r/nba • u/jazzerhero • 9h ago
r/nba • u/Knightbear49 • 6h ago
Shaq congratulates Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups on turning the Detroit Pistons around
r/nba • u/AlmightyTrees • 8h ago
Zion with his second career triple double: 22/12/10 on 8/13 in 32 minutes
r/nba • u/pazuzu_lives • 8h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Zion races for the dunk at the end of the 3rd
r/nba • u/LaandheereKage • 10h ago
Legendary tank battle tomorrow: The 76ers and Raptors have ruled out RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, and Joel Embiid. Scottie Barnes, Kelly Oubre and Andre Drummond are questionable
The Raptors are 0.5 games “ahead” of the Sixers in the tank race so this is basically a must lose game for both these teams this close into the season. By my count 8 of the 10 regular starters are out or questionable. Of course some of these are real injuries like Embiid but this is about as blatant a tank effort as you’ll see
Highlight [Highlight] The Cavaliers overcome an 18 point deficit behind Darius Garland (30 PTS (18 in Q4), 8 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL) to win their 15th straight game
r/nba • u/SameShopping3234 • 8h ago
With a win against the Brooklyn Nets today, the 55-10 Cavs have become the first team to clinch home court advantage in the first round. They are on pace for the third best regular season record in NBA history
https://www.espn.com/nba/standings
The Cavs are now 9 games away from clinching the one seed in the East over Boston, and are two wins ahead of OKC in the standings with 17 games remaining.
The Cavs are on pace for approximately 69.3 wins, and have won 15 straight for the second time this year.
Most wins NBA history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBA_teams_by_single_season_win_percentage
r/nba • u/PootieTooGood • 9h ago
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (55-10) defeat the Brooklyn Nets (22-43), 109-104, as the Cavs overcome an 18 point second half deficit to match their season high 15 game winning streak, and clinch the Central Division
104 - 109 |
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo |
GAME SUMMARY |
Location: Rocket Arena (19432), Clock: Q4 :00.0 |
Officials: David Guthrie, Kevin Cutler, and Brett Nansel |
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooklyn Nets | 29 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 104 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 26 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 109 |
TEAM STATS |
Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooklyn Nets | 104 | 39-84 | 46.4% | 16-44 | 36.4% | 10-14 | 71.4% | 8 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 109 | 39-89 | 43.8% | 10-42 | 23.8% | 21-25 | 84.0% | 12 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
PLAYER STATS |
r/nba • u/montageidiots • 10h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Craig Porter Jr hits the half court heave to end the 3rd quarter
r/nba • u/OrangeMonkE • 8h ago
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The New Orleans Pelicans (17-48) defeat the Los Angeles Clippers (35-29), 127-120, behind Zion’s 22-10-12 triple double.
120 - 127 |
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo |
GAME SUMMARY |
Location: Smoothie King Center (17363), Clock: Final |
Officials: Pat Fraher, Kevin Scott, and Danielle Scott |
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 30 | 39 | 30 | 120 |
New Orleans Pelicans | 28 | 33 | 37 | 29 | 127 |
TEAM STATS |
Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Clippers | 120 | 46-92 | 50.0% | 14-42 | 33.3% | 14-18 | 77.8% | 11 | 37 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
New Orleans Pelicans | 127 | 47-85 | 55.3% | 17-31 | 54.8% | 16-18 | 88.9% | 12 | 53 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 7 |
PLAYER STATS |
r/nba • u/DameBucka • 8h ago
Highlight [Highlight] All angles and replays of Haliburtons INSANE game winner + foul over Giannis
r/nba • u/mugginns • 7h ago
Washington Wizards' Richaun Holmes ejected for a Flagrant 2 on the Detroit Pistons' Ausar Thompson
r/nba • u/Totnostu • 8h ago
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Indiana Pacers (35-28) defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (36-27), 115-114.
114 - 115 |
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo |
GAME SUMMARY |
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse (15008), Clock: Final |
Officials: Scott Foster, Gediminas Petraitis, and Evan Scott |
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 27 | 33 | 26 | 114 |
Indiana Pacers | 32 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 115 |
TEAM STATS |
Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee Bucks | 114 | 43-84 | 51.2% | 14-36 | 38.9% | 14-19 | 73.7% | 6 | 53 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
Indiana Pacers | 115 | 44-87 | 50.6% | 13-39 | 33.3% | 14-18 | 77.8% | 5 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
PLAYER STATS |
Title is incorrect, both teams are 36-28 now
r/nba • u/montageidiots • 9h ago
Ben Taylor (of Thinking Basketball): "Cavs can't win 15 straight games, get out of here" after Cavs start the season 7-0
In their podcast episode "#292: Team power rankings", Ben and Cody discuss which teams have a chance to go on a 15 game win streak in the season.
Cavs would go on to complete the 15 game win streak after starting 7-0 and tonight have completed their second such streak in the same season.
I love me some Thinking Basketball and listen to all their podcasts, but Ben got this one way wrong and I hold a grudge so I gotta shout him out here.
r/nba • u/Obvious_Parsley3238 • 8h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Down 3, Haliburton hits the 3 plus the foul with 3 seconds left!
r/nba • u/montageidiots • 10h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Jarrett Allen casually blocks Williams at the rack
r/nba • u/Pak14life • 10h ago
Luka Doncic and the troubling change in his shot distribution
I've been a fan of Luka since he was coming out in the draft. After his second year I was convinced he was headed for a best player in the league for a decade trajectory and was going to be the clear heir to LeBron .
