https://whynba.com/joel-embiid-quite-frankly-i-just-havent-been-aggressive-37-percent-anfernee-simons-76ers-raptors/whynbaen2026-11-12T19:29:57+00:00Joel Embiid on his 37% shooting start: ‘Quite frankly, I just haven’t been aggressive,’ and he wants Anfernee Simons to shoot every time https://whynba.com/interactive-lakers-11-2-seven-straight-wins-best-record-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-12T19:19:44+00:00Interactive: 4-2, then seven straight — how the Lakers got to 11-2 and the NBA’s best record, step by step https://whynba.com/nba-schedule-saturday-november-14-2026-pistons-heat-nba-tv/whynbaen2026-11-12T19:10:01+00:00NBA schedule Saturday, November 14: Pistons at Heat on NBA TV, Mavericks at Cavaliers, Nuggets at Pelicans, Bulls at Timberwolves https://whynba.com/karl-anthony-towns-13-5-rebounds-a-game-knicks-gallatin-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-12T18:12:30+00:00Karl-Anthony Towns leads the NBA at 13.5 rebounds a game with 10 in every game, and no Knick has won a rebounding title since 1953-54 https://whynba.com/thursday-nba-injury-update-november-12-2026-stephen-curry-oblique-tear-two-weeks-joel-embiid-lebron-james-adem-bona/whynbaen2026-11-12T17:32:27+00:00Stephen Curry has an oblique abdominal tear and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, and Joel Embiid and LeBron James go through shootaround https://whynba.com/portland-trail-blazers-beat-oklahoma-city-thunder-118-108-deni-avdija-28-november-11-2026/whynbaen2026-11-12T15:01:07+00:00Portland Trail Blazers beat Oklahoma City Thunder 118-108 to sweep back-to-back as Deni Avdija scores 28 https://whynba.com/houston-rockets-beat-golden-state-warriors-115-108-kevin-durant-stephen-curry-exits-november-11-2026/whynbaen2026-11-12T15:00:58+00:00Houston Rockets beat Golden State Warriors 115-108 to end eight-game win streak after Stephen Curry exits early https://whynba.com/brooklyn-nets-beat-new-orleans-pelicans-145-111-egor-demin-michael-porter-jr-22-november-11-2026/whynbaen2026-11-12T15:00:50+00:00Brooklyn Nets rout New Orleans Pelicans 145-111 as Egor Demin and Michael Porter Jr. score 22 each https://whynba.com/watch-victor-wembanyama-32-spurs-10th-straight-luka-doncic-32-franz-wagner-38-wednesday-video/whynbaen2026-11-12T14:45:49+00:00Watch: Victor Wembanyama’s 32 in the Spurs’ 10th straight, Luka Dončić’s 32 in Milwaukee and Franz Wagner’s 38 in Utah https://whynba.com/kevin-love-31-points-31-rebounds-knicks-november-12-2010/whynbaen2026-11-12T14:00:00+00:0016 years ago today: Kevin Love’s 31 points and 31 rebounds give the NBA its first 30-30 game since Moses Malone https://whynba.com/indiana-pacers-beat-washington-wizards-114-101-pascal-siakam-28-november-11-2026/whynbaen2026-11-12T12:32:05+00:00Indiana Pacers beat Washington Wizards 114-101 for their first home win as Pascal Siakam scores 28 https://whynba.com/noah-clowney-julian-reese-technical-fouls-scrum-nets-pelicans-court-iq-dayron-sharpe/whynbaen2026-11-12T10:22:27+00:00Noah Clowney and Julian Reese draw offsetting technicals in a late scrum as the Nets rout the Pelicans, and Court iQ turns a Day’Ron Sharpe two into a three https://whynba.com/las-vegas-expansion-three-finalists-10-billion-shams-charania-kenny-smith-seattle-holloway/whynbaen2026-11-12T09:43:50+00:00All three Las Vegas bids are at $10 billion or more, Shams Charania says, as Kenny Smith calls the expansion race ‘right down to the wire’ https://whynba.com/interactive-pelicans-139-138-145-points-allowed-three-games-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-12T09:18:31+00:00Interactive: 