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The Spurs are on their best stretch of the season, winning 14 of their last 15 games, with a lot of them being blowouts like Sunday night’s pasting of the Rockets, punctuated by some exciting contests like last Friday’s 25 point comeback in a four point victory over Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers. The only blemish on that incredible run was a loss to an Eastern Conference team, as the Knicks shut down the Silver and Black for a 114-89 win in Madison Square Garden. Tonight the Spurs face another hot team from the east, the rising Celtics, who are now considered by many sites to be favored to overtake the Pistons and take the top spot with the return of Jayson Tatum from a Achilles tendon injury just 10 months after the rupture. The Celtics were already a contender with Jaylen Brown leading the way for a deep roster, but the addition of a second superstar makes them an instant title contender, and perhaps the favorite for the NBA playoff season.

This might be the toughest test yet for the Spurs on the current run, but they will be bolstered by a home crowd, and Victor Wembanyama is playing the best basketball of his career (so far, who knows how high his ceiling will be?). It’s a nationally televised game, so the entire country is primed to see two of best the teams in the league fight it out. The Spurs previously beat Boston 100-95 at Boston Garden on January 10, but with Tatum back in the lineup, it’s not going to be easy to keep them under 100 points tonight. This will be the last meeting between the two teams this season, unless they meet in the NBA finals, which would be cool beyond belief. It would be nice for the Spurs to continue their dominance over (most of) the Eastern Conference. LETS GO SPURS!!!

Game Prediction:

Devin Vassell will take on Jayson Tatum as the primary defender and have a steal with a breakaway dunk late in the game.

San Antonio Spurs vs Boston Celtics
March 10, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT
Streaming: Peacock
TV: Peacock, NBC, FanDuel Sports Southwest
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lakers superstar Luka Doncic says he has separated from the mother of his two young daughters and is in a custody dispute.

TMZ reported Tuesday that Anamaria Goltes filed a petition for child support and attorneys' fees in California. Doncic then said in a statement he had recently ended his engagement to Goltes because he was unable to have his daughters with him in the U.S. during the season.

“I love my daughters more than anything and I’ve been doing everything I can for them to be with me in the U.S. during the season, but that hasn’t been possible, so I recently made the tough decision to end my engagement,” Doncic said in the statement released to ESPN. “Everything I do is for my daughters’ happiness and I will always fight to be with them and give them the best life I can.”

The 27-year-old Doncic and Goltes had been dating for a decade after meeting as teenagers in Slovenia. They became engaged in July 2023, and their daughters were born in November 2023 and December 2025, with Doncic leaving the Lakers to travel to Slovenia when younger daughter Olivia was born.

Doncic moved from Dallas to Los Angeles in a trade for Anthony Davis in February 2025. He agreed to a three-year, $165 million contract extension with the Lakers last summer, cementing his near future in Los Angeles.

Doncic is the NBA's leading scorer this season at 32.5 points per game, and he ranks third with 8.4 assists while grabbing 7.8 rebounds.

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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA

The Phoenix Suns are in Milwaukee.

Let’s hope they leave Wisconsin with a win. Fire it up!

Alright! Right..? The Nets, winners of two straight, were the talk of the NBA after a 23-point comeback in the second half on Saturday. It was their fifth-largest comeback in franchise history. Then, the Grizzlies out-tanked them in the first half of this back-to-back.

Fourth-worst-record in the league. 18 games remaining.

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🏀 KEY INFO

Who: Detroit Pistons (45-18) at Brooklyn Nets (17-47)
When: 7:30 PM ET
Watch: YES Network

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Tuesday's status report pic.twitter.com/Q2q4wbUpmu

— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 10, 2026

It’s JB Bickerstaff’s birthday, and all I want him to receive is his Detroit Pistons mauling the Brooklyn Nets. The Pistons need a get-right game in the worst way. Their performance has slipped, and some of it is regression, some of it is not locking in, and some of it is confidence. It’s hard to fix the first, and the easiest way to fix the second is to solve for the third. That made sense in my head, anyway. The Pistons need to have a dominant defensive performance, and getting there is always easier when you’re seeing the ball go through the basket on the other end. Unfortunately, the Pistons will still be without Ausar Thompson, who remains out with an ankle sprain. Caris LeVert will be in street clothes as well. The Pistons have been in a funk since the trade deadline, but it metastasized in a dreadful performance against the Nets last week that saw the Pistons surrender a 23-point third-quarter lead. Getting back on the road to recovery requires them to annihilate the Nets.

