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Sunday night’s game at the Little Caesars Arena produced a result that most NBA fans didn’t foresee. Behind Jalen Duren’s 20-20 outing, the Detroit Pistons stunned the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder, 120-104. Duren finished with 22 points and 21 rebounds specifically. The big man was able to haul down nine offensive boards and shot […]

Back in October 2023, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired All-Star guard Damian Lillard in a blockbuster three-team trade involving the Phoenix Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers. Fast forward to January 2024, and the dynamic duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are breaking their silence on the recent hiring of seasoned coach Doc Rivers. Doc […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama hasn’t been shy about sharing where some of his motivations come from. Facing fellow countryman and Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert isn’t one of them. At least, not entirely. Given their friendship and Gobert’s long time mentorship of the 20-year-old French phenom, ClutchPoints asked this past June’s top […]

After the Miami Heat lost once again to the New York Knicks Saturday afternoon, it marks their sixth straight consecutive loss. It would be fair to say that the team is playing their worst basketball of the season. Star Bam Adebayo has been in a slump as of recent and the game against the Knicks […]

There’s a party going on in the Motor City. Hours before the Detroit Lions play the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game, the lowly Detroit Pistons pulled off a huge upset over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Pistons even won without their franchise player, Cade Cunningham, who was a late scratch from the […]

Kevin Durant will make his much-anticipated return to Brooklyn when the Nets host the Phoenix Suns on Jan. 31. While Durant is the best player ever to don a Nets uniform, it’s unclear what kind of reception the two-time MVP will receive after his tumultuous tenure. Durant’s complicated exit has sparked a conversation about whether […]

It was a humbling Saturday for the Boston Celtics as they lost handedly to the Los Angeles Clippers inside TD Garden by a score of 115-96. Star Jrue Holiday was candid to the media after the game as the Celtics have been red hot being at the top of the Eastern Conference. To put it […]

What a difference two games can make in changing the water cooler talk concerning the New Orleans Pelicans. Third-year head coach Willie Green was celebrating a franchise record 153 points in a win over the surprisingly competitive Utah Jazz to start the week. Unfortunately, the Pelicans are now traveling to face the Boston Celtics having […]

A night after maybe his best game of the season, Jeremy Sochan produced perhaps his best quarter of 2023-2024. The San Antonio Spurs forward scored seven straight points against the Minnesota Timberwolves, taking the Silver and Black from down two with 7:47 remaining in the game to up three just a little over a minute […]

With nearly ten days to go until the annual NBA Trade Deadline, there’s a lot of smoke but not a ton of fire for the Cleveland Cavaliers. A lot of that fire was smothered when it became universally known that the Cavs aren’t entertaining trade offers for Donovan Mitchell. Jarrett Allen has also been mentioned […]

A few years back on Five Thirty Eight, Chris Herring answered an important and puzzling question… why do the San Antonio Spurs have such difficulty keeping bats out of their home arena? This is what Herring found back in 2019. “The AT&T Center (now the Frost Bank Center) is 25 miles southwest of Bracken Cave, […]

In Saturday’s Warriors-Lakers game, Draymond Green found himself at the center of yet another on-court controversy. Green’s apparent slap to Anthony Davis’ face, coupled with a mocking NSFW response to Jarred Vanderbilt’s plea for a flagrant foul review, reignited discussions about Green’s conduct on the court. This incident came to be shortly after Warriors’ head […]

Dariq Whitehead, the 22nd pick in the 2023 NBA Draft by the Brooklyn Nets, will undergo season-ending surgery on a stress reaction in his left shin. It will mark the shooting guard’s third lower leg surgery in the last 18 months. Whitehead, the nation’s No. 2 prospect in the Class of 2022 per ESPN, saw […]

There is no doubt that the Miami Heat traded for a really good player in Terry Rozier from the Charlotte Hornets last Tuesday. However, his start with the team has been forgettable to say the least, but this was to be expected as his heavy usage with the Hornets would take time to mesh with […]

The Golden State Warriors lost another heartbreaker on Saturday night, falling 145-144 to the Los Angeles Lakers in an instant double-overtime classic. The defeat marked the second time in three nights Golden State went to overtime at Chase Center against a California rival, coming on the feels of Thursday’s 134-133 loss to the Sacramento Kings. […]

Los Angeles Clippers center Daniel Theis could have landed back in Boston for a return to the Celtics in free agency. After a short tenure with the Indiana Pacers, Theis was the decision maker and where he was going to land in the offseason. While he flirted with the idea of moving back to Boston, […]

It’s finally happening. After frustratingly trying to toe the line between a rebuild and competing for the playoffs, the Toronto Raptors are sticking to a rebuild now. The rebuild started in the offseason after offloading Fred VanVleet. Now, after the departures of Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby, the rebuild is all but complete. Does that […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry isn’t happy with how games are being officiated for his team. And Curry isn’t afraid to explain why he feels that way. Curry took to the microphone to discuss his views following the Warriors’ double overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. “Tonight’s just one of those […]

The Miami Heat have looked a little different since last Tuesday as they made a trade with the Charlotte Hornets for star Terry Rozier. In exchange, they traded usual starting point guard Kyle Lowry and a 2027 first-round pick as Rozier fills in a huge need for Miami. However, it has been a hectic time […]

