LeBron on his relationship with Jaylen Brown: “Our relationship has been pretty respectful. Besides the shit he said about Bronny in Summer League. But other than that we’ve been all right.”
Pat Riley on if he would wear an Armani suit on the sidelines if he was still coaching today: “I never change much… I wish they went back to coats and ties. I think an audience wants to see somebody on the sideline who looks like a leader…”
This Lakers-Celtics game is a prime contrast of elite basketball culture (Celtics) vs poor basketball culture (Lakers.)
[Highlight] Suns fan hits the half-court shot for $10,000!
[Highlight] Tyrese Maxey with the poster on Anthony Edwards!
[Highlight] Pritchard breaks Vanderbilt’s ankles and knocks down the three
[Highlight] Pat Riley poses with his newly unveiled statue
Joe Mazzulla stares at reporter who asked if Jayson Tatum participated in practice yesterday
[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (37-19) led by Jaylen Brown & Payton Pritchard annihilate the Los Angeles Lakers (34-22), 111-89.
[Highlight] Dennis Schröder was about to get upset about the foul, but then he looks and realizes it was Nikola Topić who fouled him (with a replay)
[Inside the NBA] Chuck and Kenny clown on Shaq saying he would get killed by Jokic and for getting swept by Hakeem Olajuwon: “You got swept didn’t you.. Somebody beat you 4 times in a row?” 😂
Anthony Edwards says Memphis has dirty hotel rooms
[Highlight] Payton Pritchard beats the buzzer with a three pointer to end the half!
Payton Pritchard in the blowout win against the Lakers: 30/4/8 on 10-14 FG and 6-9 from 3PT, game high +21
The Hawks have benched former #1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher in favor of CJ McCollum
A kid who beat cancer lowfives his favorite player, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is joking saying: “I’m gonna be out 4 more weeks”
[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (44-14) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-22), 121-113 and give them their first loss in the James Harden Era in Cleveland
[Post Game Thread] The Golden State Warriors (30-27) defeat the Denver Nuggets (36-22), 128-117 behind a monster Podz 18/15/9 effort .
“He stuck his entire hand through the rim…honestly, that’s a great way to defend floaters”
-JJ Redick on grabbing the net after no-call
[Bobby Manning] Joe Mazzulla on stopping Luka, LeBron, Reaves: “Everybody’s like, how do you defend them? How do you defend them?”
“You gotta attack them.”
[Highlight] Refs miss the blatant goaltend from Chet resulting in an OKC three on the other end
[Inside the NBA] Chuck clowns on the Kings for losing 15 games in a row: “That’s impossible… You can’t play 15 good teams in a row”
[Highlight] Payton Pritchard drills the LOGO 3 to beat the shot clock
[Highlight] Wemby crossed between his legs in this post move
[Highlight] Donovan Clingan silences the crowd with a triple, and then crushes a big dunk
[Highlights] LaMelo Ball hits four consecutive 3s in just 99 seconds (with replays). The Hornets’ announcer, Eric Collins, begs him to take another 3 but he does not.
[Highlight] Neemias Queta denies Austin Reaves’ shot attempt during a timeout break
Jared McCain since joining okc: 13/3/1 on 50/50/92 splits 4-1 record
[Highlight] Neemias Queta soars to the sky to block LeBron James layup attempt
Payton Pritchard dominates the Lakers off the bench today: 30 points | 4 rebounds | 8 assists on 10-14 FG, 6-9 from 3, 4-4 from the FT line in 37 minutes
[Tony East] Tyrese Haliburton is away from the Pacers right now because he’s come down with shingles
[Highlight] LaMelo Ball’s unfiltered post game interview
[Highlight] Since joining the Cavaliers, James Harden is averaging 18.4 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 8.6 APG, and 48.1 3P% as Cleveland has gone 5-0 in games he has played in. They seek their 6th straight win with Harden, and 8th straight win overall today against Oklahoma City.
[Highlight] Payton Pritchard (30 PTS (10-14 FG), 4 REB, 8 AST) tallies his third straight game with 25+ points off the bench for Boston as they defeat Los Angeles 111-89.
Luka Doncic in the blowout loss against the Celtics: 25/5/3 on 9-22 FG and 3-6 FT with 2 turnovers and 4 fouls, game low -21
KAT talks weight of title expectations: “It’s a blessing to have expectations, means we’re doing something right. Last year we did a lot right, fans are expecting even more. My career has been full of pressure, and I understand criticism comes with that when you’re not succeeding. Rightfully so.”
[Highlight] Murray fully extends arm on push off, defensive foul is called, Doris Burke praises Murray’s balance.
[Highlight] Lamelo Ball on fire in the 3rd qtr vs the Wizards. He is currently at 37 points for the game entering the 4th qtr
Brandin “The White Shohei” Podziemski in the Comeback Win vs Nuggets: 18 PTS 15 REB 9 AST, 100% FG in 4th Quarter, Game High +19
[Highlight] The Cavaliers with their 9th turnover, and a beautiful ball movement by the Thunder leads to a corner 3 by Jared McCain
[Highlight] Josh Hart and Benny the Bull compete in a fierce game of air hockey before the game
[Highlight] Tyrese Maxey with a nasty lefty poster dunk over Anthony Edwards & Jaden McDaniels, off a chaotic possession (with replays). He also finds Andre Drummond for the easy dunk shortly after. 76ers and Timberwolves commentaries
[Highlight] Steph curry got the pass from Jokić and almost shot it from the bench
[Post Game Thread] The Philadelphia 76ers (31-26) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (35-23), 135-108 with Tyrese Maxey’s 39 point night!
Cason Wallace with his first career double double: 20/10/4 and 3 steals in the win
[Post Game Thread] The Orlando Magic (30-26) defeat the Los Angeles Clippers (27-30), 111-109.
Joe Mazzulla was upset that he missed Pat Riley say he wanted to beat the hell out of the Celtics: “That’s awesome.”
[Charania] The Sacramento Kings are signing former No. 7 overall pick Killian Hayes to a 10-day contract, sources tell ESPN.