Basketball News · LatestSaturday, Mar 7, 2026

It's time to break down which players and teams have surprised us, and which have disappointed. (42:31) We break down all the candidates and each pick a top three for all of the categories. We turn to news, where it appears Jayson Tatum will be returning in nearly unprecedented fashion. How do we think it will go? Plus, we catch up on the rest of the news around the league from this week. And of course, we can end the podcast in only one place.

Iowa women's basketball has one of the best assist rates in the country, and it was on display Friday in the Big Ten Tournament

The Bucks have made the playoffs each of the past nine years, but they’re running out of games to do so again in 2025/26, writes Eric Nehm of The Athletic. The team was up 13 points after the first quarter on Wednesday vs. Atlanta, but was outscored by 31 for the rest of the game, […]

The Charge have gone through many roster changes this season, but their core principles haven’t changed.

All-NBA conversations usually belong to the well-established suspects, the brand-name stars who have occupied the discussion for the better part of two decades, even if those All-Stars are having a down year. LeBron James and James Harden still reside in that tier of talent. However, James Borrego’s new-look New Orleans Pelicans need to make a […] The post How Pelicans’ Trey Murphy III is making better 2026 All-NBA case than James Harden, LeBron James appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Alperen Sengun scored 28 points, Amen Thompson had 26 and the Houston Rockets used a dominant fourth quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 106-99 on Friday night. Sengun shot 11 of 15 from the field while playing just 26 minutes due to foul trouble, while Thompson converted all but one of his 12 shot attempts and scored eight points in the fourth quarter. Houston trailed 85-77 after Matisse Thybuille drained a 3-pointer a minute into the final period, but Portland missed 11 of its next 1...

Jordan Lee scored 16 points, Madison Booker contributed 11 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in limited action and No. 4 Texas rolled into the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals with 83-60 victory over Alabama on Friday night. Bryanna Preston added 13 points for Texas, which has won six straight. Texas (29-3) will face No. 24 Mississippi, an 89-78 winner over No. 5 Vanderbilt, on Saturday.

NY looks to finish a season sweep of the high-scoring Nugs

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Honor Huff scored 24 points and West Virginia finished off a season sweep of UCF with a 77-62 victory on Friday night to close out the Big 12 Conference regular season. Huff made 4 of 14 from 3-point range and all 10 of his free throws for the Mountaineers (18-13, 9-9), who posted a 74-67 victory over UCF on Feb. 14. Brenen Lorient missed just one shot and scored 14. Reserve Chance Moore had 13 points and Jasper Floyd scored 10. Themus Fulks and Riley Kugel both score...

Nuggets star Jamal Murray left with an ankle injury against the Knicks on Friday night.

The Heat make it wins in a row and end the Hornets' six-game win streak.

Box score for the Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers NBA game from March 6, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

Jayson Tatum is back in action, and the fans are having championship excitement following his season debut in the Boston Celtics’ game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night. Tatum tore his Achilles in last year’s playoff series against the New York Knicks in the East Semifinals. Following 10 months of rehab, he successfully made […] The post Jayson Tatum’s stellar debut has Celtics fans thinking NBA Finals appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers pushed back Friday against a report from ESPN's Stephen A. Smith claiming the veteran coach intends to retire at the end of this season. "No, I'm not getting into that," Rivers said after Friday's practice. "That's something that; I think he feels that way, but not for me." Smith made the claim Wednesday on his SiriusXM radio show while responding to a caller who suggested Rivers could help revitalize Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant in Milwaukee. "Doc ...

The Jayhawks look to grab some momentum before postseason play against a Wildcats team with nothing to lose

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Lanie Grant scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting, Nyla Harris had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and third-seeded and No. 16 North Carolina beat No. 6 seed Virginia Tech 85-68 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament on Friday night. North Carolina (26-6) plays No. 12 and second-seeded Louisville in the semifinals Saturday. Grant hit 4 of 7 from 3-point range and Harris made 8 of 11 from the field. Elina Aarnisalo totaled 18 points, six assists and five rebounds...

Celtics star Jayson Tatum said he felt anxious in his first game in 298 days but was able to relax and finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a 120-100 win over the Mavs.

Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez was critical of his starters and a pair of young point guards after Tuesday’s lopsided loss at Miami, per Bridget Reilly of The New York Post. As Reilly writes, Tuesday was “easily” Michael Porter Jr.‘s worst game of 2025/26 — he finished with nine points on 3-of-17 shooting, including going […]

Box score for the Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA game from March 6, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

Can the Rockets bounce back from one of their worst losses of the season?

For the Dallas Wings, she averaged 19.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Earlier this season, Bueckers made her debut in the three-on-three Unrivaled league while playing for Breeze BC. Throughout the regular season, she made an inevitable impact, sending Breeze into the playoffs. In the regular season, Bueckers emerged as the fourth-best scorer in the league, averaging 22.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game with 51.5% of field goal accuracy.

The Denver Nuggets have experienced injury problems aplenty throughout the 2025-26 season. But they of all teams would know that having a clean bill of health come the end of the season matters the most. And on Friday night, they are taking one step closer to being fully healthy as a unit. With a clash […] The post Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon to make hamstring injury return vs. Knicks appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Analyzing the best potential landing spots for Kristaps Porzingis in 2026 free agency.

Baylor Scheierman moves to the bench as Jayson Tatum returns to the starting lineup for the first time this season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sydney Shaw hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, Gia Cooke scored 16, and second-seeded West Virginia beat No. 10 seed Arizona State 67-54 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. No. 15 West Virginia (25-6) plays Saturday in the semifinals against the winner between No. 20 Baylor, the No. 3 seed, and sixth-seeded Colorado. The Mountaineers have won 25 games in each of coach Mark Kellogg's first three seasons. Shaw tied the program record fo...