If the season ended today, these are the teams that would face off in first-round NBA playoff action. Does your team make the cut? Find out here!
it's the Eastern Conference's turn in the 2024 NBA play-in tournament.A year after emerging from the play-in to reach the NBA Finals,Jimmy Butlerand theMiami Heatare back, withJoel Embiidand thePhiladelphia 76ersstanding in their way. The winner...
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The Oklahoma City Thunder were theoretically fatally flawed. But, over the season and inside the playoff crucible, they've theoretically evolved. Something "big" is happening in Oklahoma City, beyond the obvious "Big Two." In sports punditry discussions pertaining to the Thunder, you'll ...
1. The NBA has gotten good ratings news through the first two rounds of the 2018 playoffs. TNT had its most-viewed second-round coverage since 2013, averaging 4.9 million viewers, which is up six percent over last year. The network's studio showInside the NBAis averaging two million viewer...
Doug Kezirian:The playoff push is clearly the storyline that resonates most. The WNBA has separated itself from the NBA with a playoff format that rewards higher seeds. Thus, we do not see load management or disinterested play. The top teams are all making a push a...
If they can shed the "happy to be here" stigma and kick the playoff jitters to the curb, there's no reason they can't cut down on the 17 turnovers from Game 1 and punch Brooklyn back in the mouth. Age catches up to humans at random times in mysterious ways -- if Toronto can ...
NBA fit and intel: Toronto's addition of Brandon Ingram at the deadline positions the Raptors to push for the playoffs as soon as next season, but they will presumably slow-play that process in the interest of one more strong chance at the top of the lottery. Jakucionis on a rookie de...
games underway, the NBA draft now takes precedence for the 10 NBA teams outside the playoff ...
Warner Bros. Discovery plans to add the games to its Max sports tier. The company is bulking up on live sports while in the middle of a difficult negotiation with the National Basketball Association for a package of live games. TNT has been a partner to the NBA for nearly 40 years but ...