Dave King from Bright Side of the Sun takes on Portland’s 113-104 victory over Phoenix.

The Portland Trail Blazers powered past the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 of their 2017 preseason campaign tonight, led by Meyers Leonard shooting 5-6 from deep on his way to a team-high 17 points. You can watch highlights of the game in our Video Recap.

No Chris Paul, no problem.

The Houston Rockets continue to look good in the preseason, as they handled the New York Knicks with relative ease, despite Chris Paul’s absence with a sore shoulder. In a game that ended up essentially as a regular season dress rehearsal, the Rockets simply had too much firepower for a Knicks squad playing without Kristaps Porzingis.

I literally cannot, ahem, process what I just saw.

Joel Embiid finished with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, a block, and 18 free throw attempts in 14 minutes during a preseason rout of the Brooklyn Nets. I don’t have the brain capacity to write a proper lede - I’m literally unable to come up with the words to sufficiently describe how amazing Embiid played. It was like a fever dream.

The Magic we’re up-and-down all night, but pulled out a close one against the Heat in Orlando.

Playing in their third preseason game of the season, the Orlando Magic welcomed their in-state rival Miami Heat to the Amway Center. Despite inconsistent play, the Magic snuck past the Heat, 93-90.

Cavs unable to run with the Bulls in preseason tilt.

The Cleveland Cavaliers struggled in their first outing as a semi-complete lineup as they lost to the Chicago Bulls 108-94. While there were signs for optimism, it’s clear that this roster is still a work in progress as they prepare for the regular season.

The Phoenix Suns lost a legend yesterday - one that should have been bigger than he ever was.

While twitter may be a petri dish drowned in the cess pool of life on most days, it’s also the greatest way to share thoughts about a legend.

News broke yesterday that one of the greatest All-Time Phoenix Suns, forward Connie “The Hawk” Hawkins, has passed away at 75 years old just as the expansion team he led in 1968 enters it’s 50th NBA season.

The Thunder wrapped up their pre-season with a 3-1 record.

The Oklahoma City Thunder closed out pre-season play on Tuesday night with a road win against the Denver Nuggets. The Thunder used outstanding efforts on offense and defense able to hold on for a 96-86 victory in preparation for the regular season to begin.

Cleveland’s starters played well, but the bench fell apart.

While their starters were on the court, the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated. When they were off the court, not so much.

In a 106-102 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Friday, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ starters outplayed the Pacers and lead by double-digits for long stretches of the game. Lead by a 20 point performance from Dwyane Wade, 17 points from Jae Crowder and 15 points for Derrick Rose, Indiana was no much for Cleveland early.