CNOTES 2023-2024 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

[Udog]

OKLAHOMA CITY is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.

BROOKLYN is 17-39 ATS (-25.9 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.

MIAMI is 7-0 Under (7 Units) in road games after covering 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the current season.

SACRAMENTO is 26-7 ATS (18.3 Units) in road games after one or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.

PORTLAND is 2-16 ATS (-15.6 Units) in home games after covering 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 59-31 Under (24.9 Units) when playing their 4th road game in 7 days since 1996.




NBA

Tuesday, February 13

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Boston @ Brooklyn
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games at home

Oklahoma City @ Orlando
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Orlando
Orlando is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Orlando is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Miami @ Milwaukee
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami

Minnesota @ Portland
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Portland
Portland is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Portland is 10-1-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Sacramento @ Phoenix
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Sacramento is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing at home against Sacramento

Detroit @ LA Lakers
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Detroit


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[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, February 13

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, February 13

 

[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
OKC at ORL	07:30 PM	ORL +3.0 O 223.5	+500 +500
BOS at BK	07:30 PM	BOS -8.5 O 227.0	+500 +500
MIA at MIL	08:00 PM	MIL -8.0 U 223.0	+500 +500
MIN at POR	10:00 PM	MIN -8.5 U 214.5	+500 +500
SAC at PHO	10:00 PM	PHO -5.0 O 245.5	+500 +500
DET at LAL	10:30 PM	DET +10.5 O 241.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Nevada sports books’ profits for last six Super Bowls:
2024- $6,802,264
2023- $4,361,646
2022- $11,063,412
2021- $12,574,125
2020- $18,774,148
2019- $10,780,319

Quote of the Day
“We’re the second-smallest city with both an NFL franchise and Major League Baseball club, and we want to sustain ourselves as a major league city. We want these franchises to thrive here for another 50 years.”
Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman, on building a new ballpark there

Wednesday’s quiz
Who is the all-time leading scorer for the New York Knicks?

Tuesday’s quiz
George Seifert was the 49ers’ coach, last time they won a Super Bowl, 30 years ago.

Monday’s quiz
Alex Smith was the Chiefs’ quarterback before Patrick Mahomes.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..​

— This is the age of transfers in college sports; of the top 20 scorers in the Big 6 conferences, 14 of them started their college careers at another school.

— When I was in high school, I took Spanish for three years, but apparently, I didn’t maintain a lot of the stuff I learned. Was watching the Caribbean World Series on ESPN+ last week- they broadcast it in Spanish. Couldn’t understand a freakin’ thing they said, except that izquierda is left. At least they had good graphics, so it was easy to follow what was going on.

— Total of $185.6M was wagered in Nevada on the Super Bowl this year, beating the previous record by $6M. Sportsbooks posted a profit of $6.8M on the game.
This year’s Super Bowl was also the most-watched TV show ever.

— Orlando Magic retired Shaquille O’Neal’s number 32 Tuesday night; O’Neal played the first four years of his career for the Magic- they went 208-120 in regular season with Shaq, losing 4-0 in the 1995 NBA Finals, to Houston.

— Two things I’m curious about:
How much $$$ does Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter make?
How much $$$ did Christopher Walken get for that BMW commercial during the Super Bowl?

— Since 2018, major league teams who spent the most draft bonus $$$ on pitchers:
Royals, Pirates, Rangers
Since 2018, major league teams who spent the least draft bonus $$$ on pitchers:
Red Sox, Astros, A’s

— San Francisco Giants signed OF Jorge Soler for three years, $42M. Soler hit 36 homers for Miami last year, had an .853 OPS.

— Baseball Note of the Day: There were 16 times last year when a player had 7 plate appearances in one game; Jose Altuve is the only guy who had two of those.

— Word of the Day: Callous- someone who does not feel or show any concern about the problems or suffering of other people.

— Syracuse 86, North Carolina 79
Tar Heels have now lost three of their last five games, after a 10-0 run.
Syracuse shot 71% inside the arc.
Three players in this game played all 40:00.

— Illinois State 80, Indiana State 67
Sycamores get in top 25 for first time since 1979, then lose as 17-point favorites.
Indiana State had won 10 games in row; they still lead MVC by a game.

