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“For what? For what?” — Erik Spoelstra gets showered with water in the locker room and didn’t realize the team was celebrating him winning his 800th game

[Highlight] LaMelo Ball completes the pass of the year to Jalen Brunson

[Highlight] Brandon Ingram proves why he’s a hooper’s hooper, getting the final bucket of the game with a clutch 2 to put the Raptors in the lead | Pacers fail to score on the final possession with 0.6 on the clock

[Highlight] Potential Flagrant Act By Gobert Towards Hartenstein

[Jimmy Butler] on the 10-10 Warriors: “We don’t box out. We don’t go with the scouting report. We let anybody do whatever they want — open shots, get into the paint, free throws. It’s just sad.”

Reed Sheppard with a career high points in the win vs Warriors: 31 PTS 9 REB 5 AST 1 STL 2 BLK on 48/33/75 shooting.

[Highlight] Shai scores 15th straight OKC point despite perfect defense by Anthony Edwards

[Post Game Thread] The Durant-less Houston Rockets (12-4) comeback to defeat the Golden State Warriors (10-10), 104-100.

[Highlight] Jakob Poeltl blocks former teammate Pascal Siakam’s shot attempt, leading to Brandon Ingram’s game winner on the other end featuring a cameo by GloRilla

[Highlight] Cade misses the game-tying FT

[Highlight] ESPN commentators burst out laughing at Draymond flop

[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (18-1) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-8), 113-105 behind 40/6/6 from SGA.

AD on Nico’s firing: “It was surprising more than anything. Nico’s my guy. He played a huge part in getting me here & wanting me to fulfill his vision that he saw. It was definitely tough.”

[Draymond Green] “Our defense is shit…We are individually — I know everyone likes to twist words — I said WE are individually fucking awful… I ain’t a big keep the spirit up guy. That ain’t my department. I motherfuck you.”

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops a 40-piece vs Timberwolves: 40 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL, +11 in 36min

Game was delayed after a Kings fan randomly goes ballistic to the Kings bench

Boston have now gone 10-5 since a 0-3 start after snapping Detroit’s 13 game winning streak

[Post Game Thread] The Toronto Raptors (14-5) defeat the Indiana Pacers (2-16), 97-95 behind a Brandon Ingram dagger

[Highlight] Chet Holmgren delivers the dagger from deep!

Darvin Ham loses his first career IST game (16-1).

[Highlight] Reed Sheppard with a filthy behind the back dribble and fadeaway jumper. He has 26 points and counting

Cade Cunningham despite the loss: 42 pts,8 reb, 5 ast on ¹²⁄₂₆ shooting.

[Stein] There is going to be “significant center movement” in the trade market in coming weeks. Anthony Davis, Domantas Sabonis, Nikola Vucevic, Nic Claxton, Nick Richards, Robert Williams III, Jusuf Nurkic, and Jonathan Isaac are a few names expected to make up the market.

Have Fultz and Simmons finally washed out of the league?

Scottie Barnes in a nail-biter for the Toronto Raptors 9th win in a row: 24 points | 10 rebounds | 4 assists | 1 block

[HIGHLIGHT] An emphatic rejection by Yves Missi on Jaren Jackson Jr!

De’Aaron Fox against Portland: 37 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLKin 33min

Wolves shoot abysmal ²²⁄₃₇ (59%) from the charity stripe in close loss to Thunder.

Erik Spoelstra joins Popovich and Sloan as the only coaches with 800+ wins for one franchise

[All-Access] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shows off the handles while Anthony Edwards plays great defense, but Shai somehow gets the last-second jumper to go to beat the shot clock

Zach Edey in the win against the Pelicans: 21 points, 15 rebounds, and 2 blocks on ¹⁰⁄₁₅ shooting, game-high +39 in a 5 point win

[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (12-5) (2-1) defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (8-11) (2-2) 115-102 in a dueling effort between De’Aaron Fox (37/6/8 on 61.1 TS%) and Deni Avdija (37/6/8 on 73.5 TS%)

Stan Van Gundy: “Jokic might be the best player in the history of the game…..If I had to take one guy in history right now, not just in today, I’m taking Jokic”

Luka has 59 career 40-point games (including playoffs). 11 of those are against the Clippers.

[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (9-8) defeat the Detroit Pistons (15-2), 117-114.

[Slater] Right quad contusion for Steph Curry, per Warriors. He is getting an MRI.

[Highlight] Reed Sheppard drops a career-high 31 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, and 2 BLK in win over the Warriors

[Stein] Anthony Davis and his representation at Klutch Sports will seek a contract extension from a new team if he indeed gets dealt.

Anthony Davis on if he’d prefer to return Friday against the Lakers or Saturday against the Clippers: “You know what game I want to play.”

Tyler Herro in his second game back from injury in tonight’s W: 29 Points | 7 Assists | 5 Rebounds | 3-5 from 3 | 7-7 from FT | 78% TS | 2 Stocks

Brandon Ingram delivers the game-winner and yet another studded performance throughout the Raptors 9th win in a row: 26 points | 8 rebounds | 2 steals | 1 block

[Highlight] December 6th, 2023: Luka Doncic to the referee the altercation with Kris Dunn: “He’s just mad I’m busting his ass”. Luka finished the game with 40 pointrs triple-double, in 3 quarters, he went to rest in the locker room at the end of the 3rd quarter, never required to return.

[Highlight] Brandon Ingram hits the pullup jimbo gamewinner over Siakam

[Highlight] Luka chants “Yeah, yeah, yeah!” at Kris Dunn after being separated

Stan Van Gundy on Devin Booker: “It always drives me crazy when people talk about Devin Booker… I have great respect for the guy… If I have drafted him in Detroit, I might still be coaching… So every time Devin Booker has a great game, I physically kick myself to make sure I feel that pain.”

[Post Game Thread] The Miami Heat (13-6) defeat the Milwaukee Bucks, 106-103 behind Tyler Herro’s 29pts

Hartenstein extends his arms on almost every screen. Is that legal?

[Highlight] Cade Cunningham turns the ball over in the clutch, down 1