Celtics have not played a meaningful game this month and won't for another 9-10 days. Joe Mazzulla's challenge is getting this team sharp before what could be a very tough first round matchup.

Happy Bulls hit the over day to all who celebrate, don’t let anyone tell you we never believed in this objectively trash organization

Buckets live tonight at 11 ET recapping tonight, looking at Pels-Kings live and previewing the huge slate of playoff impact games tomorrow.

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Karl-Anthony Towns is listed as questionable for Friday’s game against Atlanta, the team says.

I just want to make sure Nike knows he’s not ACTUALLY an extraterrestrial, like he has human feet.

via StatMuse most points per game plus assists per game in NBA history. It's wilt, Nate, and then Luka. He's outpacing Harden 2019 which difficult to do.

Luka is on track to be the only player to have two seasons in the top-10 of per 100 scoring before the age of 25.

Also, we really do live in an unprecedented age of scorers. Embiid 3X, Giannis 2X, Luka 2X

Via SportsOddsHistory.com, NBA title favorites entering the playoffs.

The Warriors, LeBron, the 05 Spurs, 08 Celtics and 09 Lakers.

James on the Pels is a PERFECT fit for writer to team to profile.

In my Pelicans story:

-Ingram says “the injury bug hasn’t been around,” then almost immediately gets hurt
-McCollum says he changed his game because “everybody can’t play in the midrange”
-Nance says Herb Jones might be his favorite player ever

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Last season post-All-Star:

Jimmy Butler averaged 26 per game on 10 FTA per game.

This season post All-Star

Jimmy Butler is averaging 20 points per game on 7 FTA per game.

After all of the chaos of the past week, here’s Philadelphia’s most likely path to avoiding the play-in:

— beating Orlando and Brooklyn

AND either:

— Orlando losing again Sunday to Milwaukee

OR

— Indiana winning or losing out

No one for the Pacers has ever finished a season w/ at least 100 completed dunks and 100 made threes.

Obi Toppin currently has 97 dunks and 101 threes.

The only players who have hit those marks in the NBA this season are Chet & Wemby (No, I'm not comparing Obi to Chet & Wemby)

Of the many things with Doncic, once he starts moving you're screwed. He's too strong to stop his momentum, he's too quick to stay with him, and his footwork is too good to recover. He's a wrecking ball and a dervish.

Tomorrow.

Tried so hard to go the teammates route and he just Eurostepped me

And then I broke the streak

Nikola Jokic to Hardwood Paroxysm when he was pointed out the Denver media haven't asked about the MVP this year:
'Yes, good job!'

Nikola Jokic on the MVP award: 'I think the whole MVP conversation is getting out of control.'

'I think I'm playing good basketball...I think a couple guys deserve to have the award.'