Betway Scores

Scoring		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Tennessee Martin Skyhawks		48	48				96
Champion Baptist College Tigers		34	18				52

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Date/Time2025-12-14 22:30

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NBA Notes: Hawks, Kristaps Porzingis, Nets, Michael Porter Jr., Pacers

Getty Hawks The Hawks are playing the waiting game with two important pieces. Atlanta announced Monday that Kristaps Porzingis and Zaccharie Risacher are both making progress and will be re-evaluated in about a week. Porzingis has missed five straight games with left Achilles tendinitis and has appeared just seventeen times all season. When available, he has been productive, averaging 17.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in limited minutes. He also carries a $30.7 million expiring contract, which has kept his name circulating in trade conversations. Risacher, the No. one pick in the 2024 draft, has been sidelined with a left knee bone contusion. He is averaging 11.2 points per game in his second season and has already missed more time this year than he did as a rookie. Atlanta has consistently signaled it has no interest in moving him, even in star-level talks. At 20-24, the Hawks are clinging to the East’s final play-in spot and could use bodies quickly. Nets The Nets continue to look lost without Michael Porter Jr. Brooklyn fell again Sunday with Porter resting and is now 0-8 without its leading scorer. Those losses have come by an average of more than 16 points, as relayed by Brian Lewis of the New York Post. Coach Jordi Fernandez did not sugarcoat it. “We didn’t compete to the best of our ability,” Fernandez said, taking responsibility and promising a film-heavy reset. Pacers The Pacers officially brought back Tony Bradley on a second 10-day contract. Bradley has logged meaningful minutes since returning, but this is his final 10-day allowance. If Indiana wants to keep him beyond January 28, it will have to convert him to a standard deal. The post NBA Notes: Hawks, Kristaps Porzingis, Nets, Michael Porter Jr., Pacers appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Rival teams still not convinced Bucks keeping Giannis Antetokounmpo

File photo The Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo have spent the past two weeks trying to put a lid on trade chatter. Around the league, that lid is still rattling. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said on NBA Countdown that rival teams are actively pressing pause on deals because they are not convinced Antetokounmpo will still be in Milwaukee after February 5. Front offices are reluctant to burn assets now when they may need them if the two-time MVP suddenly becomes available. “The biggest question in the NBA right now is are the Bucks really going to stand for this and is Giannis really going to stand for this,” Windhorst said, adding that recent losses have only increased uncertainty (via Hoops Rumors). NBA insider Zach Lowe echoed that sentiment, naming the Hawks, Warriors, Lakers, Heat, and Knicks as teams monitoring the situation and protecting flexibility. Giannis is under contract through next season and holds a massive player option for 2027-28. Lowe noted that if Antetokounmpo declines an extension this fall, it would effectively function as a trade demand. The Bucks are 5-5 since Giannis returned from injury and have been crushed when he sits. They are stuck in 11th place in the East. Lowe floated Ja Morant as a potential swing move, though Morant reiterated Sunday that he prefers to stay in Memphis. Milwaukee is coming off a brutal stretch, losing three straight, including blowouts to San Antonio and Minnesota. At 17-24, the Bucks are still within reach of the play-in, but the margin for error is gone. The Bucks insist they are buyers. The league is not convinced. And until that changes, everything else stays on hold. The post Rival teams still not convinced Bucks keeping Giannis Antetokounmpo appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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