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The Houston Rockets are 4-0 for the first time in over a decade. The NBA got rid of the “four games in five nights” thing that everyone hated, but the Rockets are about to get the next-best thing: three games in four nights! It’s already the second time Houston is getting this fun treat after […]

After an impressive comeback victory over the Utah Jazz on the road, the Los Angeles Lakers returned home and hosted the Portland Trail Blazers in a battle of unbeaten teams on Tuesday night. It was a close game throughout, but the Trail Blazers pulled away in the final minutes to secure the win and hand […]

The Lakers' undefeated run to start the season has finally come to an end.

Harrison Barnes had a quiet night in limited playing time during the San Antonio Spurs’ win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. However, the Spurs veteran made headlines with a powerful dunk that prompted a hilarious reaction from Victor Wembanyama. In the fourth quarter, Barnes turned back the clock with a thunderous poster dunk over […] The post Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama shares hilarious reaction to Harrison Barnes’ dunk appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Bamba Battles Wemby

Caitlin Clark recently reflected on her third season with the Indiana Fever. Aliyah Boston, for her part, commented on her post.

KAT owned the glass, the defense woke up, and Josh Hart saved everyone from an unnecessarily stressful finish.

Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander already has two straight MVP awards. The Thunder’s injury report is giving him plenty of opportunities to demonstrate why. Oklahoma City improved to 4-0 with Monday’s win over the Suns, despite losing Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace to injuries that will sideline them for months. Chet Holmgren and Alex Caruso are also […] The post NBA Notes: Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cavs, Peyton Watson, Hawks appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns make their feelings known after the Knicks complete a 13-point comeback to secure their first win of the season.

If Monday’s win at Miami opened a few eyes on the Mavericks’ potential, imagine what a good showing against OKC could do.

Los Angeles Lakers center Walker Kessler continued his strong start to the season Tuesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers at Crypto.com Arena. The 25-year-old entered the matchup as the Lakers’ most important offseason addition after making an immediate impact through his first three games with Los Angeles. He also contributed a steal and a […] The post Lakers center Walker Kesler continues to dazzle with reverse dunk vs. Blazers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The trade of Jaylen Brown has already left fans speculating about a deep emotional rift between Jayson Tatum and Brown. Meanwhile, Brown’s recent pointed remark suggested that things might not be entirely smooth between the former teammates. As a result, Tatum once again faced questions about his relationship with Brown, but the Boston Celtics star […] The post Celtics’ Jayson Tatum is finished commenting on Jaylen Brown situation appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Spurs The Spurs spent the first week looking for some offensive rhythm. Julian Champagnie found enough Tuesday to share with everybody. Champagnie made eight first-half threes and finished with 26 points in San Antonio’s 130-103 win over the Kings. Victor Wembanyama added 29 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks as the Spurs improved to 2-2. […] The post NBA Notes: Spurs, Victor Wembanyama, Nets, Mikel Brown Jr, Bulls appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The Knicks finally won a game, and Karl-Anthony Towns recognized the team doing it. “We looked,” Towns said, “more like ourselves from last year.” That would be the version that won a championship. After an 0-3 start, New York had given everybody plenty of reasons to wonder where that group went. Tuesday’s 111-97 win over […] The post Karl-Anthony Towns: Knicks finally looked ‘more like ourselves’ in first win appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The New York Knicks finally secured their first win of the season on Tuesday, defeating the Detroit Pistons 112-97. Although Josh Hart did not make a significant contribution to the scoring in the victory, Jalen Brunson knows what fuels his teammate’s unique mentality and energy. After the game, when Brunson was asked what he believes […] The post Knicks’ Jalen Brunson reveals what fuels Josh Hart’s ‘different’ mindset appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Spurs are back to .500 after routing the lowly and injury-riddled Kings.

Game 6 of the WNBA Finals between Atlanta and Golden State on Thursday is a sellout despite its much-criticized 12:30 p.m. EDT tipoff.

22:14 for Wiz analysis. Still pretty negative all things considered (believe he says we could win 38 games; I wouldn’t say that’s pessimistic, but certainly more so than most folks on this sub including myself). He likes Kyshawn and Tre, unsurprisingly. Thinks AD trade near term is the obvious move. Remember though, that for every Simmons Wiz take, you have to account for the bias of how much joy he takes in mocking the Wiz for the sake of his favorite self-loathing Wiz fan, Joe House. submit...

Sometimes fans should consider thinking before they speak. Especially when you’re going to call out a future Hall of Famer like LeBron James. During an intermission segment at the Clippers vs. Lakers game on Friday night, a Clippers fan called out James’ age before he began a shooting contest at Intuit Dome. “I feel good...

The Lakers' first-round draft pick took an important step in his recovery.

For the first time since June the Knicks looked like the Knicks again.

The New York Knicks won their first game of the year, beating the Detroit Pistons 111-97 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. Jalen Brunson said that that team was focused on keeping things simple after starting the season 0-3. "Just continue to hit singles," Brunson said. "Just get on base and hit singles and focus on little things until we get our rhythm." Brunson finished with 23 points on 5-of-18 shooting. Karl-Anthony Towns lead all scorers with 27 points while adding 20 rebounds. ...

“I haven’t really watched the Warriors,” Kuminga said ahead of his second matchup against his former team.

How did Golden State take control? Can Atlanta gets its offense going? And will the 12:30 tip impact the outcome?

Nine regular-season games drew over two million viewers this year. Before Caitlin Clark entered the league in 2024, a WNBA game hadn’t reached one million viewers since 2008.

The Knicks were the first defending champion in 15 years to drop their first three games of the season.

WNBA analyst Robin Lundberg didn’t mince words about Angel Reese’s Game 5 performance on Monday in the 2026 Finals. Reese finished with seven points, 15 rebounds, five assists, and three turnovers on 2-for-8 shooting in the 64-55 loss.

Paul George praised Jayson Tatum’s decision-making, maturity and ability to deliver under pressure after the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-124 in overtime on Tuesday night, with Tatum hitting a 17-foot jumper at the buzzer. “We got the ball to the MVP and he took us home,” George said when asked about the game-winning […] The post Paul George praises Jayson Tatum’s maturity after Celtics game-winner appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked five shots as the San Antonio Spurs routed the Sacramento Kings 130-103 on Tuesday night at Frost Bank Center, earning their first home victory of the 2026-27 season. Julian Champagnie added 26 points on 8-for-13 shooting from 3-point range as San Antonio improved to 2-2. […] The post Victor Wembanyama’s 29-10 double-double powers Spurs past Kings appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

In a matchup of two undefeated teams, the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 136-129 at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night.