ALREADY HOME to the best basketball referees in the world, the National Basketball Association (NBA) still aims to introduce improvements on officiating to maintain the high standard it has set and, above all, continue upholding the integrity of games.

And The Association is going about it by introducing new initiatives and making use of technologies to enhance the performance, training, development and recruitment of referees.

The Cleveland Cavaliers hit 25 three-pointers against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, the second time they’ve done just that in the past 12 months. With the 25 threes, the Cavaliers have set a new regular season record for made triples while tying their own all-time record.

Dallas surprises Oklahoma City on national television, behind the heroics of Seth Curry and everyone’s favorite German.

I’m not gonna lie, I thought this game would be a blowout. You know. National TV, facing Russell Westbrook, etc. etc. Well.....I wasn’t wrong?

Despite a rough start to the first quarter, the Mavericks slowly built a lead that got to a comfortable 20+ points, allowing them to coast through much of the second half. Seth Curry had 22 points on 10/16 (62.5 percent!) shooting, and Dirk was Dirking all over the place with 18 points on 8/17 shooting (47.1 percent!) and 12 rebounds.

NBA players who were waived after the NBA trade deadline have joined teams in the hunt for veterans to round out their rosters. As long as the player is waived by his current team on or before March 1, they are eligible for another team’s playoff roster.

This year’s buyout market was top heavy, but it also featured a number of intriguing moves. Here’s a list of where each player is headed and who could still be signed down the road.

Down 16, Jazz tighten up D, win on OT thanks to Rudy Gobert’s very long arms and great instincts

I don’t know, man. The Utah Jazz (39-24) defeated the Sacramento Kings (25-37) by the final score of 110-109 (OT). This OT thriller was really not even supposed to go this way. Before the game started most of us, including myself, expected that the Kings would not put up a lot of resistance.

The Bulls have established an odd, but longstanding streak: they’ve won every regular-season home game played on a Thursday TNT special since 2013. And they’ve taken down all formidable opponents while establishing this super-specific dominance in a talented league.

Chicago squeaked out a 104-103 victory against the Celtics on Thursday thanks to two free throws from Jimmy Butler in the final minute. That gave Chicago 17 straight wins on TNT Thursday night games.

The Big 3 goes off; everyone else just plain off

A late Jrue Holiday 3-pointer over a motionless Julius Randle, followed by a Jrue iso-steal from Brandon Ingram sealed the deal late night Sunday in a 105-97 win against the Lakers. Los Angeles lost their 7th in a row and haven’t won at home since January(!).

Over 600 boys and girls from South Luzon came out to showcase their basketball skills as Jr. NBA Philippines 2017 presented by Alaska staged its second Regional Selection Camp February 25-26 at Manuel S. Enverga University in Lucena City.