Articles by James Foglio (4142)
The 2022-2023 All-NBA teams voting results have been revealed, with Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid receiving first-team selections. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, and Milwaukee Bucks wing Giannis Antetokounmpo also made All-NBA First Team. Antetokounmpo was the only unanimous first-team selection this season. […]
The Boston Celtics are 37-8 in the regular season when Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combine for 60 points, but now they’re 5-4 in the playoffs after combining for 60. Perhaps the once unstoppable duo is a bit overhyped. Boston now trails 3-2 in their second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. In the Celtics’ 115-103 […]
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets became the second player in NBA history to record 300 points, 100 rebounds, and 75 assists through his first 10 games of a postseason, joining Oscar Robertson in 1963. In Tuesday night’s 118-102 second-round win in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the two-time MVP logged 29 points, […]
Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, becoming the second-youngest player in league history to receive first-team honors. At only 21 years, 295 days old at the end of the season, Mobley fell behind Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant (21 years, 71 days old at the end […]
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers logged his 146th career playoff game with at least 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists — twice as many as Michael Jordan (73), in Monday night’s 104-101 second-round Game 4 win against the Golden State Warriors of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. In the Lakers’ win, the four-time […]
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (right knee sprain) has been downgraded to questionable for Tuesday night’s Game 5 second-round matchup against the Boston Celtics of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Embiid missed two games earlier this postseason because of a lingering knee sprain. In his last three appearances, the 2022-23 NBA MVP winner has averaged 26.3 […]
The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery presented by State Farm is scheduled for May 16, 2023, at 8 p.m. ET. This event will air live on ESPN. The lottery will take place during the NBA Conference Finals and will be held in Chicago, Illinois. The Detroit Pistons (17-65), Houston Rockets (22-60), and San Antonio Spurs (22-60) […]
Kevin Durant and Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns are the first duo in NBA history to each record 35 points, five rebounds, and five assists in back-to-back playoff games. In Sunday’s 129-124 series-tying Game 4 win over the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, Durant ended his outing with […]
The Los Angeles Lakers lost 127-100 to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night in Game 2 of the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. While a 27-point road loss is discouraging to die-hard L.A. fans, the Lakers have won nine straight games when a playoff series is tied 1-1. Plus, the Lakers have […]
The Boston Celtics’ 121-87 second-round win against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs was their largest margin of victory in which Jayson Tatum was held to fewer than 10 points. Foul trouble kept him off the court. The four-time All-Star ended his outing with seven points, seven rebounds, three assists, […]