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UConn Superfan Donovan Clingan Celebrates Miracle Win Over Duke

Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan entered the postgame locker room Sunday evening with a smile and some swagger. “We’re back where we belong!” the towering 7-footer trumpeted to anybody who would listen. The Blazers had just taken care of the depleted Washington Wizards 123-88 at Moda Center, but that wasn’t the win Clingan was […]

Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Chicago Bulls

There are only two weeks left in the regular season. The playoff contenders are using the final stretch to jockey for position and secure home court, while the league’s bottom dwellers shut things down and look to improve their lottery odds. Monday night’s contest between the San Antonio Spurs and the Chicago Bulls will be […]

When the Sun Goes Down: Devils 5, Blackhawks 3

The Chicago Blackhawks closed out their road trip with a 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, blowing the lead three times in the process. The Blackhawks opened the scoring 4:19 into the game. Jake Allen was slow playing the puck behind the net, so Anton Frondell swept in to steal it and set up Ilya Mikheyev out front for an open-net goal, making it 1-0. from 0 to 95 in no time 🏁 pic.twitter.com/cgOKYp7XU3 — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) March 29, 2026 The De...

Mavericks vs. Timberwolves: 3 things before Dallas hosts a shorthanded Minnesota

The Dallas Mavericks (24-50, 14-23 Home) have lost 12 consecutive games at American Airlines Center, the longest home losing streak the franchise has seen since the 1993-94 season. Monday night they host the Minnesota Timberwolves (45-29, 20-15 Away), who arrive shorthanded in ways that matter—Anthony Edwards is listed as questionable with right knee inflammation, and while the […]

Rockets pluck Pelicans 134-102

Sometimes it’s nice to have a relaxing win against a team the Rockets really should beat. That doesn’t always happen, but tonight it did. While the Rockets seem unlikely to hit a pre-season win prediction of 52, they have leveled their road record at 19-19, and they did it in dominant fashion at The Big […]

The most important/often overlooked NBA Draft principle

The amount of stats available to the average fan these days is astounding. Fans have never had it easier finding stats from games. Not only raw stats, but also advanced stats are extremely available for dissecting and comparing prospects. The problem is that the statistical element tends to dominate the narrative for every prospect, to […]

Thunder 111, Knicks 100: Scenes from down and out in Foul City

Thunder (59-16) came into tonight with the league’s best record and ranked first in the league for both points-per-game and defensive rating. The visiting Knicks (48*-27) were ready, though. On Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier’s 81st birthday, they played well enough through three quarters to make the G.K.O.A.T. proud. Then the Thunder turned on the gas and […]

Lakers vs. Wizards Preview: Luka Dončić serves his suspension

The Los Angeles Lakers (48-26) have back-to-back games coming up at home against the Washington Wizards (17-56) and Cleveland Cavaliers (46-28) to begin the week. With a pair of wins, LA could be looking at a four-game win streak after this back-to-back. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Washington Wizards When: 7 p.m. PT, […]

What we learned from the Spurs win over the Bucks

DeMar DeRozan recently passed Tim Duncan in the All-Time scoring list, and should pass Dominique Wilkins and Oscar Robertson this season, if he’s not shut down by the tanking Kings. It’s not surprising to see one of the best scorers of his generation potentially cracking the top 15 next season, but what makes DeRozan’s story […]

Heat cannot escape the tanking Pacers, lose 135-118

Just when you think things couldn’t have gotten worse for the Miami Heat — they got worse. The Indiana Pacers, a tanking team who entered losers of 18 of their previous 19 games, secured a 135-118 win over the Miami Heat inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse Sunday evening. To make matters worse: Two of the Pacers’ 17 […] The post Heat cannot escape the tanking Pacers, lose 135-118 appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Preview: Boston Celtics (50-24) at Atlanta Hawks (42-33) Game #75 3/30/26

  at Boston Celtics (50-24) at Atlanta Hawks (42-33) Monday, March 30, 2026 7:30 PM ET Regular Season Game #75 Road Game #38 TV: NBCSB, FDSNSE, NBA-LP 98.5 Sports Hub, 92.9 The Game, Sirius XM State Farm Arena  The Celtics continue their road trip after a win over the Hornets. This is the 4th of 4 games between these two teams this season. The Celtics won the first game 132-106 in Atlanta on January 17. They lost the second game 117-106 in Boston on January 28. they won the 3rd ga...

Blazers Wake Up, Heartily Beat Wizards

The Portland Trail Blazers cruised to a resounding 123-88 win over the Washington Wizards to wrap up a four-game homestand Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t as easy as the final score suggests. The Blazers lacked urgency and let the lowly Wizards hang around. The Wizards overcame a poor shooting start to tie the game at 39-39 […]

Shorthanded Toronto Raptors win in record breaking fashion

A Sunday evening game against an Orlando Magic team that is right on the heels of the Raptors in the standings… what could go wrong? Well, Darko Rajakovic told the media before the game that he felt like a Hospital PR staffer today, reading out the team’s injury report. Which is fair, it was a […]

Trail Blazers Win Showdown with Wizards

The Portland Trail Blazers waxed the Washington Wizards at the Moda Center today, walking away with a 123-88 victory to even their season record at 38-38. Toumani Camara scored 23 points to pace the Blazers and Will Riley led the Wizards with 14. Player of the Game There were several contenders for this distinction, but […]

Wizards at Lakers preview: Washington finishes road trip on Monday

The Washington Wizards play the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Let’s preview this on. Game info When: Monday, Mar. 30 at 10 p.m. ET Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Anthony Davis, Kyshawn George, D’Angelo Russell, Cam Whitmore and Trae Young are out. Alex Sarr and Tre […]

Second Half Discussion: Blazers vs. Wizards

Let’s chat about the second half of Blazers / Wizards here! Here’s the game info: Portland Trail Blazers (37-38) vs. Washington Wizards (17-56) – Sun. March 29th – 3pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options on the Rip City Television Network. How to watch via streaming: BlazerVision in Oregon and Washington; League […]

Ron Harper Jr. suffers injury in game vs Hornets

Ron Harper Jr. sprained his ankle in the second quarter of Sunday’s Celtics game against the Charlotte Hornets. The team announced before halftime that he was questionable to return with the injury — but he returned to the game and played another 4 minutes in the second half. Before the injury, Harper Jr. was playing […]

Game Thread: Knicks at Thunder, March 29, 2026

The Knicks (48*-26) visit the Thunder (58-16). Oklahoma City squeaked out a three-point victory in New York earlier this month and are favored again tonight. Rebounding will be a key to victory, and the Knicks simply must haul in more than the 24 boards they managed against the Hornets on Thursday. Tip-off is 7:30 PM […]