Game Vitals

When: 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Watch: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit
Odds: Pistons -15

Projected Lineups

Detroit Pistons (45-18)

Cade Cunningham, Marcus Sasser, Duncan Robinson, Tobias Harris, Jalen Duren

Brooklyn Nets (17-47)

Nolan Traore, Drake Powell, Michael Porter Jr., Noah Clowney, Nic Claxton

Forget raining, it’s been pouring on this team for about a month now.

The Sixers announced that Tyrese Maxey underwent imaging that revealed a tendon injury in his right fifth finger (a.k.a the pinkie). He will be reevaluated in approximately three weeks, per the team’s release. ESPN’s Shams Charania was the first to report.

76ers are now without Maxey, Joel Embiid (oblique) and Paul George (suspension) in midst of playoff battle currently in 8th place in the East. Maxey has averaged career highs in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks — and is only player with 100 steals and 50 blocks this… https://t.co/pXKvvWe2yV

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 10, 2026

So, Maxey will miss at least the rest of March before being checked out again. Assuming that’s enough time to heal and he’s able to return shortly after, the first time he could see the court again could be April 1 against the Washington Wizards. Maxey suffered the injury back on March 7 colliding with Adem Bona in the final seconds of a loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

That’s assuming he’s able to come right back when he’s reevaluated and doesn’t need anymore time. Regardless, this puts the Sixers in a very dangerous position in the short term. This timeline rules Maxey out for roughly 11 games already.

They’re of course still without Paul George, who’s serving his suspension, and Joel Embiid, who’s been dealing with an oblique strain. Ahead of their matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies, head coach Nick Nurse said that the team expects an update on Embiid at the end of the week.

That’s a lot of games the Sixers need to make up shorthanded, something they’ve really struggled to do since the calendar flipped to 2026.

Losers of four of their last five games, they’ve dropped to eighth in the Eastern Conference. If they lose against the Grizzlies and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks, they’ll drop to nine below the Hawks having conclusively lost that tiebreaker as well.

This could be tough individually for Maxey too, who’s played 61 games this year. He needs four more to qualify for awards and All-NBA teams. Just as everyone gears up for a playoff push, injuries may have put the Sixers in a free fall.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Boopie Miller scored 25 points to lead five starters in double figures, Jaden Toombs and Samet Yigitoglu each had a double-double and No. 11 seed SMU beat 14th-seeded Syracuse 86-69 on Tuesday in the opening round of the ACC Tournament.

SMU (20-12), which had lost four ACC games in a row, advances to play 24th-ranked and sixth-seeded Louisville on Wednesday in the second round.

Toombs had a double-double in the first half with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Miller added 11 points to help SMU hold a 39-38 lead at the break. Nate Kingz paced Syracuse with 17 points.

SMU pulled away midway through the second half when Jaron Pierre Jr. made three straight 3-pointers during a 13-0 run that ended in a 69-48 lead with 8:41 remaining. Pierre's fifth 3-pointer of the second half made it 79-66.

Pierre finished with 21 points for SMU. Toombs had 16 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, Yigitoglu had 12 points and 11 boards, and Corey Washington also scored 12. The Mustang reserves only attempted two shots.

Kingz led Syracuse (15-17) with 25 points and Tyler Betsey added 15. The Orange shot 9 of 34 from distance (26%).

Up next

Syracuse ends the campaign on a six-game losing streak.

SMU split the regular-season series with Louisville as both teams won at home.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lauren Whittaker scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Gonzaga to a 76-66 win over Oregon State in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship game on Tuesday.

The second-seeded Bulldogs (24-9) will make their 16th trip to the NCAA Tournament and first since 2024 after winning their 11th WCC Tournament before joining the renewed Pac-12 next season.

Whittaker, a freshman and conference player of the year, was 9-of-20 shooting with three 3-pointers. Allie Turner scored all 14 of her points in the second half and Ines Bettencourt added 12.

