The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest consists of two rounds, with five judges scoring dunks on a scale of six to 10. The highest score a dunk can receive is 50 while 30 is the lowest possible score. Each of the four contestants gets two dunks in the first round. The two...
LeBron is playing with the twin burdens of his woeful record in the NBA Finals and the sense that he should win this time. He took two games off the Warriors last year despite playing with one arm -- and two players -- behind his back. Indeed, last year's title round, sans Ke...
COLUMN: Who will win the NBA Finals?Joe Beatty
Tonight, isGame 3 of the NBA Finals.With theseries tied 1-1, The1 Seed Denver Nuggets (13-4, 4-3 Away)will face off against the8th Seed Miami Heat (13-7, 6-2 Home).The Miami Heathave home court advantage the next two games,and only have two losses at home in the playoffs. T...
2023-2024 NBA Finals odds Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Also Read:Who is the oldest NBA player? (All-time and active) The current favorite: Boston Celtics (+160) The Boston Celtics have been title contenders for the last two seasons and they are again in 2024. The front office ...
For the Lakers that’s plainly and simply scoring points; there is an old saying though –“offense wins games… defense wins titles” and then the Lakers boast the knowhow too given they’re holders. With the likes of last year’sNBA FinalsMVP LeBron James being supported by Oklahoma City...
For years, Jamal Murray has been one of the best active players without an All-Star bid to his name. After he once again shined at the biggest stages and helped his Denver Nuggets win the NBA Finals, everyone assumed this was the year the point guard would finally be rewarded with an ...
Under normal circumstances, the NBA holds an Awards Ceremony for allNBA Awardwinners. It has been two years since they scratched off the Awards night because of the pandemic, but it was usually held on the latter part of June after the NBA Finals and before the Draft. ...
The majority of the Mavericks’ offense will run through Doncic and Irving, one of the most explosive backcourt tandems in the NBA. The duo showed the ability to complement each other during last season’s run to the NBA Finals in what was their first full ...
How well Seattle's Alysha Clark, a unanimous pick for the WNBA's all-defensive first team, guards Las Vegas' Angel McCoughtry is expected to be an X factor in the WNBA Finals.Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images Pelton:I'm going with Defensive Player of the Year runner-up Alysha ...