139, 138, 145 — how the Pelicans’ defense came apart in three games, step by step https://whynba.com/isaiah-hartenstein-deni-avdija-mark-daigneault-aday-mara-thunder-lose-trail-blazers/whynbaen2026-11-12T08:47:23+00:00Isaiah Hartenstein on guarding Deni Avdija: ‘I don’t think he really did much,’ as Mark Daigneault explains the Thunder’s two-center plan in a second loss at Portland https://whynba.com/kevin-durant-yaxel-lendeborg-a-problem-25-points-warriors-rockets-stephen-curry/whynbaen2026-11-12T07:27:49+00:00Kevin Durant calls Yaxel Lendeborg ‘a problem’ after the Warriors rookie scores 25 with Stephen Curry out in Houston https://whynba.com/kings-sign-mason-plumlee-non-guaranteed-gabe-vincent/whynbaen2026-11-12T06:43:15+00:00Kings sign Mason Plumlee to a non-guaranteed deal for frontcourt depth and meet with Gabe Vincent as they look for a point guard https://whynba.com/moussa-diabate-5-2-offensive-rebounds-a-game-drummond-hornets-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-12T06:19:59+00:00Moussa Diabaté leads the NBA with 5.2 offensive rebounds a game, and only Andre Drummond has finished a season higher in the last 28 years https://whynba.com/thursday-nba-injury-report-november-12-2026-stephen-curry-abdominal-mri-austin-reaves-heel-caleb-wilson-hand-joel-embiid-lebron-james/whynbaen2026-11-12T05:29:59+00:00Stephen Curry leaves Houston for an MRI on his abdomen, Austin Reaves’ heel X-rays are negative, and Joel Embiid and LeBron James are questionable https://whynba.com/los-angeles-lakers-beat-milwaukee-bucks-123-112-luka-doncic-32-austin-reaves-heel-november-11-2026/whynbaen2026-11-12T03:35:18+00:00Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 123-112 for seventh straight win as Luka Dončić scores 32 and Austin Reaves exits with heel injury https://whynba.com/denver-nuggets-beat-memphis-grizzlies-123-118-jamal-murray-30-november-11-2026/whynbaen2026-11-12T03:31:24+00:00Denver Nuggets beat Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 as Jamal Murray scores 19 of his 30 in the fourth quarter https://whynba.com/san-antonio-spurs-beat-chicago-bulls-124-119-victor-wembanyama-32-november-11-2026/whynbaen2026-11-12T03:29:53+00:00San Antonio Spurs beat Chicago Bulls 124-119 for 10th straight win after trailing by 22 as Victor Wembanyama scores 32 https://whynba.com/boston-celtics-beat-toronto-raptors-98-93-comeback-jayson-tatum-24-november-11-2026/whynbaen2026-11-12T02:58:58+00:00Boston Celtics beat Toronto Raptors 98-93 for fifth straight win after trailing by 22 as Jayson Tatum scores 24 https://whynba.com/cleveland-cavaliers-beat-new-york-knicks-115-107-james-harden-32-november-11-2026/whynbaen2026-11-12T02:58:50+00:00Cleveland Cavaliers beat New York Knicks 115-107 as James Harden scores season-high 32 https://whynba.com/jontay-porter-half-billion-dollars-bets-vip-host-gambling-addiction-profile/whynbaen2026-11-11T22:20:52+00:00Jontay Porter says he has bet at least half a billion dollars, and his former VIP host explains how a sportsbook kept him playing https://whynba.com/dunk-the-halls-2026-spurs-knicks-christmas-day-angel-stitch-cairo-time/whynbaen2026-11-11T22:04:23+00:00Dunk the Halls returns for Spurs at Knicks on Christmas Day: Angel joins Stitch, noon ET and 7 p.m. in Cairo https://whynba.com/bucks-gary-trent-jr-64-million-investigation-guilty-finding-draft-picks-jon-horst/whynbaen2026-11-11T21:36:34+00:00‘Everybody in the league expects a guilty finding’: the Bucks could lose draft