A team effort helped the Raptors down the Heat in a battle between two of the East’s best teams. The Warriors, meanwhile, fell to the Nuggets while playing without Stephen Curry.
Mavericks burst back in a blowout of Clippers

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsThe game wasn’t a blowout throughout. The Clippers hung tight for a while -- J.J. Reddick had 15 points in the first two quarters to keep the Clippers in it. Parsons fired back for the Mavericks, though. He had 14 points in the first half and made all four of his three-point shots, and the Mavericks led 59-51 at the break.
With fewer than 20 games remaining, the race for playoff seeding is just heating up. If tonight’s win was any indication, the Mavericks are ready.
Read Article >Blazers, Pistons players ejected for butting heads


Hey so you’re not allowed to do this stuff in an NBA game:
It started with Shawne Williams kinda getting in Meyers Leonard’s face after a basket, then continued a few moments later when Joel Freeland arrived to accost Williams and back up Leonard. The two mushed their foreheads together until Freeland head-tossed Williams away like a ram.
Read Article >Schröder crams on Archie Goodwin, stares him down


This earned a double-technical:
Dennis Schröder just couldn’t help standing over Archie Goodwin after slamming one in his face, and Goodwin couldn’t just let him do that.
Read Article >Gordon blocks a Celtics shot so disrespectfully
Man, he just DEVOURED this with one damn hand:
Can Tyler Zeller even shoot basketballs anymore? I’m not sure I’d ever be willing to try again after that.
Read Article >DeAndre Jordan hit the first 3 of his career


This is a truly historic moment for one of the most reluctant (and worst) shooters to ever wear an NBA uniform. Keep firing, DeAndre! Maybe you just needed to step back!
(Jordan airballed a free throw mere minutes later. Everything is okay.)
Read Article >Watch the Sixers’ t-shirt gun robot in action


STOP FEEDING IT T-SHIRTS, HUMANS. THAT IS THE AMMUNITION WITH WHICH IT WILL TOPPLE OUR CIVILIZATION:
That thing is seriously eerie. Haven’t you had your fill of innovative, frightening t-shirt guns, Sixers?
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