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Drew Maresca analyzes the Atlanta Hawks strong play and looks ahead at how they’ll fare in the final 16 games of the season.
Commissioner Adam Silver said he is open to making changes to the NBA’s playoff and draft systems. Silver, who was interviewed Saturday by Malcolm Gladwell at the annual Sloan Conference on sports analytics, touched on a number of ideas in attempts to improve the NBA. For one, Silver said he is “fascinated” with the idea […]
Four days into The Bubble, Matt John relays some of the observations he’s made since the 2019-20 NBA season has resumed play.
Check out Basketball Insiders’ Defensive Player of the Year discussion as some of the league’s big men finally get some of the love they deserve.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Shooting guard Eric Gordon handed the ball over too many times on Friday night. With the game on the line, Gordon had the ball in his hands one more time and he delivered the winning basket. Gordon’s layup with 1.9 seconds remaining gave the New Orleans Pelicans a 103-101 victory over […]
BOSTON — The Dallas Mavericks continue to establish themselves as solid playoff contenders in the Western Conference. Forward Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs cruised to their fifth straight victory, a 102-91 decision over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Dallas (31-21) moved into a virtual sixth-place tie with the idle Phoenix Suns, a half-game ahead of […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Louisville forward Montrezl Harrell had just slammed home a dunk to give the No. 7 Cardinals an eight-point lead with 4:46 to play. Harrell had a career-high 25 points with almost five minutes to pad his total. The sophomore let his emotions show, yelling and pumping his fist, and the Cardinals had […]
We’re another week closer to the NBA Playoffs and Garrett Brooks is taking a closer look at the latest developments in the Eastern Conference.
After two seasons as Tulsa’s coach, Danny Manning was hired by Wake Forest to take over its program on Friday. Manning, who starred as a player at Kansas in the 1980s and spent 15 seasons in the NBA, brings name recognition to the Demon Deacons. The 47-year-old was hired Friday after interviewing for the job […]
LOS ANGELES — Guard Jodie Meeks scored a career-high 42 points, including 20 in the third quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-110 on Sunday at Staples Center The Lakers (22-42) ended a three-game losing streak and handed the Thunder (46-17) their second straight defeat. Meeks connected on 11 of […]