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Live Updates: Jared McCain's Thunder take on Cade Cunningham's Pistons on a six-game night

Check out the best highlights, stats and observations from Wednesday night in the NBA.

Ben Lambert, for NBA.com

De’Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs are in Toronto to take on the Raptors on League Pass.

What we know about Wednesday’s games:

  • Our ESPN doubleheader features Thunder-Pistons (7:30 ET) and Celtics-Nuggets (10 ET).
  • Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Draymond Green and Chet Holmgren are out. James Harden is questionable. Jamal Murray is probable. Scottie Barnes is available.

FEBRUARY 25 // 8:31 ET

Good job, GG

FEBRUARY 25 // 8:25 ET

Spurs and Raptors in a good one

41-40 Raptors with 7:45 to go in the second quarter, as No. 5 in the East takes on No. 2 in the West.

Dylan Harper has 11 points to lead San Antonio, while Scottie Barnes has 9 to counter for Toronto, as well as this sick chasedown swat.

FEBRUARY 25 // 7:50 ET

Pistons rolling early

Check out the dime from Cade Cunningham, No. 4 on the latest Kia MVP Ladder.

FEBRUARY 25 // 6:30 ET

Watch out for the Celtics

The Celtics' best plays from the last 10 games.

Joe Mazzulla’s Boston Celtics are 9-1 in their last 10, as they incorporate new arrival Nikola Vučević into a multifaceted group featuring a variety of breakout players.

Mazzulla’s Celtics are third in net rating (+8.0), second in offensive rating (120.0), third in second chance points (17.4), second in shooting percentage on drives (52.5%), first in pull-up points per game (31.1) and first in screen assists per game (9.9).

Neemias Queta, Hugo González, Jordan Walsh, Ron Harper Jr. and Luka Garza have all found new roles in the NBA this season, but the Celtics are still flowing, as they form a coherent supporting cast behind Kia MVP candidate Jaylen Brown (29.2 ppg), Payton Pritchard and Derrick White, posting the second-best net rating by a bench in the league (3.6).

They get the third-greatest percentage of their points from 3-pointers (40.1%) while shooting the second-best percentage in the league in the paint (71.7%) — classic modern offense.

The Celtics keep the ball hopping, maintain near-immaculate spacing, and know their roles intimately.

Brown and Pritchard win one-on-one matchups and create advantages; White fills the gaps; Queta and Vučević finish around the rim; González, Walsh and Harper Jr. provide defensive hustle and 3-point shooting.

FEBRUARY 25 // 5:45 ET

Welcome to a six-game night in the NBA!

Jamal Murray and the Nuggets take on the Celtics in the second half of tonight’s ESPN doubleheader.

Our slate tonight is headlined by an ESPN doubleheader featuring four of the best teams in the Association! We’ve got Thunder-Pistons (7:30 ET) and Celtics-Nuggets (10 ET).

Here’s tonight’s complete schedule:

 

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