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If NBA teams can raise division-title banners, they should be able to raise a banner for the In-Season Cup
The inaugural In-Season Tournament is nearing its conclusion, which can only mean one thing: How can we find a new way to dump on it? Fortunately, a contrived controversy has been delivered on cue. The winner of this weekend’s In-Season Tournament will have to navigate the thorny situation over how ...
Why is no one screaming about the NBA’s MVP race yet?
There’s one unquestioned upside to the NBA’s In-Season Tournament. The endless promos and exhausting exposure to promote Adam Silver’s baby — and debate over if it’s working or if it matters — has overshadowed the usual topic de jour as we hit the quarter-season mark: The MVP race....
America is better at shooting people than basketballs
The United States set a record over the weekend. There were two mass shootings on Sunday, one in Texas and another thousands of miles to the northwest in Washington. Those were the 37th and 38th mass killings of 2023 — a new record. With 24 days left in the year the 2022 record of 36 has been surpas...
NBA roundup: Nets score late, edge Hawks in seesaw battle
Mikal Bridges capped a 32-point performance by hitting the game-winning jumper with 4.5 seconds left as the visiting Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Atlanta Hawks for a 114-113 victory on Wednesday....
Stephen Curry, Warriors close door on Blazers in final seconds
Stephen Curry saved 22 of his game-high 31 points for the second half, capped by a clinching 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining, and the Golden State Warriors rallied past the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 110-106 on Wednesday night....
Bulls' Zach LaVine (foot) out through Christmas
An inflamed right foot will sideline Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine for another three to four weeks....
Paul George helps Clippers take revenge game against Nuggets
Paul George scored 25 points with eight rebounds and James Harden added 20 points with 11 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers got a bit of revenge against the visiting Denver Nuggets with a 111-102 victory Wednesday....
Luka Doncic's triple-double sends Mavs to rout of Jazz
Luka Doncic recorded a 29-point triple-double in the first half and finished with 40 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks demolished the visiting Utah Jazz 147-97 on Wednesday....
Bulls use strong third quarter to get past Hornets
DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 29 points, Nikola Vucevic recorded a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls rode third quarter runs to their third consecutive win with a 111-100 defeat of the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday....
Rockets finish off Thunder, extend home win streak to 9
Dillon Brooks scored 23 points, Alperen Sengun tallied 21 and Aaron Holiday added 22 points off the bench as the Houston Rockets extended their homecourt winning streak to nine games with a 110-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday....
Mikal Bridges hits game-winner, Nets get revenge over Hawks
Mikal Bridges capped a 32-point performance by hitting the game-winning jumper with 4.5 seconds left as the visiting Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Atlanta Hawks for a 114-113 victory Wednesday night in another close game between the teams....
Caleb Martin's 24 points lead Heat past Raptors
Caleb Martin scored a season-best 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the visiting Miami Heat defeated the Toronto Raptors 112-103 Wednesday night....
Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert lead Timberwolves past reeling Spurs
Mike Conley poured in a team-high 18 points, and Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 20 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves were at their best late in a 102-94 win over the hapless San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in Minneapolis....
Cavs overcome Paolo Banchero's 42, Magic in dominant fashion
Donovan Mitchell scored 15 of his 35 points in the first quarter to lift the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 121-111 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday....
Joel Embiid scores 50 as 76ers knock off Wizards
Joel Embiid had 50 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists to lift the Philadelphia 76ers past the host Washington Wizards 131-126 on Wednesday....
Desmond Bane (49), Grizzlies send Pistons to 18th straight loss
Desmond Bane poured in a career-high 49 points as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies handed the Detroit Pistons an 18th consecutive loss, 116-102 on Wednesday....
Lakers face Pelicans, motivated by tourney's 'big stage'
LeBron James is highly energized about the prospects of leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the inaugural NBA Cup....
Anthony Edwards is salty about being called an All-Star
The next time you’re out and about and happen to run into Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, don’t dare refer to him as an All-Star. Even though he is indeed a one-time All-Star “selection,” he won’t acknowledge this fact. He doesn’t count it since he wasn’t a first-choice selection to the...
High-scoring Pacers roll dice vs. Bucks at Las Vegas
The Indiana Pacers' improbable run through the inaugural NBA in-season tournament continues Thursday night when they attempt to take down the Eastern Conference's top seed, the Milwaukee Bucks, in the semifinals at Las Vegas....
Darko Rajakovic using food as Raptors' motivator
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic is getting creative to attempt to create a winning streak– by offering to buy the team dinner if they beat the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. ...