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Really good win for the Nuggets. That was a fun game. Denver and Houston are going to battle all year.

Not like this.

The Jazz were leading and in this game against the Thunder. In the blink of an eye, OKC is running away with the game. They flip it from trailing to a blowout faster than any team I can remember.

What a win for the Suns! 9-0 run in the final minute capped off by a Collin Gillespie game-winner. Crazy comeback!

If you need to, you should!

The ESPN box scores being switched back is proof that a group of people working together for a common cause still works. Well done everyone. We did it!

You have some of these games every season where no matter what you do, it all goes against you.

But the Celtics margin for error is so thin this season, that these bad losses feel worse.

Well, assuming you aren't rooting for lottery position, that is.

MPJ has been a killer tonight. Boston is right on some of these shots and he's just draining them.

This version of Jordan Walsh is a legitimately helpful player. He is really getting after it on defense.

That was one hell of a pass by Jaylen Brown. Dropped that bomb on Jordan Walsh perfectly.

Neemias Queta is keeping Boston in the game with these cleanup buckets. Celtics need to string together some stops now.

That's exactly what I mean. Simons took that one to force the contact to get the and-1. That's exactly the kind of aggressive play Boston needs from him.

All credit to the Nets, they are outplaying the Celtics by a wide margin tonight.

But this is where Boston needs Anfernee Simons to step up. Simons has been a 20 PPG guy in the league for a few years now. With Jaylen Brown on the bench in foul trouble, Simons has to score more.

This is one of the better games Egor Demin has played so far as a rookie. He's been aggressive about driving the ball tonight. Finding his own shots and kicking to shooters. He's on triple-double watch at halftime.

This Celtics court is...a lot. 😂

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Latest NBA Trade Rumblings Plus Q & A YouTube video by NBA Front Office

LIVE @frontofficeshow.bsky.social Friday will start around 2 PM ET today! Join @trevorlanenba.bsky.social and to discuss the latest around the NBA and to get your questions answered ahead of a holiday week. See you there!

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Almost every night in the NBA features overtime, a buzzer beater or both. This season has been so much fun so far!

Just when I think things hit the bottom are headed up for the Pelicans, something new comes out that proves things are as messy as ever.

Great work by Shamit to dig into the details around the team, as per usual!

The Pelicans' New Basketball Operations Consultant As Troy Weaver runs day-to-day operations, the unexplained involvement of Joe Dumars' son adds a new layer of ambiguity to the team's chain of command

NEW: For weeks, a mysterious figure was embedded in the Pelicans' inner circle. The team now confirms Jordan Dumars, son of EVP Joe Dumars, is a "Basketball Operations Consultant."

My story on the opaque power structure in NOLA:
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NBA Game Notes: Road Teams Rule Again! Notes from: Bulls-Blazers, Pacers-Hornets, Nuggets-Pelicans, Knicks-Mavericks, Raptors-Sixers

NBA Game Notes are up on the Basketball Bulletin! Observations and clips from:

🏀Bulls-Blazers (all-time great SEGA Genesis game BTW!)
🏀Pacers-Hornets
🏀Nuggets-Pelicans
🏀Knicks-Mavs
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Not going to make the Game Notes today, but wanted to recognize that Maxime Raynaud gave Sacramento some good minutes yesterday. He's an interesting player. Wouldn't mind seeing him get more run.

He's out with what is hopefully a minor left wrist injury, but we should be talking about Jaden McDaniels more.

In addition to his always awesome defense, McDaniels is averaging 17.5 points on ridiculous shooting splits of 55/52/84. He's been a good shooter before, but 52%? Wow!

We've got a new contributor for @spotrac.com and @munson-bella.bsky.social is all over the WNBA CBA negotiations! Check out her piece on some of the key items the parties are figuring out in a new labor agreement:

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NBA extension season is behind us. In the lull before trade season, it's time to take our initial look at 2026 spending power projections around the NBA on @spotrac.com!

🏀6 cap space teams
🏀9-13 NTMLE teams
🏀4-9 Tax MLE teams
🏀2 second apron teams

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NBA Game Notes: Early Week Action Catching up on Monday and Tuesday Quick-Hit style!

NBA Game Notes are up on the Basketball Bulletin! Monday and Tuesday observations (no clips today, sorry!) from:

🏀Sixers-Clippers
🏀Heat-Knicks
🏀Raptors-Hornets
🏀Bulls-Nuggets
🏀Magic-Warriors
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It's the same amount.

Not even sure that's lukewarm. Maybe you could take Steph down a notch from nuclear and they'd still be good, but they are still VERY reliant on him.

Cedric Coward is going to be so good. Already doing a ton of high-level stuff. And he's not afraid of the moment either. A real bright spot in rough Grizzlies season so far.

The Pistons are a machine. Such a fun team!