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Jake Fiegen hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1 second left as Cornell upset first-place Yale 72-69 in an Ivy League thriller Friday night.

De’Anthony Melton was expected to play a big role for the Golden State Warriors when he signed with them in the summer of 2024. But just six games into his Warriors stint, Melton suffered a torn left ACL on November 12, 2024 and was out for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. He was expected […] The post De’Anthony Melton could be fully unleashed soon, says Steve Kerr appeared first on ClutchPoints .

On Friday, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder took on the Denver Nuggets. A much hyped matchup between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic. During the game, tensions rose between the two superstars. As SGA was pushing the ball and guarded by Jokic, SGA was seen throwing the ball at Jokic, per ClutchPoints. As a result, […] The post Shai Gilgeous-Alexander given technical foul for throwing ball at Nikola Jokic appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Victor Wembanyama's holistic impact on games has helped propel the San Antonio Spurs to a perfect 11-0 February and a 43-16 record, just 1.5 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, the Spurs' same team success has created an unusual obstacle in Wembanyama's bid for league MVP. The central argument against Wembanyama's candidacy is the very formula driving San Antonio's rise. A different teammate carries the scoring load on most nights, allowing Wembanyama to influence games across mu...

The Detroit Pistons survived the short-handed Cavaliers 122-119 in overtime after being delayed for 18 minutes in the third quarter due to a blaring horn on Friday night. Jalen Duren tallied 33 points and 16 rebounds, and Cade Cunningham added 25 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists for the East-leading Detroit before fouling out. The […] The post Pistons survive short-handed Cavaliers 122-119 in OT appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 on Friday night and clinched the Big Ten regular-season title.

Warriors didn't discover the truth about Kristaps Porzingis until after his trade from the Hawks.

The Lakers, once again, told on themselves.

The Pistons just improved the best record in the NBA, thanks to a massive error by the Cavaliers.

The Detroit Pistons showed everyone why they are the top seed in the Eastern Conference by tapping into their clutch gene to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-119 in an exciting OT matchup.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Ahead of Friday’s showdown between the MVP candidate Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets and All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder, coach David Adelman delivered an interesting take. Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander are coming off injuries that kept them both out for a significant number of games. Many wondered if either […] The post Nuggets’ David Adelman keeps it 100 about Nikola Jokic, SGA MVP race, 65-game rule appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Knicks went from a bricking to clicking.

Jalen Brunson scored 27 points and OG Anunoby added 24 as the New York Knicks routed the Milwaukee Bucks 127-98 on Friday night. Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Landry Shamet added 15 points, Josh Hart finished with 12 and Mikal Bridges and Mohamed Diawara each had 10 for the Knicks, who shot 21 for 42 from 3-point distance. Myles Turner had 18 of his 19 points in the first half, Kyle Kuzma scored 17, Bobby Portis 14 and Ryan Rollins 13 to pace the Bucks.

Cole Anthony has been waived by the Phoenix Suns. Anthony never appeared with the Suns following his trade at the deadline. Anthony was traded last offseason by the Orlando Magic to the Memphis Grizzlies as part of the Demond Bane trade and then subsequently waived. Anthony then signed with the Milwaukee Bucks on a one-year deal. In 35 games this season with the Bucks, Anthony averaged 6.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 15.0 minutes. Anthony is represented by Javon Phillips .

Friday night's game between the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers was delayed for 18 minutes in the third quarter by a blaring horn after a power surge caused the overhead scoreboard to malfunction.

Jaylen Brown had 28 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Brooklyn Nets 148-111 on Friday night. Payton Pritchard added 22 points for Boston, which has won five of six since returning from the All-Star break. The Celtics shot a season-high 66.7% from the field and connected on 22 3-pointers.

Just how good can this guy get?

DeMar DeRozan has his eyes set on one of the two Los Angeles teams, but which one is the better fit?

Thursday’s game at Philadelphia was an important one for the Heat and for the 76ers, who are both looking to avoid the play-in tournament, writes Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. The No. 8 Heat lost to the No. 6 Sixers and are now 2.5 games behind Philadelphia for the Eastern Conference’s final […]

Friday Night Knicks! Wee weedle weedle weedle wump!

Brooklyn’s future is built on a top lottery pick. And no lottery hopeful has been more scrutinized than Kansas star Darryn Peterson.

Jamal Murray got a positive injury update ahead of the Denver Nuggets’ matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. Murray is going through the 10th year of his NBA career with the Nuggets. He is enjoying one of the best seasons of his career, finally obtaining his first All-Star selection. Murray initially played […] The post Nuggets’ Jamal Murray expected to play vs. Thunder despite illness appeared first on ClutchPoints .

If you close your eyes and listen closely, you can almost hear the iconic “Roundball Rock” theme blaring through your speakers again. NBC Sports is leaning hard into the nostalgia factor, announcing a special “throwback” broadcast for the upcoming March 3 NBA matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and the Philadelphia 76ers. For one night […] The post NBC to bring throwback NBA broadcast for Spurs-76ers game appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Women's National Basketball Players' Association submitted a new counterproposal to the WNBA on Friday evening with some concessions on revenue share and housing, a source told ESPN on Friday.

Charles Barkley thinks the ship has sailed when it comes to Luka Doncic and the MVP award.

Looking to end the losing streak.