— San Diego State 71, Colorado State 55
Colorado State led 44-30 at half; they got outscored 41-11 in 2nd half.
Aztecs are 5-1 ATS as a Mountain West home favorite.
Bill Vinovich was a ref in this game; he was the referee in Super Bowl Sunday,

— Pitt 74, Virginia 63
Panthers made 14-32 shots on the arc.
Loss snaps Virginia’s 8-game winning streak.

— Kentucky 75, Ole Miss 63
Kentucky snaps their 3-game home losing streak.
Wildcats played nine guys 13:00+; unusual depth for this era.

— Baylor 79, Oklahoma 62
Jayden Nunn scored 27 points, on only 12 shots from floor.
Baylor made 11-21 shots on the arc.

— Drake 78, Evansville 75
Atin Wright banked in a 40-foot runner at the buzzer for the win.
Drake made 13-27 on arc; they’re 21-5, 12-3 in the Valley.

 

[Udog]

ATLANTA is 11-35 ATS (-27.5 Units) in road games after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.

NEW YORK is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after a loss by 6 points or less in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) in home games revenging a road loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.

INDIANA is 113-80 ATS (25 Units) in road games off a upset loss as a favorite since 1996.

BOSTON is 45-28 ATS (14.2 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO is 15-5 Over (9.5 Units) after 2 or more consecutive overs in the current season.

MEMPHIS are 28-14 ATS (12.6 Units) when playing with double revenge - 2 straight losses vs. opponent in the last 3 seasons.

NEW ORLEANS are 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) in home games after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the current season.

SAN ANTONIO is 78-102 ATS (-34.2 Units) as a dog in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 222-165 Under (40.5 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.

SACRAMENTO is 16-6 ATS (9.4 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days over the last 2 seasons.

LA LAKERS are 10-2 Over (7.8 Units) in road games after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the current season.

GOLDEN STATE is 11-3 Over (7.7 Units) in home games when revenging a loss in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, February 14

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Atlanta @ Charlotte
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Miami @ Philadelphia
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games at home
Philadelphia is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Miami

New York @ Orlando
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing at home against New York

Brooklyn @ Boston
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Brooklyn's last 13 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Brooklyn

Indiana @ Toronto
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Indiana's last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
Toronto is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Indiana

Chicago @ Cleveland
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Cleveland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games

Houston @ Memphis
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games

Washington @ New Orleans
Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games on the road
New Orleans
New Orleans is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

San Antonio @ Dallas
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Antonio's last 10 games
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

LA Lakers @ Utah
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games when playing LA Lakers

Sacramento @ Denver
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games on the road
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Denver is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Sacramento

Detroit @ Phoenix
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit

LA Clippers @ Golden State
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, February 14

 

[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, February 14

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NY at ORL	07:00 PM	ORL -3.5 U 211.0	+500 +500
ATL at CHA	07:00 PM	ATL -7.0 U 238.5	+500 +500
MIA at PHI	07:00 PM	MIA +3.0 U 227.0	+500 +500
IND at TOR	07:30 PM	TOR +3.0 U 245.5	+500 +500
BK at BOS	07:30 PM	BOS -12.0 U 228.0	+500 +500
CHI at CLE	07:30 PM	CLE -9.5 O 223.0	+500 +500
HOU at MEM	08:00 PM	HOU -2.5 U 218.5	+500 +500
WAS at NO	08:00 PM	NO -13.5 U 234.0	+500 +500
SA at DAL	08:30 PM	DAL -11.0 O 242.5	+500 +500
LAL at UTA	09:00 PM	LAL +5.5 O 240.5	+500 +500
DET at PHO	09:00 PM	DET +13.0 U 237.0	+500 +500
SAC at DEN	09:00 PM	DEN -5.5 O 228.5	+500 +500
LAC at GS	10:00 PM	GS -3.0 U 237.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Six of the Boston Red Sox’ best prospects:
1- Marcelo Mayer, SS
2- Roman Anthony, OF
3- Kyle Teel, C
4- Ceddanne Rafaela, OF/SS
5- Miguel Bleis, OF
6- Wilyer Abreu, OF

Quote of the Day
“It is just unconscionable that we have allowed guns to have this much power — and inflict this much death — in our beautiful, freedom-loving country.”
Claire McCaskill, former US Senator from Missouri, and a Chiefs’ fan

Thursday’s quiz
Where did Kevin Durant play his college basketball?

