The NBA Went Completely NUTS Last Night...

The NBA turned into a street fight last night. I mean, things went completely nuts, while Luka and Wimby made impossible things look real. That's almost the free throw line. So, buckle up cause we're starting off with a boom by KAT that shocked the MSG. Towns was the alpha dog in the first half for the Knicks, scoring 15 of his 21 points on 75% efficiency, but on the other hand, he couldn't contain Harden. The beard was cooking all night long, causing all sorts of problems for New York's defense. So, down by 7 in the middle of the 4th, the Knicks had some work to do in order to keep things interesting. Hart, thought about a three, finds Anunoby, he lets it fly, and gets it, O.G. Anunoby, with a second three-pointer, with your own action, Towns has Harden, pass inside to Hart, fake slam, he's got it in, somehow squeeze it between two defenders, and it's a two-point game, Harden to Tyson, Tyson cross-court through the hands of Watson. Hart and Anunoby sparked a 7-0 blitz in a span of one minute to get the entire arena buzzing. However, they still couldn't find an answer for James on the other end. It was a vintage performance by the Beard on the offensive end, putting the Cavs up by three in the clutch. But we also have a guy that knows very well how to handle the pressure. The Knicks played solid defense on the other side for almost 20 seconds, but that still wasn't enough because... That was a very tough shot. On the contrary, Landry Shamet had a much easier opportunity to return the two points, but he blew the layup right at the rim. Damn. This put the Cavs in a great spot to finish off the game with back-to-back identical plays for Jared Allen. The first one ended up with two free throw makes, but the second one, my goodness. Allen throws down the Statue of Liberty dunk in the heart of New York, bumping the lead up to 7 points with 100 seconds left to play. Anunoby provided some hope by knocking down both of his free throws on the next play, cutting the lead to 5, when all of a sudden, things got chaotic. Anunoby. McBride fakes the three, drives inside. Flash block by Watson! Oh, to play from Watson. Geez, what looked like an easy layup for Deuce McBride turned into a knockout punch by the Cavs, sealing the win on the road. Huge props to Peyton Watson who blocked four shots in this one, swatting away everything that crossed his path before the game-saving block at the end. In Toronto, the Celtics were caught sleeping on the second night of a back-to-back. So Celtics trying to speed them up so they can get that two-for-one, and it probably works. The Raptors got up and running early, building a 22 point lead in the middle of the second quarter. But then, Jason Tatum woke up. Tatum walks into a three and drills it. By the way, I'm not doing that yet. The best shot-blocking guard in the league gets another one. Tatum! Tatum! Give and go! Okay, I can feel it! J.D. erupts for a personal 11-0 run, cutting the deficit in half in a span of two minutes. Let's go! And Derek White joined them in the third to get the Celtics completely back in this one. D. White free throw line pull-up is good. A little snake action at the top. Another thing to mention, they'd already hit the three in this game. But the Raptors, despite playing without their main guys, kept fighting and held a 6 point lead entering the clutch. So we got into a boxing match with both teams trading heavy blows. The Raptors executed a smart play with less than 40 seconds to go and… When you miss that good of a chance late in the game, the punishment arrives quickly. Here's Tatum, driving to his left, Jason Tatum is fouled to the line with a chance to take the lead. Jason draws the foul and calmly hits both free throws to take over the lead. Then, RJ Barrett tried to make things happen for Toronto. White defending Barrett, rejects the screen, RJ Barrett inside, can't lay it in, Keita protected the rim, he got the rebound, and he's fouled. Oh, that was a nice drive by RJ, but a better defense by Keita, who stayed ice cool on the other end, knocking down a couple of huge shots as well. Still, down by three, the Raptors had another shot to extend the game. The inexperience of the Raptors showed at the end as Sam Hauser sealed the win on the charity stripe to complete the 20-point comeback. Amazing. Boston survives to keep the number one seed in the East. Now let's see what the best in the West were up to. Cooper wide open, you don't see that often. Austin wanders into the lane, throws it up and in! Austin Reeves was ridiculous last night, hitting trickshots on his way to 18 points in 25 minutes. But unfortunately for him, he had an awkward landing on this dunk attempt early in the third, where he injured a seal and had to leave the game just minutes later. Luckily for Lakers fans, the MVP favorite had things under control. Luka was doing what Luka does lately, racking up 32 points on 5 of 12 from beyond the arc. I mean, just look at this insane rainbow shot after the whistle. And Luka after the whistle. He's making people shake their head every time he steps on the court, but on his last 3-point shot he made Lakers fans really worried because… Step back three. Might be holding his ankle. He's holding his ankle. We might have to review that one. Doncic converts the four-point play but injures his ankle by stepping on Kuzma's foot in the process. Damn, LA loses both of his main weapons in one night. Hope they'll avoid any major issues. Speaking of that, this could have turned into a bigger problem when… When... uh-oh yeah yeah yeah there's a push and all right you got every security guy from each team out there to break it up nobody leaves the bench that's the number one thing Zaire and Hero got tangled up on this play but everything ended up quickly. I guess the Bucks were just frustrated for losing the game so badly. At least they got the play of the game. Those were the sole points for Nate Amend, but boy, they were spectacular or what. Regardless, the Lakers