picks and Jon Horst over Gary Trent Jr.’s $64 million deal https://whynba.com/ausar-thompson-pistons-role-feels-natural-own-shot-jb-bickerstaff-actions/whynbaen2026-11-11T20:49:15+00:00Ausar Thompson says his bigger Pistons role ‘feels natural’ and wants to ‘look for my own shot a little bit more,’ as J.B. Bickerstaff explains the actions behind it https://whynba.com/zach-lavine-support-role-darius-acuff-this-isnt-for-me-anymore-kings/whynbaen2026-11-11T19:34:57+00:00Zach LaVine says ‘this isn’t for me anymore’ and takes a support role next to Darius Acuff Jr.: ‘He’s gonna be real special’ https://whynba.com/interactive-bucks-jazz-kings-three-teams-1-10-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-11T19:17:04+00:00Interactive: Three teams at 1-10 — how the Bucks, Jazz and Kings got here, and what history says comes next, step by step https://whynba.com/nba-schedule-friday-november-13-2026-knicks-pacers-warriors-spurs-nba-cup/whynbaen2026-11-11T19:13:38+00:00NBA schedule Friday, November 13: Knicks at Pacers and Warriors at Spurs on Prime Video, nine Emirates NBA Cup games https://whynba.com/dyson-daniels-36-steals-12-games-three-a-game-robertson-buse-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-11T18:18:29+00:00Dyson Daniels has 36 steals in 12 games, 11 more than anyone, and is back at 3.0 a game: only Alvin Robertson and Don Buse have averaged three twice https://whynba.com/wednesday-nba-injury-update-november-11-2026-bennedict-mathurin-thumb-trey-murphy-doubtful-will-richard-jaylon-tyson/whynbaen2026-11-11T17:30:37+00:00Pelicans rule out Bennedict Mathurin and list Trey Murphy III as doubtful, and Will Richard will try to play through his thumb tear https://whynba.com/portland-trail-blazers-beat-oklahoma-city-thunder-123-103-damian-lillard-november-10-2026/whynbaen2026-11-11T15:01:43+00:00Portland Trail Blazers beat Oklahoma City Thunder 123-103 as Damian Lillard scores 13 of his 25 in the third quarter https://whynba.com/phoenix-suns-beat-la-clippers-133-110-jordan-goodwin-november-10-2026/whynbaen2026-11-11T15:01:35+00:00Phoenix Suns beat LA Clippers 133-110 as Jordan Goodwin makes 6 of 7 threes in his return https://whynba.com/watch-paul-george-36-philadelphia-damian-lillard-logo-three-giannis-antetokounmpo-30-tuesday-video/whynbaen2026-11-11T14:38:01+00:00Watch: Paul George’s 36 in Philadelphia, Damian Lillard’s logo three and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 30 in Utah https://whynba.com/dirk-nowitzki-passes-hakeem-olajuwon-top-international-scorer-november-11-2014/whynbaen2026-11-11T14:00:00+00:0012 years ago today: Dirk Nowitzki passes Hakeem Olajuwon to become the NBA’s highest-scoring international player https://whynba.com/miami-heat-beat-utah-jazz-115-109-giannis-antetokounmpo-30-passes-gary-payton-november-10-2026/whynbaen2026-11-11T12:30:15+00:00Miami Heat beat Utah Jazz 115-109 as Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 30 and passes Gary Payton for 39th on the NBA scoring list https://whynba.com/orlando-magic-beat-sacramento-kings-107-100-franz-wagner-33-anthony-black-26-november-10-2026/whynbaen2026-11-11T11:00:32+00:00Orlando Magic beat Sacramento Kings 107-100 to snap four-game skid as Franz Wagner scores season-high 33 https://whynba.com/nba-keldon-johnson-postgame-flagrant-foul-1-devin-booker-spurs-suns-league-office-review/whynbaen2026-11-11T10:17:05+00:00NBA assesses Keldon Johnson a postgame flagrant foul penalty 1 for his contact on Devin Booker in the Spurs’ win at Phoenix