Wednesday’s quiz
Patrick Ewing is the all-time leading scorer for the New York Knicks.

Tuesday’s quiz
George Seifert was the 49ers’ coach, last time they won a Super Bowl, 30 years ago.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..​

— San Francisco 49ers fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks Wednesday, three days after the 49ers lost the Super Bowl in overtime. Shanahan had said Tuesday that he expected all of his coaches to be back next year, which tells you it wasn’t his decision to fire Wilks.
49ers were #8 in NFL in yardage allowed this year, #3 in points allowed; obviously they won a lot of games, damn near won the Super Bowl. Surprising to see a coordinator from a very good team get fired.

— Ohio State is 9-25 in its last 34 conference games; they fired basketball coach Chris Holtmann Wednesday. Holtmann was in his 7th year at Ohio State; his team made four of last five NCAA Tournaments, but only went 4-5 in those events.
Buckeyes have to pay Holtmann $12.5M to go away.

— One of the quirks of the college basketball season is that bubble teams need the teams they beat to do really well, so their wins look better to the Selection Committee.
For example, Gonzaga is a bubble team right now; they beat Kentucky, so they need the Wildcats to finish strong, so that win impresses people next month.

— Why are Central Florida and BYU in the same league? Teams played Tuesday night in Provo; according to MapQuest, the schools are 2,324 miles apart. It is nonsensical for these schools to be in the same league, not to mention very expensive.

— JJ Redick is replacing Doc Rivers on ESPN’s NBA broadcast team, after Rivers left three months into his first season of a 3-year contract to return to coaching with the Milwaukee Bucks.

— Retired P Adam Wainwright is going to work games for both MLB Network and FS1 this coming season, after an excellent 18-year career on the mound.

— Baseball Note of the Day: Michael Wacha is pitching for Kansas City this season, his 6th team in the last six seasons; he’s done really well the last two years, but he keeps moving around.

— Word of the Day: Prognosticate- predicting the outcome of a future event.

— Detroit 81, IUPUI 66
Detroit was favored by 5.5 points, despite being 0-26 coming into the game.
Detroit only played seven guys; four of them are seniors. Not much hope for the future.

— Auburn 101, South Carolina 61
Auburn shot 61% inside arc, 12-20 on the arc.
Auburn is 6-0 SU/ATS in SEC home games.
Loss ends South Carolina’s 7-game winning streak.

— Michigan State 80, Penn State 72
Malik Hall scored 29 points, had 10 rebounds.
Penn State made 12-23 on the arc, still got beat at home.

— Milwaukee 71, Cleveland State 68
Panthers won despite being minus-11 (19-8) in turnovers.
Cleveland State led by 11 points late in first half.

— UMass 69, Richmond 59
UMass held Richmond to 33.3% from the floor.
Only second loss in last 14 games for the Spiders.

— Northern Kentucky 58, Green Bay 57
Loss ends Green Bay’s 5-game winning streak.
Teams combined to shoot 13-54 on the arc.
Green Bay is 12-4 in the Horizon, but NKU swept their two meetings.

— Wednesday was supposed to be a really happy day in Kansas City, with a parade to honor the Super Bowl champion Chiefs. Instead, a person was murdered, and 21 others injured, 11 of them children, in this country’s 48th mass shooting in the first 45 days of 2024.
The people who make the laws in this country suck at their jobs, to allow things like this to keep happening. 11 kids got shot Wednesday!!! at a freakin’ parade……..horrendous.

 

[Udog]

MILWAUKEE is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) off an upset loss by 10 points or more as a home favorite over the last 2 seasons.

UTAH is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) in home games vs. winning teams in the current season.

PORTLAND is 8-25 ATS (-19.5 Units) in home games in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.