Jenna Villa scored 20 points for the fourth-seeded Beavers (23-11), making 9 of 10 free throws but going just 4 of 15 from the floor. Tiara Bolden added 19 points and eight rebounds and Lizzy Williamson had 12 points and nine rebounds.

There were 15 lead changes and 10 ties, the final deadlock coming with six minutes remaining before Whittaker completed a three-point play. Her basket with two minutes to go made it a four-point edge. From there, the Bulldogs wrapped up the win, making 9 of 10 free throws while the Beavers were just 1 of 4 at the line and 1 of 7 from the floor.

Turner hit two 3-pointers and scored 10 points in the third quarter. Whittaker added nine and the Bulldogs took a 53-49 lead into the final period.

Whittaker's 3-pointer gave Gonzaga a 18-17 first-quarter lead. The Beavers outscored the Bulldogs 11-3 over the final eight minutes for a 28-27 halftime edge.

The teams split their two regular-season games. Gonzaga had reached four straight NCAA Tournaments before the Beavers beat them in last year’s semifinals en route to winning the tournament.

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The Dallas Mavericks (21-43) stay on the road on Tuesday night, this time facing off against the Atlanta Hawks. Dallas has the league’s longest losing streak, currently sitting at seven games. Their opponent, meanwhile, is red-hot, winning six straight. This is an important game for both teams and will be worth tuning in for even if you’re highly invested in the tank

Here are the main things you need to know:

• WHO: Dallas Mavericks vs Atlanta Hawks
• WHAT: Becoming one with road games.
• WHERE: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
• WHEN: 6:30 pm CST
• HOW: KFAA Channel 29, MavsTV streaming, NBA League Pass

The injury report for the Dallas Mavericks tonight is easily the best it’s been in months. The two-way players are all doubtful, so Moussa Cisse won’t play. And of course Dereck Lively and Kyrie Irving are out. Everyone else is not on the report at all.

The Atlanta Hawks will be without Jonathan Kuminga, who is missing the game due to a knee bruise.

This game should be a test for the Dallas tank. The Hawks are playing their best basketball of the season and Dallas has looked really out of sorts the last few losses. To the point that watching them feels fruitless. They need just one thing to go their way to get a win, but I have real concerns about their ability to stop Jalen Johnson, who poured in 35 points in his last game on Saturday. The Hawks will have had two days off, a rarity in the NBA comparatively, so they should come out looking spry.

Be sure to chime in with your predictions in the comments!

Consider joining Josh and me on Pod Maverick live after the game on YouTube, we should start LATE. Thanks so much for spending time with us here at Mavs Moneyball. Let’s go Mavs!

The Lakers had plans for Adou Thiero this season that involved potential rotation minutes. But as the saying goes, even the best laid plans can go to waste.

Thiero carried his knee injury from the offseason into the start of the campaign this year, delaying the beginning of his rookie campaign. Another injury in the middle of the year further interrupted his season.

The result has been a season with lots of stops and starts, little rhythm and effectively no impact on the parent Lakers.

However, there is a bit of good news as the season nears it’s end. A bit of an extended stint in the G League for Thiero has helped him find his groove, most recently with a 25-point outing, prompting quesitons about him to head coach JJ Redick at practice on Monday.

Lakers rookie Adou Thiero is coming off a 25-point game on 10-for-12 shooting (5-for-5 from 3) with 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in the G League. Could there be minutes on the Lakers?
JJ Redick: “Definitely want to get him opportunities. Those opportunities are not there right now.” pic.twitter.com/sYDzSlLyez

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 9, 2026

Thiero shined in South Bay’s game against the Santa Cruz Warriors on Sunday, scoring his 25 points on 10-12 shooting from the field and an especially eye-catching 5-5 shooting from three. He added six rebounds, a pair of assists and a pair of blocks.

Adou Thiero vs Santa Cruz Warriors:
-25PTS
-6REB
-2AST
-1STL&1BLK pic.twitter.com/KB2wK3WH3T

— Laker Performances (@LALPerformance) March 9, 2026

While that was his most impressive line in recent outings, he has strung together some solid outings. Across his last four games in the last two-and-a-half weeks, Thiero is shooting 26-35 (74.3%) from the field. He’s only taken threes in two games, but has not missed any of his six attempts.

