In classic one-day-at-a-time fashion, 76ers coach Nick Nurse has been proud of how his players have focused their attention on the court of late, rather than to who was off the court on that particular night. "I've been saying for a while: We're just starting to play a lot bette...
What the Magic are proving this season is that if you play great defense, stay poised, and stick to your core principles, no deficit is unsurmountable. In their final game of the calendar year, the Magic, playing without five core players, overcame a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to bea...
Find out where he ranks in ourlist of the greatest basketball players. A locally known basketball prodigy since elementary school, James was named Ohio’s Mr. Basketball (high-school player of the year) three times while leading Akron’s St. Vincent–St. Mary High School to three Ohio state...
The Philadelphia 76ers should be a major player in the East this season — when their top two players are on the floor. Unfortunately, Joel Embiid and Paul George have missed much of the new season. It hasn’t helped that Tyrese Maxey has also been banged up, and there has been recent...
Jordan’s second retirement, Pippen’s demand to be traded to a new team, and Rodman’s decision to sign with the Lakers. Without Jackson and their three best players, the suddenly talent-depleted Bulls finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference the following four straight ...
Joker has somehow found a new gear in his tenth season in the league and is posting career-highs in points (32.3) and assists (10.2) per game. His nine triple-doubles lead all players by a landslide and have the undermanned Nuggets off to an encouraging 12-10 start despite losses to ...
The National Basketball Players Association voted Thursday to support the notion of starting this coming season on Dec. 22, the date that the league has been targeting in its talks about how and when to get teams back on the floor for a planned 72-game season. ...
So they did a good job of that. They did a good job of that.” Smart on the team’s consistency: “We had a lot of ups and downs this season. Starting the season off with, obviously, losing our coach and then getting a new one. And we just continued to fight. Things weren’t...
Related:10 tallest NBA players ever We’re not 100% sure that theDenver Nuggetsare a legit NBA title contender as currently constructed. The big three of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Michael Porter Jr. are one thing. However, finding consistency after that following the departure of Kenta...
Growing up around the NBA and his work for a variety of head coaches has given him a firm understanding of the dynamics that drive staffs and organizations. He may not be the firebrand his boss Michael Malone is -- but these days that's an asset, especially with veteran rosters. Names ...