-99.

[Highlight] SGA hits a ridiculous layup between two defenders

Did we just watch the best game of the year?

Last night’s Pacers vs Pistons game had 19 players with at least one steal (9 for the Pacers and 10 for the Pistons). This tied the NBA record set by the Sonics and Raptors on 1/15/1997. This dates back to the 1973-74 season when the NBA began tracking steals.

[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (30-10) defeat the Indiana Pacers (10-33), 121-78, for their largest margin of victory of the season!

Michael Jordan’s NBC role feels like one of the biggest letdowns in sports media - am I wrong?