NBA News and Rumors

Written by Mike Page on January 4, 2023

Donovan Mitchell’s 71-point performance on Monday night was followed on Tuesday by an announcement by the NBA that one of its random performance-enhancing drug (PED) testing regimens would take place for the team. Mitchell dished out 11 assists, the most by a player who also scored 70 or more points in NBA history. He scored or assisted on 99 points Read More

Written by Mike Page on January 2, 2023

A season full of high-scoring individual performances continued on Monday, as Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell put up 71 points in a 145-134 overtime win over the Chicago Bulls. That was the most points in a game by an NBA player in a game since January 22, 2006, when Kobe Bryant dropped 81 on Toronto. The record, which has stood Read More

Written by Mike Page on December 30, 2022

The New Orleans Pelicans were down 13 in the fourth quarter on Wednesday in their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, so the Pelicans decided to make things quite simple. As Pelicans guard CJ McCollum said after the game, the game plan was “Get the ball to Z and get the f*** out the way.” Zion Williamson would finish with 43 Read More

Written by Mike Page on December 28, 2022

The Dallas Mavericks were headed to another frustrating loss on Tuesday night, with a low-energy first half marked by poor shooting by everyone not named Luka Doncic and minimal effort on the boards. With 33.9 seconds left, they were trailing the New York Knicks by nine after drawing within two a couple times in the fourth. Then the Mavericks did Read More

Written by Mike Page on December 26, 2022

Well, our Christmas Day picks didn’t quite work out, as we had the Lakers (+7.5) covering in Dallas and the Bucks (+4.5) covering in Boston. The Lakers actually had the game in hand at halftime in Dallas before the Mavericks set a franchise record with 51 points in the third quarter, unable to miss from behind the arc. The Lakers Read More

Written by Mike Page on December 23, 2022

Christmas Day has long been a signature day for NBA games, and the 2022-23 season marks the 75th anniversary of this tradition. This year, there will be five Christmas Day matchups. In the past, some historic feats have taken place on the holiday; in 1961, Wilt Chamberlain posted 59 points and 36 rebounds. Twenty-three years later, Bernard King set a Read More

Written by Mike Page on December 19, 2022

Another day, another triple-double for Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. The Joker put up 40 points and set a career record with 27 rebounds on Sunday in a 119-115 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Jokic added 10 assists to give him five triple-doubles this season and the 81st of his career. This game was a little more special, though, as Read More

Written by Mike Page on December 15, 2022

It looks like the Golden State Warriors will be without star Stephen Curry for at least a few weeks after he suffered a left shoulder subluxation on Wednesday in a loss to the Pacers. At that point in the game (2:04 left in the third), he had 38 points – almost half of the 80 that the Warriors had scored Read More

Written by Mike Page on December 13, 2022

It looks like Kawhi Leonard is back, which means that the L.A. Clippers might finally get that elite push from having him and Paul George together. He has not played since June 14, 2021, when he tore his right ACL in Game 4 of the Clippers’ Western Conference semifinal series against the Utah Jazz. He went 10 of 12 from Read More

Written by Mike Page on December 9, 2022

The Boston Celtics may have assembled the best offensive machine in the NBA this season. They played the Phoenix Suns out in the desert in what could be an NBA Finals preview, but the Suns had nothing to offer in resistance. The Celtics pushed their lead as high as 40 during the third quarter of a game that they would Read More