🏈 Primetime Hoops! A Lot of it!

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What to know: Yesterday we had not one, not two, not three, BUT FOUR games on Primetime TV! Here’s what went down…

Knicks @ Celtics: We just touched upon this a few days ago when we talked about the Cavs! The Knicks are clearly a good team with a good roster, but when it comes to East. It’s Boston. It’s Cleveland. And that’s it. The Knicks turned a blowout into a 4-point game in the third quarter, but when it was crunch time, and shots had to be made. It was the Celtics doing what they do. Until the Knicks can prove that they belong with one of the top dogs, there are only 2 top dawgs in the East! The Celtics got the win, 118-105!

Mavs @ Warriors: Since the trade of Luka Doncic, the Mavs have been pretty hit or miss, sitting with a 5-4 record since the move. In that time, Kyrie Irving has taken on the role of lead scorer, as his February scoring average is just under 29 points. Irving, like many of the Mavs, struggled yesterday in Golden State. On the night that Andre Iguodala’s jersey, Steph Curry put on a show to honor is long-time teammate. In an average shooting night from beyond the arc, Curry poured home 30 points to go along with 7 rebounds. While his newest favorite teammate, Jimmy Butler, added 18 points of his own. Golden State wins it 126-102.

Grizzlies @ Cavs: The recent bias that the Western Conference is stacked compared to the Eastern Conference was put to the test again last night as the 2 seed in the West Grizzlies visited the 1 seed in the East Cavs. It was a back-and-forth ball game all day long, with the Cavs leading throughout but the Grizzlies always in striking distance. The Cavs were without their All-Star PG Darius Garland, so Donovan Mitchell made sure to get off to a hot start. His 22 first-half points and 33 total led all scorers. Ty Jerome stole the second-half show, going on an absolute heater in the late third quarter into the fourth, finishing the game with 26 points. Cleveland wins this one for the East, 129-126.

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