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The San Antonio Spurs responded to their first loss in nearly three weeks with a dominant 131-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Dylan Harper scored 22 points off the bench, and Victor Wembanyama added 10 points, eight rebounds and six blocks as San Antonio improved to 44-17. The […] The post Spurs demolish 76ers by 40 points appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
With the roster fully healthy, Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has been able to mix and match player combinations and Marcus Smart keeps coming up in his best two-way lineups. Smart signed a two-year deal with the Lakers after being bought out by the Washington Wizards and he’s more than made good on […]
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 Charlotte Hornets defeated the Dallas Mavericks 117-90 to earn their fifth straight victory on Tuesday night. Brandon Miller had 17 points, while LaMelo Ball tallied 15 points and nine assists, leading the Hornets to reach .500 for the first time since Oct.28 when they were 2-2. The Hornets played on the first of a […] The post Hornets repel Mavericks 117-90 for 5th straight win appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
After what was an abysmal Nets performance that made for their longest losing streak this season, as well as the worst skid in the NBA, Jordi Fernández had more than a warning for his team.
The March 4 contest at Fiserv Forum serves as a critical temperature check for two franchises operating under vastly different organizational pressures. The Atlanta Hawks arrive in Milwaukee as one of the hottest teams in the league, riding a four-game winning streak that has finally pulled them to the.500 mark at 31-31. This resurgence is particularly notable given the massive structural changes the team underwent in early 2026, most notably the departure of franchise cornerstone Trae Young ...
In an excellent profile, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic explores the journey Bones Hyland has taken to end up with the Timberwolves, detailing the tragic 2018 fire that burned down Hyland’s childhood home and took the lives of his grandmother and 11-month-old cousin. Hyland, who jumped out of a second-floor window to safety, tore the […]
Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg appeared to be the frontrunner for this season’s Rookie of the Year award after he scored 49 points against Charlotte on January 29 in his first NBA meeting with Kon Knueppel. However, that was no longer the case by the time the two teams faced one another again on Tuesday, writes […]
It’s Wednesday, March 4, which means today is the last day that teams can sign players to two-way contracts for the 2025/26 season, as we outlined earlier this week. As the day begins, 87 of the 90 two-way slots around the NBA are currently occupied, with two more set to be filled shortly. The Hawks […]
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.
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 .
Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee highlighted the team’s depth and defensive activity after Tuesday’s 117-90 win over the Dallas Mavericks at Spectrum Center. “Some guys were really impactful… Grant, Josh, Sion… they gave us really big minutes,” Lee said, noting contributions from the bench that helped sustain the lead. He credited starters for early […] The post Charles Lee praises Hornets’ bench, defense in rout of Mavericks appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
