Why can’t New York beat the NBA’s elite teams? ‘At the root of it all, it’s math’
New York is 0-7 this season against Boston, Cleveland and OKC, a problematic trend the Knicks are running out of time to solve.
Harden dazzles in first 50-point game with Clips
James Harden recorded the 24th 50-point game of his career, and his first as a member of the Clippers, on Wednesday night in a 123-115 win over the Pistons.
Kyrie Irving’s season-ending injury further complicates the West play-in picture
Kyrie Irving’s ACL injury is the latest setback for the Dallas Mavericks, and could open several teams’ paths into the West play-in tournament.
Where to turn after Kyrie Irving’s injury
Andre Snellings looks at what the season-ending ACL injury to Kyrie Irving means for fantasy managers.
Giannis reaches 20K points, still has ‘more to give’
At 30 years old, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo became the sixth-youngest player to reach 20,000 career points and said he still has “so much more to give.”
Feeling the Love: Heat vet welcomed in Cleveland
Kevin Love returned to Cleveland to face the Cavaliers on Wednesday night for the first time since signing with Miami two years ago.
Introducing Net Points! The latest NBA metric and its amazing early findings
For decades, the NBA box score has hidden secrets. Our new metric exposes them.
From playoff pushes to Durant’s future, the 19 biggest questions for the rest of the NBA season
The playoffs are five weeks away, but there are still lingering questions as teams fight for seeding and play-in berths.
Cavs first to clinch playoff berth, win 12th in row
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Darius Garland had 10 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers survived some sloppiness in the final two minutes to win their 12th straight game 112-107 over the banged-up Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
Pritchard has 43, White 41 for short-handed C’s
Payton Pritchard and Derrick White became the first Celtics duo to score 40 or more points in the same game while leading a win over the Blazers.