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Cade Cunningham #2 of the Detroit Pistons shoots a three-point basket against Evan Mobley #4 of the Cleveland Cavaliers

Friday’s NBA Action🍿🍿

Top Performers⭐⭐⭐

  1. Cade Cunningham: 33 points (11-19 FG, 11-15 FT), 16 rebounds, three assists, one steal, three blocks, zero turnovers
  2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 36 points (12-29 FG, 12-13 FT), three rebounds, nine assists, two steals, two blocks
  3. Nikola Jokic: 23 points (9-25 FG), 17 rebounds, 14 assists, one steal, three turnovers
  4. Nikola Vucevic: 28 points (9-13 FG, 7-7 FT), 11 rebounds, four assists, one block
  5. Jalen Brunson: 27 points (11-17 FG), seven rebounds, three assists

Nuggets @ Thunder, Cavaliers @ Pistons, both wow as battles

FEBRUARY 28, 2026 / 12:30 ET

Caruso amazing defensive play

Oklahoma City has secured a 119-112 lead with 49.3 seconds remaining in overtime. Caruso delivers the latest pivotal sequence.

FEBRUARY 28, 2026 / 12:11 ET

🚨🚨OT in OKC🚨🚨

Nikola Jokic tied the game at 107 after back-to-back clutch threes from Alex Caruso, but then shotmaking ran dry as Cam Johnson missed an open corner three in response. Caruso then missed a driving floater at the buzzer.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (36 points, 12-29 FG) has already played 34 minutes in his first game back from a nine-game absence due to a groin injury.

Jalen Duren erupted for 33 points and 16 rebounds as Detroit earned a 122-119 win in overtime. Playing without Donovan Mitchell (groin) and James Harden (thumb), Evan Mobley fueled production, while Dennis Schroder struggled down the stretch.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 11:40 ET

Shai too smooth🧈🧈

Bump, decel, extend, bucket.

Poetry in motion from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Oklahoma City leads 88-85 early in Q4, marking their first lead since the middle of Q1.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 11:28 ET

End of Q3 — Denver 83, Oklahoma City 77

Back-and-forth ball in Q3.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has boomed for 32 points (11-23 FG, 10-11 FT) along with seven assists, two steals and two blocks with zero turnovers. A sparkling statline. Jamal Murray leads Denver with 22 points (7-14 FG, 4-5 FT).

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 11:07 ET

Celtics take care of business vs. Brooklyn

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 10:56 ET

Halftime — Denver 59, Oklahoma City 50

Denver has rained in 55% of 20 3PA, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander counters with 18 points (7-13 FG) in 15 minutes thus far.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 10:37 ET

🔷🔸Knicks win🔸🔷

New York 127, Milwaukee 98.

The Knicks rained in 50% of 42 3PA while only committing 10 turnovers. Meanwhile, the Bucks had 16 turnovers while only converting 17 of 35 2PA.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 10:07 ET

Dennis Schroder clutch bucket

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 9:59 ET

Joker Show

Nikola Jokic in action on ESPN.

LIVE STILL: Cleveland leads Detroit 110-107 in a fierce battle late.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 9:51 ET

Cade fouls out, ending stellar night

Fast forward to the 2-minute mark of Q4, Cade Cunningham picked up his sixth foul. Cleveland knocks down both free throws to take a 109-103 lead.

Cunningham was hoopin.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 9:41 ET

Jaylen Brown: Rim Protection.

Epic flick. Great play. A huge pillar of Boston’s greatness over the past decade has been Brown and Tatum being quality defenders.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 9:33 ET

Jalen Brunson plugging away📈📈

Stacking days with consistent bucket-getting. Brunson has scored at least 20 points in all but nine appearances this season.

He has a game-high 25 points (10-14 FG) as New York leads Milwaukee 88-73 midway through Q3.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 9:12 ET

All Grizzlies so far

Memphis leads Dallas 37-23, with Scottie Pippen Jr. posting a game-high nine points amid a balanced effort for the Grizzlies.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 8:44 ET

LOOK OUT

Evan Mobley back at it — clear the way.

Cleveland up 64-63 early in Q3.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 8:38 ET

Michael Porter Jr. back at it

After dropping 25 points and 14 rebounds in Thursday’s loss to San Antonio, MPJ is back on the attack Friday. He leads Brooklyn with 13 points (5-9 FG) as they enter halftime with a 57-66 deficit vs. Boston.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 8:14 ET

Revenge dunk👀👀

Josh Minott packs it on his former teammate.

Nevertheless, Boston leads 46-38 midway through Q2, with Nikola Vucevic leading all players with 13 points (5-8 FG) and seven rebounds.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 7:56 ET

Celtics underway

Jaylen Brown and Payton Pritchard lead the gang into battle vs. Brooklyn, while Neemias Queta is active early as well.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 7:33 ET

Statue of Liberty for Mobley🗽🗽

Statue of Evan Mobley for Cleveland

Smooth dunk and tough staredown for the dynamic forward.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 7:33 ET

Solid ball early

Cade Cunningham is 4-for-4 (9 points) from the field to kick off Friday’s slate. Jarrett Allen leads all scorers with 10 (4-4 FG, 2-2 FT) while matching his efficiency.

Cleveland has taken a 26-22 lead at a break in the final minutes of Q1.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 6:46 ET

Rookie of the year debate🍿🍿

Bonafide future phenom or best rookie shooter ever?

FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 6:10 ET

Inside look🎥🎥

Coach of the best record in the NBA.

J.B. Bickerstaff⬇️⬇️

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