🏀 Tonight’s Lineup👇
TrailBlazers @ Thunder – Watch
Knicks @ Clippers – 10:30 PM ET
Turning up the Heat 🔥
Miami’s stars helped their team overcome a double-digit deficit and knot this one up at halftime against the Timberwolves.
LEAD US BAM 💥
Cap has 15 points & 9 boards at the break pic.twitter.com/H3yrkNA16Y
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 8, 2025
Bam Adebayo is one rebound shy of a double-double already. Meanwhile Tyler Herro did his part as well, hitting this triple in the final minute of the quarter.
Tyler Herro’s trey ball caps a 20-7 Heat run!
They’re tied at 52 with Minnesota at halftime. pic.twitter.com/PcpxlhioHC
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2025
Cavs Streak in Jeopardy 🥶
The Charlotte Hornets are looking to pull off one of the most impressive upsets of the season. The 4th quarter is underway and it’s neck-and-neck down the stretch.
Miles Bridges is having a terrific night. He’s up to 35 points and counting, but it’s team plays like the one below that’s allowing Charlotte to hang around.
teamwork for this one 🤝@Lowes | 📹 @FDSN_Hornets pic.twitter.com/etxODe0djQ
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) March 8, 2025
Mavs Battling, 2nd Half Starts Now
Even without Kyrie Irving, the Dallas Mavericks are competing and ahead at halftime against the Memphis. The Grizzlies are short-handed as well as Jaren Jackson Jr. is sidelined with an ankle injury he suffered earlier this week.
Closed the half on a 12-4 run 💪 pic.twitter.com/m5TELucW7i
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) March 8, 2025
🚨Brunson Sidelined with Ankle Injury
News broke tonight that Knicks star point guard, Jalen Brunson, will be out at least two weeks after spraining his ankle. The injury occurred last night in overtime against the Los Angeles Lakers, a game in which Brunson finished with 39 points and 10 assists in 41 minutes of play.
New York is 40-22 on the season, good enough for third in the Eastern Conference.
“Jalen Brunson is expected to miss at least two weeks.”@ShamsCharania discusses Brunson’s recent ankle injury. pic.twitter.com/boO2X3vnN3
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 8, 2025
🕺🏾Ant Dances for 3
Anthony Edwards leads the NBA in made threes this season, so this highlight should come as no surprise.
Ant’s footwork into the stepback 3 💯 pic.twitter.com/iKj24nuL4H
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2025
His team is up after one against the Miami Heat.
First 12 in the books ☑️ pic.twitter.com/w88U8gWjbi
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 8, 2025
Spida Beats the Buzzer with Flair ✨
Donovan Mitchell pulls out some flashy moves in this halftime buzzer-beater. He finishes the half with 11 points, and his team leading Charlotte by 11 as well.
SPIDA GETTING SAUCY AT THE BUZZER 🤯
Splits the defense into a NASTY shamgod 😤 pic.twitter.com/4dYgobYhc6
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2025
AT THE HALF.
HIGHLIGHTS + STATS 📊: https://t.co/8pCdN4DABn@betwayusa | #LetEmKnow
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) March 8, 2025
Playing Both Sides
BL🚫CKED by bull #TakeNote | @collinsexton02 pic.twitter.com/WBz15MjFce
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) March 8, 2025
Collin Sexton is making his presence known early on in this one. He displayed tremendous hustle by taking away the fast break opportunity for Toronto. He then sliced through the Raptor defense for a smooth bucket.
flipped it to the bull for the bucket 🤝 pic.twitter.com/jRRYT6rPeD
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) March 8, 2025
Caleb Martin Mavs Debut
Martin’s debut comes at a much needed time. The Mavericks are without their top two players in Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, so their postseason hopes hinge on a strong finish to the season. Martin brings postseason experience from his time in Miami.
Active ✅#MFFL pic.twitter.com/1eENBo21HU
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) March 8, 2025
Garland foul trouble
The Hornets and Cavaliers are even at 27 after one quarter of play. Darius Garland, however, picked up his third foul in the opening period. Coach Kenny Atkinson will have to choose between playing without him for some time, or risk Garland getting a 4th foul before halftime.
all tied uppppp!#HiveMentality | @NovantHealth pic.twitter.com/Vre6Pnwm93
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) March 8, 2025
Miles Bridges’ World 🌎
The Hornets stretch big is on fire early, and is helping Charlotte hang with Cleveland early. This corner three is one of three Bridges sank in the first quarter alone.
.@MilesBridges with 12 PTS so far 🥶@Lowes | 📹 @FDSN_Hornets pic.twitter.com/DsjMzUqO0d
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) March 8, 2025
Garland’s Hot Start ♨️
Darius Garland is cooking early, after hitting back-to-back threes to open the game for Cleveland. He’s a first-time All-Star this season and a huge reason why Cleveland is having one of their best regular seasons in team history.
Snatched by 4️⃣, shot from 🔟 for 3️⃣! #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/U0MqQho2oE
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) March 8, 2025
🔑 Key Storylines 📰
1. Fox returns to Sacramento – After playing for the Kings for the first eight years of his career, De’Aaron Fox was dealt before the trade deadline to San Antonio. Tonight he plays his first game against his former team. Fox and company will try to prevent Sacramento from lighting the beam tonight.
2. Phoenix faces a tough test in Denver – The Suns have faced adversity as of late, the team is 3-7 in their last 10 games. Tonight they’ll try to follow up a remarkable 4th quarter comeback win against the Clippers. They currently hold the 11th spot in the West, 2.5 games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the final playoff-in seed.
3. Cleveland looking for lucky number 13 – The team with the NBA’s best record is in the midst of another double-digit winning streak. Tonight, they’ll take on the Charlotte Hornets in hopes of winning their 13th in a row.
