That's a big DIFF.

There's one pair of teams that haven't played each other this season: Pistons & Wolves. Detroit @ Minnesota on Saturday. Minnesota @ Detroit next Thursday.

Clyde's defense was a little lacking on this play.

Hornets only beat the Knicks by 11. The largest average margin of victory in NBA history drops to 17.9 ppg.

Pretty close to matching halftime scores in tonight's 3 games.

The largest average margin of victory in NBA history belongs to... the 2025-26 Charlotte Hornets. More on the Hornets' historical season-to-season improvement, their dominant lineup & more: www.nba.com/news/hornets...

Counting the game where he was injury in the 1st quarter... The Pistons have taken only 29.6% of their shots from 3-point range over Cade Cunningham's 5-game absence. 24 fewer 3s than their opponents (outscored by 14.4 per game from deep) over that stretch. www.nba.com/stats/team/1...

It doesn't matter if the Spurs and Victor Wembanyama are ahead of schedule. With the second-best record in the NBA and winners of 23 of past 25 games, the Spurs are here now: www.nba.com/news/victor-...

The Hornets are a great story and maybe MUCH better than their record would indicate. They're a fascinating statistical study, for sure. On Charlotte's year-to-year improvement, starting lineup & (biggest in #NBA history) margin of victory... www.nba.com/news/hornets...

Valančiūnas DNP'd last 3 games... 2 of those 3 games (vs. TOR, @ PHX) are 2 of the 3 games this season that the Nuggets have won where Jokić had a negative +/-. www.nba.com/stats/player... Overall, Denver is +12 in 36 min. w/ Jokić off floor over last 3 games.

A guy is going to be the first player to ever lead the league in both rebounds and assists per game. He's also averaging a remarkably efficient 28 points, & his team has the No. 1 offense. He might not finish in the top 2 or 3 for MVP.

#NBA Power Rankings, Week 23! Featuring the usual notes & numbers, including the start of season wrap-ups for the bottom 10 teams in the league... www.nba.com/news/power-r...

The Nuggets are the first team done playing the opposite conference. 11 games left, all within the West. They went 18-12 vs. the East, same as last season.

Might be the best late-season pick-up in NBA history.

Jalen Johnson is now up to 23.0 points, 10.4 rebounds and 8.1 assists. Had this stat in Power Rankings this week... www.nba.com/news/power-r...

Totally random #NBA stat I was just looking up... 3 teams have held a lead in every game they've played this season: Cleveland, Houston & San Antonio. Every other team has at least 1 wire-to-wire loss. The only team without a wire-to-wire win (POR got its 1st last night): Sacramento.

#NBA Power Rankings, Week 22! Featuring the usual notes & numbers... www.nba.com/news/power-r...

If Brown is coming with the double from Doncic's right, Jones CAN'T let him go left.

The French Vanilla Connection.

The PBWA is pleased to announce that Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings has won the 2025 Tamika Catchings Award. Press release at probasketballwriters.org

Grizzlies led by 14 today before losing to the Sixers... They're now 1 shy of the record (in the 30 seasons of pbp data) for most losses after leading by double-digits... 1. 2016-17 MIN: 24-22 1. 2024-25 MIA: 35-22 2. *2025-26 MEM*: 16-21 2. 2017-18 DAL: 20-21

3 games, 4 clutch step-back 3s

You're up 4. That's the only thing you can't do.

SGA has hit a dagger, step-back 3 in 3 straight games.

New Power Rankings from this morning. Usual notes & numbers... www.nba.com/news/power-r...

Before coming back from 23 points down (17 early in the 4th quarter) in Detroit tonight, the Nets were a league-worst 1-43 in games they trailed by double-digits. They had lost the last 28 games they trailed by 10+.

A look at the top assist combinations this season... - Most assists from 1 player to another - Most assists per 36 minutes on the floor together - Combos w/ 50+ assists to each other www.nba.com/news/top-ass...

A look at the top assist combinations this season... - Most assists from 1 player to another - Most assists per 36 minutes on the floor together - Combos w/ 50+ assists to each other www.nba.com/news/top-ass...

ICYMI yesterday - Remaining SOS schedule rankings & notes below. New Power Rankings posting later this morning here: www.nba.com/news/writers...

Great point by Doris: why challenge a 1st-half foul on a guy shooting 50% at the line?

Phew. Hokies!!!

Strength of schedule rankings for March & April, with schedule notes for all 30 teams... www.nba.com/news/2026-re...

The Celtics' effective FG% tonight (80.8%) was the highest for any team in any game in NBA history.

The Celtics scored 148 points 93 possessions against the Nets tonight. That (159.1 per 100) is the 2nd most efficient game for any team in the 30 seasons of play-by-play data. This season's Celtics have the 2nd, 4th and 12th most efficient games over those 30 years. All > 150 per 100.

Oof. What a Bush League play by Dort.

Cavs' biggest lead in that Christmas loss @ NYK was 17, early in the 4th. Up 18 after 3 tonight.

Feels like Alvarado's usage rate since coming to the Knicks is a little too high.

Wins in games played between the conferences, through Sunday... East: 150 West: 151 (That doesn't include the NBA Cup final.) East is 59-31 since Jan. 20.

Sixers lose to the Pelicans & are now 5-12 when Tyrese Maxey has played without Paul George or Joel Embiid.

Congratulations to the Wizards, who got their first win of the season in a 2nd game of a back-to-back, sweeping their b2b with the Pacers. The Wizards are now 2-36 in the second games of back-to-backs over the last 3 seasons.

Did a quick Q&A w/ Spurs coach Mitch Johnson at the All-Star break. Asked him about Wembanyama playing bigger, playing Fox, Harter & Castle together, and more... www.nba.com/news/q-a-spu...

Best records in games played between the 16 teams currently over .500... 1. Detroit: 18-6, .750 (5 straight wins) 2. San Antonio: 19-11, .633 (6 straight wins) 3. Oklahoma City: 17-10, .630 4. Houston: 15-9, .625 5. Boston: 16-12, .571

Cool stat, Clippers broadcast. Wonder where you got it from? www.nba.com/news/power-r... Nuggets shot < avg. from 3 last night. Clippers won (22-4).

#NBA Power Rankings, Week 18! With 3 numbers to know about all 30 teams. www.nba.com/news/power-r...

#NBA Power Rankings, Week 18! With 3 numbers to know about all 30 teams. www.nba.com/news/power-r...

ICYMI last week. Some fun stats about the 28 All-Stars. New Power Rankings coming Tuesday.

The Knicks are 2-for-2 on championships this season.

2 numbers to know for all 28 #NBA All-Stars... www.nba.com/news/all-sta...

Watching all those fourth quarters from the bench must be exhausting.

To be fair, the call against Grant Williams was the "Fingerpoke of Doom" of NBA fouls.