All Hell BROKE LOOSE Last Night In The NBA...

All hell broke loose last night. And now Draymond, I believe, he's got his hand up around the throat of Dylan Brooks. Players completely lost their minds. This is LeBron, just visiting some of Philadelphia's finest. And on top of that, we had a couple of thriller endings. SGA, pull on three. Jerome, driving, got to the cup. It's a tie game at 124. But we gotta start this wild 15 game night in San Francisco where two of the biggest villains in the game got into a fight. We're going to be able to knock that one down. Quiet night thus far for Jaxson Hayes inside. And then Draymond Green welcoming him. And now Dylan Brooks stepping in trying to defend his teammates. Stop me if you've seen this before. Draymond Green taking exception to being scored on. Well, I'm glad Dylan came over there and protected his teammate. He'll get a technical foul for that. The thing with Draymond, he's knocked so many people down. He's hit people, but that's a dirty play. Now, if Dylan Brooks... Throws him down. If Dylan Brooks gets kicked out of a game... Thank you. I know where you're going. ...for doing what he did, then he gets kicked out. Oh, this would be a boxing spectacle. Green gets angry for the no-call and decides to take justice into his own hands by throwing Maluak to the ground. But then, Brooks stands up for his teammate and the two of them get immediately tangled up. The result? Draymond got ejected and Dylan was all smiles after realizing that he was able to trick him. So, down by 10, the Warriors were in a tough spot, but nothing that the greatest shooter on planet can't handle. Steph went nuclear in the third, scoring 18 of his 34 points to single handedly bring the dubs right back into it. And in a tight game early in the fourth, another scuffle broke out when… Bassey grabs Jalen from behind and then Miles Bridges flies in all fired up to defend his guy. He got teed up as well which the Warriors used to go up by 7 points. So looking at a flip script, the Suns used that as a motivation. Jalen Green barely got contact with the ball, didn't commit a foul, and then All tied up in the clutch after Curry went cold, look at who is still balling. Minivay and George knocks down a huge three when no one else could score a bucket. With points from the free throw line, the Dubs got up by five with less than a minute to go. And Booker fouling out was an additional hit for the Suns who didn't give up despite all of that. Inside in, leading by five. They want to give up, but it's still better than a three. They're going to let some clock run a little bit. Jalen Green, they're going to take a two. Jalen Green cuts through the paint like a hot knife through butter and all of a sudden it's a one possession game. In the penalty shootout, after making all of his 50 free throws so far this season, Steph goes to the line with a chance to seal the deal, however… This is a free throw, the first one of the season. 51 straight makes. And they take care of the Suns on the back end of a back-to-back 1-16, 1-13. The Warriors survived the frantic finish and after opening the season 0-3, they're now on a 5-game winning streak. The Grizzlies were even hotter coming into last night's game against the Pels and the big fella showed us a glimpse of why they're so good at the moment. Bryce sets the pick. Look out! It's blocked away. This crowd is itching to go crazy. Over the top, Stewart. Beef Stew erases Zion's dunk attempt at the apex, waves the no-no with two hands and then finishes the layup on the other end to pump up the crowd. Let's go! But it was the Pelicans who got up in front late in the game, mostly thanks to these guys. It'll be Carlo. Nice, Jeremiah! Seed took it away from Boozer. Sadiq. Yes! Second chance points. Bowels. Up by nine. Isaiah Stewart never left the paint. It didn't matter. Off the window. Great touch. Zion puts his team up by 7, all 3 of him, Sadiq Bey and Karlo Matkovic had 20 plus points in this one. But Ty Jerome on the other end was having one of those nights. Jerome takes over the game with three straight buckets to narrow the gap to just two points. This is insane. Then after the timeout, the Pels came out empty again, setting the stage for the man. And does he get the roll? Now Memphis with a chance to steal the game. Now you gotta get up. You gotta get up. You gotta get up. Yeah, because he wants to win the game. Ty freaking Jerome explodes for 11 of Memphis' last 13 points tying the game for the utmost pleasure of the crowd. But there were still 4 seconds on the clock for Bay to try to shut them up. That was a nice look, but Sadiq's shot is short and we go to overtime. And there, the Jerome mania got much more intense. Here it is. Told you there's a... And he got a layup. Yes, he did. Man, too easy. 65 seconds to play. Get all the way up. Stay down. Here is Jerome again for another layup, and he's going to the line. Oh my goodness, Ty explodes for another 40 piece to put his team up by 1 with 19 seconds left to play. The fact that he's the 6th leading scorer in the NBA right now is mind boggling. And Isaiah Stewart played incredible defense against Zion once again, but the basketball gods just weren't on their side. Jeremiah Fierce somehow finds the loose ball and draws the foul with 7 seconds remaining. And he showed zero fear at the line, knocking down both shots to take over the lead. So on the last play, everyone in the arena knew exactly who's taking the final shot. Damn, Jerome misses the potential game winner over Murphy who, if we're being honest, fouled him at least twice during the possession. And I don't know if this was the reason Beef still got upset, but he was ready to fight the entire Pelicans team after the game. And there's some friends that have played together. There's a lot of connections in this game. It's Isaiah Stewart, it is. You know, Jeremy Grant and Trenton Watford played in Portland together. Sadiq and Isaiah Stewart in Detroit together. There are relationships here. But in the heat of the moment. Stewart may have changed his jersey, but a Leopard never changes its spots. In Cleveland, we had another wild finish between the Cavs and the Thunder. Wow with Mitchell all up in his grill, SGA still managed to get the tough fadeaway to drop. Amazing. So down by one, Mobley had an answer. That should have been an end one, 100%, but Kenny Atkinson crossed the line and got the tech. Alexander on