6-5 home) on the road tonight. In a must win game, the winner will advance to the semi-finals. The winner of Eastern Conference Group C, the Celtics finished group play with a win-loss record of 3-1. Averaging 112.3 points per game in the first round, Boston held opponents to...
a disruptive but not fatal blow to their chances. Boston ceded control of the group to the Magic with the loss and a head-to-head tiebreaker, with Orlando’s running up of the score generating a 22-0 edge in the next differentiator — point differential. ...
Orlando has the third-best defense in the NBA and the personnel to slow the Bucks, but can it score enough points to win — both of the team’s leading scorers and shot creators, Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, are out with torn oblique muscles. Without them, ...
First place in the Western Conference is still very much up for grabs. Three teams are in the hunt there. There's still plenty of potential shuffling from fifth through 10th place in that conference, as well. The Boston Celtics may have first wrapped up in the East, but there'...
“The Joker” helped the Nuggets score four consecutive wins, including Monday’s118-113 triumphagainst Toronto that included plenty ofhighlights, before the club suffered a rare home setback against the Chicago Bulls. “It’s one game. I think we are actually playing good,” Jokic said. “On...
He delivered a team-high five hits. He did take a penalty, but that came as the result of an aggressive play. He also had the pass of the night, even though it didn't end up on the score sheet. Great pass from McAvoy, great stick lift from P...
The Bucks continue to havesome growing painswith their defensive adjustments, and they somehow allowed the Rockets to score 143 points on Thursday. But they passed a big test on Sunday, outlasting the Nets in an entertaining, back-and-fourth game that kept the door open for the Bucks to mov...
The Blazers could really use a big, defensive-minded wing to help their team as constructed. Brown can help relieve pressure on their stars with his versatility, unselfishness and ability to spend time on the ball. He wouldn’t have to score much in Portland and has the right amount of...