It may all be forgotten at this point, but Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert is a key figure in the origin story of San Antonio Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. Rewind the clocks back to 2021, when a video popped up on YouTube that showed a then-sixteen-year-old Wembanyama not only holding his own against the three-time […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson is trying to remain positive after his team took a crushing loss from LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers knocked off the Warriors in double overtime on Saturday, 145-144. "We've had a lot of heartbreaking losses this year. I'm gonna continue to be optimistic… No need […]

Sacramento Kings star De’Aaron Fox made sure to speak with Keegan Murray prior to the Kings’ matchup against the Dallas Mavericks. Luka Donic was fresh off a 73-point performance, with the next team on the schedule being Sacramento. Murray had the assignment to guard Donic for much of the contest. “I said Keegan, don’t let […]

The Charlotte Hornets suffered another loss, this time by the hands of the Utah Jazz as they fall to a putrid 10-34 record as the NBA season just entered its second half. If there is a bright side to the continuous Hornets problems, it was star PJ Washington who was dynamic scoring 43 points. Despite […]

The 2024 NBA trade deadline is right around the corner, and one team that folks are going to be keeping an eye on is the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks have a ton of talented players, but they haven’t fit well together, which has led to them being one of the most disappointing teams in the […]

Even though they’d only won nine games all season long heading into Saturday night’s contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the San Antonio Spurs couldn’t tell you which of those wins was their best victory of the season. That changed on Saturday thanks to a 113-112 triumph against a Timberwolves team that started the night tied […]

After a jarring start to the season for the Los Angeles Clippers where they experienced turmoil with poor play and the trade for star James Harden, they have been exceptional ever since. This was further proven Saturday night when they beat the Boston Celtics in their own arena, 115-96, to bring them to a five-game […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves offense has been a notable cause for concern all season long, yet despite their struggles, the team has continued to rattle off win after win all season long. That is thanks in large part to their top-tier defense, which has been the identity behind the success so far this year. Games like […]

This season, the Boston Celtics have been quite the formidable presence. After a slight retooling of the team, they find themselves comfortably on top of the Eastern Conference. Behind an elite defense and the steady presence of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the team has slowly gained a stranglehold on the Eastern Conference throne. However, […]

As I write this, it’s 8:17 AM. I’m sipping on an iced coffee, still wiping away my morning eye crusties, and I’m contemplating which flavor of PopTart I want for breakfast. I was leaning toward Chocolate Fudge — my sweet tooth craves chocolate at all times — but then something happened… I started thinking about […]

How is LeBron James still doing this? At 39 years old, the Los Angeles Lakers star has shown no sign of slowing down at all. He’s not as fast as he was in his prime. Still, he commands a presence on the court that makes him invaluable. Without him, LA would completely collapse on their […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ matchup with the Denver Nuggets was zapped of its hype when Joel Embiid was as late of a scratch as a player can be, joining Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris and numerous other key Sixers on the inactive list. But the rest of the squad made it a game in a stellar effort […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic deserves a day off. Luka’s exhausting week included the following: Drama with a Phoenix Suns fan on Wednesday, a historic 73-point performance on Friday, and a triple-double in a narrow 120-115 loss in the second of a back-to-back against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. After Saturday’s game, Luka admitted that […]

The Golden State Warriors fell 145-144 in double-overtime to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night in what was one of the best NBA games of the season. It was a wild back-and-forth between the two teams, with Curry coming up clutch for the Warriors twice. After sending the game to overtime with a crafty […]

On Saturday night at the Chase Center, LeBron James — the oldest player in the NBA — set a career-high with 20 rebounds, became the first Los Angeles Lakers player to drop a 30-20-10 triple-double since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1976, and led his team to a 145-144 double-overtime win over Stephen Curry and the Golden […]

The San Antonio Spurs stunned the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-12 on Saturday night. Devin Vassell had 25 points, Victor Wembanyama added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the Spurs rallied to beat the Timberwolves in a game delayed five minutes by a bat buzzing the court. Naturally, fans are going nuts over the Spurs’ win, and not just […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers played an instant classic against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, with the game extending to double-overtime before the Purple and Gold escaped with the one-point win. It was a wild back-and-forth between the two teams, with Curry coming up clutch for the Dubs not just once […]

The Los Angeles Lakers seemingly avoided a major injury scare to Anthony Davis, who temporarily exited their wild double-overtime win vs. the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night at Chase Center with what the team called a hip spasm. Davis took a Draymond Green knee to the lower body when he barreled through the lane […]

In a season that includes a stunningly early players-only meeting and perpetual injury problems, the biggest nightmare of the Chicago Bulls’ 2023-24 campaign has undoubtedly been the disrespect shown towards deceased executive Jerry Krause and his widow, who accepted the six-time NBA champion’s induction into the team’s Ring of Honor on his behalf. Those who […]

The Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers game on Saturday night shaped up to be an instant classic, going to double-overtime before the Lakers pulled out the 145-144 win in a thriller. The only reason the Warriors were able to get the Lakers into overtime in the first place was because of some patented […]