Tatum was initially called for the technical foul for a hand slap — one of Tatum’s regular reactions — after being whistled for a foul.

Zion Williamson highlighted a 24-point, 14-rebound performance with an array of thunderous dunks during a dominant fourth-quarter stint, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Utah Jazz 136-123 on Friday night to open a two-game set.

The NBA MVP race is heating up, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic both getting favorable odds to win the award. Here's what to know.

While we have a smaller five-game NBA DFS slate tonight, the action promises to be intense. Three of the five matchups have spreads greater than 10 points, hinting at potential blowouts and opportunities for value plays to emerge.

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points as the Dallas Mavericks brought the high-flying Oklahoma City Thunder down to earth with a 106-98 victory over the Western Conference leaders on Friday.

Anthony Edwards had 36 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-99 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night. Edwards made eight 3-pointers and reserve Naz Reid was 6 for 6 behind the arc as the Timberwolves matched their season best with 22 3-pointers in 40 attempts (55%).

It’ll represent the durable DiVincenzo’s first DNP of the season for the T’wolves and puts a damper on an anticipated matchup between offseason trade partners.

Jokic is having his best statistical season yet, but will it be enough to hold off Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?

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Tatum remains one of the best fantasy options with a seventh-place 1828.9 TFP and eighth-place 49.4 FPPG, and Kristaps Porziņģis has been strong with 38 or more fantasy points in four consecutive outings, but the time of relying on Celtics for big numbers may have passed.

R.J. Barrett scored 22 points as the lowly Toronto Raptors turned the tables on the Boston Celtics with a dominant 110-97 victory over the reigning NBA champions on Wednesday.

Grizz take first leg of back-to-back vs Spurs: This matchup stood out as one of the most fun watches entering Wednesday and it did not disappoint. Victor Wembanyama had eight blocks in the first half. Ja Morant had 22 points and 12 assists, but it could have been 24 if this absurd dunk had counted