NBA

Thursday, February 15

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Milwaukee @ Memphis
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games
Memphis
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games

Golden State @ Utah
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 7 games on the road
Utah
Utah is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Golden State
Utah is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home

Minnesota @ Portland
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Portland is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Minnesota


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NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, February 15

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, February 15

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIL at MEM	08:30 PM	MEM +11.5 U 223.0	+500 +500
MIN at POR	10:00 PM	MIN -9.5 U 215.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Six of the Oakland A’s best prospects:
1- Mason Miller, P
2- Tyler Soderstrom, C/1B
3- Jacob Wilson, SS
4- Luis Morales, P
5- Denzel Clarke, OF
6- Lawrence Butler, OF

Quote of the Day
“It seemed like I was going to get traded, but here we are. That’s why I try not to get too caught up in it until something happens. I wasn’t overly concerned or paranoid about anything. I was focusing on getting my body ready. Wherever I was going to be sent to was second to that.”
White Sox P Dylan Cease, who was rumored to be traded, but so far, he hasn’t been

Friday’s quiz
What is the last team to win consecutive national titles in college basketball?

Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant played his college basketball at Texas.

Wednesday’s quiz
Patrick Ewing is the all-time leading scorer for the New York Knicks.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….​

— So far this offseason, 30 college football teams have changed head coaches, the most in the last 12 years.
Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott quit this week to become the tight ends’ coach at South Carolina, on the surface an odd move; he led the Panthers to five bowl games in seven seasons, winning four of them.
This situation seems to be unique; Elliott’s family still lives in Columbia, SC from his previous job with the Gamecocks (2010-16), and apparently he promised his daughter that he would be there for her senior year of high school, which is this coming year.

— In the NBA, Memphis Grizzlies-Houston Rockets have made 16 trades with each other over the last 29 years, making them the most frequent trade partners in the league.

— Wednesday night in San Francisco, Detroit Pistons F Isaiah Stewart was arrested after a scuffle with Phoenix Suns’ Drew Eubanks that happened before the game. The two men were separated by police; the investigation is ongoing as to what actually happened.

— So far this season, BYU’s basketball team has taken 774 3-point shots (36%), 762 2-point shots (58.4%). Very unusual for a team to take more 3’s than 2’s for a whole season, but BYU has the #13 eFG% in the country, plus they’re 18-6, 6-5 in the Big X, so it is working for them.

— The last four years, DePaul’s basketball team is a combined 33-84, 11-53 in Big East games; last time the Blue Demons had a winning season in conference play?
Try 2007, when Jerry Wainwright was the coach; DePaul hasn’t made the NCAA’s since 2004. Isn’t Chicago supposed to be a high school basketball hotbed? Why are they always so bad?

— Thursday night in Brooklyn, Fairleigh Dickinson’s basketball team got stuck in an elevator before their game at LIU; FDU wound up winning 84-82 in overtime, but not before they were stuck in the elevator for 10 minutes, with the lights out.

— Baseball Note of the Day: Baltimore Orioles already have injury issues:
P Kyle Bradish (elbow strain) is on the IL
3B Gunnar Henderson (oblique)
P John Means (elbow) is behind in his recovery from a previous injury
Rookie C Samuel Basallo (stress fracture in elbow) is also going to the IL

— Movie of the Day: Runaway Jury (2003)- A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.
Excellent cast: John Cusack is a corrupt juror, Gene Hackman works for the plaintiff’s lawyers as a consultant, Dustin Hoffman is the winning lawyer, Bruce McGill is the lawyer.
John Grisham wrote the book this movie is based on; Brian Koppelman/David Levien wrote the screenplay- they’ve also written Rounders, Billions.

— North Texas 76, Memphis 66
Mean Green made 16 of 28 shots on the arc.
Jason Edwards was 1-7 inside the arc, 7-9 outside the arc.
Memphis is 3-5 in last eight games, after a 15-2 start.

— Purdue 84, Minnesota 76
Zach Edey had 24 points, 15 rebounds.
Golden Gophers led 43-35 at halftime.
Minnesota covered its last seven games, is 11-2 ATS in Big 14 games.

— UCLA 64, Colorado 60
UCLA was +9 in turnovers (14-5).
Bruins have won 8 of last 9 games, after a 6-10 start.

— Drexel 79, Hofstra 77
Hofstra led by 13 in first half, scored 1.20 points/possession, but still lost.
Drexel starts four seniors; they’re 9-4 in the CAA.

— Middle Tennessee 76, New Mexico State 69
Aggies led 44-27 early in second half.
Blue Raiders were 19-23 on foul line, New Mexico State 6-11.

— Tarleton State 80, Texas-Arlington 78
Tarleton shot 61.3% inside the arc.
Texans have won six in row, are 11-3 in the WAC.

