Luka Doncic on visiting UCLA Health patients yesterday: “You go there and then you realize that you don’t really have problems in your life at all.”
Bam responds to critics: “Yall are blaming me. You should be blaming the head coach. I was not the one who let me go one on one the whole game until I had 70 then you sent the double. At that point, I had 70 with 9 mins to go. You think I’m not going for it?”
[Bill Simmons Pod] “Bam 83 points … I love when the guys go for it … guess what Washington … fucking stop the guy, don’t whine about it”
[Highlight] Scottie Barnes shows zero respect for his fellow 2021 draftee with a filthy block on Jalen Green before dishing the dime to RJ Barrett on the other end. It’s his 9th clutch block of the season.
Miami Heat unveil a slew of promotions to celebrate Bam and his 83 point game: \(13 game tickets (Bam’s jersey number), multiple \)0.83 food items, $83 authentic jerseys, Adebayo jerseys with # 83 on them, etc
[Highlight] Courtside view of Luka Dončić hitting shots and talking trash to Matas Buzelis.
[Lowlight] with a chance to win the game, Zion throws the ball away
[Noh] The hidden side of Russell Westbrook: NBA’s most hostile interview is also its kindest teammate
[Highlight] Cason Wallace’s reaction to Payton Pritchard’s buzzer beater
Darius Garland on playing with Kawhi Leonard: “It’s pretty easy to play with him because everybody’s afraid of him.”
[Highlight] Luka subs himself out one assist shy of a 50-point triple-double, Lakers announcer: “He’s not chasing numbers.”
[Highlight] Rasheer Fleming blocks Brandon Ingram twice and then hits the 3 pointer
Jaylen Brown “we give the benefit to those who, you know, who necessarily are trying to manipulate the game into their advantage. And I just don’t think that’s basketball. Like let’s just play basketball.”
[Highlight] Jaylen Brown trips over Lu Dort’s right foot and concedes the turnover. SGA dashes up the court with the steal.
[Highlights] Scottie Barnes with the tremendous clutch chasedown block on Jalen Green’s dunk attempt, and then he finds RJ Barrett for the dunk at the other end (with replays)
The longest consecutive point streaks for 1-35 points, all-time and active (updated)
Wade said Mobley should study Chris Bosh, praising Bosh as a truly exceptional player.
Luka Doncic in calendar year 2026: 32.3⁄8.3⁄7.7 on 48.9% from the field, 40.4% from three (on 10 attempts per game), 62.6% true shooting. He has 5 games of 40+ 40+ points and 70+% true shooting during this stretch. No other player has more than 2.
Jaylen Brown on hot mic after SGA draws a foul: “That’s not basketball!”
[Highlight] SGA “ I model my game after Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, And Allen Iverson” bringing back the midrange game
No. 6 on the MVP Ladder Luka Dončić checks out tonight: 51 PTS 10 REBS 9 ASTS 3 STLS 1 BLK on 17-31 FG 9-14 3PT 8-9 FT
Matas Buzelis on Luka Doncic: “What was my take? … I don’t even know what to say, honestly. He started killing obviously when I started talking to him.”
Asked about the experience: “Probably not to talk to him.”
[Robbins] Trae Young on the Bam Game: “It was kind of weird, them fouling… just to give him more possessions. It was a weird thing. It wasn’t very Erik Spoelstra-like.”
How dominant would the “Jalen” team be?
[Highlight] Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle’s lazy off-ball defense vs Clippers
[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores his 20th and 21st point of the night by draining the jumper. He passes Wilt Chamberlain for the most consecutive games with 20+ points in NBA History at 127 games.
Giannis praises Heat culture: “Miami’s head coach is going to keep playing. They’re going to crash the boards, get rebounds, find the open man, try to get to the free-throw line, keep on moving the ball, get the ball to Bam. They’re going to play hard… that’s what they do, man.”
[Uthayakumar] Scottie Barnes has blocked 9 shots in the clutch this season, most in the NBA.
Luka Dončić: “In the 2nd qtr somebody started talking to me, that woke me up … I was surprised, I was shocked … I won’t said what he said, if I said that I would get tech … not very nice”
[Keerthika Uthayakumar]: People will eat up “first player to have 23 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 steals & 2 blocks on 59% shooting with 0 turnovers” but want to put asterisks on 2nd-most points in a game in NBA history.
Brandon Ingram delivers his best game of 2026 in a much-needed win for the Toronto Raptors vs. the Phoenix Suns: 36 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists w/0 turnovers | 1 steal | +16 in a 6-point win
[Lowlight] Scottie Barnes loses the handle in the clutch
Mitchell Robinson fills in for KAT and sets a new career high in rebounds vs the Indiana Pacers: 31 mins, 12 points, 22 rebounds (9 offensive), 2 steals, 2 blocks
[Highlight] Dejounte Murray steps out of bounds after intentional foul by Amen Thompson for a turnover
[Highlight] Brian Windhorst on the Thunder “There’s rampant Jealousy. That’s when you know you’ve made it, when everybody is complaining about you!”
[Highlight] Cooper Flagg soars for the powerful one-handed dunk (with replays)
[Highlight] Harden with the nasty crossover and tough floater!
Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren both shine in Detroit’s win over Memphis! Cade: 17/8/15, 3 steals, 3 TOV, 69% TS; Duren: 30 points, 30/13/0 on 12-15 shooting, 77% TS
[Post Game Thread] The Toronto Raptors (36-29) defeat the Phoenix Suns (39-27), 122-115 behind Ingram’s 36 points.
[Highlight] KD pulls up from midrange to retake the lead
[Owczarski] Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on the criticisms of Bam Adebayo’s 83 points: “I apologize to absolutely no one. Period.”
Spo: “he had 70 plus. The um, going back and forth, all that happened under 2 minutes. He was already 76 deep at that point, and. Damn right. We’re going to go for it. So I’ve seen people say you gotta be a purist. I’m a darwinist. In this league. Really, you can do anything you want.”
[Highlight] Zion throws down the HARD off-hand jam in clutch time to even the score against the Rockets!
Luka after the recent Nikola Jokic interview 51/10/9 on 54/64/89 splits
[Highlight] Brandon Ingram makes the clutch contested turnaround jumper to put the Raptors up 4
[Uthayakumar] Raptors shot above 50% from the field & 50% from three for the first time since January 20th & for just the fourth time this season.
[Highlight] OG Anunoby blows by Jarace Walker and finishes the one handed poster over Micah Potter
[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (48-18) expand their lead for the #1 seed and defeat the Memphis Grizzlies (23-43), 126-110.