NBA 2023-24

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This has been a long time coming and now, I can rest easy.  The Pistons defeated the Raptors, 129-127, to end the historic 28-game drought that tied the longest losing streak in NBA/NFL/NHL/MLB history.

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What a thriller tonight in San Francisco!  Two-time MVP Nikola Jokić called game and banked in a miracle three from half court as time expired to give the Nuggets an incredible 130-127 road win against the Warriors.

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This is crushing to anybody’s season.  Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery.

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Everybody all together now:  OOF!  The Thunder beat the Trail Blazers by 62, 139-77, tied for the fifth-largest win in NBA history.

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I just hope he makes a quick recovery.  The Warriors vs. Jazz game scheduled for tonight was postponed after Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević was hospitalized.

UPDATE:  Unfortunately, there will be no recovery.  Milojević died today at the age of 46 after suffering a heart attack.

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This is some rarified air.  Joel Embiid scored 70 points in a 133-122 win against the Spurs to pass Wilt Chamberlain for the most in a game in 76ers history.

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This is puzzling and makes me think the team was not happy with the defense.  According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Bucks dismissed head coach Adrian Griffin and are expected to name assistant coach Joe Prunty interim head coach.  The team is 30-13 and second in the East.

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That was a quick hire.  According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Doc Rivers is finalizing an agreement to become the next head coach of the Bucks.  Updates to come.

The Bucks beat the Cavaliers, 126-116.

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Wow, we got two 70-point games in a week!  The Mavericks’ Luka Dončić scored 73 points in a 148-143 win against the Hawks, the most in a game since Kobe Bryant’s 81 in 2006.

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I think this is great news for the league.  According to Adrian Wojnarowski, NBA commissioner Adam Silver is finalizing a contract extension that’s expected to take him through the end of the decade.

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The rivalry is heating up.  The Lakers and Warriors are going to double-overtime after the Warriors’ Klay Thompson splashed a tying three in the closing seconds of overtime.  Updates to come.

The Lakers beat the Warriors, 145-144, in double-overtime.

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Chef Steph is cooking again!  The Warriors’ Stephen Curry somehow carrolled the inbound pass, spun and drilled a go-ahead three with just 0.7 seconds left for the win to beat the Suns, 113-112.

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Could you imagine if these two rivals pulled the trigger on this massive deal?  According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne, the Warriors tried to convince the Lakers and LeBron James to consider a trade to pair James with Stephen Curry at the trade deadline.  Updates to come.

The Lakers beat the Jazz, 138-122.
The Warriors lost to the Clippers, 130-126.

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I thought this seas was embarrassing enough, but now, it has hit a new low.  Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was arrested and charged with assault after punching Suns power forward Drew Eubanks at the arena hours before Wednesday’s game.

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That was a rather quick departure.  According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nets fired head coach Jacque Vaughn less than a year after giving Vaughn a multiyear contract extension.