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[Highlight] LaMelo Ball makes the tough legal driving bucket over Jamal Cain, and then hits the 3-pointer and a celly (with replays)

[Highlight] John Collins hits the baseline jumper over Andrew Wiggins to put the Pistons up 22-5 against the Heat, to start the game

[Highlight] Jayson Tatum with a long baseline clutch jumper over the defender

Yaxel Lendeborg 18 PTS 13 REBS 6 ASTS 3 STLS on 4-11 FG and 9-12 FT

[Highlight] Domantas Sabonis doesn’t appreciate the disrespect, leaving him wide open on the perimeter, and he hits a big 3, late in the 4th quarter (with replays)

[Giannotto] Antetokounmpo had an intriguing response while discussing his future and the move to Miami. “I want when this chapter is over, if I’m only going to be here a year or two, whatever it’s going to be, I want to leave my mark,” Antetokounmpo said.

[Post Game Thread] The Dallas Mavericks (1-1) defeat the Indiana Pacers (1-1), 121-105 as Cooper Flagg exists at the end of the first half with a Shoulder Injury

Grizzlies’ third-year player Jaylen Wells said Ty Jerome has been making his life Hell in team practices, after Jerome went off for 45 in the season opener: “Now seeing it against other players, I’m like, cool, it’s not just me.”

Anthony Edwards in the win vs Orlando: 33 MIN | 15 PTS | 4 REB | 4 AST | ⁵⁄₂₃ FG | ²⁄₉ 3FG | 4 STL | ³⁄₄ FTs | 30.3% TS

[Highlight] Stephon Castle connects with Wemby for the alley-oop

[Highlight] KD crosses Wemby & hits the contested jumper

Anthony Davis against the Raptors: 9 points and 4 turnovers on ³⁄₁₂ FG in 32 minutes

Spurs Head Coach Mitch Johnson Gives Message To Fans After 0-2 Start: “I hope they stay around for the next 80”

Wemby on what he would have done differently move-wise vs. Thompson at the end: “I would have dunked the ball.”

Giannis in the loss to the Pistons: 36/12/5 on ¹⁵⁄₂₆ shooting

[Post Game Thread] The Atlanta Hawks (2-0) beat Charlotte Hornets (1-1) 128-81

[Bloomberg] Mark Walter is looking to sell another sports franchise: the WNBA’s LA Sparks. He’s looking to sell the franchise and a related practice facility for more than \(700M. The current WNBA record sale is \)300M, paid by Fertitta this year to buy the Connecticut Sun and relocate them to Houston

[Post Game Thread] The Chicago Bulls (1-1) beat the Milwaukee Bucks (0-2) 132-125 to capture Tiago Splitter’s first win as Bulls coach

Was Tyler Herro/Jimmy Butler actually right?

[Highlight] Neemias Queta with the corner 3

[Highlights] Darius Acuff Jr., who missed 14 threes in a row to begin his NBA career, suddenly hits back to back big 3s in the 4th quarter. Jrue Holiday gets upset about a foul call off the ball and receives a technical

[Highlights] Noa Essengue full highlights vs. Milwaukee Bucks (132-125 W):4 Points on ²⁄₄ FG, 1 Rebound, 1 Assist (2 TOV), 3 Steals, 1 Block, 1 foul, and a +/- of +14 in 17:12 minutes played off the bench.

[Highlight] Ja Morant with a beautiful whip around pass to Donovan Clingan under the rim, and Clingan finds Deni Avdija with the bounce pass for the easy floater

Kawhi Leonard’s 20+ point active scoring streak leader ends less than 24 hours after SGA’s

[Highlight] Mitchell Robinson swats away a KAT

Gary Trent Jr watch - 2 DNP-CDs / 2 games

[Lowlight] Darius Garland hits the stanchion hard with this inbound pass

[Highlight] Charles Barkley plays Who He Play For? back to back to back

Mitchell Robinson on not watching the Knicks ring ceremony:“I didn’t have cable”

[Highlights] Replays of Toumani Camara highlights from the game vs. the Kings

[Highlight] Ausar steals the ball from Giannis and then finds Cade for the alley oop.

[Highlight] Yaxel Lendeborg finds GP2 for the easy layup

[Highlight] Ty Jerome scores the layup and pops off on Draymond Green, sparking a scuffle between Edey and Draymond. Technical fouls are awarded to Jerome and Yaxel Lendeborg

[Post Game Thread] The Philadelphia 76ers (2-0) overcome a 29 point deficit and defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1) 114-106

[Highlight] Miles McBride with a great interception and behind the back save in mid-air, and then hits the triple at the other end (with a replay)

Is Detroit a serious contender?

Kenny Atkinson Says That Blowing The 29 Point Lead Was A Positive As Well As A Great Experience For Character Building: “These are great experiences. You know this is how you build character, build resilience, how you figure things out. I look at it as a positive…”

[Highlight] - NBA Top 10 Plays Of The Night

Austin Reaves “There’s a lot of truth in what Draymond said about Doncic’s voters fatigue for MVP. Luka has done what he’s done for 8 years now, and when he does it, there’s no wow factor. But if we wind up the 3rd or 4th seed, and Doncic does what he does, I think he has a chance to win it”

[Highlight] Cameron Boozer hits an And-1 floater on Yaxel Lendeborg

SGA on ending his 20-point streak: “I was gonna go out there but then I saw that they had subbed, so I was like we should sub too…I feel like you always treat the game with respect.”

[Highlight] Toumani Camara draws the offensive foul in the clutch and does the box celebration (with a replay)

[Highlight] Collin Murray-Boyles single handedly clamping up the Wizards offense | +17 in 11 minutes with 4 fouls

Brandon Miller vs the Hawks: 23 minutes 6 points 2-14 FG 1-11 3FG 0 AST 2TOs 1STL 1BLK 2 REB -35

[Injury] Podziemski heads to the locker room after getting whacked by Edey in the face

[Post Game Thread] The Utah Jazz (1-1) defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (0-2), 120-119.

[Highlight] Jrue Holiday without zero hesitation on the step back corner 3 over Zach LaVine

LeBron James says signing with Cleveland ‘was in consideration for sure’

[Highlight] Amen Thompson Fake Dribble-Handoff on Victor Wembanyama & Slam!