Collier Giannis Antetokounmpo on his windmill dunk: “ If we keep on losing, probably half of the team not going to be here. We're not going to make the playoffs.... And if a windmill dunk is what has to happen for everybody to wake up and understand we're fighting for our lives, so be it"

Source

Giannis on his windmill dunk:

"We're 11th in the East... Got to keep finding an identity. If that's to get a little bit scrappy at the end, so be it. We're not the champs. Why should we play the clock out, have respect and fair play? We're fighting for our lives right now."

“I've been 13 years in the league. If we keep on losing, probably half of the team not going to be here. We're not going to make the playoffs.... And if a windmill dunk is what has to happen for everybody to wake up and understand we're fighting for our lives, so be it"

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[Giannis] on if he wants to be here: “Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful towards myself and my teammates, the organization, the coaching staff, and all the people that work hard, for me to come out and say ‘I don’t want to be here’… As long as I’m here I’ll give everything I have.”
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Nikola Vucevic on Giannis Antetokounmpo ‘breaking the unspoken rule’: “I'm assuming Giannis was mad about that report that came out the Bulls didn't want to trade for him."
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SERIOUS NEXT DAY THREAD Post-Game Discussion (December 27, 2025)

Here is a place to have in depth, x's and o's, discussions on yesterday's games. Post-game discussions are linked in the table, keep your memes and reactions there.

Please keep your discussion of a particular game in the respective comment thread. All direct replies to this post will be removed.


|Away|Home|Score|GT|PGT|
|:--|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|(/DAL) Dallas Mavericks |(/SAC) Sacramento Kings | 107 - 113 | No GT Found | Link |
|(/DEN) Denver Nuggets |(/ORL) Orlando Magic | 126 - 127 | Link | Link |
|(/PHX) Phoenix Suns |(/NOP) New Orleans Pelicans | 123 - 114 | Link | Link |
|(/NYK) New York Knicks |(/ATL) Atlanta Hawks | 128 - 125 | Link | Link |
|(/IND) Indiana Pacers |(/MIA) Miami Heat | 116 - 142 | Link | Link |
|(/MIL) Milwaukee Bucks |(/CHI) Chicago Bulls | 112 - 103 | Link | Link |
|(/CLE) Cleveland Cavaliers |(/HOU) Houston Rockets | 100 - 117 | Link | Link |
|(/BKN) Brooklyn Nets |(/MIN) Minnesota Timberwolves | 123 - 107 | Link | Link |
|(/UTA) Utah Jazz |(/SAS) San Antonio Spurs | 127 - 114 | Link | Link |




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Deandre Ayton on JJ Reddick's comments about next practice session being an uncomfortable one for the team: "And y'all bought into that?"
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Norman Powell interrupts Bam’s postgame interview and asked the reporters why they talking to him when he didn’t play.
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Zaccharie Risacher this month: 9.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists on 44.7/36.8/76.9 splits with a 123 DRTG

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Since Trae Young returned, the Atlanta Hawks are 0-6 and have given up 125+ points in every game with their last win being before he came back

Their next five games are on the road against OKC, Knicks, and Toronto twice and at home against the Timberwolves. Hawks win percentage this season is 0.583 without Trae Young and 0.222 WITH Trae Young.

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Did anyone honestly believe James Harden would be averaging 26 ppg on 63 TS% in 2025-2026?

Before he became a clipper I legit thought he was washed like back in 2022. I thought he was washed at 31. But somehow at 36 he’s doing 26/5/9 on 63 TS%


I personally believe him to still be capable of dropping 60+ in a game

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[Highlight] Scottie Barnes receives an ovation and a takes a nap on the bench after his 23p/25r/10a performance
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Scottie Barnes checks out in overtime blowout. He becomes the first ever Raptor to have a 20 points/20 rebounds game in a win vs. the Warriors: 23/25/10 — 3 steals — 1 block — 7th career triple double - Career high in rebounds

On...

11/17 FG

0/1 3P

1/1 FT

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401810296

Despite IQ being a double agent for 3 out of the 4 quarters and the Raptors being unable to make their open 3s, Scottie Barnes made what should been a blowout loss look somewhat respectable by the end, forcing overtime with a putback tip in and taking over in OT with some crucial rebounds & plays.

He now definitively sits 2nd on the Raptors all-time leaderboard for triple doubles, behind only Kyle Lowry.

He is also the first ever Raptor to have a 20/20+ triple double.


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NBA players to put up a 20 point, 25 rebound, 10 assist game in the last 40 years: - Nikola Jokic; - Scottie Barnes

StatMuse page

Barnes joins Jokic’s December 2022 game against the Hornets as the only player in the last four decades to accomplish this stat line. The last player to do it before Jokic was Maurice Lucas in 1980.

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[Highlight] Gary Payton II forgets how legs work and the Raptors force 3 turnovers to end the third quarter
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Charania The NBA is suspending New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado for two games and Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams for one game after their fight Saturday night, sources tell ESPN

The NBA is suspending New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado for two games and Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams for one game after their fight Saturday night, sources tell ESPN

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[Highlight] LeBron James with the absolutely sick reverse dunk off a pass by Luka Doncic (with replays). Lakers and Kings commentaries
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[Highlight] Kawhi Leonard with the fadeaway jumper to give him 51 points, with 48.8 seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter!
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Kawhi Leonard after getting water splashed on his braids by teammates: “I’m sending all y’all an invoice! Y'all gotta get my hair braided again!”
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[Highlight] Marcus Smart no-look lobs it to Lebron who throws it down!
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Post Game Thread The Los Angeles Clippers (10-21) defeat the Detroit Pistons (24-8), 112-99 behind Kawhi Leonard’s 55p/11r/5s/3b as the Clippers win 4 straight games.