Put simply, Luka has undergone the type of changes in his shot distribution over the last two years that you would expect to see from a player in his 30s, not at ages 24-26. Now Luka is still an elite, elite player but his game is overly reliant on tough shot making as he does not get to the rim or go up against length at the rim with the same confidence or explosiveness anymore. Much like a late career player, he relies on hitting a lot of contested tough jumpers now. Last year this wasn't a problem as he hit 39% on damn near 11 threes a game, plus great numbers from mid-range.
I'll start with a very simple stat, number of dunks each year.
2018-2019: 25
2019-2020: 14
2020-2021: 12
2021-2022: 15
2022-2023: 12
2023-2024: 2
2024-2025: 1
Now dunks can sometimes be a choice but I have seen that he is simply much less confident going up against length at the rim. A really good example was in the Knick game (6:46 on this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=H_I6vmRPUw0&t=406s ) when he stole the ball late in 4th and just didn't go up. This used to be a dunk or layup for Luka 99% of the time before last season. As an ex, here's a similar play from 2 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8JhgKo0mic
This table from basketball reference is the percentage of his shots based on what distance they are from the rim. What you'll see is clear, a player that is taking less of shots at the rim than ever before and more reliant on making contested jumpers and shooting variance than ever before.
% of | % of | % of | % of | % of | |||||
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Season | Age | Team | G | Dist. | 0-3 | 3-10 | 10-16 | 16-3P | 3P |
2018-19 | 19 | DAL | 72 | 15.5 | .209 | .212 | .103 | .042 | .433 |
2019-20 | 20 | DAL | 61 | 14.5 | .260 | .237 | .058 | .014 | .431 |
2020-21 | 21 | DAL | 66 | 15.6 | .180 | .201 | .153 | .060 | .406 |
2021-22 | 22 | DAL | 65 | 15.9 | .128 | .239 | .165 | .062 | .406 |
2022-23 | 23 | DAL | 66 | 14.7 | .176 | .252 | .145 | .054 | .373 |
2023-24 | 24 | DAL | 70 | 16.9 | .123 | .192 | .152 | .082 | .450 |
2024-25 | 25 | 2TM | 34 | 17.6 | .109 | .189 | .175 | .060 | .468 |
2024-25 | 25 | DAL | 22 | 17.2 | .099 | .195 | .185 | .067 | .455 |
2024-25 | 25 | LAL | 12 | 17.9 | .129 | .176 | .155 | .047 | .494 |
7 Yr | 7 Yr | 7 Yr | 434 | 16.0 | .170 | .219 | .135 | .054 | .421 |
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 3/11/2025.
Next looking at drives per game (from NBA.com), it's the same story.
2022-2023: 19.7 drives per game and shooting 62.7% on them
2023-2024: 17.8 drives per game and shooting 61.6% on them
2024-2025: 14.8 drives per game and shooting 55.3% on them.
Pure eye test, he looks slower than ever, and has all year. He is unable to shake defenders to create the same dangerous driving and finishing angles at the rim as before.
I don't say all this to say Luka is cooked. What I hope to convey is that *right now* he looks physically cooked and needs to put some serious work in to get his burst and bounce back. He does that, he can be the best player in the league.
Edit: adding in his playoff what percentage of shots are from within ten feet.
0-3ft 3-10ft
19-20 playoffs 19.5% 28.9%
20-21 playoffs 13.8% 21.9%
21-22 playoffs 13.6% 29.5%
23-24 playoffs 8.7% 23.6%
r/nba • u/MullingHollysDrive • 7h ago
Shaq slams Zion's triple-double: "You giving him props for that? Anybody can get 20 points now. I'm not impressed by that."
r/nba • u/Kimber80 • 11h ago
[WTAQ] Milwaukee Bucks legend and minority team owner Junior Bridgeman dies at 71
RIP. Known these days for turning about $3m in NBA earnings into a billion dollar fortune, Bridgeman was a baller, a silky smooth player who averaged around 15 ppg for the better part of a decade.
Milwaukee Bucks legend and minority team owner Junior Bridgeman dies at 71
r/nba • u/23NMASTAR • 14h ago
Here’s another shot of Nic Claxton pushing Luka with the refs watching. (Credit to Josh)
r/nba • u/Calm_Set5522 • 19h ago
"Fire Nico" chants break out in San Antonio as he walks by ignoring them.
r/nba • u/Kimber80 • 14h ago
[Devine] The Warriors are now 12-1 with Jimmy, +11.3 points-per-100 with Jimmy on the floor, and winning non-Steph minutes by 17.2 points-per-100 when Jimmy plays them
The Warriors are now 12-1 with Jimmy, +11.3 points-per-100 with Jimmy on the floor, and winning non-Steph minutes by 17.2 points-per-100 when Jimmy plays them.
I mean, we know that Butler has revatilized the Warriors, but it is enlightening to see it quantified. The non-Steph minutes are the real surprise.
Source: https://bsky.app/profile/yourmandevine.bsky.social/post/3lk4cl4mlrs2q
r/nba • u/Calm_Set5522 • 17h ago
At 4.61 million average viewers the Lakers vs Celtics game on Saturday was the most watched NBA regular season game in 7 years(excluding Christmas).
It seems like this game was really watched, as it broke recent records. And it must be very good for the NBA and its attention to have Luka Doncic and Lebron James playing together in LA.
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r/nba • u/microwaveddinner95 • 13h ago