#playoff-implications

#playoff-implications

Achiuwa has been a flickering light of hope for the Kings, who have the worst record in the entire league. He's been on fire over his last eight games, racking up a slew of points, rebounds, steals and blocks, while shooting a crisp 59% from the floor. With Domantas Sabonis shut down for the season, it's Achiuwa who has been the real star.

The Heat score 119.8 points per game (only 4.4 more points than the 115.4 the Nets allow). The Heat knock down 13.5 three-pointers per game (14th in the league) compared to their opponents' 13.8. They shoot 36.1% from deep while their opponents hit 34.9% from long range.

It was embarrassing to be honest with you. We have to have more pride in our play. - Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs captain, post-game

It would be a tough loss for the Maple Leafs if Tanev misses the rest of the regular season. Toronto is in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time during the Auston Matthews era, while Brandon Carlo is still working his way back into form from a foot injury that has kept him out of the lineup since mid-November. Tanev signed a six-year contract with the Maple Leafs worth an average annual value of $4.5 million in July 2024.

A barnburner of a Sunday Night Football game saw the 49ers and Bears score a combined 11 touchdowns, but the Niners defense came through in the clutch for a 42-38 win that could give them home-field advantage all playoffs long. In an after-Christmas weekend whose Saturday and Sunday were jam-packed with absolutely amazing college and NFL games, the best game of the weekend was the San Francisco 49ers' Sunday Night Football cherry-on-top finale, an extraordinary 42-38 win over the Chicago Bears

Week 17 is absolutely begging us to overreact to it. The Steelers have already blown it! Derrick Henry is going to play five more seasons and break every record! The Texans' defense is going to be unbeatable in the playoffs! Tyler Shough is a franchise QB! The Commanders need to fire everybody! A lot happened before Sunday in Week 17. There was a lot resolved, too, and a spicy Week 18 is set up with two division titles and two 1-seeds on the line.

The only reason why it's a big week this week is because we have a game and we got to win it,

The Cowboys run defense was one of the worst, if not the worst, in the league prior to the trade that brought Quinnen Williams to Dallas. His addition to their defensive line has been the catalyst that has dramatically improved the run defense for the better. Since Williams' arrival opponents have only rushed for 204 yards, averaging 68 yards per game. While it's definitely encouraging, they haven't faced a RB duo like Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery.