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Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a two-game skid by beating the Sacramento Kings 138-109 on Sunday night to improve their playoff positioning. Leonard scored 13 points in the first quarter as the Clippers raced out to a double-digit lead and coasted against a Kings team playing out the string of a lost season. John Collins added 25 points, and Darius Garland and Kobe Sanders each had 17 for Los Angeles.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams faced off against his brother, Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams, in a 146-111 blowout victory at the Paycom Center. After handing the Los Angeles Lakers a 43-point loss on Thursday, the Thunder cruised to its fifth consecutive win to close out a five-game home stand. Williams, […] The post Thunder’s Jalen Williams reveals special support system amid injury-riddled season appeared first on ClutchPoints.

DeMar DeRozan has been a strong soldier for the Sacramento Kings this season, as he’s still suited up for the team even with the 2025-26 campaign being long lost for the team in dead last in the Pacific Division. All the Kings are playing for these days are lottery balls, as they aim to rebuild […] The post Watch Kings’ DeMar DeRozan pass Oscar Robertson on all-time NBA scoring list appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Phoenix Suns are locked into the No. 7 seed as of writing this. However, they will be participating in the play-in tournament with a chance to either keep their position or become the No. 8 seed or be eliminated. Here is the nightmare seeding for the team, in addition to matchup scenarios for the […] The post Suns’ nightmare seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NBA Playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Coming as no surprise, the much better Williams brother and the much better team wins.

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San Antonio falls to a dominant Jokic performance.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ season felt like it came crashing down when Luka Doncic was forced out of the team’s blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder due to injury. Doncic underwent an MRI and the results revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, a serious injury that will keep the Lakers star out for […]

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Warriors fans have spoken.

What’s becoming evident over the past week or so is that Giannis Antetokounmpo may have played his final game for the Milwaukee Bucks. The two sides are not seeing eye to eye anymore, with Antetokounmpo insisting that he wants to play even with the Bucks out of playoff contention, while the team is hesitant to […] The post Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo drops cryptic post after Grizzlies game appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their first loss since announcing the season-ending injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves as they bowed to the Dallas Mavericks, 134-128, at American Airlines Center on Sunday. Doncic and Reaves, who are nursing a hamstring injury and an oblique injury, respectively, are considered out indefinitely and could miss the […] The post Lakers’ Luka Doncic seeking European treatment for hamstring injury appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Pressure is "mounting" on Chicago Bulls executive vice president Arturas Karnisovas, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line. With Karnisovas in his sixth year as a Bulls' executive, the franchise is scheduled to have "pivotal" meetings to discuss its direction and whether Karnisovas will be retained. The team is set to miss the playoffs for the eighth time in the past nine seasons. Stein adds that the Bulls are looking to retain Billy Donovan as head coach. UNC is interested in hiring Dono...

Luka Doncic will seek specialized treatment on his Grade 2 left hamstring strain in an attempt to expedite his return to play, his agent said.

The Los Angeles Lakers star said Saturday that the two cities he doesn't like playing in right now are Milwaukee and Memphis.

The Portland Trail Blazers are exploring the coaching market to better gauge the team's options, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Tiago Splitter is 40-37 as the team's interim coach, with Chauncy Billups placed on indefinite leave by the NBA due to a federal gambling probe. The Blazers are currently eighth in the Western Conference standings. New owner Tom Dundon previously addressed potential personnel changes, saying that the team "isn't where I think we can be." "I don't like get...

On Sunday night, the injury-ravaged Los Angeles Lakers led by the ageless LeBron James faced the upward-trending Dallas Mavericks which boast the services of star rookie Cooper Flagg. As things stand, it looks as though the Mavericks will be getting the win over the Lakers, with Flagg, who’s been on a tear as of late, […] The post Cooper Flagg, LeBron James make NBA history together in Lakers-Mavericks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Desmond Bane scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic overcame a 15-point deficit in the second half in a 112-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. The Magic extended their winning streak against the Pelicans to nine games, and Orlando won in New Orleans for the ninth straight time. The Magic's last loss to the Pelicans was on Dec. 23, 2021, in Orlando, and they last lost in New Orleans on Jan. 18, 2017.

DALLAS — The Lakers got their first taste at life without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves on Sunday night at American Airlines Center. And it was just as bitter as imagined, but not for the expected reasons. The Lakers, mostly, didn’t have any troubles scoring against the Mavericks despite being without their star duo who...

Curry back? Of course.

It’s been a rough week for the Los Angeles Lakers as far as injuries go with both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves being ruled out for the remainder of the regular season. Despite that, they looked to end the week on a high note when they traveled to take on the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday […]

Bucks coach Doc Rivers was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame, and there may be more news coming from him in the months ahead. Marc Stein, in his latest newsletter, writes that there is a growing sense that Rivers and the Bucks could either part ways or change his responsibilities after a season that […]

LaMelo Ball scored 35 points and Miles Bridges added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the surging Charlotte Hornets in a 122-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Coby White had 17 points for the Hornets (43-36), who shot 48.9% from the floor (45 for 92) on the way to their fourth straight win.

Gotta admit: when I saw the lineups for this Wizards at Nets game, I set aside the notepad. There were two key numbers that jumped out at me before the game began. They were: Those numbers represent how many players each had available who’d be expected to be part of the team’s full-health rotation next […]

The best coach in modern Rockets history will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

The Magic have struggled to meet expectations in 2025-26 and remain in a tight race near the bottom of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, as Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel writes. Orlando has played roughly .500 basketball since a 10-4 start in November and entered Sunday just a half-game ahead of the 10th-place Heat. […] The post Jamahl Mosley, Magic facing pressure after disappointing season appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Chet Holmgren scored 21 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had a season-high point total to rout the Utah Jazz 146-111 on Sunday night. Gilgeous-Alexander sat out the fourth quarter with the Thunder in firm control. Cason Wallace scored 16 points and Jalen Williams added 15 for the Thunder, who increased their lead over the San Antonio Spurs to three games with four remaining in the race for the top seed in the playoffs.