The NBA champion Boston Celtics crushed the Golden State Warriors 125-85 on Monday as current league leaders Cleveland romped past the Phoenix Suns. Stephen Curry scored 18 points to lead the Warriors and Moses Moody added 13 off the bench -- the only Golden State players to score in double figures.

The Boston Celtics have been a little up and down lately, showing a big lack of focus at times. While Boston remains one of the best teams in the NBA, it is a little concerning that they have dropped some games that they had no business losing.

As the Celtics fall in the NBA power rankings, the Bucks are beginning to look like the true championship contenders that they are.

While Smart is known to be one of the best defenders in the league, his tenure in Memphis has been utterly disappointing. In his debut season with the Grizzlies, Smart played just 20 games before suffering a season-ending injury. Now, in his second season in Memphis, Smart's injuries continue to be a concern.

Jaren Jackson Jr. had 24 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and Desmond Bane added 22 points as the Memphis Grizzlies used a late rally to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-106 on Monday.

Western Conference contenders, the Ja Morant-led Memphis Grizzlies and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's OKC Thunder, are eyeing Cam Johnson ahead of the deadline.

Both Morant and Bane detect Bane’s defender, Dillon Brooks, focusing on the dribbler. Bane slides from the wing to the corner, and Morant takes off simultaneously, dragging his man, Fred VanVleet, out of the play and leaving Bane wide open for a corner 3 as Brooks heads to disrupt Wells.

⋅ The final minute of regulation against Atlanta was frenetic and, at times, tough to keep track of. But it certainly looked as if Jrue Holiday lost track of the score after the Celtics decided earlier that they would foul the Hawks while holding a 3-point lead.

Ja Morant may have had the dunk of the year after posterizing Victor Wembanyama, but the Grizzlies star's epic highlight did not count.

The Celtics blew a three-point lead in the final three seconds agianst the Hawks that nearly mirrored a near meltdown against New Orleans last weekend.

One of those is the defending champion Boston Celtics, who — at full health — dropped a disappointing game Wednesday night against a Toronto Raptors team that entered the night with only nine victories. Boston still has elite talent, but it has one glaring issue it seemingly can’t shed.

De’Aaron Fox appeared on the injury report Friday morning with a glute injury, and the Kings are expected to be without him. Fox was seen participating in Kings’ shootaround earlier in the day, but it looks as though the star point guard will be unable to play in Friday’s game.