Basketball NewsWednesday, Feb 25, 2026

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Alijah Arenas got his first taste of the USC-UCLA rivalry on Tuesday night at Pauley Pavilion. Here's how he did.

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Donovan Dent scored 19 of his season-high 30 points in the first half, and UCLA defeated Southern California 81-62 on Tuesday night in a meeting of crosstown rivals trying to stay off the NCAA Tournament bubble. Dent was the Bruins’ hero for a second straight game. The Bruins (19-9, 11-6) rallied from 23 points down in the first half to earn their second win over a Top-10 team this season.

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Miami Heat (31-28, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (32-26, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers host Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat in Eastern Conference play. The 76ers are 20-19 against Eastern Conference opponents. Philadelphia ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference with 16.4 fast break points per game led by Maxey averaging 5.6. The Heat are 16-17 against Eastern Conference oppone...

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Portland Trail Blazers (28-31, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (24-35, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chicago comes into the matchup against Portland as losers of 10 games in a row. The Bulls have gone 15-16 at home. Chicago is eighth in the Eastern Conference scoring 115.8 points while shooting 46.8% from the field. The Trail Blazers have gone 12-16 away from home. Portland ranks third in the Western Conference with 45.8 rebounds...

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New Orleans Pelicans (17-42, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (18-40, 13th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah looks to end its three-game slide when the Jazz play New Orleans. The Jazz are 10-27 in Western Conference games. Utah is fifth in the Western Conference with 11.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Walker Kessler averaging 4.6. The Pelicans are 10-26 in conference games. New Orleans is the league leader in inside scoring, av...

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 25, 12:00 AM ET

Tonight’s game is sort of a triage game for the Houston Rockets. In addition to their usual out-for-the-season guys, they will be without Jae’Sean Tate once again as he misses the next four to six weeks, as well as Amen Thompson, who has quadriceps tendonitis. It’s going to either force Ime Udoka to expand his […]