Klay Thompson and Ryan Nembhard are simply not a quality backcourt in 2026, yet they have both averaged more than 20 minutes per game in the last month, combining to score 17.6 points while dishing out 6.5 assists per game. This is an irredeemable flaw.

The NBA schedule will have a full slate of six games on TV for January 6th, two of which will be nationally televised on NBC and Peacock.

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Thursday night's game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls has been suspended by the NBA for unsafe conditions.

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Referee Bill Kennedy, who often goes viral for his reviews and verdicts of NBA challenges during games, suffered an apparent leg injury late in the first quarter of the contest. As he was running during a Sixers offensive play, he was seen grabbing his right leg and limping to the sideline before the game was paused.

NBA official Bill Kennedy left the court in a wheelchair after suffering an apparent leg injury during the first quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic game

The Celtics have diminished from recent years. Jayson Tatum’s Achilles tear and the roster turnover that followed it had an effect, but Boston is still deep and plays like it. That mitigates some of the back-to-back worries, though they are still plenty baked into odds.

The performance set a new NBA G League single-game record for the most three-pointers made without a miss and tied the Skyforce franchise record for made three-pointers in a game. “It was incredible,” Spoelstra said of Keels’ accomplishment.