— It is February 16, and already, three guys on my fantasy baseball team are on the injured list. Season doesn’t start for six weeks!!! No bueno.

 

[Udog]

 

[Udog]

2024 Starry 3-Point Contest​

• What: 2024 Starry 3-Point Contest
• When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 ET (second event)
• Where: Lucas Oil Stadium
• TV: TNT

> 2024 Participants:

Malik Beasley (Bucks)
Jalen Brunson (Knicks)
Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers)
Damian Lillard (Bucks) *
Lauri Markkanen (Jazz)
Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)
Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves)
Trae Young (Hawks)

* defending champ

 

[Udog]

2024 Kia Skills Challenge​

• What: 2024 Kia Skills Challenge
• When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 ET (first event)
• Where: Lucas Oil Stadium
• TV: TNT
• 
  
• 2024 Participants:

> Team Pacers
Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers), Bennedict Mathurin (Pacers), Myles Turner (Pacers)

> Team Top Picks
Paolo Banchero (Magic), Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves), Victor Wembanyama (Spurs)

> Team All-Stars
Scottie Barnes (Raptors), Tyrese Maxey (76ers), Trae Young (Hawks)




2024 Kia Skills Challenge
FORMAT
(3) Round Competition
(3) Teams of (3) players per team
The team with the most “Challenge Points” after 3 rounds will be the champion

ROUND 1 – TEAM RELAY
• Teams compete one at a time
• All players from each team participate in a timed relay
• Each player must complete the course
➢ 35’ outlet pass at a moving target from the baseline, complete the pass to move on or max (3) valid attempts
➢ Dribble downcourt through (3) moving pilons
➢ Short shot in the lane, max (3) valid attempts, move on after a make or (3) attempts
➢ Left corner 3pt shot, max 3 valid attempts, move on after a make or (3) attempts, automated defender
➢ Dribble to opposite goal and make a basket (dunk, layup, jumpshot, etc.)
• Next player starts when they either rebound the previous player’s shot or receive a pass from the previous player after
the made basket
• Team 1 sets the time to beat, clock counts up (the clock stops when the ball clears the net)
• The countdown clock for Team 2 is set to Team 1’s time
• The countdown clock for Team 3 is set to the lesser time between Team 1 and Team 2
• For Team’s 2 and 3, a successful shot released before the clock reaches zero will be counted as a made basket
• The team with the fastest time (lowest Team Score) wins the Team Relay (time = Team Score)
• Winning team earns 100 “Challenge Points”
• Round 1 TIEBREAKER - Teams choose one player to repeat the course, the team with the player that had the fastest
time will advance. If a second tie occurs, teams choose a different player to repeat the course

ROUND 2 – TEAM PASSING
• Teams compete one at a time
• Each team has :30 to amass points
• All (3) players participate together
• Each team must make at least one pass attempt at each target
• Individual players cannot make consecutive passes at the same target
• All passes must originate from designated areas near the baseline and must be made at the target immediately in front
of the designated area
• (3) oversized, passing targets vary in size and distance
➢ 35’ Outlet Pass, forward and back moving target (2pts)
➢ 20’ Bounce Pass, side to side moving target (4pts)
➢ 25’ Chest Pass, forward and back moving target (6pts)
• The team with the most total points wins Team Passing (e.g. highest Team Score)
• Winning team earns 100 “Challenge Points”
• Round 2 TIEBREAKER - 1st - Total number of passes made, 2nd - Total number of chest passes made, 3rd - Total
number of outlet passes made

ROUND 3 – TEAM SHOOTING
• Teams compete one at a time
• All (3) players participate together with one ball
• Each team has :60 to amass points while shooting from (5) different spots on the court
• Each team must attempt their first shot from Spot 5
• Each player must attempt at least one shot
• Players must alternate shot locations
• Teams cannot repeat the same shot consecutively
• Shots made from each shooting location have different values
➢ Spot 1: Right side 10ft shot outside the lane (1pt)
➢ Spot 2: Left elbow extended (2pts)
➢ Spot 3: Top of the key 3ptr (3pts)
➢ Spot 4: Left corner 3ptr (4pts)
➢ Spot 5: Right slot 30ft Deep 3ptr (5pts)
• The team with the highest Team Score wins Team Shooting
• Winning team earns 200 “Challenge Points”
• Round 3 TIEBREAKER – The tied teams will choose one player from their respective team to shoot from Spot 5. Each
player will attempt at least one shot. Any player that makes a shot will be given an additional attempt. If no players
make their shot, all players will be given an additional attempt. The last player to make a shot will win the tiebreaker.

