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Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
2025-26 NBA over/unders: Orlando Magic (51.5) have their highest win total since 2010-11 season
The 2025 NBA Summer League begins Thursday, which means we're already on the path to the start of the 2025-26 regular season and seeing if the Oklahoma City Thunder can repeat after their first title. The Thunder opened with a win total of 62.5, which is the highest in the league for any team since the 2018-19 Kevin Durant-Steph Curry Golden State Warriors had an over/under of 67.5. Advertisement The Cleveland Cavaliers (55.5) have the highest win total by three games (New York Knicks, 52.5) in the Eastern Conference, as Cleveland looks to grab the No. 1 seed in the East for a second straight season. The Magic's total of 51.5 is their highest since it was 54.5 in 2010-11, when the Dwight Howard-led club won 52 games. On the low end, the Utah Jazz opened with a win total of just 18.5, the lowest win total since the 2014-15 "Trust The Process" Philadelphia 76ers (16). Here are the season win totals for all 30 NBA teams: 60s Oklahoma City Thunder: 62.5 50s Cleveland Cavaliers: 55.5 Advertisement Houston Rockets: 54.5 Denver Nuggets: 53.5 New York Knicks: 52.5 Orlando Magic: 51.5 Minnesota Timberwolves: 50.5 40s Golden State Warriors: 47.5 Los Angeles Lakers: 47.5 Atlanta Hawks: 46.5 Los Angeles Clippers: 46.5 Detroit Pistons: 45.5 Milwaukee Bucks 44.5 Boston Celtics: 43.5 Philadelphia 76ers: 43.5 San Antonio Spurs: 43.5 Memphis Grizzlies: 40.5 30s Dallas Mavericks: 39.5 Indiana Pacers: 39.5 Miami Heat: 37.5 Sacramento Kings: 37.5 Toronto Raptors: 35.5 Portland Trail Blazers: 33.5 Chicago Bulls: 32.5 New Orleans Pelicans: 31.5 Phoenix Suns: 31.5 20s and below Charlotte Hornets: 25.5 Brooklyn Nets: 21.5 Washington Wizards: 21.5 Utah Jazz: 18.5
New York Times
16-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Is Mac McClung the contest GOAT? Plus, Mavs fan check-in and sports shows to watch in February
The Pulse Newsletter📣 | This is The Athletic's daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Dunk (carefully) over something today. Midseason festivities deliver We can probably all agree the NBA dunk contest lineup, on paper, did not excite. But we might owe Mac McClung an apology. He did this last night: MUST-SEE Slow-mo replays of Mac McClung's dunk OVER A CAR ‼️#ATTSlamDunk — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 16, 2025 The 26-year-old Magic G-Leaguer scored a perfect 200 across his four dunks to win his third straight title. Earlier in the night, the Cavs' Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley won the skills challenge, and Tyler Herro won the 3-point contest. Elsewhere, in the NHL's midseason event: The United States advanced to the 4 Nations Face-Off final, set for Thursday, with a 3-1 win over Canada — but American star Matthew Tkachuk was injured. (Also: There were three fights in the first nine seconds. 🌶️) Advertisement More news 📫 Love the Pulse? Check out our other newsletters. Two weeks have passed since the Dallas Mavericks pushed the nuclear button on that Luka Dončić-for-Anthony Davis trade. How's it been playing in North Texas? Let's check in: Even further indignity arrived at midweek: The Athletic's John Hollinger ranked all 30 teams' trade deadline performance and put the Lakers first and Mavericks dead last. 'If you start with, 'Does this have the chance to be one of the worst trades in NBA history?' it's pretty easy to end up at, 'Yes,'' Hollinger writes. I asked The Bounce's Zach Harper if Mavs fans vs. Mavs management is the most toxic dynamic he's ever seen between a fan base and front office: 💬 A couple examples come to mind, with Knicks fans often angry with James Dolan for a long time, and 76ers fans revolted against the Colangelos when they stepped in for Sam Hinkie as the Trust The Process era was being dismantled. Those were tenuous relationships between a fan base and upper management specifically. I do not remember seeing this much extended vitriol toward a front office like we're seeing with the Mavs fans. The 'fire Nico Harrison' moments in the arena will not go away, and the team has to decide how sensitive it'll be. Fans held a funeral for the team! They're protesting outside the arena! This is an 11 out of 10 on just about every level. This mess could take years to unwind. Formula 1's American TV deal with ESPN expires at the end of this year. The coming dance between F1 owner Liberty Media and potential TV partners is a bit more compelling than your typical sports TV negotiation. Luke Smith's deep dive into the state of play explains why: F1's Netflix-aided boom in the United States has given the series a durable lift in live viewership, but the numbers have plateaued of late after huge jumps in 2021 and '22. That leaves a tough calculation for Liberty: As one analyst tells Smith: 'If the rights holder gets good money, (I'm) not so sure that it's really interested in the viewing (figures), you know?' We'll see. Netflix's interest seems serious and makes obvious sense, given how well 'Drive to Survive' worked for all parties. The NFL season may be over, but sports never die! With the Super Bowl behind us, here's Hannah Vanbiber with a check-in on sports shows to watch for the rest of the month. We'll keep you updated throughout the year! Current and upcoming shows I'm most excited about, ranked: Sequel seasons coming soon: We are fully embarking on the NFL offseason. Here's the biggest offseason need for all 32 teams. Wilt Chamberlain spent a year with the Harlem Globetrotters. It was, in a word, magical. Brody Miller is in La Jolla, Calif., this weekend for the Genesis Invitational. He had one question: Is Torrey Pines, a legendary course, good? Most-clicked in Friday's newsletter: The available QB options for the Jets, and all others. Most-read on the website yesterday: Our live blog covering the U.S. win over Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off.
