Category: NBA

Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterJun 23, 2024, 01:00 PM Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system With the field set for next week’s NBA draft after last Sunday’s deadline for early entrants to withdraw, it’s time for the final version of my stats-based...

In the NBA Finals, the league’s top two teams display basketball at its highest level. Still, off nights happen from time to time. When teams are mere wins away from basketball immortality, the moment can get the best of them, resulting in a lopsided decision. While it hasn’t happened often, a few games in the...

DALLAS — Joe Mazzulla is a big fan of UFC matches and splices highlights of fights into some of the basketball film he shows the Boston Celtics for their video sessions. He doesn’t do it for entertainment purposes or to make players laugh. He does it for a simple reason. He wants the Celtics to...

With less than three weeks until the start of the 2024 NBA draft, players are going through private and group workouts while teams are doing their due diligence to narrow down their draft boards. Throughout the pre-draft process leading up to the two-day draft (June 26-27) in Brooklyn, New York, most teams and executives have...

The Dallas Mavericks will face the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 4-1 in the Western Conference finals. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving each hit 36 points to lead the Mavericks to a resounding 124-103 victory in game five in Minnesota. Slovenian star Doncic, 25, set the tone with 20...

The 2024 NBA Finals are set! Only two teams remain standing in the postseason as the best-of-seven series between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks tips off on June 6 (watch every game on ABC and the ESPN app). The Celtics clinched the Eastern Conference by sweeping the Indiana Pacers, continuing a postseason run...

The Boston Celtics came from 18 points down to beat the Indiana Pacers 114-111 and take a 3-0 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Game four is in Indianapolis on Monday with no NBA team having ever come from 0-3 down to win a best-of-seven play-off series. Despite the absence of star guard Tyrese...

The NBA playoffs’ conference finals are set. Four teams remain in the bracket, and only two will emerge with the chance to play in the 2024 NBA Finals. The league-leading Boston Celtics continued their dominant run through the Eastern Conference with their second straight five-game series win, this time against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston will...

Former Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari has a reputation of building up future NBA Draft prospects. It’s what led to much of his success in Lexington — developing future stars in John Wall, Anthony Davis, Demarcus Cousins and more. At Arkansas, he will look to bring that same pedigree. Yet, Calipari actively achieved the...

Luka Doncic starred as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-105 in the opening game of the NBA’s Western Conference Finals. Slovenia’s Doncic top-scored with 33 points, including 15 in the final quarter, as the Mavericks gained first advantage in the best-of-seven series. Kyrie Irving also scored 30 points for Dallas, with 24 of...