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The Warriors and Hawks swung a trade two months ago, but in the teams’ first meeting since the deal, none of the players involved played much of a role.

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Miami Heat 124-112 to obtain their third straight win on Sunday night. Despite a slow start, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 29 points, Jalen Williams scored 19, while Chet Holmgren and Ajay Mitchel added 16 for the Thunder. On the other hand, Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points, including seven three-pointers, to […] The post Thunder outgun the Heat for third straight win appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 132-111 for their 11th straight win on Saturday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 40 points and extended his NBA record of 63 consecutive road games with at least 20 points. Meanwhile, Thunder Jaylin Williams and Washington’s Justin Champagnie began shoving each other […] The post Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder crush Wizards 132-111 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Warriors are the latest team to sign up for the Kristaps Porzingis experience, which has been tantalizing and frustrating during most of his NBA stops, writes Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area. Porzingis can be a difference maker on the court with his combination of size and talent, but his susceptibility to injuries […]

The Celtics got a huge lift from backup center Luka Garza on Friday as they pulled out a close game in Memphis, writes Souichi Terada of Mass Live. Garza has fallen out of the rotation a couple of times this season, but an injury to Nikola Vucevic has him playing regular minutes again. Against the […]

Steve Kerr offered his most candid assessment yet of why Jonathan Kuminga's tenure with the Golden State Warriors ran its course, speaking before and after Saturday's 126-110 Hawks victory at State Farm Arena. Kuminga, traded to Atlanta last month, scored just two points on 1-for-9 shooting in 22 minutes in an underwhelming reunion. Kerr was direct about the fundamental mismatch between what Kuminga needed to develop and what a contending Golden State team could provide. "We couldn't quite of...

The NBA’s board of governors will vote this week on whether to explore adding expansion teams in Las Vegas and Seattle. Mike Vorkunov, Jesse Granger, Vic Tafur, Sabreena Merchant and Oskar Garcia of The Athletic consider whether Las Vegas is the right choice for NBA expansion. While the general consensus among the authors is that […]

With three weeks remaining in the 2025/26 regular season, only three games separate the No. 5 Raptors (39-30) from the No. 10 Hornets (37-34). The Hawks (39-32), Sixers (39-32), Magic (38-32) and Heat (38-33), in order of their seeds, are currently in-between those two clubs in the Eastern Conference standings. Those six teams are vying […]

Jalen Duren and Anthony Edwards have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for week 19. Duren averaged 25.8 points and 13.8 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons went 3-1. Edwards averaged 28.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves went 3-0.

LeBron James spoke on Luke Kennard's incredible game-winning three-pointer which helped the Lakers pick up a 105-104 win over the Magic.

Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors once seemed on track to finally resolve their long-running, mutual interest in moving on from one another ahead of the trade deadline. However, multiple team sources told ESPN that a deal is now considered far less likely in the wake of Jimmy Butler’s season-ending ACL tear. Before Butler […] The post Jonathan Kuminga trade less likely after Jimmy Butler injury appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Things got heated during Saturday's Thunder-Wizards game.