The most encouraging thing is how fluid he looks on the court. That’s the type of thing that only comes with time and he certainly looks back to his athletically overwhelming best.

The question the Lakers are facing now is whether it’s more valuable to have Thiero continue to get reps in the G League or bring him up to the parent Lakers for spot rotation minutes. Considering how well he’s playing right now and how inconsistent his minutes would be in the NBA, you can see the rationale for keeping him where he’s at.

This has already effectively been a lost season in many respects for Thiero. Let him finish things strong, carry some momentum in the summer and start things off with a big Summer League in July.

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The Golden State Warriors return home after a 1-2 road trip to take on the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night. The game will be played at 7:00 PM PT in San Francisco and can be watched on NBC Sports Bay Area.

Back on #WarriorsGround

🏀 GSW vs CHI
🕖 7:00 pm PT
📺 @NBCSAuthentic
📻 @957thegame
📲 https://t.co/6BLvDT0Wyn
🎟️ https://t.co/Z938EY2y42#DubNationpic.twitter.com/V2rlgmdJsl

— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 10, 2026

Previously with the Warriors:

Golden State looks to rebound after a demoralizing 119–116 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday night. As has often been the case for this version of the Warriors, the offense largely lives and dies by its perimeter shooting. That trend showed up again in this matchup, as 52 of their 99 shot attempts came from beyond the arc. Golden State knocked down just 16 of those threes, finishing the night at 30.8 percent from deep.

However, what continues to haunt them is their free-throw shooting. For a team that ranks sixth in the league in free-throw percentage, the Warriors struggled at the line, converting just 14-of-21 attempts on the night.

Podz gave Utah free chicken TWICE in the 4th quarter 😭 pic.twitter.com/Q6iN6ct6Yl

— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) March 10, 2026

Making matters worse, the loss came against a Jazz team that entered the game with just two wins in their last 10 games and currently sits second-to-last in the Western Conference with a record of 20–45. Head coach Steve Kerr reflected on the defeat after the game.

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Golden State never “got control” of Utah defensively. Highlighted the Jazz’s 27 free throws and said “our defense let us down” and that it was “fun” to see Seth Curry return.

More: pic.twitter.com/ReOxlz9Aj4

— Sam Gordon (@BySamGordon) March 10, 2026

What to watch for tonight:

The Warriors did receive a pleasant surprise with the return of Seth Curry to the rotation. He made an immediate impact, knocking down an open corner three in the first quarter and finishing the night with 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field. Having said that, he will be held out of tonight’s game as the team remains cautious with him on the second night of a back-to-back.

Seth Curry is OUT tonight after playing his first game in over 3 months last night @NBCSWarriors

Moses Moody remains out. Draymond Green, De'Anthony Melton and Quinten Post are questionable, and Gary Payton II is probable

Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis will be available

— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) March 10, 2026

The Warriors will have Kristaps Porzingis available after a one game absence. Porzingis played 23 minutes in the Warriors’ game against the Thunder on Saturday, marking his first return since missing the previous six games due to an illness. His shooting and rim protection have been a welcome sight during his limited time with the team, and should be something to build on as they take on the Bulls who are 2-8 in their last 10 games.

Enjoy the game Dub Nation. GO WARRIORS!!! 

Projected Starters

Warriors: Brandin Podziemski, De’Anthony Melton, Gui Santos, Draymond Green, Al Horford

Bulls: Josh Giddey, Tre Jones, Isaac Okoro, Matas Buzelis, Guerschon Yabusele

How to watch Regular Season Game 65

Who: Golden State Warriors (32 – 32) vs. Chicago Bulls (26 – 38)

When: Tuesday, March 10th, at 7:00 p.m. PT

Where: Chase Center — San Francisco, California

TV and Streaming: NBC Sports Bay Area (available on fuboTV)

The Washington Wizards play the Miami Heat at 7:30 p.m. ET. Chat about it in the comments below!

Houston Rockets vs Toronto Raptors

March 10, 2026

Location: Toyota Center — Houston, Texas

TV: Space City Home Network

Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790

Online: Rockets App, SCHN+

Time: 7:00 CST

Probable Starting Lineups

Rockets: Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, Jabari Smith Jr., Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun

Raptors: Immanuel Quickley, Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett, Scottie Barnes, Sandro Mamukelashvili

Observations after Payne catches fire, scores career-high 32 in comeback win  originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Just about everything Cameron Payne tossed up turned to gold Tuesday night.