the other end kept cooking whoever was in front of him. Two-point ball game. Gildas Alexander again. Come on, that's ridiculous. And so was this pass by Spida, but... Malik Thomas blows the bunny and the punishment arrives in the blink of an eye. Six on the shot clock. A.J. Mitchell falling away. Big shot. Trailing by 3 points with little over a minute to go, the Cavs desperately needed a score. Mitchell, over to Merrill for three, balls up! Merrill knocks down the corner 3 and takes over the responsibility of guarding Shea on the other end, which didn't end well. The two-time MVP puts his team on his shoulders with a masterful 43-point performance taking the lead in crunch time. So with everybody on their feet, can the Cavs punch back? Nice setup. Merrill won't go. Rebound SGA. Three-second difference shot and game clock. Pass ahead to AJ Mitchell. OKC in no hurry. There's the trap. Merrill misses the potential game-tying three from the same spot and AJ Mitchell just sealed the victory from the charity stripe at the end. Shea was in his Kobe Bryant bag last night and they'll need more of that throughout the season facing all of those injuries. In Houston, Marcus Smart was unhinged against his former team. Smart rocks the ninja move flipping right back up after taking the charge from Pritchard. And he stayed ready on the offensive end as well. Geez, after making a couple of threes in a row, Marcus continued flipping, this time flipping off the entire building. Anyway, after taking a double digit lead in the fourth, the Rockets never look back, winning the game comfortably at the end. They're looking scary at the top of the West with a 7-1 record. Out on the East Coast, we can say the same thing about the 76ers. VJ Edgecombe was dunking everything on his way to 21 points on 75% efficiency last night. I guess playing alongside Bron makes things super easy for him. But James is not VJ'd to catch this pass in transition, which ended up with an unusual situation. Coro short on the three, slapped out by Smith, Maxi has it. Oh. Here's another angle of Bron taking the fan's drink out of his hands and taking a sip mid-game. The fan amusement didn't end there as James and Maxey started a dance-off after some crazy buckets in the fourth. We're on the bowling ball. And a little shimmy shake afterwards. Nice soft touch at the end of this. There's the pump fake. Gets the defender up in the air. Strong enough to finish through. Be careful with those knees, old man. Be careful. Young guys, right? Tyrese and Vijay. And then Brown, the offensive rebounds. Certainly looked like he was enjoying himself the other night in Charlotte. Maxey. Oh, my goodness, Ty. That was an electric sequence by the Sixers. It really shows that they're having great chemistry both on and off the court. Behind Maxi's 26 points and 11 assists, Philly improved the record to an impressive 7-1. The Blazers are another team that's been impressive thus far, but they found themselves trailing against the Nuggets after this spectacular play by DeRozan. After the turnover, DeRozan spins through, dumps it off over his head and it was a lose right there. However, they pulled things together and showcased their depth in the final period. Drew Holiday has been terrific tonight as he crosses up Gordon. Blazers by four. Avdija crosses and attacks. He drives, reverses it in and... He put Gordon on skates, drove in, banked it in and won. Here's Dame with it. That's it. It's away. It's around and in. Lillard puts Portland up by 6 with his 28th point of the night. Then he had 28 of his own while Holiday and Klingenberg posted a double-double with assists and rebounds respectively. But the dagger came by the hands of none other than Tumani Kamara. On the other end, Kamara answers right back. The Blazers beat the Nuggets even without John Moran to go up to 5-1 for the season. Yeah, don't sleep on them, they're stacked. On the contrary, Luka Doncic did all the heavy lifting against the Heat in LA. Luka stops, Luka for 15, what a move Only Wilt and MJ have accomplished that number as he hits again. In all those great years at Golden State, Dončić got it! Luka opened the game with a 24-point halftime, but he was just heating up. If they give up 72 points, it's a no-go situation. Mitchell, hand on hip. Dončić was doing all sorts of magic last night, racking up 42 points on 58% shooting from the field. And when Giannis had enough and tried to guard him here, he just flipped it over to Kessler who was like a man amongst boys. Luka added 13 points and 7 boards in the dominant win for the Lakers at the end. On the other side of town, the Clippers were hoping to do the same, leading by 12 points in the middle of the 4th against Toronto. But then... The hungry Raptors led by Quickley and Barnes mounted a huge comeback in the final minutes of the game. Check this out. Quick and Scottie outscored the entire Clippers team 29-27 in the 4th quarter, executing a huge 20-point turnaround to steal the win at the end. In Indiana, it looked like the Hawks won't have any problems against the Pacers who played the entire game with only 6 guys stepping on the court. Like this, too, anybody's game, but Nikhil with the three again. Just what the Hawks needed. Yes. Loose ball to Atlanta. Nikhil stop and pop. He's got another three. That's eight. Nikhil was balling last night, pouring in 34 points to give his team an 11-point lead late in the game, but then, completely out of nowhere, the end of the bench guys for Indiana made things interesting in the clutch. The top side for Dort, he'll drive and kick, give to Nakiel, back to Dort to steal. Jackson's got it, and this is a two-point game. And he almost missed that. Are you kidding me? The Pacers go on a shocking 11-2 run in the last three minutes and all of a sudden they have a chance to take over the lead. Somebody's got to shoot it, it's going to be Jackson for three, air ball, Okongwu with the rebound with 40 seconds. That's a bad possession. Damn, Jackson misses the three and on the other end, Okongwu finally finishes the job for the Hawks hitting the lucky hook shot. There's Siakam, D. Smith, Oubre, Hall, Nembhard, I don't know who that is, Zubats, TJ and Toppin all in street clothes witnessing the final nail in the coffin for their team. What a wild NBA night. Make sure you're subscribed to Heat Check for more of these recaps. Talk to you in the next one. Peace out. Lock in. Let's go. Lock in.