NBA NewsThursday, Feb 26, 2026

Allen nearly tied this game at the buzzer.

The Los Angeles Lakers limped to the finish line of an eight-game homestand with a mediocre 4-4 record following a dramatic 110-109 loss to the Orlando Magic. It came just days after a 111-89 blowout at the hands of the rival Boston Celtics, bringing them down to 34-23 for the season. Deandre Ayton, who starred […] The post Lakers’ Deandre Ayton makes ‘upsetting’ confession about mediocre homestand that exposed LA appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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The Denver Nuggets dismantled the Boston Celtics 103-84 on Wednesday night as Nikola Jokic posted 30 points and 12 rebounds.

Cleveland Cavaliers (37-23, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (43-14, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons host Jarrett Allen and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Eastern Conference action. The Pistons are 28-7 in Eastern Conference games. Detroit is 8-4 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Cavaliers have gone 23-14 against Eastern Conference opponents. Cleveland ranks eighth in the Eastern Confe...

The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves on a two-game skid after a close loss to the Orlando Magic last time around, and will visit the Phoenix Suns on Thursday next. Los Angeles has done well with availability in recent weeks with all three of LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves expected to be fit […] The post Lakers’ Rui Hachimura lands on injury report for Suns game appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Pistons faced a shell of the defending champion Thunder on Wednesday night in a possible NBA Finals preview.

The Timberwolves have signed guard Jules Bernard to a two-way contract, according to NBA.com’s official transaction log (hat tip to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype). A 6’6″ shooting guard who went undrafted out of UCLA in 2022, Bernard has played in the G League for most of the past three-and-a-half seasons, spending time with the Motor […]

Cormac Ryan and the Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to a Two-Way deal. Ryan went undrafted out of North Carolina in 2024 and is represented by Kieran Piller and Ross Aroyo . Ryan has appeared in 29 games this season with the Wisconsin Herd of the G League, averaging 20.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 31.2 minutes. Ryan is shooting 42.3 percent on over 200 three-point attempts. Last season, Ryan averaged 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 27.4 minutes across 37 games with the O...

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...

Although rival executives have been expecting new Wizards point guard Trae Young to exercise his $49MM player option for 2026/27, he has yet to make a decision on that option, according to David Aldridge, Sam Amick, and Josh Robbins of The Athletic, who say the four-time All-Star is also open to discussing a contract extension […]