Payne had a brilliant, career-high performance in the Sixers’ 139-129 win over the Grizzlies at Xfinity Mobile Arena. He scored 32 points on 9-for-10 shooting (8 for 8 from three-point range) and also tallied 10 assists.

The Sixers improved to 35-30 and Memphis fell to 24-40.

Four Sixers passed 20 points. Kelly Oubre Jr. posted 31, Quentin Grimes scored 22 and VJ Edgecombe added 21.

Grizzlies guard Ty Jerome scored 26 points and dished out eight assists. He was ejected with 1:18 left in the fourth quarter after picking up two technical fouls in quick succession.

Both teams were very undermanned. The Sixers’ injuries included Joel Embiid (right oblique strain) and Tyrese Maxey (right pinky sprain), who will miss at least the next three weeks.

The Sixers will face the Pistons on Thursday in Detroit. Here are observations on their Payne-led victory over Memphis:

Edgecombe in and at the point 

Oubre scored the Sixers’ first five points with a top-of-the-key jumper and a pair of free throws. 

There was otherwise nothing doing for the Sixers’ offense in the opening minutes. The team started 1 for 7 from the field and 1 for 8 from three-point range.

The Sixers’ defense also had minimal success. Memphis regularly beat the Sixers off the dribble in the first quarter and fired up comfortable jumpers. Jerome’s and-one leaner lifted the Grizzlies to a 17-7 lead. 

Edgecombe started in the backcourt next to Grimes and served as the Sixers’ primary ball handler. The rookie returned from a three-game absence with a lumbar contusion. 

The Grizzlies applied early full-court ball pressure. To Edgecombe’s credit, he wasn’t bothered much by it and the Sixers reduced their turnovers across the board following a few subpar games in that area. The team committed just four turnovers in the first half.

Payne’s got his jumper back

The Grizzlies had no traditional center available in Philadelphia.

With matchups presumably in mind, Sixers head coach Nick Nurse removed Andre Drummond from the rotation. Jabari Walker played center once Adem Bona subbed out. Later, starting power forward Dominick Barlow was the Sixers’ biggest player on the floor. 

The Sixers’ second unit had a strong finish to the first quarter. A Walker put-back layup tied the game and Grimes’ and-one lefty layup gave the Sixers a 32-29 edge. 

Payne caught fire off the bench in the second quarter and never cooled off.

Between the 10:06 and 8:09 mark of the second, Payne hit three long-range jumpers and scored 11 points. He wound up with 14 points and zero misses in the second period.

After signing with the Sixers in February and struggling as a shooter through his first 10 NBA games of the season, Payne was due to heat up. The veteran guard’s not the sort of player to be shaken by a rough patch. He’s weathered slumps over the years and understands that he needs to keep shooting through inevitable ups and downs. 

Forced turnovers fuel comeback

The Sixers were down three points at halftime. To no one’s surprise, that deficit increased in the third quarter.

The team trailed by as many as 14 points in the third, although the Sixers had a high-energy close to the period and the Grizzlies only led by six entering the fourth.

Memphis had an unsurprising advantage in second-chance points (28-15). And, if it weren’t for Payne, the Sixers would’ve been dramatically outmatched from three-point territory. Everyone besides Payne combined to go 3 for 23.

The Sixers’ knack for forcing turnovers ultimately spurred their comeback surge in the fourth quarter.

Oubre converted a crowd-pleasing and-one layup after a Payne steal. Two more Memphis giveaways led to dunks by Oubre and Barlow. The young Grizzlies seemed rattled by the Sixers’ aggressive defense and the fact that their lead was disappearing. Payne’s seventh triple put the Sixers up 119-115, capped a 12-0 run and prompted a Memphis timeout.

Suddenly, with Payne the star of the show, the Sixers could do no wrong. The Grizzlies asked for timeout again after Payne drove and dropped off a pass to Barlow for an and-one bucket that gave the Sixers a double-digit lead.

Payne raced to his absurdly efficient career high and the Sixers celebrated with the lively lefty at the final buzzer.