The legacies made on small sample sizes
Good morning. Denver won Game 6 thanks in part to an offensive explosion by ... Julian Strawther. Let's basketball.
Why can't the dream go on forever?
Good morning. The Warriors have been ejected from the playoffs. What happens now to the Steph Curry era? Plus: the Celtics survive. Let's basketball.
Jokic is not enough
Good morning. The biggest lesson of these playoffs so far? A single, singular star is not an adequate response to a great team. That's been illustrated in both the Thunder's series against the Nuggets and the Pacers' 4-1 win over the Cavaliers. Let's
The No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft will go to the nihilists
Good morning. The Mavericks, Spurs and Sixers will get the top three picks in the 2025 NBA Draft. What the hell? What the hell. Also, Jayson Tatum might have torn his Achilles as the Knicks went up 3-1. Let's basketball. First Thing's First Sending prayers to
Cav-tastrophe
Good morning. The 64-win Cavaliers are in deep, deep trouble. Meanwhile, OKC is learning the recipes, the Celtics bounce back and the Wolves might be taking control. Let's basketball. Thunder 2, Nuggets 2 Oklahoma City didn't really sweat against the Grizzlies. The team is in a
The summer of all hell breaking loose
Good morning. The stricter salary cap rules and some possibly extremely wild outcomes this spring might lead to an unexpected enormous reshuffling this summer. Just consider it another unintended consequence of the NBA's internal architecture. Let's basketball. The NBA has a habit of making adjustments to
The Knicks did it AGAIN
Good morning. Game 2 of the Knicks-Celtics series was essentially a re-run of Game 1. I didn't know the NBA puppetmasters could do that? Plus: the Thunder shoved the Nuggets down a laundry chute to finally get a home team a win in the second round. Let's basketball.
Home is where the hard is
Good morning. Road teams are now 5-0 in the second round of the NBA playoffs. How we got there in one of the series is a real trip. Let's basketball.
Heist night in the NBA
Good morning. No one who played Monday wanted to know the odds, because they meant nothing. Let's basketball.
Buddy Hield is occasionally the greatest shooter alive
Good morning. The Warriors finally closed out the Rockets and the Pacers shut down the Cavalanche. Let's basketball.
Mile High meltdown
Good morning. The Clippers did almost nothing well for the most important minutes of their season on Saturday. Welp. Let's basketball.
Hail Pop
Good morning. Gregg Popovich steps down as head coach of the Spurs, leaving a beautiful legacy that continues on in his coaching tree, including his successor Mitch Johnson. Plus: Houston bullies the four-time champs. Let's basketball. Whether Gregg Popovich is the greatest coach in NBA history depends how