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6.7 seconds left. One possession. One offensive rebound. One hook shot. Wendell Carter Jr. picked his moment. A hook in the paint. 110-109 Orlando Magic. The Crypto.com Arena went silent. LeBron had the final shot. A hurried, off-balance three. It fell short. Game over. The Lakers fold again. Carter pounces, Banchero on fire Wendell Carter…

They needed a message. Philadelphia sent one. In Indianapolis, the 76ers steamrolled the Pacers 135-114 with a reunited duo firing on all cylinders. Tyrese Maxey the detonator. Joel Embiid the boss, back in charge. And when those two click at that level, it looks like a statement. Embiid back — and instantly decisive Joel Embiid…

No Giannis. No excuses. In Milwaukee the Bucks delivered a tidy 128-117 win over the Miami Heat, their fourth in five. A team effort, driven by a red-hot Kevin Porter Jr. and a controlled fourth quarter. And in the money time it was the role players who decided it. Kevin Porter Jr. lights it up…

No MVP? No problem. The Thunder keep rolling. In Toronto, Oklahoma City notched their fifth win in six, beating the Raptors 116-107 — and they did it without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who sat out the trip to Canada with an injury. And in the void left by their star, Cason Wallace stole the show. Wallace steps…

One month without Jae’Sean Tate — Houston has to learn to breathe on its own Sometimes an NBA season looks less like a campaign and more like a game of pick-up sticks. You pull one piece, the pile quivers, everybody holds their breath. For the Houston Rockets the piece yanked this week is Jae’Sean Tate.…

Steve Kerr relishes Moses Moody’s relentless rise Some nights the spotlight lands on the obvious. In Golden State’s controlled win over the Denver Nuggets, it wasn’t the score or the game plan that grabbed attention — it was a player quietly growing into something more. Moses Moody, 23, put together a statement night. More important:…

Until the final minutes it looked like the Warriors — and Brandin Podziemski — were heading for a frustrating loss to a near-complete Nuggets squad. That was before Podz caught fire, drilling 12 of his 18 points in the clutch and the Golden State Warriors bent the Denver Nuggets 128-117 on Sunday night after a…

Milwaukee finally gets a breath of fresh air After a season spent grinding your teeth more than smiling, last night felt like a proper breath. Not a gentle breeze — a blast. For the first time this year, Milwaukee strung together three straight wins. Three. It took until game 50 — the equivalent of a…