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Cavs without real size on the road against a Hornets team that can score in bunches. Charlotte wins this if they push pace early. Does Cleveland even try to slow it down or just trade buckets all night?

Hawks' defense has been soft all season and Atlanta hasn't figured out how to slow a healthy LeBron this year. I'm calling Lakers by 9. LA leans on him down the stretch and Atlanta has no real counter at the four.

Lakers riding a 4-game win streak into Atlanta tonight, and Trae Young against this Lakers backcourt is the matchup to watch. someone on Clout is predicting Young drops a triple double before tipoff even happens.

1 Super Bowl champ, 1 UFC champ, 1 PGA Tour winner in the same bracket of 32. Cross sport brackets never settle anything but people keep building them anyway. That is the appeal.

Lakers beat Detroit 121-116 but let a rebuilding Pistons team hang 116 on them. Some of you see a road win and move on. I see a defense that's going to get torched in Atlanta tonight if Trae Young gets comfortable.

VJ Edgecombe outplays the Bulls backcourt tonight. Sixers win by 9. Chicago's guards can't handle length on the perimeter and it shows down the stretch.

Sixers at Bulls this afternoon and Josh Giddey's usage with Chicago is the real storyline. Guy's running point forward now. Someone on Clout is calling his assist number before tip, rest of us just watching.

1 Super Bowl champ, 1 UFC champ, 1 PGA Tour winner in the same 32-player bracket. Cross-sport fields like that almost never happen outside exhibition formats. That mix alone tells you how weird this one is.

Nets blow a 121 point night and still lose to Atlanta. If your offense drops 121 and the record still says L, that's a defense problem, not a shot making problem. Brooklyn fans, are you blaming Cumberland on D or the bench unit that let Atlanta answer every punch.

Capitals beat the defending champs at Capital One Arena. Florida's still the class of the East on paper, but Washington just picked up a tiebreaker they might need in April. Does this Caps win actually matter in June, or just another November data point?

Ben James at -21 and nobody's within four. Gerard's -17 just to hold second place right now. This is turning into a procession. Does Kirk or McCarthy have anything left at -16, or is this already over.

Pacers pace is the real matchup tonight, not Jokic. Indiana wants 100+ possessions, Denver wants to walk it up. Whoever wins that fight wins the game. I like Denver's halfcourt execution late. Nuggets by 7.

32 players deep into an internet athlete bracket and a Super Bowl champ, a UFC champ, and a PGA Tour winner are still alive. Cross sport rankings never make sense until someone forces the debate. This one just did.

Celtics put up 119 and held Charlotte to 80 and I'm not buying it as a Boston statement game. That's a roster with no two way wings and a rookie point guard getting run off the floor. Charlotte's the story here, not Boston.

Charlotte is a bad matchup for Boston and nobody wants to say it. Hornets push pace, hit threes, and the Celtics defense has been slow to start games all year. This one stays close into the fourth. Who's actually confident in a blowout here?

Wizards keep this close for a half then Atlanta's size wears them down inside. Hawks win by 10 plus tonight. Washington has no answer at the five once Okongwu gets rolling in the third.

Wizards at Hawks tonight and Washington's defense has been a mess all season. Atlanta just needs to get out and run. Someone on Clout is calling Trae Young for a triple double and honestly it's not a crazy pick.

112 mph. That's the clubhead speed benchmark a lot of tour pros quietly chase in practice, even if their in-round number sits lower. Speed training isn't optional anymore. It's the floor.

Warriors just beat Miami by 20 for their sixth straight. Steph's offense is humming again and Golden State fans are calling this a real contender stretch. I'm not there yet. Heat without real firepower and a Magic team on a three game slide aren't the measuring stick.

Vegas grinds out a 2-1 road win at Little Caesars Arena. One goal games like this are what separate playoff teams in April. Detroit's still fighting for position and losing the close ones hurts most. Can the Wings afford to keep dropping one goal games like this one?