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Can you fire a coach during a playoff series?
Good morning. Tom Thibodeau welcomes the Knicks to the bad place. Plus: Playoff Jamal Murray is finally back and the Bucks say goodbye with a tribute to the Pacers. Let's basketball.
Hail Dame
Good morning. We start with the unfortunate injury news about Damian Lillard before checking in with how the recently separated Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler are doing. Let's basketball.
Where we stand 1 week into the playoffs
Good morning. Every series featured Game 3 or 4 this weekend, so let's check in with where we stand. Or in the case of Memphis, where we sit. On a plane to Cancun. Let's basketball.
The Wolves' electric touch
Good morning. Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels rekindle what was special about Minnesota's run last season to fell the Lakers. Plus, Gary Trent Jr. Day is Wisconsin's newest holiday. Let's basketball.
Grrrevenge denied
Good morning. In a fun twist, the Grizzlies led the Thunder by 29. (OKC still won.) Also, the Clutch Player of the Year lived up to the title and the Clippers asserted their dominance. Let's basketball.
Rockets don't flinch
Good morning. Game 2 of Rockets vs. Warriors was a veritable bloodbath. Ironically, a different game featured an unsettling amount of blood. Let's basketball.
Are the Bucks ever going to do something about the Pacers?
Good morning. Milwaukee talks more smack during the game, but still loses to Indiana. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies are not playing the same game as the Thunder. Let's basketball. Something that's been consistent about the Milwaukee Bucks over the past two seasons is that they want to
KaWTF
Kawhi Leonard started Game 2 of the Clippers' series against the Nuggets red hot, but the thing about Kawhi Leonard is that he forces very little. Leonard's not quite a reluctant scorer – no one who averages 25 points per game multiple times can be classified as such
The revenge of -73
Nuggets vs. Clippers is beyond human comprehension
Have you ever watched something for two-and-a-half hours only to have you have no earthly idea what you just witnessed? Perhaps it's a carefully crafted Christopher Nolan film, or it's a chaotic Twitch stream, or it's an older sitcom in reruns, or it'
How's it going to be
Things are pretty uncertain going into the NBA playoffs, unless they aren't. Same as it always is. Let's predict what will go down. But first ... The Davion Mitchell Game I don't mean to make everything about the Kings but did you see this s--t?
The Thunder have risen again
Ascension to the highest throne once looked inevitable, but wasn't. Is this different? Good morning. We have an essay on the Thunder ahead of the final night of the play-in tournament. Let's basketball. The first rise of the Oklahoma City Thunder was simultaneously predictable and sudden.
A new dusk in Sacramento
The thing about the Sacramento Kings' long playoff drought is that they still had stars during that time. Mike Bibby, the prototype Jamal Murray "he's never been an All-Star" lead guard, was around for the first few years of the drought. In those early post-Adelman
The Warriors' play-in curse is *over*
The Warriors, who a few weeks ago looked reborn as legitimate championship contenders, almost let their nightmare finish to the regular season extend into the play-in. After racking up a 20-point lead against a Grizzlies team that looked ready to quit, Golden State slowly bled out until Memphis had caught
It's time for the Bucks to do *something*
Good morning. Milwaukee is tripping through Giannis Antetokounmpo's prime, with just one playoff series win since the 2021 championship. If they can't make a run now, a major overhaul is required. Let's basketball. A championship buys you precious little runway in the NBA. The
All James Harden does is win
Good morning. An incredible game between the Warriors and Clippers ends up with a James Harden triumph in the Bay Area. Golden State heads back to the play-in. Plus: a lot of NBA randos played a lot of minutes on Sunday! Let's basketball. Here's how the
One more day
Good morning. The East playoff and play-in brackets are completely settled. The West is ... not. Plus: Isiah Thomas makes a fool out of himself (again), Giannis hurts his friend's feelings and more. Let's basketball. Scores Hawks 124, Sixers 110 | Box Score | Nine offensive rebounds for Mouhamed
What to make of these Celtics
Good morning. We have a special treat as the regular season wraps up: Paul Flannery, the legend behind the new Hoopology newsletter, has an essay on the reigning champs as they embark on their repeat attempt. Plus, we have an assessment of what changed Thursday night and what's
Luka's storybook revenge moment
Good morning. Luka Doncic posits what it would be like if The Count of Monte Cristo were a fairy tale. Plus: Harrison Barnes screwed the Warriors (complimentary), the Nuggets won a fired coach bounce game and more. Let's basketball. If you were turning the Luka Doncic saga into
Is this some kind of Jok?
The Denver Nuggets, three games from the postseason and two years removed from the franchise's first NBA championship, fired coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth on Tuesday. This comes a little more than a week after another West postseason contender, the Memphis Grizzlies, fired their head
NBA reforms have brought the bottom up. Will they push the top down?
Here in the final week of the NBA regular season, much remains at stake. The West has six teams in a jumble from seed Nos. 3 through 8. Two of those teams will have home court advantage in the first round. Two will be in the play-in tournament. All of
The Rockets will put you in hell
Good morning. The Houston Rockets, already sitting at 52 wins with three games left, just had one of the more incredible weekends of the season, locking up Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Stephen Curry in succession. Is Amen Thompson the best perimeter defender in the NBA? Are the Rockets ready ready for
Steph vs. LeBron 4eva
Good morning. You can count on three things these days: death, global financial meltdowns at least once a decade and Steph Curry vs. LeBron James basketball wars. Let's basketball. Scores Bucks 126, Sixers 113 | Box Score | There are nights in which Giannis Antetokounmpo looks like the most unstoppable