Tonight’s Must-Watch Games

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The Opening Tip

1. Scoop Counter: Woj owned Shams

There were 15 trades yesterday leading up to the deadline. The Knicks were generally considered the winners, and the Bulls, Pistons, and LeBron’s ego were generally considered the losers.

What’s far more interesting to us: Who won the scoop race on Twitter, which, this year, was Woj by a landslide.

By the numbers: 

Also: It must be said that, technically, neither Shams nor Woj broke the PatBev trade. PatBev did.

[READ: 2024 NBA trade deadline winners and losers]

2. Daily GIF: Don’t reach

A stupid play by Austin Reaves, a genius play by Nikola Jokic.

[WATCH: Nuggets’ late 10-0 run to beat the Lakers]

3. Trivia

4. Grip vs. the House

Welcome back to GVTH, where …

The play: The Pelicans (-1.5) at the Lakers, who played and lost last night. Get ‘em at 1.5 before LA announces LeBron is boycotting the game because the front office didn’t bend the knee to him resting.

GVTH record: 3-2

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