I’m fascinated by limitations. I don’t think I’m alone in this, but in my case, the fascination borders on morbidity. Even when the ceiling on something is predictably low, I’m curious as to how precisely low that is. NFTs seemed like such obvious snake oil (especially the whole ‘Bored Ape’ phenomenon), but I couldn’t stop […]
No Wemby, no problem. The Spurs won their third game in four nights and 11th straight Thursday night in an up and down game against the Clippers, keeping the #1 seed within reach while giving the Alien a night off. It was a high-scoring game from the tip. Kawhi continued his magnificent season and scored […]
Stephon Castle’s heady leadership and playmaking, interspersed with highlight plays from De’Aaron Fox, Keldon Johnson, and Dylan Harper, turbocharged a decisive 21-5 ambush in the fourth quarter to thwart a Clippers comeback. Without the services of MVP and DPOY candidate Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio (59-18) weathered a good first half by Kawhi Leonard to hold […]
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs will play their last back-to-back of the season in […]
The Portland Trail Blazers take on the New Orleans Pelicans at the Moda Center tonight. It’d be easy to dismiss a game against a team that’s won just 25 of 76 games as trivial. Reality check: if the Blazers don’t win this one, their hard-fought, rallying cry victory against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday […]
After a dominant victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, the San Antonio Spurs will travel south for a matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers. It’s the third and final regular-season matchup between the two squads. However, it may not be the last time they play this year. The Clippers have won 5 […]
The Portland Trail Blazers passed the biggest test of their season tonight, clipping the Los Angeles Clippers 114-104 in a game that wasn’t anywhere near as close as those numbers might suggest. The leading scorer for the Blazers was Jrue Holiday with 30 points, followed immediately by Deni Avdija with 28 points, 11 rebounds and […]
The Portland Trail Blazers notched a satisfying win over the Los Angeles Clippers in L.A. on Tuesday night, walking away with a 114-104 victory. The win kept the battle for postseason positioning in the Western Conference interesting. The 39-38 Blazers are now within a half game of the Clippers for 8th place in the playoffs […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers are in the midst of a critical West Coast struggle, fighting for positioning in the upcoming NBA Play-In Tournament. The first half is complete. What will the second half hold? You can discuss the action as it unfolds here, along with all your fellow Blazers fans! Here’s […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers will play tonight with serious NBA Play-In Tournament implications on the line, especially for Portland. The Blazers sit at 38-38 on the season. The Clippers are just ahead of them in the standings. If Portland plans to catch L.A., a victory tonight is a must. You can […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are fighting hard for a place in the 2026 NBA Playoffs. They’re down to 6 games remaining in their regular-season campaign. With the team currently sitting 9th in the Western Conference, every single night will bring a new twist or turn in their postseason-aspiration saga. That said, no game remaining on […]
The Portland Trail Blazers tip off against the Los Angeles Clippers tonight at 8 p.m. in the most meaningful game of the season. After a week in which the Trail Blazers had as weak of a schedule as you could ask for, tonight’s matchup with the resurgent Clippers has major play-in tournament ramifications. The Blazers […]
Portland Trail Blazers forwards Jerami Grant and Vit Krejci will remain sidelined for Tuesday’s crucial road game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the organization announced. Grant will miss his second straight game due to the right calf strain he suffered during Portland’s 100-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. At Sunday’s pregame press conference […]
The undermanned Milwaukee Bucks lost 127-113 at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers yesterday in what was their first “meaningless” game after being eliminated from play-in contention. The game was trending toward embarrassing blowout territory, but a fourth-quarter rally from Milwaukee made the final score look respectable. The Clippers sealed a 2-0 season series […]
An injury-riddled Milwaukee Bucks squad suffered a 127-113 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers today, extending their streak of not-so-close losses. The Clips were led by Bennedict Mathurin’s 28 points, while the Bucks got hot nights from Gary Trent Jr. (36 points) and Taurean Prince (18 points). Los Angeles completed their 2-0 season series sweep […]
If you think the Milwaukee Bucks are playing against the Los Angeles Clippers today (after getting walloped by them on Monday), you are mistaken. Where We’re At The Bucks have but one opponent, and it is the Chicago Bulls. It’s simple: finish below the Bulls and get rewarded with a modicum of higher probability at […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are looking to build on their two-game winning streak against the Dallas Mavericks at home tonight. Portland has taken down the Brooklyn Nets and Milwuakee Bucks so far on this homestand and currently sit at .500, just a half a game behind the Los Angeles Clippers in the race for the […]
Down a fair few key guys, the Milwaukee Bucks got an almighty butt-whooping in their second visit to LA this season, falling 129-96 to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Bucks tried hanging in there, but their lack of offensive juice became too much against the Kawhi-led Clippers. Funnily enough, this was the first game between […]
Down Giannis, Kevin Porter Jr., Kyle Kuzma, and Cam Thomas (who was waived), the Milwaukee Bucks got their asses handed to them by the LA Clippers in a 129-96 blowout. Gary Trent Jr. led the Bucks with 20 points on 6/10 from deep, while Kawhi Leonard dominated for the Clippers with 28 points. NBA.com Box […]
Ahead of their matchup with the Clippers, 110 minutes prior to game time, the Bucks announced one expected move and one somewhat unexpected. First off, they are converting forward Pete Nance from his two-way contract to a standard, multi-year deal. But in order to do that, they needed to open up a slot on their […]
The Dallas Mavericks (23-48) are still home for this Monday night nationally televised game against the Golden State Warriors (33-38). Dallas is on a three-game losing streak, falling on Saturday to the Los Angeles Clippers in overtime. The Warriors have also lost three in a row, most recently losing to the Atlanta Hawks. Here are […]
The Dallas Mavericks lost another game Saturday night, a 138-131 defeat in overtime to the Los Angeles Clippers. Dallas has lost 11 straight home games and sits at 23-48 on the season. It’s been this way for most of the season. Dallas hung around in the play-in race for a few weeks, but eventually everyone […]
There are just a dozen games left in the Milwaukee Bucks’ season and the first of them takes place tonight at Intuit Dome against the LA Clippers. Coming off a gritty win against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, the Bucks continue their west-coast road-trip against a Clippers team that has been staggering to the play-in, […]
The Dallas Mavericks continue to lose, this time in a 138-131 overtime thriller to the Los Angeles Clippers. Darius Garland had a savant performance, pouring in 41 points and 11 assists. Kawhi Leonard also had a great performance, scoring 34 points on just 22 shots. The Mavericks almost pulled off the upset, but were eventually […]
The Dallas Mavericks (23-48) turned what looked like a third-quarter collapse at American Airlines Center on Saturday, into yet another clutch game down the stretch, and ultimately, an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers (35-36). The Mavericks had no answer for the duo of Kahwi Leonard (34 points) and Darius Garland (41 points) in […]