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 Stories✍️✍️
- Cleveland — set to be without Donovan Mitchell (groin) and potentially without James Harden (thumb) — faces adversity against the Pistons and their NBA-best 43-14 record.
- In addition to Detroit and Cleveland, Boston as well as New York will take the court — putting all four of the Eastern Conference’s best in action Friday.
- Nikola Jokic is averaging 27.8 points, 14.5 rebounds and 8.8 assists across his last six games, but teams are also forcing him into 5.0 turnovers per game. Oklahoma City will look to keep that trend going in an epic matchup Friday.
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.
Beautiful start to the ballgame 👏 pic.twitter.com/ozBPHpGDgC
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 28, 2026
Not in Neemi's house 🚫 pic.twitter.com/2gqY5LlOHE
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 28, 2026
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.
HOLY MOBLEY. #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/f9mWYFD95k
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) February 28, 2026
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.
Ronald weaving through traffic https://t.co/LuQtm4d0q5 pic.twitter.com/VpFyYA4FIF
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) February 28, 2026
Oooweee, that was C L E A N. @smerrill05 | #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/hKwvpnGZuz
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) February 28, 2026
FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 6:46 ET
Rookie of the year debate🍿🍿
Bonafide future phenom or best rookie shooter ever?
Cooper Flagg or Kon Knueppel? 🤔
The Inside the NBA crew debates who should win Rookie of the Year 🏆 pic.twitter.com/8OIXx6jYn7
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) February 27, 2026
FEBRUARY 27, 2026 / 6:10 ET
Inside look🎥🎥
Coach of the best record in the NBA.
J.B. Bickerstaff⬇️⬇️
Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff enters the film room with Michael Malone to talk coaching, Detroit's defense and Cade's impressive season 🎥
Cavs-Pistons All-Access | 7 ET on ESPN and the ESPN App 🍿 pic.twitter.com/di0Ban5DcQ
— ESPN (@espn) February 27, 2026
