What’s up, Enjoyers? Believe it or not, we’re already nearing the halfway point of the regular season. Don’t stress though, there’s still so much basketball left to be enjoyed. 😎

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Today’s Lineup

🎉 Happy birthday Aaron Brooks, David Nwaba, and Jordan Hall! 🎉

Game Recaps

Thunder get first win over Spurs this season in dominant fashion, 119-98

For the past few weeks, the Thunder were forced to hear how much the Spurs have had their number this season. Tuesday night, however, told a much different story.

Yes, the Thunder are the defending champs, but it was clear they played like they had something to prove after losing to San Antonio three times in as many weeks. As always, it was the reigning MVP, Shai Gilgeous Alexander leading the charge for the Thunder, going for 34 points, five assists, and four blocks in the win. He was simply a two-way force all night:

After leading by just three points at halftime, OKC used a dominant 40-24 third quarter to steamroll to victory. Jalen Williams had one of his most efficient outings of the season, putting up 20 points on 9/15 from the floor.

For the Spurs, their core guys put up solid numbers, with Stephon Castle (20 PTS) and Victor Wembanyama (17 PTS) leading the way, but it wasn’t enough.

With all four meetings between these two teams wrapped up, the only chance we have of seeing them matchup again would be in the playoffs…. 👀

Pacers defeat Celtics 98-96, win third straight game

For the first time this season, the Pacers have won three straight games. 😎

The 2025-26 campaign has not been too kind to the defending east champs, but that hasn’t stopped the Pacers from putting forth their best effort on a nightly basis. That level of effort showed on Monday night in their win over the third place Celtics.

Though it’s clear this season has not had many bright spots for Indy, a huge silver lining has been the electric dunk show Jay Huff (20 PTS) has been putting on display seemingly each night:

Pascal Siakam was the hero for Indy in this one. The All-Star put up 21 points on a highly efficient 10/15 shooting from the field, and sunk the game-winning floater with six seconds to go to put the Pacers ahead. Boston’s Derrick White put up a three that would have won it for the C’s, but it didn’t go down and Indiana walked away victorious.

Elsewhere around the NBA:

• When the Suns and Heat matchup, it’s guaranteed to be a hot game….and that’s just what we got on Tuesday night. A Bam Adebayo takeover in the fourth pushed Miami over Phoenix 127-121. Bam (29 PTS, 9 REB) ripped off 10 consecutive points for the Heat down the stretch in the fourth, scoring from all over the floor. His clutch play, along with the 27 points from Norm Powell were enough to cool off the red-hot Suns.

• The Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the hottest squads in the association as of late, and to say they blew out the Bucks on Tuesday would be an understatement. Their 139-106 throttling of Milwaukee was one of their most dominant wins of the season, and they got it done without Anthony Edwards. It was a complete win by committee game, as they saw six players score in double figures, most notably 29 points from Julius Randle, and 23 from Bones Hyland off the bench.

• When you lose your previous game by 55 points, the only way you can possibly go is up, and that’s exactly what the Utah Jazz did on Monday night in their 123-112 road win over the Cavs. After trailing by 10 early in the second half, the Jazz clawed their way back, thanks to another major scoring output from Keyonte George (32 PTS, 12/12 FT) and a big boost from Lauri Markkanen (28 PTS). Way to bounce back, Jazzmen!

• Unfortunately for the Lakers, they ran into the Three Kings on Monday night. Malik Monk (26 PTS, 7/9 3PT), Demar Derozan (32 PTS, 6 AST), and Russell Westbrook (22 PTS, 7 AST) put up a first-class effort in Sacramento’s 124-112 win over the LA. Luka Dončić’s 42 points on 16/25 shooting wasn’t enough for the Lakeshow, who trailed the entire second half.

Wayback Wednesday

On this week’s edition of Wayback Wednesday, let’s dive into the career of one of the most above-the-rim and elite PFs of his time, Amar’e Stoudemire! 🔥

After being drafted straight out of high school with the ninth pick in the 2002 draft by the Suns, Stoudemire already made NBA history by the end of his first season in league. By taking home the 2002-03 Rookie of the Year award, he became the first player to be drafted out of high school to win the award. Not a bad start to your career, huh? 😅

Amar’e bumped up his numbers from his rookie season in year two, but his game reached to insane heights following the arrival of Steve Nash in the 2004 offseason…

Nash was the perfect running mate for S.T.A.T in Phoenix. In Nash’s first season back in PHX in 2004-05, Stoudemire had his true breakout season (26.0 PTS, 8.9 REB, 1.6 BLK) and the Suns rapidly turned into the best show in the NBA.

The situation in Phoenix was perfect for Stoudemire. Coach Mike D’Antoni’s infamous “seven seconds or less” offense was an elite match for his high-flying and explosive style of play. By the time he was just 24 years old, he was well-established as one of the best players in the world, with multiple All-Star and All-NBA selections under his belt.

He made sure to show up in the playoffs in a BIG way too. Check out this insane big-man duel between Amar’e and Tim Duncan in the ‘05 WCF, where STAT dropped a ridiculous 42 points here!

After seven seasons with the Suns, Amar’e signed with the Knicks in free agency in 2010. Halfway through his first season as a Knick, the team pulled off a blockbuster trade for Carmelo Anthony, hoping to bring the Knicks back to contention in the east.

Unfortunately, the Melo-Amar’e era in NY was underwhelming. Stoudemire dealt with several injuries that forced him to miss many games, leading to the decline of his explosiveness that was a huge advantage for him throughout his career. Altogether, the Knicks won just one playoff series in his time with the franchise.

Though the back-half of Amar’e Stoudemire’s career was injury-riddled, the heights he reached in his prime were those only few players at the Power Forward position have ever reached. You can’t mention the best PFs of the 21st century and leave out S.T.A.T.

Three in the Key

There’s nothing like a Head to Head battle..

In the latest video on the Enjoy youtube channel, our guys at Numbers on the Board go H2H to see who can name the players with the most charges taken in the past decade.

Who'll take home to dub? Watch here to find out! ⬇️

Signing Off

That’s all for today, Enjoyers! Thanks for making us a part of your day. This week, take the time to reach out to a friend you havent seen/heard from in a while. There’s nothing like a good catch-up!

See you on Friday!

Bobby Kasmire