SKILLS CHALLENGE CHAMPION
• After Round 3, the team that earned the most Challenge Points will be named Skills Challenge Champion.
• In the event two teams are tied with 200 Challenge Points each after Round 3, those teams will compete in the
Challenge Points Tiebreaker to determine the champion.

CHALLENGE POINTS TIEBREAKER
Half-Court Shot
• Teams compete one at a time
• All (3) players participate together
• Team 1 sets the time to beat with a made shot or expiration of the clock, clock counts up (maximum of 1:30)
• The countdown clock for Team 2 is set to Team 1’s time
• For Team 2, a successful shot released before the clock reaches zero will be counted as a made basket
• The team that makes a half-court shot in the fastest time wins
• TIEBREAKER – repeat the final round

 

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2024 AT&T Slam Dunk​

• What: 2024 AT&T Slam Dunk
• When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 ET (final event)
• Where: Lucas Oil Stadium
• TV: TNT

> 2024 Participants:
Jaylen Brown (Celtics)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Heat)
Mac McClung (G League, Osceola Magic) *
Jacob Toppin (Knicks)

* defending champ




2024 AT&T Slam Dunk
FOUR DUNKERS will compete in the two-round competition.
RULES
▪ JUDGES - There will be 5 judges. For each dunk, a score from 40 to 50 will be given by each judge. The
average of the 5 judges scores will be the individual dunk score
▪ TIME LIMIT and ATTEMPTS PER DUNK – For each scored dunk in both rounds (Dunks #1 and #2 in the First
Round and Dunks # 1 and #2 in the Final Round), each dunker will be given 1:30, plus one additional try, to
complete one dunk and will be limited to three attempts.
▪ ATTEMPT DEFINTION – An “attempt” is defined as the player controlling the basketball while airborne and
moving it towards the rim.
▪ TRY DEFINITION – a “try” is defined as any action taken in effort to attempt at dunk
▪ OFFICIATING – A referee will judge whether a dunk is considered a made dunk or a missed dunk. Made
dunks cannot be “replaced”, even if the dunker has remaining attempts.
▪ INSTANT REPLAY – Use of any props or other people in any way during the slam dunk competition must be approved in
advance of the competition by the NBA Basketball Operations department.
▪ INSTANT REPLAY – At the discretion of the referee, instant replay may be utilized for rules compliance.
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FIRST ROUND – Two Dunks (#1 and #2)
▪ The competition order for Dunk #2 of the First Round will be determined by the inverse order of the Dunk #1
scores (e.g., player with the lowest score on Dunk #1 goes first for Dunk #2).
▪ The two dunkers with the highest composite scores (Dunk #1 + Dunk #2) advance to the Final Round –
maximum 100, minimum 80.

FIRST ROUND TIEBREAKER
▪ In the event a tie in the First Round needs to be broken in order to determine one or both of the top two
finishers, the advancing dunkers will be determined by “Judges Choice.” The judges would then be asked to
choose the advancing dunker(s) by raising a card that has the dunker’s name on it.

FINAL ROUND – Two Dunks (#1 and #2)
▪ The dunker with the lowest total score from the First Round will go first in the Final Round.
▪ The competition order for Dunk #2 of the Final Round will be determined by the inverse order of the Dunk #1
scores (e.g., player with the lowest score on Dunk #1 goes first for Dunk #2).
▪ The dunker with the highest Final Round composite score (Dunk #1 + Dunk #2) will be the Dunk Champion.

TIEBREAKERS
▪ In the event of a tie after the Final Round, a One Dunk Dunk-Off will take place to determine the champion.
▪ Each dunker will be limited to one attempt (same definition as above) during the dunk-off round.
▪ If still tied after the one-dunk dunk-off the champion will be determined by “Judges’ Choice.” The judges would
then be asked to choose the winner by raising a card that has the dunker’s name on it.




Gary Payton, Mitch Richmond, Dominique Wilkins, Fred Jones and Darnell Hillman will serve as judges on All-Star Saturday Night.