Category: NBA

PJ Washington scored two late free throws as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-116 in a thrilling game to reach the NBA Western Conference Finals. The Mavericks transformed a 75-58 deficit in the third quarter into a 115-110 lead with just over a minute remaining before the top-seeded Thunder scored six unanswered...

The 2024 NBA Draft order is now set and the pre-draft process continues with the NBA Draft Combine. This year’s combine is slightly different than years past as top prospects are required to be in attendance except for international prospects that are still competing in professional leagues. From May 12-19, NBA Draft hopefuls will go...

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 100-96 to level their Western Conference semi-final series at 2-2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 of his game-high 34 points in the second half, while Thunder team-mate Chet Holmgren registered 18 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. Dallas led 54-43 at half-time but Thunder closed the game with...

Kamil Krzaczynski/NBAE via Getty Images Rarely do scouts get a chance to watch projected top picks drill at the NBA Combine. But the new CBA mandated universal participation, which created a unique scene under one basket with Donovan Clingan, Zach Edey and Alex Sarr competing in spot-up, dribble and movement shooting drills. Clingan appeared noticeably...

Sunday’s NBA Draft lottery doesn’t come with the fanfare of last year’s edition, when French phenom Victor Wembanyama was the prize every team wanted. The Spurs quickly learned what the luck of the ping pong balls can do for a franchise. San Antonio didn’t sniff playoff contention in Wembanyama’s rookie season, but the No. 1...

Once again the basketball gods have punished the Detroit Pistons for being the worst team in the NBA. This was the third time in four years that Detroit has had the best odds of landing the No. 1 pick, and outside of 2021, when the franchise won the NBA Draft Lottery and selected Cade Cunningham,...

The Boston Celtics regained the lead in their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 106-93 victory on the road. Top-seeded Boston, who were stunned by the Cavaliers at home in game two, edged the first quarter by two points and never relinquished their lead. The Celtics now take a 2-1 lead...

The life cycle of an NBA coach is extremely short. If you’re not Gregg Popovich, Erik Spoelstra or another one of the legends in the game, then you’re probably only getting a couple of years to win before somebody else is afforded one of the precious few 30 jobs around the league.  There is bound...

Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 29 points as he helped the Cleveland Cavaliers level their Eastern Conference semi-final series against the top-seeded Boston Celtics at one game apiece. The Cavaliers fell behind in each of the first two quarters but Mitchell scored 23 points in the second half to lift the visiting Cavaliers to a...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the MVP trophy is his again. Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star from Serbia, was announced Wednesday night as the NBA‘s Most...

Jaylen Brown led Eastern Conference top seeds the Boston Celtics to an emphatic win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in game one of their NBA play-off semi-final. Brown scored 32 points alongside Derrick White’s 25, which included seven three-pointers, as the Celtics eased to a 120-95 victory in Boston. The Celtics are chasing a record 18th...

Most of the NBA world expected the Thunder to take a step forward this season as their core coalesced around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but few anticipated Oklahoma City earning the top seed in the West. In fact, history indicated the Thunder had little chance of landing the No. 1 seed. No team as young as Oklahoma...