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Scores

Bucks 106, Cavaliers 114 — Giannis brought the Bucks back from a 26-point deficit, but Cleveland held on. Anyways, check out these back-to-back bank shot buzzer beaters!

NBA @NBA

This sequence to end Q3 in Cleveland was WILD 🎯 📲 app.link.nba.com/e/watch_now

1:59 AM ∙ Dec 22, 2022

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Actually hilarious. You know what else is hilarious? Robin Lopez mic’d up. This is now my favorite cancelled television show.

Bally Sports Cleveland @BallySportsCLE

Here are some of Robin Lopez's best moments on the mic tonight 🎙️ #LetEmKnow

3:21 AM ∙ Dec 22, 2022

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“WHAT’S GOING ON IN HOBOKEN?” Incredible.

Pistons 93, Sixers 113 — Philly is 6-1 since James Harden’s return and have a (slightly) better net rating than the Grizzlies and Bucks overall this season. The Harden-Joel Embiid duo is +11 per 100 possessions this season. Embiid only minutes have been really good, too. I’m feeling slightly better about my Sixers to the Finals pick. Not great, but better.

Bulls 110, Hawks 108 — IS THIS THE CHICAGO BULLS SAVING THEIR SEASON? Incredible final few minutes of this game, with Chicago coming back from a deficit straight from the mid-range. Beautiful stuff.

And if you need Ayo Dosunmu’s game-winning buzzer beater on its own for Clutch Player of the Year purposes, here you go.

Will Gottlieb @Will_Gottlieb

Dosunmu wins it at the buzzer! Bulls win 110-108

2:54 AM ∙ Dec 22, 2022

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Pacers 117, Celtics 112 — ...