The Milwaukee Bucks’ 121-111 win over the New York Knicks wasn’t just another regular-season game. For Giannis Antetokounmpo, it carried a deeper, almost personal meaning. The Greek Freak delivered a dominant performance – 37 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists – and made sure everyone knew this one mattered. Last year they swept us. It…
Throughout the season, some game rounds may feature one or more teams on rest – a scheduling choice designed to balance the calendar and ensure fairness across rounds. Teams that don’t play are always listed in the gameweek calendar, right below the schedule section. How scoring works for players from teams at rest When a…
We already knew Victor Wembanyama was a generational talent the moment he stepped onto an NBA floor. A 7’4″ center who moves like a guard – that alone was enough to make scouts, fans, and legends of the game stop and stare. But three seasons later, he’s no longer just a phenomenon. He’s looking more…
The NBA has sent a league-wide memorandum to all 30 teams, urging stricter oversight on issues tied to sports betting and the integrity of the game. The document – obtained by ESPN and reported by Shams Charania – comes at a crucial time, as legal betting continues to expand across the United States, blurring the…
We already knew Jamal Murray could get hot – but this time, he turned the Target Center into his personal playground. 43 points, including 23 in the third quarter, completely flipped a game that was slipping away from Denver. Meanwhile, Nikola Jokić composed yet another masterpiece: 25 points, 19 boards, 10 assists, and a jaw-dropping…
For years, Zion has been a force of nature on offense – explosive, efficient, and nearly unstoppable in the paint. But for the New Orleans Pelicans to rise beyond potential, he’s now being asked to lead in a different way: by setting the tone defensively. The message became clear from the season opener against the…
It had been since 1998, when Malone dropped 56 points on the Golden State Warriors, that a Jazz player last broke the 50-point mark. Twenty-seven years later, it took a flawless night from Markkanen to rewrite the record books: 51 points, 14 rebounds, and a hard-fought 138–134 overtime win in Salt Lake City. Markkanen delivered…
A tough night for Cooper Flagg, who – after his solid performance against Toronto – ran into the physical toll of his first true NBA back-to-back. Flagg felt pain in his left shoulder on the very first play of the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, which ended in a 101–94 loss, and he spent…
The NBA, in reaction to the arrests of Miami guard Terry Rozier and Portland coach Chauncey Billups last week for their alleged role in gambling schemes, has started a review of how the league can protect not just the integrity of the game but its players and coaches as well. The league made those revelations…
Bad news for the Minnesota Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards will be sidelined for about two weeks due to a strain in his right hamstring. The injury occurred almost immediately in the game against the Pacers, after a drive finished with a layup just over three minutes into the first quarter. Edwards took a hard hit, looked…
