The opening round of the 2024 NBA playoffs is in the books, and it wasn't without its surprise twists or heroic performances. From Jamal Murray and the defending champion Denver Nuggets closing ...
Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Now it's time to assess who played the best during this initial set of games, and ...
Examining 5 players who stood out during the first round with MVP-level performances. Michael C. Wright The Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards and Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander carried their ...
Round one of the 2024 NBA Playoffs is officially in the books. We got one lone Game 7 in the first round, a forgettable Sunday affair between the Cavs and Magic. Orlando led early but ran out of ...
Goodwill: Inches. Like Al Pacino said in that one movie, the inches are all around, and the Nuggets are finding them in those ...
Preview capsules for the first round of the NBA playoffs, which start Saturday. EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 2 NEW YORK KNICKS (50-32) vs. No. 7 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (47-35) Season series: Knicks, 3-1.
Season series: Celtics, 3-0. Story line: Here they go again, sort of. The Celtics and Heat met in the East finals in 2020, 2022 and 2023 (Heat won in the bubble in 2020, Boston won a Game 7 in ...
GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO sat at his locker inside Bankers Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, his head down, with one hand on his phone ...
The Dallas Mavericks (50-32) will face a familiar foe when they square off with the LA Clippers (51-31) in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. The series will feature some of the ...
The Boston Celtics are the favorites of the basketball gods this season. First, the Portland Trail Blazers refused to trade ...