NBA NewsThursday, Feb 19, 2026

Milwaukee Bucks (23-30, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (15-41, 14th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pelicans -3.5; over/under is 225.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Bucks take on the New Orleans Pelicans in non-conference play. The Pelicans have gone 9-20 in home games. New Orleans is 6-18 in games decided by 10 or more points. The Bucks are 11-18 on the road. Milwaukee is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 32.5 defen...

Since the last time these teams met, the Houston Rockets actually won a couple of games and looked like a real basketball team before the All-Star break came and, well…you know. The Charlotte Hornets finally lost a game while getting into a big fight with the Detroit Pistons. Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate are suspended […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are hoping for a strong close to the season after entering the All-Star break in a solid position in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The 76ers will be without Paul George for a few more weeks as he serves his league suspension, and the team is hoping that big man Joel Embiid […] The post 76ers’ Joel Embiid will miss Hawks showdown with new shin injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Atlanta Hawks made several moves at the trade deadline, and in one of those moves, they were able to acquire Jonathan Kuminga from the Golden State Warriors. He didn’t see much time on the floor with the Warriors this season, and though it was mostly because of rotations, he was also injured. Kuminga has […] The post Hawks’ Jonathan Kuminga to miss at least 1 more week after Warriors trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Cavs are back in action tonight at 7 PM.

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