Donovan Mitchell yesterday:
✅ 32 PTS
✅ 11-20 FG
✅ 4-7 3P
✅ 6-7 FT
He's scored at least 30 points in nine straight series openers, the longest such streak in NBA postseason history.
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Yesterday's three stars in the NBA:
⭐️ LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
⭐️⭐️ Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers
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The Western Conference won the interconference battle for the third straight season, posting a cumulative record of 232-220 in matchups versus East teams. It's the 24th time in the last 27 seasons the West has outpaced the East.
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Jalen Green was 🔥 last night:
✅ 36 PTS
✅ 14-20 FG
✅ 8-14 3P
✅ 6 REB
✅ 3 BLK
✅ 2 STL
He tied the Play-In Tournament record for most 3-pointers made in a game, matching Keegan Murray's effort on April 16, 2024.
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Last night's three stars in the NBA:
⭐️ Jalen Green, Phoenix Suns
⭐️⭐️ Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jordan Goodwin, Phoenix Suns
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Kevin Durant this season:
🎯 26.0 PPG
🎯 52.0 FG%
🎯 41.3 3P%
🎯 87.4 FT%
It's his 13th qualifying season averaging 25 or more PPG, second only to LeBron James.
It's his seventh qualifying season with 50/40/80 splits, most in NBA history.
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Here's my mega statistical recap of the 2025-26 NBA season, highlighting some of the leaders, records, milestones, and more from the regular season.
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Stephen Curry was 🔥 last night:
✅ 35 PTS
✅ 12-23 FG
✅ 7-12 3P
He's averaged 34.0 PPG on 48/50/94 shooting splits in five career Play-In Tournament games, scoring at least 35 points four times.
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Last night's three stars in the NBA:
⭐️ Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
⭐️⭐️ Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Desmond Bane, Orlando Magic
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Deni Avdija was 🔥 last night:
✅ 41 PTS
✅ 12 AST
✅ 7 REB
✅ 2 BLK
✅ 15-22 FG
He's the first player to record a 40-point, 10-assist game in the NBA's Play-In Tournament.
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Last night's three stars in the NBA:
⭐️ Deni Avdija, Portland Trail Blazers
⭐️⭐️ Miles Bridges, Charlotte Hornets
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Davion Mitchell, Miami Heat
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The Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears (36p/10r) and Derik Queen (30p/22r) are the second rookie duo in NBA history to each record at least 30p/10r in the same game.
Boston's Bill Russell and Tom Heinsohn first achieved the feat on Feb. 22, 1957.
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Good question. Unfortunately, I don't keep track of two-way players.
I know I'm treading in First Take waters, but what an embarrassing weekend for the NBA.
It should have been an exciting slate of games with teams jockeying for playoff positioning, but it turned into a bunch of glorified summer league matchups.
Paul Reed was 🔥 last night:
✅ 26 PTS
✅ 11-11 FG
✅ 3 STL
✅ 3 BLK
He set a Detroit Pistons record for most field goals made in a game without a miss, surpassing Dennis Rodman's 10-10 effort on March 14, 1987.
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Last night's three stars in the NBA:
⭐️ Paul Reed, Detroit Pistons
⭐️⭐️ Joan Beringer, Minnesota Timberwolves
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors
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I sometimes refer to that as a “triple-double plus trouble”
Bez Mbeng (27p/11r/11a), John Konchar (11p/11r/10a), and Jamai Mashack (13p/15r/14a) each recorded a triple-double in the Utah-Memphis game.
It's the first time in NBA history there have been three triple-doubles recorded in the same game.
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I felt like Chuck playing "Who He Play For?" as I was writing my game notes this morning 😂
Last night's three stars in the NBA:
⭐️ Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
⭐️⭐️ Amen Thompson, Houston Rockets
⭐️⭐️⭐️ AJ Green, Milwaukee Bucks
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Last night's three stars in the NBA:
⭐️ Brandon Ingram, Toronto Raptors
⭐️⭐️ LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tre Jones, Chicago Bulls
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are 22-2 since the All-Star break, recording an average point differential of plus-13.0 PPG over that span.
They've clinched the best record in the NBA and the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
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Last night's three stars in the NBA:
⭐️ Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Thunder
⭐️⭐️ Terrence Shannon Jr., Minnesota Tmberwolves
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns
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The Washington Wizards were routed by the Chicago Bulls 129-98 last night, their 27th loss by 20 or more points this season.
That breaks a tie with the 1992-93 Dallas Mavericks for the most such losses in a single season in NBA history.
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The New Orleans Pelicans set multiple franchise records last night:
— Most points in a game (156)
— Most FG made in a game (61)
— Most points in a quarter (50)
— Most points in a half (95)
— Most points by a rookie (Jeremiah Fears, 40)
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The Oklahoma City Thunder became the first team in NBA history to win three straight games by 35 or more points.
They beat the Lakers by 43 points on April 2, the Jazz by 35 points on April 5, and the Lakers by 36 points last night.
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Jeremiah Fears last night:
✅ 40 PTS
✅ 5 REB
✅ 6 AST
At 19 years and 175 days old, he's the eighth teenager (14th instance) in NBA history to record a 40-point game, and with a listed height of 6-3 is the shortest player in that group.
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Last night's three stars in the NBA:
⭐️ Jeremiah Fears, New Orleans Pelicans
⭐️⭐️ Kennedy Chandler, Utah Jazz
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kawhi Leonard, LA Clippers
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Nikola Jokic last night:
✅ 35 PTS
✅ 14 REB
✅ 13 AST
✅ 5 STL
He's the fourth player since 1973-74 to produce multiple 30-point triple-doubles with five or more steals, joining Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, and James Harden (two apiece).
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