NBA NewsMonday, Feb 23, 2026

San Antonio Spurs (40-16, second in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (42-13, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit is looking to continue its five-game win streak with a victory over San Antonio. The Pistons are 22-6 on their home court. Detroit scores 117.6 points while outscoring opponents by 8.3 points per game. The Spurs are 19-10 on the road. San Antonio is the NBA leader with 35.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Victor Wembanyama...

Immanuel Quickley scored 32 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped the Milwaukee Bucks’ three-game win streak with a 122-94 victory Sunday. Toronto’s Brandon Ingram had 22 points, and Sandro Mamukelashvili added 19. Ryan Rollins and Kevin Porter Jr. led the Bucks with 21 points each.

Jalen Johnson had 26 points and 12 rebounds and the Hawks rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Brooklyn 115-104 on Sunday for the Nets fourth straight loss. CJ McCollum added 16 points and eight rebounds in his first start since joining the Hawks as part of a trade that sent Trae Young to the Wizards. Jock Landale had 17 points in 16 minutes off the bench, knocking down all three of his 3-point shots.

Jaylen Brown had 32 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the Boston Celtics swept the season series in the NBA's most storied rivalry with a 111-89 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. Payton Pritchard scored 30 points with six 3-pointers and eight assists for the Celtics, who have won three straight and eight of nine as they attempt to close the gap on Detroit atop the Eastern Conference standings.

Khris Middleton scored 25 points and P.J. Washington added 23 to lead the Dallas Mavericks over the Indiana Pacers 134-130 on Sunday, snapping a 10-game losing streak. Middleton also had seven rebounds and seven assists and was one of six Mavs players to score in double figures.

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The Los Angeles Lakers announced that center Jaxson Hayes was ruled out of the second half of Sunday afternoon’s game against the Boston Celtics with a right ankle injury. It’s unclear when exactly Hayes got injured, but he played five minutes in the first half before being ruled out, finishing with two points and one […]

Dallas Mavericks (20-36, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (15-41, 14th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn enters the matchup with Dallas after losing four in a row. The Nets are 8-19 in home games. Brooklyn has a 1-2 record in one-possession games. The Mavericks are 6-20 on the road. Dallas gives up 117.7 points to opponents while being outscored by 3.4 points per game. The Nets average 106.8 points per game, 10.9 fewer points th...

The Sacramento Kings are signing guard Killian Hayes to a 10 Day contract. Sacramento has been carrying an open roster spot since the trade deadline. Hayes has appeared in 28 G League games with the Cleveland Charge this season. The 6-foot-4 point guard has averaged 23.1 points, 8.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game. Hayes has shot 46.9% from the field this season.

The Pistons have issued updates on a trio of injured players, making the following announcements on Saturday (Twitter link): Forward Tobias Harris has been diagnosed with a left hip sprain and will be reevaluated in two weeks. Center Jalen Duren has a sprained right ankle and will be reevaluated in one week. Guard/forward Caris LeVert […]

The Golden State Warriors have not made any substantial progress in trade conversations on a deal involving Jonathan Kuminga. Kuminga becomes trade eligible on January 15th and the Sacramento Kings remain the most interested team. Sources from the Warriors have said the team is prepared to keep Kuminga past the trade deadline if no deal to their liking materializes. However, Kuminga has played only 10 minutes over the past month as he remains firmly out of Steve Kerr's rotation. Kuminga has a...