nba

[Highlight] Lebron James turns back time with the double pump reverse jam!

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (1-0) defeat the Houston Rockets (0-1), 101-94 with 41 year old Senior LeBron James Leading the way with 28/8/7 to seal home court advantage!

41 years old LeBron James as Lakers up 2-0 series vs Rockets: 28 pts, 8 reb, 7 ast, 1 stl

[Injury] Wemby falls and takes a hard hit to the face before heading to the locker room

[Charania] Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has entered concussion protocol and is out for remainder of Game 2 vs. Portland.

[Highlight] Marcus Smart gets the steal from Durant’s pass and LeBron throws it down on the other end

VJ Edgecombe tonight: 30 points, 10 rebounds, 2 ast, 2 stl on 12-20 FG

[Highlight] Luke Kennard receives ‘MVP’ chants during his second free throw, late in the 4th quarter

[Charania] San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama has been diagnosed with a concussion and will have further testing on Wednesday.

[Highlight] LeBron James and Marcus Smart pretend to slow down, trying to bite more time from the clock, and suddenly Smart finds LeBron for the cutting dunk (with replays).

Lakers up 7, with less than a minute remaining in regulation

[Post Game Thread] The Philadelphia 76ers (0-1) defeat the Boston Celtics (1-0), 111-97.

Scoot Henderson as Trail Blazers tie the series versus Spurs: 31 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK

[Highlight] Luke Kennard hits the turnaround 3 off the spin move, over Reed Sheppard, giving him 10 points in the 1st quarter.

Marcus Smart in Game 2 against the Rockets: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, ⁸⁄₁₃ from FG, ⁵⁄₇ from 3

LeBron James On His Behind-the-Back Dunk: “I’m just super blessed & super humbled to still be able to play the game that I love at my age”

[Highlight] VJ Edgecombe hits the 76ers’ 18th triple of the night, with 3 minutes remaining in regulation

[Highlight] Jaylen Brown with the filthy poster dunk on Adem Bona (with replays). He also receives a tech

[Post Game Thread] The Portland Trail Blazers (1-1) defeat the San Antonio Spurs (1-1), 106-103.

This game 2 felt like the summary of the careers for KD vs LeBron

[Aubin] Wemby on his defensive origins: I used to have the reputation as someone who did not play defense. One day, the opposing coach said: ‘He’s a NBA prospect, but he can’t play defense. So attack him.’ So I took that personally… And the rest is history

[Charania] Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the 2025-26 NBA Clutch Player of the Year award.

[Injury] Victor Wembanyama hits his head hard on the floor, after the drive and spin move on Jrue Holiday.

He looks dazed and confused, the Spurs take a timeout and he heads to the locker room. With replays.

Kevin Durant in the loss: 23/6/4 on ⁷⁄₁₂ FG with 9 turnovers

[Highlight] Tyrese Maxey hits the crossover and sinks the 3-pointer to seal the win for the 76ers. Maxey scores 12 points in the 4th quarter to help Philadelphia take the win over Boston 111-97 and tie the series 1-1.

Luke Kennard Receives MVP Chants While Hitting Free Throw vs Rockets

Rudy Gobert believes he was snubbed in DPOY voting: “Not the first time I get disrespected, probably not the last. I’m gonna keep being myself. If they wanna disrespect greatness, take it for granted, whatever, sooner or later they’ll realize the impact.”

[StatMuse] VJ Edgecombe is the first rookie in NBA history with 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ threes in a playoff game.

Luke Kennard in the win: 23/6/2 with 3 steals on ⁸⁄₁₃ FG

Ant after last night’s win: “I love Donte. I told him after the game he got gorrilla nuts.” Randle nods approvingly

[Charania] BREAKING: Billy Donovan is exiting as head coach of the Chicago Bulls after six seasons, sources tell ESPN.

[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama receives his Defensive Player of the Year award and then celebrates with his teammates ahead of Game 2 in San Antonio.

[Highlight] LeBron James soars for the two-handed reverse dunk, and then the alley-oop lob to Deandre Ayton for the dunk (with a replay)

[NBC Sports] Sources: Barring renewed faith, Steve Kerr not expected to return to Warriors

Kevin Durant’s Second Half in the Loss against the Lakers: 3 PTS | ¹⁄₅ FGS | 0/3 3PTS | ¹⁄₂ FTS | 6 TO

Aaron Gordon’s thoughts on Jaden Mcdaniels’ comments about the Nuggets being bad defenders: “Brother, I don’t care.”

In their 14-point loss to the 76ers without Joel Embiid, the Boston Celtics missed 33 3s.

Scoot “The Real Number 1 Pick” Henderson has 31/1/0 with a win over the Spurs

[Highlight] The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Houston Rockets 101-94 to take a 2-0 series lead. LeBron James’ game-high 28 points pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most points by a player 41 years old or older. Abdul-Jabbar scored 22 points at 42 years old on May 3rd, 1989.

V.J. is a superstar in the making.

Dorian Finney-Smith tonight: 0 minutes and 0 points on 0% TS after the rockets gave him a 4 year $53m contract

[Lowlights] The Minnesota Timberwolves relentlessly hunting Nikola Jokic on defense, putting him in every action and blowing past him for easy rim finishes.

Kevin Durant at Half Time against the Lakers: 20 PTS | ⁶⁄₇ FGS | ¹⁄₁ 3PTS | ⁷⁄₇ FTS | 99% TS%

[Highlight] VJ Edgecombe sprints to the rim and throws down the two-handed slam dunk to increase the 76ers’ lead heading into halftime. Edgecombe has 20 points on the night.

[Highlight] All the angles of LeBron James’ reverse windmill slam dunk from Game 2 against the Rockets.

[Highlight] VJ Edgecombe drills a step-back late in the fourth for 30 and gives the camera a wink

Spurs 57 million dollar man De’Aaron Fox through 2 playoff games: 17ppg, 3.5rpg, 6.0apg on 49.9% TS

[Highlight] Tyrese Maxey hits the step back 3 and flexes.

76ers win in Boston, tying the series!

[Charania] Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić is expected to miss the series against the Houston Rockets. Austin Reaves has begun 1-on-1 on-court work but remains out indefinitely.

[NBA PR] Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year, earning the Jerry West Trophy.