Good morning. Minnesota's defense kept them in contention for Game 1 until their inability to score efficiently doomed them, as it seemingly dooms everyone facing the Thunder. Let's basketball. The final score in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals – a 114-88 Thunder win over the
Good morning. The Thunder pulled together a blowout to advance to the West finals for the first time in this era. All four teams still alive have a real shot at a championship. This is the NBA the league office has fought to create. Let's basketball.
Good morning. How about a brief meditation on building a contender from scratch? Let's basketball.
Good morning. Denver won Game 6 thanks in part to an offensive explosion by ... Julian Strawther. Let's basketball.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Good morning. No one who played Monday wanted to know the odds, because they meant nothing. Let's basketball.
Good morning. The Warriors finally closed out the Rockets and the Pacers shut down the Cavalanche. Let's basketball.
Good morning. The Clippers did almost nothing well for the most important minutes of their season on Saturday. Welp. Let's basketball.
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
Good morning. Jalen Brunson ended the Pistons' glass slipper season, James Harden extended the Clippers' and the Kings are really doing this Doug Christie thing. Let's basketball.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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