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|:-:|
|(/DET) 99 - 112 (/LAC)|
|Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo|

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| |
|GAME SUMMARY|
|Location: Intuit Dome|
|Officials: Curtis Blair, Che Flores, and Mousa Dagher|

|Team|Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Total|
|:---|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
|Detroit Pistons|20|22|27|30|99|
|Los Angeles Clippers|33|27|32|20|112|

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| |
|TEAM STATS|

|Team|PTS|FG|FG%|3P|3P%|FT|FT%|OREB|TREB|AST|PF|STL|TO|BLK|
|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
|Detroit Pistons|99|34-81|42.0%|7-29|24.1%|24-28|85.7%|14|52|18|20|9|13|6|
|Los Angeles Clippers|112|35-75|46.7%|14-34|41.2%|28-29|96.6%|8|43|18|26|12|10|6|


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|PLAYER STATS|

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|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
(/DET) Detroit Pistons|MIN|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|±|
|Ausar Thompson^SF|23:05|6|1-6|0-1|4-6|4|2|6|1|2|1|2|3|-4|
|Tobias Harris^PF|21:37|6|2-5|0-2|2-2|0|0|0|1|3|0|2|2|-15|
|Jalen Duren^C|30:50|18|8-12|0-0|2-2|5|9|14|2|0|1|1|0|-17|
|Duncan Robinson^SG|26:43|5|1-6|1-6|2-2|1|3|4|0|0|1|0|1|-15|
|Cade Cunningham^PG|31:30|27|9-18|3-7|6-7|0|5|5|9|0|0|3|4|-6|
|Jaden Ivey|28:08|11|2-10|2-5|5-6|1|2|3|3|1|0|0|0|4|
|Caris LeVert|12:48|4|1-3|0-2|2-2|0|1|1|0|1|0|1|2|-11|
|Isaiah Stewart|23:05|8|4-10|0-1|0-0|1|2|3|0|0|2|1|4|-5|
|Ronald Holland II|18:10|4|2-3|0-1|0-0|1|2|3|2|1|1|2|2|1|
|Javonte Green|13:01|7|3-4|1-2|0-0|0|3|3|0|0|0|0|0|-2|
|Daniss Jenkins|02:23|0|0-1|0-1|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|-1|
|Paul Reed|05:40|3|1-3|0-1|1-1|1|1|2|0|1|0|0|2|6|
|Chaz Lanier|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Marcus Sasser|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Isaac Jones|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Bobi Klintman|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Wendell Moore Jr.|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Tolu Smith|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
(/LAC) Los Angeles Clippers|MIN|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|±|
|Kawhi Leonard^SF|38:37|55|17-26|5-10|16-17|1|10|11|2|5|3|3|2|20|
|Nicolas Batum^PF|30:46|12|4-8|4-8|0-0|2|2|4|1|1|0|0|1|25|
|Brook Lopez^C|35:07|7|3-7|1-4|0-0|2|5|7|2|2|1|2|3|13|
|Kris Dunn^SG|29:51|5|2-4|1-2|0-0|0|1|1|3|2|1|0|4|7|
|James Harden^PG|39:24|28|7-23|3-9|11-11|1|3|4|7|0|0|3|3|10|
|Derrick Jones Jr.|18:19|3|1-4|0-1|1-1|1|2|3|0|0|0|1|3|2|
|Yanic Konan Niederhäuser|12:17|2|1-1|0-0|0-0|1|1|2|0|1|0|1|4|0|
|Kobe Sanders|15:16|0|0-2|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|2|0|0|0|4|-3|
|Jordan Miller|17:22|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|3|3|1|1|1|0|2|-9|
|Kobe Brown|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Cam Christie|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|TyTy Washington Jr.|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Bradley Beal|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Bogdan Bogdanović|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|John Collins|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Chris Paul|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Ivica Zubac|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|


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Luka Doncic with a simple answer to a dumb long question by a reporter: "Yes"
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SERIOUS NEXT DAY THREAD Post-Game Discussion (December 28, 2025)

Here is a place to have in depth, x's and o's, discussions on yesterday's games. Post-game discussions are linked in the table, keep your memes and reactions there.

Please keep your discussion of a particular game in the respective comment thread. All direct replies to this post will be removed.


|Away|Home|Score|GT|PGT|
|:--|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|(/GSW) Golden State Warriors |(/TOR) Toronto Raptors | 127 - 141 | No GT Found | Link |
|(/PHI) Philadelphia 76ers |(/OKC) Oklahoma City Thunder | 104 - 129 | No GT Found | Link |
|(/MEM) Memphis Grizzlies |(/WAS) Washington Wizards | 112 - 116 | Link | Link |
|(/BOS) Boston Celtics |(/POR) Portland Trail Blazers | 108 - 114 | Link | Link |
|(/DET) Detroit Pistons |(/LAC) Los Angeles Clippers | 99 - 112 | No GT Found | Link |
|(/SAC) Sacramento Kings |(/LAL) Los Angeles Lakers | 101 - 125 | Link | Link |




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