https://whynba.com/mark-tatum-nba-europe-1-billion-franchises-euroleague-six-new-members-50-90-million/whynbaen2026-11-11T09:41:09+00:00Mark Tatum pitches $1 billion NBA Europe franchises as the EuroLeague lines up six new members at €50 million to €90 million each https://whynba.com/interactive-celtics-9-2-first-half-point-differential-tatum-george-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-11T09:12:38+00:00Interactive: 9-2 and first in the East — how the Celtics built a share of the NBA’s best point differential before halftime, step by step https://whynba.com/micah-nori-scoot-henderson-bench-sidy-cissoko-start-blazers-beat-thunder/whynbaen2026-11-11T08:52:57+00:00Micah Nori moves Scoot Henderson to the bench: ‘I believe in Scoot,’ as Sidy Cissoko starts and the Blazers beat the Thunder by 20 https://whynba.com/paul-george-middle-finger-philadelphia-fan-explains-36-points-return-celtics/whynbaen2026-11-11T07:30:48+00:00Paul George explains the middle finger he gave a Philadelphia fan during his 36-point return: ‘As if I’m a dog to go fetch’ https://whynba.com/nba-schedule-thursday-november-12-2026-mavericks-timberwolves-nba-tv/whynbaen2026-11-11T07:12:05+00:00NBA schedule Thursday, November 12: Mavericks at Timberwolves on NBA TV, Pistons at Wizards, Raptors at 76ers, Hornets at Suns https://whynba.com/luka-doncic-5-5-threes-a-game-above-curry-record-hot-starts-cooled-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-11T06:23:06+00:00Luka Dončić is making 5.5 threes a game, above Stephen Curry’s 5.35 record, but every 50-three start in the best shooting seasons has cooled https://whynba.com/wednesday-nba-injury-report-november-11-2026-brandon-williams-mild-hamstring-strain-will-richard-kawhi-leonard-scottie-barnes/whynbaen2026-11-11T05:30:16+00:00Brandon Williams has a mild hamstring strain, Will Richard tries to play through his thumb tear, and Kawhi Leonard is out at least another week https://whynba.com/boston-celtics-beat-philadelphia-76ers-123-101-paul-george-36-november-10-2026/whynbaen2026-11-11T03:26:55+00:00Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 123-101 as Paul George scores 36 in his return and Boston takes over first in the East https://whynba.com/new-york-knicks-beat-milwaukee-bucks-117-85-karl-anthony-towns-21-16-november-10-2026/whynbaen2026-11-11T03:02:54+00:00New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 117-85 for fourth straight win as Karl-Anthony Towns posts 21 and 16 https://whynba.com/nba-last-two-minute-report-pacers-mavericks-rick-carlisle-caleb-martin-pascal-siakam-no-call/whynbaen2026-11-10T22:23:23+00:00NBA says no foul on the Pacers-Mavericks final play Rick Carlisle called ‘clearly a foul,’ but rules a late call on Aaron Nesmith was wrong https://whynba.com/knicks-kith-night-madison-square-garden-november-10-2026-walt-frazier-capsule-pop-up-release-cairo-time/whynbaen2026-11-10T22:04:51+00:00Knicks’ Kith Night at MSG: a shirt on every seat, a Walt Frazier capsule, and the Nov. 13 release in Cairo time https://whynba.com/futures-basketball-league-lebron-james-kevin-durant-6-million-teams-nil-equity/whynbaen2026-11-10T21:37:50+00:00LeBron James and Kevin Durant back a new under-18 league where $6 million buys a team and players can take NIL pay in league equity https://whynba.com/andrew-wiggins-heat-bench-going-with-what-coach-wants-spoelstra-chaos-lineup-second-unit/whynbaen2026-11-10T20:48:11+00:00Andrew Wiggins on his move to the Heat bench: ‘I’m just going with what coach wants,’ as Erik Spoelstra plans a ‘chaos lineup’ second unit