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Does the NBA’s Christmas Day schedule mean anything? As we power rank the 10 teams playing on this yuletide holiday, it is an interesting question in the aftermath of the NBA Cup, which made early season games feel more meaningful. Advertisement Unlike the NFL’s three-game Christas Day slate, which boasts only two playoff-bound teams across three mostly meaningless games, the …

Every year, we can quibble over whether the NBA’s schedule-makers aced the annual Christmas Day showcase — whether some fan base or another has cause to feel aggrieved over its squad not getting the brightest possible spotlight (we see you, Detroit!) or whether one participant or another has ridden too long on the struggle bus this season to make for …

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Forget what Bill Parcells used to say, the LA Clippers are convinced they are better than their record says they are. Tuesday night, for the second game in a row, they looked like it. Having Kawhi Leonard back healthy helps. “Just buying into it, what we’re trying to do…” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said when asked what …

Austin Reaves returned from a left calf strain that sidelined him for three games, but the Lakers’ second-leading scorer did nothing to fix the team’s most glaring weakness. The Lakers’ defense collapsed in a 132-108 loss to the Suns on Tuesday at Mortgage Matchup Center, giving up a season-high field goal percentage (59%), tying their mark for most points allowed …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored 28 points, Egor Demin added 20 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-106 on Tuesday night Porter went 5 of 12 from the 3-point arc and Demin hit a couple of late 3s after the 76ers cut a 19-point lead to nine in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn shot 17 of 46 …

Why Draymond Green reportedly is ‘frustrated’ with his current Warriors role originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It has been an eventful week for Draymond Green. On Saturday, the star forward was ejected in the second quarter of the Warriors’ win over the Phoenix Suns. Two nights later, Green didn’t play for the majority of the second half in …

We’re back hoops fans with another Yahoo Fantasy x Arena Club drop for Week 10. Yahoo Fantasy Basketball Slab Packs are a brand-new weekly drop featuring real, graded trading cards of the hottest fantasy performers in the NBA. If you’re new to Arena Club, here’s the lowdown. Arena Club is the premier online marketplace for sports cards, giving collectors a …

Subscribe to The Dunker Spot Happy Holidays from The Dunker Spot! Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones previewed this year’s Christmas slate. We have Cavaliers vs. Knicks, Spurs vs. Thunder, Rockets vs. Lakers, Mavericks vs Warriors and Timberwolves vs. Nuggets as the nightcap. Steve and Nekias are examining the key matchups, mini-battles and potential swing factors in each game. Advertisement Also, …

Subscribe to The Big Number Tom Haberstroh & Dan Devine break down the NBA’s Christmas Day slate and preview Cooper Flagg’s historic holiday start at just 19 years, 4 days old. Dan then shares four little numbers for the top players to watch in each Christmas Day game: Karl-Anthony Towns’ defensive leap for the Knicks, Stephon Castle’s ascent with the …

With front office personnel leaving Orlando and the G League Showcase, trade talk is now in full swing around the league. Let’s break down some of the latest talk around the league. Bucks looking at adding Zach LaVine While most fans (and plenty of content producers) are heading to trade machines looking for ways to get Giannis Antetokounmpo out of …

Welcome back to the world’s most perfect NBA power rankings. The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder dropped two games in a three-outing span, losing to the Western Conference rival San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves. It is their first sign of weakness — or, at least, the first sign that they are mortal — since the Indiana Pacers forced a Game …

Happy Holidays! We’ve got another unusual week in the association, with zero-game slates and Christmas Day games on deck. Let’s get into what we might expect moving forward. → Watch the NBA Coast 2 Coast Tuesday on NBC and Peacock! The Nuggets take on the Mavericks at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the Rockets at the Clippers at 11 p.m. …

Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel became the fastest player to score 100 three-pointers in the NBA during a 139-132 defeat at the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 20-year-old, the fourth pick at the 2025 draft, reached the landmark in only 29 games when he scored in the first quarter at Rocket Arena. Advertisement Utah Jazz’s Lauri Markkanen held the previous record of …

Why Jimmy Butler hilariously doesn’t want fans to vote him to NBA All-Star Game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jimmy Butler hasn’t been an NBA All-Star since 2022, and the Warriors forward doesn’t want that streak to end this season. Advertisement The Warriors, on Monday, began their social media campaign to get Butler to the 2026 NBA All-Star …

Kon Knueppel didn’t need much time to set a new NBA record this season. The Charlotte Hornets rookie is now the fastest player in league history to reach 100 career made 3-pointers. Knueppel needed just 29 games to hit that mark, which he did on Monday night in the Hornets’ 139-132 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. That’s 12 games faster …

As Lakers coach JJ Redick talked after practice Monday about the long list of his players who would be listed as day-to-day for Tuesday night’s game at Phoenix, he at least knew that center Deandre Ayton will be back after missing the previous two games with left elbow soreness. Redick said Luka Doncic (left leg contusion), Austin Reaves (mild left …

The weather outside is frightful (well, maybe not in Miami and Los Angeles, but most places) so let’s focus on seeing what’s in Santa’s bag for the 30 NBA teams. 1. Oklahoma City Thunder (25-3, last week No. 1)The hardest person to buy gifts for is the person you know who has everything. What Oklahoma City really wants for Christmas …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor and Tom Haberstroh discuss who is on the NBA ‘Naughty’ and ‘Nice’ lists. The duo breaks down how the Celtics’ rookies have made a splash without Jayson Tatum, how the Detroit Pistons can raise their ceiling and how the Warriors can maximize their opportunity with Steph Curry. Plus, should Anthony Edwards be …

Weekly roster management in fantasy basketball often comes down to exploiting the NBA schedule. In-season success hinges on monitoring starting lineups and the latest updates from the NBA injury report. By combining fantasy basketball projections and matchup-based analysis, managers can identify the best streaming opportunities and maximize games played. This Week 10 schedule breakdown highlights teams to target, light-slate days …

Welcome back to The Playlist — your weekly scan of the fantasy basketball landscape, where we break down waiver adds for 9-cat and standard points leagues to help you stay competitive. Week 10 means it’s time for Christmas and hoops. There are no games on Wednesday (Christmas Eve), and while 11 teams play four games this week (most of which …

Welcome to The High Score Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who to add off the waiver wire and get in your lineup for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. You can also read my 9-cat and standard points leagues pickups story for advice in those formats. So press play and shuffle through the latest fantasy basketball info. …

Kings’ compete level answers Doug Christie’s plea in OT thriller vs. Rockets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – The 2025-26 Kings are not a playoff team. But Doug Christie still would like to see some fight from his guys after losing 22 games before January and plummeting to dead last in the Western Conference. Advertisement Over the …

In what’s become a familiar holiday tradition like unwrapping presents from under the tree, the NBA will deliver its annual gift Thursday — a full slate of Christmas Day games for the 78th edition. Starting with a noon tipoff and running until after midnight, there are five games on Christmas Day 2025 over more than 13 consecutive hours of coverage …

In the first half on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, three of the Knicks’ starters had five points between them. But New York entered the interval up by four. How did they do it? Jalen Brunson poured in 27 points on an efficient 10-for-15 shooting en route to a 47-point outburst in the Knicks’ 132-125 win over the Heat. …

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored 24 points, Noah Clowney added 19 and Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 96-81 on Sunday night. Rookie Egor Demin had 16 points and Nic Claxton finished with 12 for the Nets, who led by 15 points in the third quarter, fell behind early in the fourth and then surged ahead again. …