won their 7th straight game to remain at number 1. Breathing down their necks are Wimby and the Spurs, who had a tough task last night. Last year in this building, But then, the Spurs picked up the slack by turning defense into offense to slowly but surely get back into the game. Or he got hit in the head either way, he's down, KJ waits for Wilson and scores by the Spurs, including that end of the first half. Inside, Smith lost it, Fox puts it up, Harper has Castle running, slaps Rose, tank flight in the United Center. Buzelis going against Castle, stolen again, 11th Chicago turnover, weapon, Yama! My goodness, did you see where he took off from? Wemby had one foot on the free throw line on that dunk. Unbelievable. The Spurs forced eight turnovers by the Bulls in the third period to completely turn this game around. Victor pushing. Wemby took off. Jumps it back inside. Overkid. Nice find by... It's just not fair. The alien was once again ruling the paint on both ends of the court, finishing the game with 32 points, 9 boards and 5 blocks to guide the Spurs to their 10th straight victory. Incredible. And right behind them are the Houston Rockets who faced the Red Hot Warriors last night, but it was the home team that opened the game furiously. What a play by Thompson, stripping Curry, now a 2 on 1. Durant soars to the basket and banks it home. He's got the last five for Houston. Now Curry penetrating into traffic, turns it over for the second straight possession. Van Vleet, wide open three. Shen Goon with the board. Spins on Lendeborg. Gets underneath and puts it in. Year six in the league for Shengun. He's been shooting it well from three and that continues. Alperen Shengun is now 10 of 20 from behind the arc. Shengun put the Rockets up by eight after only three and a half minutes played. He's the only player in the NBA that leads his team in points, rebounds, and assists. Wow. Then trying to respond on the other end, Steph Curry hits the three but immediately afterwards grabs his abdominal area. Taking a hard hit a minute later and falling to the floor didn't help his case either. So after this dunk by Kevin Durant, the best shooter on the planet asked his coach to leave the game. Damn, another superstar goes out with an injury. What is going on? In Steph's absence, it was Yaksa Lendeborg who took things over. And Smart battling. Lendeborg muscles it up and in and draws the foul and then has something to say to Smart. Yeah, listen. It's smart because the Rockets will switch so much. Lendeborg with a couple of jab steps over. Durant takes the shot, makes it. He's got 16. Can I say neither? Me neither. The rookie of the year favorite led the dubs with 25 and 10 last night, but the Rockets on the other end were flying high as well. Oh, Thompson with his back to the basket, throws down the lob from Van Vliet. Without Al and Draymond, he's got to make hay. He does with the flush, Durant's first field goal of the third. KD threw down the jam to get a double-digit lead for Houston when Marcus Smart surprised everyone, and not in a good way. Thompson's going to attack, and he gets the basket plus a foul, and now, oh, Marcus Smart just threw a punch. He just threw a punch at Bassey. Bassey and Smart were having words, and it certainly appeared live like Smart swung at Bassey. Marcus Smart loses his mind thinking that he's a street fighter and throws a punch at Bassey. They both got tangled up on the other end and things could have escalated if that shot hit the target. Not only did he get ejected, but I expect a suspension as well cause that's unacceptable. Meanwhile, Bassey retaliated in the post-game interview. I mean it didn't surprise me, I knew he was going to do something, I bid it for him to do something because I knew he was going to do something. I don't think he was trying to play, I think he was trying to get himself out of the game. I think he was trying to chill, he wasn't trying to hoop. Well, like I said man, that was fake, fake toughness you know. Anyway, let's get back on the court with Reed Shepard and Jabari Smith Jr. carrying the Rockets in the 4th. Shandgun! It took 6 rockets and double digits and an injury to Steph Curry to snap Golden State's 8 game winning streak. Meanwhile in Memphis, things went completely nuts. And a foul is called against the Grizzlies, trying to fight against Jokic on the screen. It goes against Cam Spencer. You don't want to take an elbow anywhere, that's certainly not a place that you want to take an elbow. Oh, Cam Spencer hits Jokic not once, but twice where it hits the most, and gets a flagrant foul for doing that. But the Joker is tougher than that, and he showcased it on the floor. Joker behind the back, tries to muscle against Boozer. Nicola messed around and got 3 assists shy of a triple-double, however Ty Jerome threatened to spoil his night in the final period. Jerome got 11 of his 22 points when it mattered the most to make it a one possession game. Still, Jokic found Kim Johnson on the left wing who got wide open for the dagger. The Grizzlies are in a free fall, losing four of their last five games after the hot start. On the contrary, the Blazers are still rolling, looking like a legit playoff team. team. Three-point Blazers lead, 2.55 to play in the fourth, and he lines up a three. Dame attacks, drives, stops, floats it up, puts it in! Corner shooters gotta be ready. Here's the drive from Dame, switches to the right! DameTime came up with 9 of his 18 points in the 4th period to put Portland up by 8 in the clutch, and Danny just set the exclamation point. Avdija led his team with 28 points, 6 assists and 4 steals in the second of the back-to-back wins over the Thunder. If you told me before the season that this would happen, I would have laughed. And people are laughing at Jalen Brown for getting exposed by Tatum after all that talking. If you missed it, I got all the drama right here in this video, so check it out and talk to you in the next one. Peace out. Let's go. No more laughing, baby. We locked in.