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Dallas faces Portland on 5-game slide

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Updated Mar 27, 12:18 AM ET

Dallas Mavericks (23-50, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (37-37, ninth in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas is looking to break its five-game skid with a win against Portland. The Trail Blazers have gone 25-20 against Western Conference teams. Portland ranks seventh in the NBA with 46.0 rebounds led by Donovan Clingan averaging 11.8. The Mavericks have gone 12-33 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas is 10-15 wh...

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Houston faces Memphis on 4-game road slide

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Houston Rockets (43-29, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (24-48, 12th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Houston will attempt to end its four-game road skid when the Rockets take on Memphis. The Grizzlies are 6-8 against opponents in the Southwest Division. Memphis gives up 119.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 4.0 points per game. The Rockets are 7-6 against the rest of their division. Houston has a 20-16 record ...

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Washington plays Golden State for non-conference matchup

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Washington Wizards (17-55, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (35-38, 10th in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Brandin Podziemski and the Golden State Warriors host Alex Sarr and the Washington Wizards in non-conference play. The Warriors have gone 20-15 at home. Golden State is fourth in the league with 29.0 assists per game led by Draymond Green averaging 5.3. The Wizards are 6-29 on the road. Washington gives up 123.9 points to ...

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Chicago faces Oklahoma City on 3-game road skid

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Chicago Bulls (29-43, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (57-16, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Chicago travels to Oklahoma City looking to stop its three-game road losing streak. The Thunder are 29-7 in home games. Oklahoma City ranks second in the Western Conference with 34.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Chet Holmgren averaging 7.0. The Bulls are 11-23 on the road. Chicago is seventh in the Eastern Conference scor...

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Indiana plays Los Angeles on home slide

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Los Angeles Clippers (36-36, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (16-57, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana aims to stop its 10-game home losing streak with a victory against Los Angeles. The Pacers are 10-26 on their home court. Indiana gives up 120.7 points to opponents and has been outscored by 8.8 points per game. The Clippers are 16-21 in road games. Los Angeles is 6-8 in one-possession games. The Pacers score 111.9 poin...

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Doncic leads Los Angeles against Brooklyn after 43-point performance

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Brooklyn Nets (17-56, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (47-26, third in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles plays the Brooklyn Nets after Luka Doncic scored 43 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 137-130 win over the Indiana Pacers. The Lakers are 23-12 on their home court. Los Angeles is eighth in the Western Conference with 14.7 fast break points per game led by LeBron James averaging 5.8. The Nets are 8-30 on the road. Br...

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Clippers' nightmare seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NBA Playoffs

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Anything is gravy for the Los Angeles Clippers at this point of the season; anything they achieve from here on out will already be such a huge win when taking into account where they were to start the 2025-26 NBA season. This Clippers team started the season having lost 21 of their first 27 games, […] The post Clippers’ nightmare seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NBA Playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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Warriors' dream seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NBA Playoffs

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The 2025-26 season has not gone even remotely close to according to plan for the Golden State Warriors. After the 2025 NBA playoffs brought the franchise hope, that if they get everybody healthy come playoff time, they could compete with the best of the best, the Warriors’ injury problems have been even worse this season. […] The post Warriors’ dream seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NBA Playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander admits to 'failing Celtics test'

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Updated Mar 26, 6:18 AM ET

BOSTON — After the Boston Celtics defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 119-109, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sang his their praises during Thursday’s postgame press conference. Gilgeous-Alexander made NBA history against the Celtics, on March 12, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain’s record for most consecutive 20+ point games ever in a two-point win (104-102) over Boston. However, the Celtics returned […] The post Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander admits to ‘failing Celtics test’ appeared first on ClutchP...

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76ers' Joel Embiid updates fans on 'tricky' oblique recovery after win over Bulls

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Updated Mar 26, 5:12 PM ET

Joel Embiid has earned an unfortunate reputation in his career. While he’s one of the best centers of his generation, the Philadelphia 76ers star often finds himself on the sidelines. Injuries have been a tragically common theme for the star center, as his body has suffered multiple injuries over the course of his career. The […] The post 76ers’ Joel Embiid updates fans on ‘tricky’ oblique recovery after win over Bulls appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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Kawhi Leonard scores 27 as the Clippers beat the Raptors 119-94

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Updated Mar 26, 8:07 PM ET

Kawhi Leonard had 27 points, Darius Garland added 24, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Toronto Raptors 119-94 on Wednesday night. Bennedict Mathurin had 23 off the bench and Brook Lopez scored 11 of his 14 points in the first quarter for the Clippers, who have won three in a row. Los Angeles stayed a half-game ahead of the Portland Trail Blazers for eighth in the Western Conference.

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Warriors hand the Nets their ninth straight loss with a 109-106 victory

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Gui Santos scored a career-high 31 points, Draymond Green made two clutch free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining and the Golden State Warriors beat the Brooklyn Nets 109-106 on Wednesday to clinch a play-in spot. Brandin Podziemski had 22 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Warriors (35-38), who won their first game at Chase Center since returning from a grueling 2-4 road trip. Kristaps Porzingis added 17 points and De’Anthony Melton had 14, including a pair of free throws in the fi...

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Nets allow 32 fourth-quarter points in 109-106 loss to Warriors

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Updated Mar 26, 6:09 AM ET

Gui Santos scored a career-high 31 points, Draymond Green made two clutch free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining and the Golden State Warriors beat the Brooklyn Nets 109-106 on Wednesday to clinch a play-in spot.

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76ers dominate Bulls 157-137 as George, Embiid return - TalkBasket.net

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Joel Embiid dropped 35 points in his return as the Philadelphia 76ers crushed the Chicago Bulls 157-137 on Wednesday night. Embiid missed 13 games with a strained right oblique but showed no signs of rust. The 2023 MVP made 6 of 9 shots in the first period, including all three of his 3-point tries, and […] The post 76ers dominate Bulls 157-137 as George, Embiid return appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

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Lakers' JJ Redick delivers honest Bronny James assessment after beating Pacers

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The vitriol toward Bronny James has seemingly simmered down in his second year with the Los Angeles Lakers. But that does not mean that he will not continue to prove himself. Many felt that James did not deserve to be in the NBA when the Lakers drafted him in the second round in 2024, saying […] The post Lakers’ JJ Redick delivers honest Bronny James assessment after beating Pacers appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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Nuggets fans explode with reactions to Jamal Murray's unreal 53-point night vs. Mavericks

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Updated Mar 26, 10:18 AM ET

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray woke up bored on Thursday and decided to mess around against the Dallas Mavericks. Murray carried the Nuggets past the Mavericks, 142-135, at Ball Arena, dropping a season-high 53 points. He shot 19-of-28 from the field, including 9-of-14 from long distance. He also had six rebounds and four assists. Fatigue […] The post Nuggets fans explode with reactions to Jamal Murray’s unreal 53-point night vs. Mavericks appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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Henderson has 30 and the Trail Blazers rout the fading Bucks 130-99

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Updated Mar 26, 4:21 AM ET

Scoot Henderson had 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers routed the Milwaukee Bucks 130-99 on Wednesday night as Giannis Antetokounmpo remained sidelined with a left knee injury. Jerami Grant and Deni Avdija each had 18 points and Donovan Clingan added 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Blazers, who have already clinched a play-in spot. Portland has won five of its last six games.

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